Video Game Console Setup. How do you have your?

[douglie007]

Working on making it easier to stream consoles, I have 2 extron 300 series, that I need to hook up.  And it got me thinking, how does others have their systems hooked up?  Do you just hook up the one your playing? Or multiple system at a time with switches?  Here are my 2 extrons waiting to be hooked up.[img width=700 height=340]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190224/28d20362eb773a354d3b6ef92c8c0f28.jpg[/img][img width=700 height=340]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190224/54a3d8078a195f1580d9956dbfaea309.jpg[/img]

[shane]

Back over 15 years ago I tried keeping all of my systems set up at once, but it required so many switches fed into switches, multiple TVs, and multiple rooms, that I gave up on that and instead organized my console storage so all of the hardware necessary to play a console is stored together. Then I hook it all up in the living room, play a game, and put it back. I use those hanging garment compartments you can find at Target that look like an accordion of 5 or 6 storage cubbies that hang from a clothes hanger rod. I can typically get two consoles and their hookups in each cubby, and have some other consoles that have their own cases that I use to store and transport them.

The handhelds are a different story. I'm in the middle of creating custom tiered shelving to try to get them all on display in a relatively small space, with the DMGs on display in front of lesser played games.

[img width=700 height=525]https://i.imgur.com/SGQaOsE.jpg[/img]

[douglie007]

The handhelds are a different story. I'm in the middle of creating custom tiered shelving to try to get them all on display in a relatively small space, with the DMGs on display in front of lesser played games.

[img width=700 height=525]https://i.imgur.com/SGQaOsE.jpg[/img]

Where did you get the stands, I really like them.

[shaggy]

Back over 15 years ago I tried keeping all of my systems set up at once, but it required so many switches fed into switches, multiple TVs, and multiple rooms, that I gave up on that and instead organized my console storage so all of the hardware necessary to play a console is stored together. Then I hook it all up in the living room, play a game, and put it back. I use those hanging garment compartments you can find at Target that look like an accordion of 5 or 6 storage cubbies that hang from a clothes hanger rod. I can typically get two consoles and their hookups in each cubby, and have some other consoles that have their own cases that I use to store and transport them.

The handhelds are a different story. I'm in the middle of creating custom tiered shelving to try to get them all on display in a relatively small space, with the DMGs on display in front of lesser played games.

[img width=700 height=525]https://i.imgur.com/SGQaOsE.jpg[/img]

Two questions:

1. You have a pic of the accordion thingies?
2.  What's a DMG?

[shaggy]

Working on making it easier to stream consoles, I have 2 extron 300 series, that I need to hook up.  And it got me thinking, how does others have their systems hooked up?  Do you just hook up the one your playing? Or multiple system at a time with switches?  Here are my 2 extrons waiting to be hooked up.[img width=700 height=340]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190224/28d20362eb773a354d3b6ef92c8c0f28.jpg[/img][img width=700 height=340]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190224/54a3d8078a195f1580d9956dbfaea309.jpg[/img]

This piques my interest.  I want to see how the finished product is and how it works.

[Addicted]

I have 5 setups in my basement to handle anything that may come up.

20" Sony CRT TV for mainly 240p consoles. There are two stools here for some couch co-op action for games such as SF2. Around 24 consoles hooked up using component/SCART and composite. The component out is split so I can dual play on the projector and TV if needed.

46" LCD TV: Main set up. I have 18 consoles hooked up here plus a Framemeister for upscaling. There's an HDMI cable that runs from this TV to the sofa so I can plug in a laptop or other HDMI device if needed. I have 15 laptops of various makes and time periods so I can play all sorts of retro PC games.

13" CRT TV: TV cart for 2600, Colecovision and Intellivision. The TV has a wood grain trim so it fits in well. Good for RF only consoles. The cart makes it easy to move around.

27" CRT TV: TV cart for various systems. Around 15. It's more of a mobile light gun station as the TV is a perfect size for them. I can move this cart over to the 20" CRT for some dual screen dual player Time Crisis.

Computer Monitor Wall aka the Command Center - It's currently 4 24" PC monitors. I'm in the process of hooking up 20+ systems to these via HDMI, OSSC, Retro Tink etc. The HDMI signal will be split so it can also go to my sons set up. His set up is currently a 32" LCD TV with a PS3. I have three PCs hooked up to the command center. One is for general use, one runs Windows XP and all sorts of old games, and the other runs modernish games.

