What is your current gaming setup?

[diddydonn]

so i got wondering what does everyones current gaming setup look like?

this is mine at the moment

TV : Tevion 32" HDTV with 1x component input, 1x, vga, 1x hdmi, 2x scart
Joytech 245c A/V control centre with 5x component input to 1x output, 4x optical input to 1 out, and 4 port network hub

Into that i have going (all through component)

Xbox 360 with official component cables and cheapo toslink lead

Heavily modified orginal xbox with 300gb hdd, x3cp, with official component box and heavyduty bandridge ofc component cables, cambride audio cables and a decent toslink

Nintendo Wii with cheapo 3rd party component cables

Sony PS2 with cheapo component cables and cheapo toslink

Nintendo gamecube modded to play u.s imports with official component cables (soon to be retired due to wii)

outputting from the joytech it goes into my tv using bandridge ofc components and cambridge audio cables

also going from that into my packard bell 5.1 dolby digital / dts decorder, then into a parkard bell amp, with panasonic floor standing speakers at the front, centre is cambridge audio speaker, and rear are floor standing parkard bell rotational split speakers

also got a Sega dreamcast with 3rd party VGA box going into the vga input on the tv

heres a pic of my setup, sorry for the pic quailty, just got my new digital slr camera this morning and havent quite figured out how to focus yet!




although this setup will be changing in about 2 weeks as soon as ive got the cash together to get my new 42" l.g. lcd panel (so if anyone wants my current tv off me let me know!)

[Barc0de]

I could be potentially interested, depending on price, please PM me.

[mairsil]

Well, it's kind of hard to fit everything into one picture, but here goes:




Sony 60a2000 60" 1080p Television
Sony 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers
Sony Stereo System
Pioneer VSX-810S Receiver
HR10-250 DirecTivo HD DVR
HR20-700 HD DVR
Sony Progressive Scan DVD Player
Sony Multiregion VCR
Pelican Switchbox
2x APC UPS's
2x Sony Playstation 2's
Sony Playstation 3
Microsoft Xbox 360
Nintendo Wii
Custom Built Arcade Machine w/Xbox Debug Kit and Area 51: Site 4 inside
Cobalt Flux DDR Pad


Any questions? :icon_bigg

[TheDeathcoaster]

Hmm... My setup is kinda rough at the moment.

It'll look mooch nicer once I move to Reading :)

Anyway, this is my Desk Area :-



Nothing too special here. Note the stack of Gamecubes ;) And yes, I am using one Gamecube as a GBA for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles :P

Oh, and Optimus Prime on the Left there.

In the lounge area -



As I'm in Europe, thats an RGB TV the Saturn and Dreamcast are hooked up to :) Currently used for Saturn Bomberman and House of the Dead 2 when I have mates over! Oh, and my Tekken arcade stick is hiding in the back there, for when I fire up Marvel vs Capcom 2 :)

[Unorthodox]

46" LCD HD TV, and not far off in the draw below...





2x 19" Hyundai LCD monitors etc etc. There's all kinds of crap in my room so I won't bore you with it :P

[Pikkon]

Here is mine,nice and simple.

[Festerfly]

AimBob - Are you running 2x LCD's as an extended desktop or dual PC's?

DIddyDonn - May be interested in the TV Also... Oh and more info on that Xbox with the mods please...!! :D

[diddydonn]

AimBob - Are you running 2x LCD's as an extended desktop or dual PC's?

DIddyDonn - May be interested in the TV Also... Oh and more info on that Xbox with the mods please...!! :D

will pm you about the tv in a bit

as for the xbox, heres the full specs (nothing really special, but does the job for me)

1.6 motherboard with x3ce chip

official halo green case with a x3 control panel on the front (so you can see running time of films, mp3s etc, file names etc.) with 2x usb ports and intergrated ir sensor for the remote

300gb hitachi hdd, basically filled with my most played games, movies, mp3s, emulators, tv shows etc. running xbmc as default dash, with xbox classic skin at the mo

samsung 605b dvd drive

both heatsinks have been reseated with artic silver coolant, stock fan has been replaced with a quieter one, cant remember which make tho.

also have linux runing on it, but not very good, as need to change to a lower version mobo which supports 720p at some point

and thats about it, nothing really special compared to some ive seen but its my baby and acts as my dvd player, hifi, etc. and is also networked upto my main server pc for streaming video, audio, etc.

[Festerfly]

Cool!!

Must admit it was the X3 which first grabbed my attention as i havent seen one of them before... (must have been asleep! )

Makes me want to go out and get an Xbox just to mod! lol

[Unorthodox]

2x 19" LCD's, 1 PC with dual view (it's a little different from extended view as the task bar only appears on 1 screen, and games will launch on the primary monitor). If you have it set to extended everything gets streched and it looks aweful.

[GaijinPunch]

I have two... one that I play all the time, and one that I seemingly never use.

-25" Wega CRT (I should've got a 28") w/ AV-Multi (RGB) input. Can currently play PS/2, Saturn, and PCBs in RGB.
-3Ghz PC w/ Arcade VGA, and a nifty VGA->21 pin RGB connector. Allows me to play Mame, SFC, MegaDrive, PC-Engine games in 15khz... often with prettier results than the real thing. Of course, other emulators as well that support the resolution.

The one I don't play
20" Aquos HDTV w/ all my "HD" machines. (DC, Xbox and the 2 games I have for it, GC and the 3 games I have for it).

[virtual alan]

Not mine.....but worth a post!!!!

http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/bl...24/100176.aspx




How can you get tv`s/lcd`s etc to be set up like that? any ideas?

[Barc0de]

Alan, don't you need 3x Ps2 units linked on firewire running Gran Turismo for that setup?

[Festerfly]

i know its not yours but that is awesome!!

[diddydonn]

actually thats forza 2 for the 360,

the better setup ive seen is 5 fullsize screens, and a small lcd used as a rear view mirror. and yes you do need a 360 for each screen

[Barc0de]

didn't notice the steering wheel!

How do you cluster the systems for sync? a router/hub? (don't tell me USB )

if you notice on the lower right corner (under the screen to the right) there are three "fat" black 360s

[Unorthodox]

Lol that's just awesome

EDIT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDpLPstIccE

[Borman]

My setup at school consists of my Quad Mac Pro hooked up to my 24 inch Dell 1080p+ LCD, along with my PS3 and Wii hooked up to it. My 360 is hooked into my 720p projector, and is hooked up to the 5.1 surround sound.

At home, Ive got my 4 arcade machines (Marvel vs Capcom/ Street Fighter 2, Playchoice 10, Neogeo, San Francisco Rush sitdown), plus countless other things hooked up hah.

[Tomcat]

Its all about donkeys on bikes.

[3do]

My current setup consists of a 28" tv/dvd combo wth the output which only works for DVD :( hooked up to my Cambridge audio amp ps2, gc and xbox video connected to tv and audio also connected to my amp along with pc, my games sit upright behind my consoles against the wall


I regularly change things about so i wouldn't be suprissed if everything moves place and then i realise that cables i have are not long enough or it was better ther way it was