bodyboarder
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Yeah, when you spend that much on a house you tend to have some nice stuff to go with it.
If there isn't a Ferrari or something in the garage ill be disappointed
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Show us your gaming setup: 2013 Edition
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Yeah, when you spend that much on a house you tend to have some nice stuff to go with it.
Can you please tell me which chair is it and give me some feedback about it?
Looks like something i'd like
I really really miss my old setup. We have a pretty large house here in France, but compared to what you can get in the States, it's a downgrade. I've had to move all of my stuff into a single room and I don't like it anywhere near as much as my old place. Half of the room is devoted to my hardware setup (pictured here). I miss having multiple rooms. :\
Lighting isn't great for photos either so the pictures aren't excellent.
That said, the walls in these French homes are THICK and do an amazing job preventing sound from leaving the room while providing excellent acoustics. The sound system is overkill for the room but it sounds really good. The wire running up the wall, by the way, is part of an experiment. The ceiling is pretty high so I took an extra pair of speakers to run as "front heights". Definitely liking it for things like rain in film and gaming as it creates a nice overhead atmosphere.
Lighting isn't great for photos either so the pictures aren't excellent.
That said, the walls in these French homes are THICK and do an amazing job preventing sound from leaving the room while providing excellent acoustics. The sound system is overkill for the room but it sounds really good. The wire running up the wall, by the way, is part of an experiment. The ceiling is pretty high so I took an extra pair of speakers to run as "front heights". Definitely liking it for things like rain in film and gaming as it creates a nice overhead atmosphere.
theSlacker
Member
I really really miss my old setup. We have a pretty large house here in France, but compared to what you can get in the States, it's a downgrade. I've had to move all of my stuff into a single room and I don't like it anywhere near as much as my old place. Half of the room is devoted to my hardware setup (pictured here). I miss having multiple rooms. :\
Lighting isn't great for photos either so the pictures aren't excellent.
That said, the walls in these French homes are THICK and do an amazing job preventing sound from leaving the room while providing excellent acoustics. The sound system is overkill for the room but it sounds really good. The wire running up the wall, by the way, is part of an experiment. The ceiling is pretty high so I took an extra pair of speakers to run as "front heights". Definitely liking it for things like rain in film and gaming as it creates a nice overhead atmosphere.
I live in the states, and would much rather a room like that instead of spreading my stuff out over a larger area to make it seem more lived in. Think I need to move into a smaller house.
Only thing I would do different is have a closed setup for the systems. Hate dusting and cleaning around them. Looks glorious though.
This reminds me of the shot with all the consoles in SSB:M. Really awesome, clean way to display your consoles and games.
Mattlikewhoa
Member
haZethew0rld
Member
Something simple.
Here are some other pics I took. House is pretty damn bare aside from what I posted earlier. Got a ton to cleanup still and make it feel like home.
Part of the kitchen.
Welcome to Calgary, where if your not a Oil Exec or a Lawyer for a oil company you will never own a decent size house. So glad I left that place.
Amazing house though. That neighbourhood is gorgeous. Use to take the kids through there at Christmas time because there were always some pretty nice displays.
As already posted, you should get 2 double Bestas. Ikea allows for some decent customization.
Got them for my new setup with a 55" TV (still unfinished) as well, but in white:
(crappy Vita cam xD).
How is the Wharfedale centre? I have a pair of Diamond 10.2 at the moment and thinking about getting a centre.
So far I like it, but I admit, I didn't have much time to test it yet (sadly).
grap3fruitman
Banned
Hate you guys. Hate you so much.
Took this picture yesterday. Since then I have cleaned up the wires and put the PC on a platform so it wouldn't be in contact with the carpet.
Sorry about the crappy picture, it was taken with my cell phone.
Besides the consoles there is a 10 port usb hub on the bottom right of the screen. Behind the screen is the dual charging station for my DS3s
it won't post for some reason. Here is the link for anyone who can fix it for me.
Sorry about the crappy picture, it was taken with my cell phone.
