My updated setup. Definitely a bit slap-dash at the moment, the consoles are hanging off of the table! I could push the consoles back, but I want to allow as much space at the back as possible.
I try to keep a relatively minimal setup. PS4 for current gen, PS3 for previous gen, and a softmodded Wii (plus USB hard drive) for emulation and retro (as well as region free Wii and GameCube, of course).
Below the TV is a gaming laptop connected via HDMI - this is getting a bit long in the tooth now, and is unlikely to be replaced in the near future (hence the PS4 purchase). You can also see a Vita and 3DS in their cases.
The TV is similarly dated - Sharp 32" LCD HDTV with 1366x768 native resolution (supports up to 1080p input however, and the speakers are the best I've ever heard on a TV). On the right hand side is a little HDMI switch.
One day, I will invest in a nice unit to put all the consoles in, upgrade the TV, maybe replace the Wii with a softmodded WiiU, and make the whole thing much prettier. For now, this does the job lovely.
I have that table because it was given to me for free! I'd quite like to upgrade to a proper TV unit some day, with all the consoles nicely under the telly instead of hanging off the front.
I have that table because it was given to me for free! I'd quite like to upgrade to a proper TV unit some day, with all the consoles nicely under the telly instead of hanging off the front.
Yeah I had a trip to Ikea this weekend and bought a nice TV cabinet as my 11month lad was touching everything, will post pics soon. Everything is nice and hidden now.
I've been proper geeking it up! I've got a 4 in 2 out HDMI Matrix switcher with the ability to watch different things on each of the 2 outputs. I've got Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Wii U going in and on output 1 it goes to my main TV on the cabinet, and on output 2 I've introduced a wireless HDMI sender going to the upstairs TV so I can play all the connected consoles upstairs too. Wireless controllers are a godsend.
Yeah I had a trip to Ikea this weekend and bought a nice TV cabinet as my 11month lad was touching everything, will post pics soon. Everything is nice and hidden now.
I've been proper geeking it up! I've got a 4 in 2 out HDMI Matrix switcher with the ability to watch different things on each of the 2 outputs. I've got Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Wii U going in and on output 1 it goes to my main TV on the cabinet, and on output 2 I've introduced a wireless HDMI sender going to the upstairs TV so I can play all the connected consoles upstairs too. Wireless controllers are a godsend.
Is there not lag complications with the wireless sender?
The wireless sender was a freebie I got from my work as the remote control infra red return had some issues so we've stop selling them for now, but I won't be using the IR anyway.
As for the HDMI matrix they're readily available on ebay
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