DGT Bluetooth e-Board Walnut Review + Timeless & FIDE DGT Pieces

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/dgt-bluetooth-e-board-walnut-review-timeless-fide-dgt-pieces#comment-78573337

thank you!

Is there a rosewood version of the board?

Sure.

I do have a Rosewood DGT USB board. It's not the bluetooth, it's the USB-C version, but the Rosewood bluetooth version exists as well: https://digitalgametechnology.com/products/home-use-e-boards/bluetooth-e-board-rosewood

where to get the drivers?

Well, it'd take a millisecond to wonder and check if the DGT site has a section from where to download the drivers..

Here it is anyway

https://digitalgametechnology.com/support/software/software-downloads

Where did you get the non FIDE pieces (the second sideways image that you posted)?

Lovely pieces and board but the electronics are garbage, using magnetic resonance instead of RFID. The support is HORRIBLE. I had epic struggles to get their LiveChess software to work at all and ended up using an older version called Rabbit Queen to pull the movers out of the board's memory. That works terribly too. It's best if you bring your laptop to the playing room and check it after each game.

I bought the board because I didn't believe the pros would use bad electonics. Boy was I wrong! I do not advise buying this board. It's fine as an ornament or if you don't expect it to actually record your games like it advertises. But if you imagine you can bring it to your club and record games with it, you will have nightmarish difficulties.

I believe the main reason why most people fall for DGT e-board is the beauty of the board itself which is metaphorically similar to getting attracted to a venemous snake because of the beauty of its skin. From my experience DGT e-board is a real headache and an eternal nightmare. For one thing you need to have a laptop right next to your DGT board to enable it function but this is only possible after downloading and installing dozens of programmes which require regular updating. But this is not the end of the story! The board can go off and fall dead due to no apparent reason needing you to restart your computer or relaunch the programme; surely what a nuisance! Now coming to playing a chess game when your opponent’s moves are announced by Fritz etc which you must follow on the board, however, from time to time Fritz misses a move here and there meaning you must also follow the moves on the computer screen! Why using a DGT board while you still need to follow and copy the moves from the PC screen? DGT has really fallen behind with e-board technology for at least two decades! For example, look at Chessnut or ChessUp to see the huge technological difference! At this very moment my bluetooth DGT board is stored away and I have not used it for the past 6 years except taking it out once in a while for five minutes to check if it is still in working condition. To tell the truth DGT e-board in 2025 does not make any sense at all specially considering its unreasonable high price which makes its ownership even more absurd!