Besides the consoles there is a 10 port usb hub on the bottom right of the screen. Behind the screen is the dual charging station for my DS3s
it won't post for some reason. Here is the link for anyone who can fix it for me.
Artimities
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I'm assuming DOTA 2 based on his post.
This is my main gaming setup. I also have a Gamecube and N64 that are in my closet. Somehere...
Here is the main couch in the living room.
Here is the main movie watching area. Wife does Xbox excercise there. Not one for cable managment. lol. The tv is new a Samsung 60 in UE something or another.
Onyxo SR706, WII, B&W' 805 across the from. Bose satellites, Polk PSW 10. Had a Velodyne but it got messed up with water damage.
Here is the main couch in the living room.
Here is the main movie watching area. Wife does Xbox excercise there. Not one for cable managment. lol. The tv is new a Samsung 60 in UE something or another.
Onyxo SR706, WII, B&W' 805 across the from. Bose satellites, Polk PSW 10. Had a Velodyne but it got messed up with water damage.
This is my main gaming setup. I also have a Gamecube and N64 that are in my closet. Somehere...
Here is the main couch in the living room.
Here is the main movie watching area. Wall is bare she took down the stuff on the wall. Wife does Xbox excercise there. Not one for cable managment. lol. The tv is new a Samsung 60 in UE something or another.
Onyxo SR706, WII, B&W' 805 across the from. Bose satellites, Polk PSW 10. Had a Velodyne but it got messed up with water damage.
Here is the main couch in the living room.
Here is the main movie watching area. Wall is bare she took down the stuff on the wall. Wife does Xbox excercise there. Not one for cable managment. lol. The tv is new a Samsung 60 in UE something or another.
Onyxo SR706, WII, B&W' 805 across the from. Bose satellites, Polk PSW 10. Had a Velodyne but it got messed up with water damage.
2013 rev.2
http://imgur.com/OZcE4fT
http://imgur.com/Z2ItZrP
http://imgur.com/x3hMqu6
http://imgur.com/zJ9BXga
I need to save some space for the future Birth of my first son and i make some sacrifices in the gaming room, new painting, the room feels bigger now, new led tv, a huge upgrade coming from an cheapassbastard LCD tv, and a lot of space free for the toys and apparel of the newcomer.
http://imgur.com/OZcE4fT
http://imgur.com/Z2ItZrP
http://imgur.com/x3hMqu6
http://imgur.com/zJ9BXga
I need to save some space for the future Birth of my first son and i make some sacrifices in the gaming room, new painting, the room feels bigger now, new led tv, a huge upgrade coming from an cheapassbastard LCD tv, and a lot of space free for the toys and apparel of the newcomer.
Oh man. Wood paneling.
Good times!
You already made a hole to mount the TV, so why didn't you route the wires in the wall?
Portugeezer
Gold Member
At work, wil post later
Due to being in a similar situation:
Because it's much more work. drilling 4 small holes into a wall for the wall mount is rather easy, but drilling two rather large holes in a wall and then threading the cables through is a different ball game. And that's if you have a drywall, which probably has some sort of insulation in it to make threading the wires through more complicated. If your wall is made out of bricks, then... well... that just sounds like a lot of work and dust.
TLDR: Why would you think that drilling holes for a wall mount equates in any way to routing your wires through the wall?
megaspiderweb
Banned
Wooow so much awesomeness in one thread, still a student so my set ups are basic but i would definately take a pictures
Because it's a short vertical wiring, so there's no stud (and most likely no fireblock) obstructing the path, i.e. a 10-15 minute procedure. It takes the same amount, or less time, than mounting the TV to the wall in the first place.
I'm just going from my situation, but in my drywall there's insulation and I am pretty sure that threading the wires for one meter behind the wall would be quite time consuming due to them getting caught up in the insulation and then finding the bottom hole as well. Might be that I imagine it being more difficult and fidly than it actually is, but even then that's kind of the point I'm trying to make in addition to me asking about verification of my fears.
I used an outside of the wall cord management solution. There are tons of options in this regard, see for example.
