Megascreen television

Megascreen television

A huge, high-tech television. Gigantic, hyper-vibrant images almost leap out of the screen. Very entertaining. Picks up transmissions from ancient satellites and ubiquitous data cards.

Base Stats

Type

Buildings – Recreation

Market Value

2000 

Mass

10 kg

Beauty

0

HP

85

Building

Size

3 × 1

Placeable

Yes

Cover Effectiveness

35%

Power

-450 W

Recreation

160% Television watching

Technical

thingCategories

BuildingsJoy

thingSetMakerTags

RewardStandardLowFreq, RewardStandardQualitySuper

The megascreen television is huge television which can be placed down and watched by colonists. Effective in a 6x7 area in front of the object.

This is the best possible television you can find, with an entertainment strength factor of 160%.

Acquisition

This television cannot be constructed, it can only be bought from traders.

Analysis

It has a 6x7 area of effect on the other side of a 1 space gap in front of the TV. Seats must face the TV.

These TVs can be placed in front of many hospital beds to entertain the patients. The patients will be entertained whether they face the TV or not as long as the head part of the bed is within the TV's area of effect.

Because of its huge size, it may be hard to find a good position for it.

Trivia

Despite being uncraftable, there is a partial recipe defined for the megascreen television in the game files. Namely, 260 steel and 22 components. It is possible this is used to calculate the amount deconstruction returns, or it may simply be cut content.

Version History

• 0.13.1135 - Added. Sick people in bed can now watch TV

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Architect

Recreation

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Complex Furniture

Billiards table • Chess table ^(Colony) • Poker table

(research)

Tube television • Flatscreen television • Harp • Harpsichord • Piano

(trade)

Megascreen television • Telescope

Related

Books (Novel • Schematic • Textbook • Tome) • Snowman