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Show us your gaming setup: 2007 edition
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DarknessTear
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What's with people and wrapping their cords around their controllers? It ****s them up you know.
DarknessTear
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VOOK said:
Like I said, it messes them up. I'm sure there's better ways of dealing with them. Maybe you should just store them in a drawer or something if the wires get in the way.
Sgt. Killjoy
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how do you do it? seems like you would need to wrap the cord somehow for storage. proper storage at least.
DarknessTear
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Sgt. Killjoy said:
I store em in a drawer, though there's probably better methods out there.
How so? I've been doing this for most of my controllers since the 16-bit days, I've had no problems.DarknessTear said:
... Well, actually, there was this 3rd party 6-button controller for the Genesis I had. Plastic around the end of the cord eventually wore down and the innards became exposed. That was the only one though.
As long as you don't wrap them too tightly, I don't see how it could mess anything up.
DarknessTear
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People keep saying "40 year old virgin" but a lot of GAF members have a wife/kids.
kitchenmotors
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DarknessTear said:
or girlfriends. In my case, a great boyfriend who is a gamer as well.
kitchenmotors
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Sai said:
Yes, they were available at Target. You could probably still find them, there's been reports that the set was marked down in price. They used to be $40. A little overpriced, but I'm a sucker for anything Zelda. The soundtrack is only 7 songs, btw.
kitchenmotors
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Jefklak said:www.play-asia.com lazy ass
Out of print/Out of stock....
Patrick Bateman
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vatstep said:
Nothing special. I moved in a few weeks ago and am FINALLY almost 100% finished getting everything sorted out.
IKEA?
I got the same TV-table.
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
Yup. There's actually five things in that picture alone from IKEA - and even more on the other side of the room and in my bedroom. It's almost disturbing how much money I've spent there over the last month or so; I got rid of most of my old crap and bought all-new stuff when I moved in here.Klaxon said:
They have such great stuff though, and it's really affordable. And it's sort of funny how the answer to 90% of the "where'd you get that?" questions in these threads is IKEA.
kitchenmotors
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HomShaBom said:
The controller? Check your local EB Games/Gamestop. Most of them don't have the controller on the floor anymore, they just throw it in the back. There's a local Gamestop that did that because it takes too much space on the floor. They should be $19.99 now. Gamecrazy, if you have one in the area, might still have them too.
kitchenmotors
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vatstep said:
Ha, I know what you mean. Everything in my room furniture wise is from ikea.
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
In-store.. some of this stuff would be extremely costly and frustrating to have shipped. The box for my TV stand was 90 pounds, for example.jtardiou said:
Obviously though, the problem is that they don't have all that many locations - I'm just lucky to have one right nearby. The next closest is about a three hour drive, but I still think that'd be more worth it than having certain things shipped. Plus, if you order online you won't get to go to the cafe. :lol
EverSoTrendy
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Downgraded image quality for our 56k users out there. So it's a small setup but everything is nicely hooked up via RGB cables.
Actually I like your setup mostest in this topic.
Fallout-NL
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Vormund said:
I do that as well, doesnt seem like it damages anything that way.
megashock5
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vatstep said:
Sweedish meatballs FTW!
The closest one to me is 3 hours, and I've probably gone 10 times or so. They're building one just under two hours away, so that will at least be better.
But yeah, the shipping would kill you on most things. The TV stand I'm planning on getting from them next is around $150 or so, I checked online and the shipping was another $120-130. Looks like I'll just wait and go when the new one's finished.
I hope someone posts a projector setup, because I'm moving into a new home with a basement that will become the home theater. Any ideas or tips would be greatly appreciated.
Still not sure how I'll handle the Wii sensor bar. I may just order a spare sensor bar and attempt to splice into the cable myself, hook it up to a 9-volt power adapter.
Still not sure how I'll handle the Wii sensor bar. I may just order a spare sensor bar and attempt to splice into the cable myself, hook it up to a 9-volt power adapter.
As you can see my room is actually rather small, the sofa that I sit on while playing games is actually rather close to the TV so the small TV is not an issue as it may seem. The TV is certainly small, it's probably a 14/15 inch but to be honest I have considered upgrading to something a bit bigger along the lines of no higher than 20 inches. I like small TV's because they always look great, with bigger TV's the graphical flaws of a game become more obvious. Thanks to the person who liked my setup.
scissorfight
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Is the basement finished yet? If not, are you doing it yourself?Soybean said:
It is finished, which (as you may have been about to allude to) is a mixed blessing. I'm not handy, so finishing it myself would have been tough, and hiring someone would've been expensive.scissorfight said:
On the other hand, I'll probably end up with ghetto exposed wires. Or I might get these (http://www.decorp.com/) and run them under the carpet or paste them to the wall they way they demonstrate.
scissorfight
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Yeah, finishing the basement myself was definitely a huge job, but having everything exactly the way I want it made it worth it.Soybean said:
Is it a drop ceiling or drywall? For a drop it's really easy to run wire up walls and then across the ceiling over the tiles. If it's drywall you might consider just going with a new hollow-type baseboard or even a baseboard cover for running wires under.
edit: ah, here it is: http://cableorganizer.com/wire-tracks/
Mr. Spinnington said:
Similar set up or know someone that has it like this too?
Love the setups, especially the component outfitted Neo-Geo! <3
As for cords, I always wrapped them around my controllers since the NES days, and they still work to this day. If there's a better way, I'm all ears.
For those with old-school consoles and HDTVs, what's the best way to go? I heard if you can grab RGB cables you can convert them to component. Is this true or are there better ways? If not, I can see Virtual Console/Live Arcade/PSN being used for archival purposes in my future.
theviolenthero
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$20 stand from K-mart:
Intec Wireless $5 av selector under Xbox:
Panasonic SDTV Lcd:
Xbox Motorcycle Controller:
Ochanoma Battle (w/ 4 controllers) PS1 Game:
Intec Wireless $5 av selector under Xbox:
Panasonic SDTV Lcd:
Xbox Motorcycle Controller:
Ochanoma Battle (w/ 4 controllers) PS1 Game:
cank stoochie
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some of you are living good. well done. keeps me motivated
BenjaminBirdie
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Drensch said:
Evidence of best taste in thread.
The super limited Freaks And Geeks box of alr1ghtstart says "HA HA HA HA."