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/cat...ement&storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053
I had to buy a $20 plastic thing that came with screws. I screwed a few screws into the drywall. I painted a plastic piece with the same paint as my wall color. I routed the wires through the plastic piece and I snapped two pieces of plastic together. Next thing you know all the wires are hidden.
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/cat...ement&storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053
I had to buy a $20 plastic thing that came with screws. I screwed a few screws into the drywall. I painted a plastic piece with the same paint as my wall color. I routed the wires through the plastic piece and I snapped two pieces of plastic together. Next thing you know all the wires are hidden.
Morphine1680
Member
Work in progress, still have to add bunch of posters and stuff 
Artimities
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I would assume they have wireless. However, not to hijack your post, but I am more curious about what you do with the tower? I am in the process of building my man cave/ room from scratch, and I am debating running everything thru the tv. However, I can't see a computer tower looking decent on my stand. I will have the tv on the wall and a long base for the reciever and consoles, but the tower??? Or do you guys recommend the pc on a seperate desk? Thanks for any input!
Artimities
Banned
Damn, Mel Gibson has hit an all time low!
Phat Michael
Banned
Some new hardware
Pioneer Elite PRO BD Player
New LED Lighting set for my Samsung PN64E8000
Ill post some photos of the place once its all set up, tuned and tidied up. Been long overdue.
Pioneer Elite PRO BD Player
New LED Lighting set for my Samsung PN64E8000
Ill post some photos of the place once its all set up, tuned and tidied up. Been long overdue.
Samsara :-D
Phat Michael
Banned
Haha well spotted? can u name the scene?
it looks so much better in person but in the dark with no flash using a note 2 doesn't convey this. first disc I tried on my new Bd player Phat Michael
Banned
Just ordered - Pioneer SC-LX56 9.2 Channel AV Receiver.
http://www.whathifi.com/review/pioneer-sc-lx56
KEF Master Reference Q200C Centre Channel.
http://www.rapalloav.co.nz/kef-q200c-centre-speaker-3-way-bass-reflex.html
Arrives on Sunday. Cant wait for the system to really come together.
http://www.whathifi.com/review/pioneer-sc-lx56
KEF Master Reference Q200C Centre Channel.
http://www.rapalloav.co.nz/kef-q200c-centre-speaker-3-way-bass-reflex.html
Arrives on Sunday. Cant wait for the system to really come together.
Here's my setup. I'm going to grad school and living in my parent's house. I moved into another bedroom in the house and used the opportunity to get new furniture. I still have some stuff to do. Most of the stuff is Ikea like the Ivar system, I like the combination of the solid pine, blacks and whites.
As you can see here I collect 1:400 scale airliner models and I'm a big Ferrari fan. The print on the wall is the F2012 at Monaco by Andrea Del Pesco. Though it is small the PS display is good enough for the size of the room. Below that I have the PS3 Slim, Apple TV and DirecTV box. Next to the TV is the PS DS3 charging station, I'll probably stand the PS4 there when it comes out since I'll be keeping the PS3. I also keep the games, Vita and other stuff on the black Ikea boxes.
My other gaming capable devices. PS Vita, I7 Samsung Chronos, I7 Macbook Air, Retina iPad and iPhone 5. The only PC game I play every once in a while is Sim City.
The opposite facing wall is simple, a nightstand with an old iPhone 3GS for music purposes and a telescope. The bed is aligned with the TV, the upper part folds up for more comfortable gaming and watching TV.
More of the Ivar System.
Games stored in an Ikea box.
I also have a Wii and an original PS3 in the living room.
As you can see here I collect 1:400 scale airliner models and I'm a big Ferrari fan. The print on the wall is the F2012 at Monaco by Andrea Del Pesco. Though it is small the PS display is good enough for the size of the room. Below that I have the PS3 Slim, Apple TV and DirecTV box. Next to the TV is the PS DS3 charging station, I'll probably stand the PS4 there when it comes out since I'll be keeping the PS3. I also keep the games, Vita and other stuff on the black Ikea boxes.