I also have an all in on AMD K6-2 400 PC running Windows 98 but I don't use it much as I have the laptops. I also have a bartop Galaga arcade machine but it doesn't see much use these days.

I own multiples of consoles so I don't need to move things around much.
5 PS3s
5 PS2s
4 360s
5 Saturns
5 Wiis
5 Dreamcasts
5 Genesises
5 SNESes
4 Sega CDs

etc

[Addicted]

Two questions:

1. You have a pic of the accordion thingies?
2.  What's a DMG?
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2. DMG = Dot Matrix Gameboy

It comes from the system's model number, DMG-01

1. Those are plate holders. You can find them at hobby stores and dollar stores.

[MetalFRO]

@douglie007 - Can you be more specific about the model of Extron 300 series you have? Apparently, they have several products with 300 in the name, so in order to look those up and read more about them, it would be helpful to have the full model number.

As for my setup, it's in transition. I have a 4-port powered HDMI switcher that is hooked up to the input on my Elgato HD60 Pro. One HDMI port is my OSSC, which currently has my JVC X'Eye hooked up via RGB SCART, and my SNES hooked up via HD Retrovision component cables. Another HDMI port has my RetroTINK 2X, which currently has only my NES connected (but more to follow). One HDMI input is my Switch, since it has no HDCP on the signal, and I've been streaming that quite a bit. The other port will be reserved for a secondary HDMI switcher I'm purchasing, that will handle PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, etc., to accommodate for the systems that use HDCP. I *might* buy another powered HDMI switch to put BEHIND that, so I can have all those systems hooked up at once. Assuming there's no perceivable input lag introduced with all these powered switchers, that should work okay to daisy chain them like that. The rest of my consoles are split between a CRT, an HD CRT (Sony WEGA Trinitron), and a couple still hooked up to my main flatscreen. My streaming/gaming rig PC is also connected to my main flatscreen.

[Addicted]

I have a golden rule in my set up that well... I stole from Slackur. If I can't get a system up and running in 5 minutes or less don't bother.

I set up multiple ways to play set up so everyone is not funneled in to one spot.

[douglie007]

This piques my interest.  I want to see how the finished product is and how it works.

I will update one I get it all together.  I am waiting for some boards from Oshpark for audio.

[ApolloBoy]

Space is rather limited in my apartment so I don’t have much hooked up. The only system which is always hooked up is my Switch, and I also have my OSSC connected for the systems that have RGB, VGA (just the Dreamcast though) and component. I also have a loose HDMI cable so I can swap between things like my Super Nt and PSTV. Sadly I don’t have any way to connect S-video so stuff like my C64 and 7800 are in storage now. I hope to one day get a Retrotink and that will all change.

[shane]

Where did you get the stands, I really like them.

They're a cheap pack of 5" easels. I've also got 4" ones for most of the other handhelds. The 4" ones handle MGB (including 101, the Game Boy Light), CGB, N-Gage QD, and Wonderswan. The 5" are good for DMG, GBA, and Swan Crystal. I can't remember which I use for NGPC. Haven't tried setting either up with DS systems, but I don't think I'll have room to display all of those as well.

4" ones https://www.amazon.com/gp...o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
5" ones https://www.amazon.com/gp...o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[shane]

Two questions:

1. You have a pic of the accordion thingies?
2.  What's a DMG?

Here's a photo of the hanging accordion organizers. https://www.flickr.com/ph.../album-72157682870611600/ I've also got a shoe tree on the back of my door for controllers, though that filled up as soon as I hung it. https://www.flickr.com/ph.../album-72157682870611600/

As for the DMG question, I refer to handhelds by their model designation to disambiguate. I started doing that with the GBA SP, where I'm sure most are familiar with 001 and 101 variants.

[douglie007]

Ok here are the consoles that made the cut to go through the switches.  Let me know what you think... the complete wiring will take a little longer... I'm having issues with the crosspoint 300 just flashing all lights. [img width=700 height=340]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190227/b004fd62b541e763a2b3a2185f11596f.jpg[/img][img width=490 height=1008]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190227/60e216430d2ca50a355396d340811652.jpg[/img]

[MetalFRO]

Nice setup, Doug!