Guides

Setup guides, written from the bench.

We build and test Autodarts kits every week — for homes and for the pubs we run them in. These guides are what we have learned, written for people doing it themselves.

• 7 min read

  How much does an Autodarts setup cost in the UK?

  The Autodarts software is free; the hardware is what you pay for. Every UK route priced side by side — from a free phone app to Autodarts X — including what each one still leaves you to buy.

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• 7 min read

  Autodarts X vs our complete touchscreen setup: what the money buys

  Autodarts X does not come with a screen. Add an 18-inch touchscreen and it costs far more than our complete setup, which has one in the box. An honest side-by-side, including where X is ahead.

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• 8 min read

  Which webcam should you use for Autodarts?

  Field of view, distortion, frame rate, USB power — what actually matters when choosing cameras for Autodarts, why more megapixels do not help, and the three cameras the community has already proven.

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• 7 min read

  Autodarts X pre-order: price, release date and what is in the box

  Autodarts X pre-orders are open at £449, with UK dispatch quoted from 20 October 2026. What you get in the box, every specification sourced and dated — and the honest answer on whether to wait.

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• 8 min read

  Autodarts Lens: scoring darts with your phone, and where it runs out

  Autodarts Lens scores your darts using a phone or tablet camera, free for 5 matches a month. What it does, what the free plan actually includes, what Plus adds — and the honest point at which a phone stops being enough.

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• 7 min read

  What screen should you use for Autodarts? TV, tablet, monitor or touchscreen

  Autodarts works with any screen — a laptop, a TV, a tablet, a monitor or a touchscreen. Here is what each one is actually like to live with, and what we would put beside the board for a permanent setup.

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• 8 min read

  Autodarts X vs a DIY Autodarts setup: what the extra money buys

  Winmau launched Autodarts X at £449. Here is what is actually inside it, what a self-built or shop-built setup does differently, and how to choose — from a UK team that builds the second kind every week.

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• 7 min read

  How to get the best accuracy from Autodarts: the full setup guide

  Camera position, lighting, mounting, darts and calibration — everything that actually affects Autodarts detection accuracy, from a UK team that bench-tests every kit on a real board.

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• 6 min read

  Getting started with Autodarts: a beginner’s guide

  What Autodarts is, exactly what hardware you need, and the path from empty wall to your first automatically-scored leg — written by a UK reseller that sets these systems up every week.

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• 5 min read

  Ring mounts vs wall mounts for Autodarts: which should you buy?

  The honest trade-offs between light-ring camera mounts and wall-mounted arms for Autodarts — stability, drilling, renting, stands — and how to pick for your wall.

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• 8 min read

  How to use Scolia with Autodarts on the same dartboard

  Already own Scolia? Learn how to use your Scolia cameras with Autodarts using three USB switches and a mini PC, without rebuilding your dartboard setup.

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• 6 min read

  Which computer should you use for Autodarts?

  Laptop, Raspberry Pi or a small dedicated mini PC — what actually matters for running Autodarts (USB bandwidth, cores, RAM), and what we run in real venues.

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• 8 min read

  What is Autodarts? The full explainer

  What the platform is, how camera scoring works, what it costs to run and how it compares to sealed systems.

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