My other gaming capable devices. PS Vita, I7 Samsung Chronos, I7 Macbook Air, Retina iPad and iPhone 5. The only PC game I play every once in a while is Sim City.
The opposite facing wall is simple, a nightstand with an old iPhone 3GS for music purposes and a telescope. The bed is aligned with the TV, the upper part folds up for more comfortable gaming and watching TV.
More of the Ivar System.
Games stored in an Ikea box.
I also have a Wii and an original PS3 in the living room.
Phat Michael
Banned
Man your parents must love you. that's the neatest room I've ever seen.
Well I've put this together on a college kids budget still living with his parents. Nothing extraordinary but I'm proud of it. These pictures a little outdated and are missing a few things but overall are good. My next big upgrade will be a new receiver. Wanting something a little bit more feature packed.
Heres my main setup. 42" TV, 7.1 Surround (I've added a sub since this picture), Blu-Ray/HD-DVD and a bunch of consoles.
A tad bit closer
Overview of my main gaming shelve. Moved some stuff around since these pictures but gives a good idea.
Some close-ups
My other main shelve. A bit of a big blu-ray fan. Last count was around 230 movies.
A bit of an overlook of the room. A tad messy but gotta do what I can with the room.
Heres my main setup. 42" TV, 7.1 Surround (I've added a sub since this picture), Blu-Ray/HD-DVD and a bunch of consoles.
A tad bit closer
Overview of my main gaming shelve. Moved some stuff around since these pictures but gives a good idea.
Some close-ups
My other main shelve. A bit of a big blu-ray fan. Last count was around 230 movies.
A bit of an overlook of the room. A tad messy but gotta do what I can with the room.
ScaryMovies
Member
Well, here's my extremely ordinary setup:
Very little has changed since that pic was taken.
I have an identical IKEA shelf next to the one in the corner, and in desperate need of a third one.
I've also upgraded my PC, and bought a new cabinet (the old one's a HAF912, the new one is a NZXT Phantom 410).
The TV is my trusty Panasonic 42" G10E. And the 5.1. surround is an entry level Onkyo HT-R390.
To the left of the receiver is an Xbox 360 Slim, and to the right is a fat PS3.
I'm hoping to get an entry level PJ later this year and a 92" screen.
I have my eyes set on the BenQ W1070, which from what I've read offers excellent PQ for the price and great 3D.
Having around 20 ms input lag, it'll be good pretty damn good for gaming too.
Insides of the PC in the new cabinet:
- ASUS P8 Z77-V PRO
- Core i5 3570K @ 4.6Ghz
- Asus GTX 580 DCUII
- Zotac GTX 580
- Corsair XMS3 8GB(should probably upgrade)
- Corsair HX850 V2
- Corsair H100
Very little has changed since that pic was taken.
I have an identical IKEA shelf next to the one in the corner, and in desperate need of a third one.
I've also upgraded my PC, and bought a new cabinet (the old one's a HAF912, the new one is a NZXT Phantom 410).
The TV is my trusty Panasonic 42" G10E. And the 5.1. surround is an entry level Onkyo HT-R390.
To the left of the receiver is an Xbox 360 Slim, and to the right is a fat PS3.
I'm hoping to get an entry level PJ later this year and a 92" screen.
I have my eyes set on the BenQ W1070, which from what I've read offers excellent PQ for the price and great 3D.
Having around 20 ms input lag, it'll be good pretty damn good for gaming too.
Insides of the PC in the new cabinet:
- ASUS P8 Z77-V PRO
- Core i5 3570K @ 4.6Ghz
- Asus GTX 580 DCUII
- Zotac GTX 580
- Corsair XMS3 8GB(should probably upgrade)
- Corsair HX850 V2
- Corsair H100
xValentine
Member
DAT PRINT.
He got some mad skills on her work.
New house...it's going to be a long work in progress, but here's what I have. Sorry for the quality of the pics, I thought the S4 camera would produce better photos than this.
and finally, my little one's face for ignoring her and taking/posting these pictures. One of the funniest faces she's made.
and finally, my little one's face for ignoring her and taking/posting these pictures. One of the funniest faces she's made.
Terbinator
Member
New house...it's going to be a long work in progress, but here's what I have. Sorry for the quality of the pics, I thought the S4 camera would produce better photos than this.
and finally, my little one's face for ignoring her and taking/posting these pictures. One of the funniest faces she's made.
Great pic
Zelda fan then?
Great pic
Zelda fan then?
Absolutely. If I wasn't deathly afraid of needles, I'd of had several Zelda themed tattoos by now..
SillyEskimo
Member
More detailed Pics of my PC setup.
Here's my view looking at my PC. Please excuse the crappy panoramic shot. There is my Logitech G13 Gamepad, G19 Keyboard, WoW Cataclysm Mouse. 3X Dell 24" monitors with various Lego Super Hero minifigs on top. I have more of those. Lots more.
Art Books on the side.
Logitech Z5500 sound system with G35 headset within hands reach.
3x3TB externals and my tower.
2x2TB externals hidden on back shelf of desk.
Some White Dwarf magazines out to look through for inspiration and as a lead into what's in my desk.
Top Drawer: Paint, and lots of it. It actually goes back another 4-5 rows of paint than what is pictured.
Second Drawer: Washes, metallics, inks, transparent acrylics, and basing supplies.
Third Drawer: Bulk paint, more inks, clues, washes, and more basing supplies.
Also in the last drawer is my modeling kit containing brushes, miter box, clippers, pins, files, dental tools, various clamps, more basing supplies, Micron pens, and various putties.
All used to model and paint stuff like this.
Pic for size comparison.
Most of my painting supplies are actually in another room now, but I keep the basics close at hand.
I'll post a more detailed view of my media room some other time.
Here's my view looking at my PC. Please excuse the crappy panoramic shot. There is my Logitech G13 Gamepad, G19 Keyboard, WoW Cataclysm Mouse. 3X Dell 24" monitors with various Lego Super Hero minifigs on top. I have more of those. Lots more.
Art Books on the side.
Logitech Z5500 sound system with G35 headset within hands reach.
3x3TB externals and my tower.
2x2TB externals hidden on back shelf of desk.
Some White Dwarf magazines out to look through for inspiration and as a lead into what's in my desk.
Top Drawer: Paint, and lots of it. It actually goes back another 4-5 rows of paint than what is pictured.
Second Drawer: Washes, metallics, inks, transparent acrylics, and basing supplies.
Third Drawer: Bulk paint, more inks, clues, washes, and more basing supplies.
Also in the last drawer is my modeling kit containing brushes, miter box, clippers, pins, files, dental tools, various clamps, more basing supplies, Micron pens, and various putties.
All used to model and paint stuff like this.
Pic for size comparison.
Most of my painting supplies are actually in another room now, but I keep the basics close at hand.
I'll post a more detailed view of my media room some other time.
Phat Michael
Banned
Posted in the August thread - but here it is:
Im very happy with it.
New:
Pioneer Elite BDP- 62FD Bluray Player
KEF Master Reference Q200C Centre
Pioneer SC LX56 9.2 Channel AV Receiver @ 130w per channel.
Big step up from the PS3, Infinity Cascade and Denon AVR 1911!
Im very happy with it.
New:
Pioneer Elite BDP- 62FD Bluray Player
KEF Master Reference Q200C Centre
Pioneer SC LX56 9.2 Channel AV Receiver @ 130w per channel.
Big step up from the PS3, Infinity Cascade and Denon AVR 1911!
Psycho Echidna
Member
Work In Progress as I just moved in this place ... will update as it moves along.
Finally a dedicated spot for my R7 DC and more to come ...
Finally a dedicated spot for my R7 DC and more to come ...
It's been a while since I've updated my collection video
I moved house last year and now have a dedicated room for my retro video game collection
The video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QewR-y6Kc9s
I moved house last year and now have a dedicated room for my retro video game collection
The video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QewR-y6Kc9s
That is a really nice stick. Perhaps one of my very favorite branded sticks.
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