Battlestation thread

[Anonymous No.6869120]

Hello /vr/, how about we have a proper soulful battlestation thread? Soulless emutrannies need not apply.

[Anonymous No.6869143]

Also, forgot to add, but zoomers and 6th gen are welcome.

[Anonymous No.6869164]

>>6869120
What's the big obsession with speakers? For video games, isn't the tv speaker enough? I mean why do you need it so loud? It doesn't make sense. Is it bass you want instead? I get it if it was actual music.

[Anonymous No.6869170]

>>6869164
Probably because her tv is mono and she wants stereo audio.

[Anonymous No.6869183]

>>6869164
Eh, that speaker elitist who always posts in battlestation threads got to me. Family member gave me some old computer speakers he didn’t need anymore, so I put them there just to see what that elitist was talking about, and it actually made a noticeable difference. Plus, my crt only has one audio channel, with the speaker facing directly down into the table, for some retarded reason.

[Anonymous No.6869204]

hope you're underage using the word "battlestation"

[Anonymous No.6869214]

>>6869204
>almost every single board on 4chan where you could possibly talk about the spot where you do a lot of work or playing games at, unanimously uses the term battlestation.
You a newfag?

[Anonymous No.6869284]

>>6869164
No, the real question is how are people so tonedeaf that having a good stereo with reasonably sized speakers went out of fashion? Today people settle for built in speakers that sound like shit. The actual speaker cone needs to be a minimum size in a solid enclosure to sound good.
And you're right that older games don't really need HiFi to appreciate the beeps and boops, but it doesn't hurt as long as it's not loud. Ear fatigue can be avoided with low volume.

[Anonymous No.6869301]

>>6869284
Are you the speaker elitist, or did he leave too when 6th gen became allowed?

[Anonymous No.6869307]

>>6869164
I'd expect there to be quite a bit of overlap in people who collect vintage stereo equipment and people who collect retro vidya games

[Anonymous No.6869313]

Oh, btw, OP here. The model of CRT in the photo is a DWT1304. It’s a piece of shit, literal Walmart brand. I use it because I can’t find anything else in this southern US state of a similar size.

[Anonymous No.6869385]

>>6869307
Huh, I never thought of it like that.

[Anonymous No.6869438]

>>6869120
everytime i post my room people just screencap and ask who my girlfriends are

so now you get my campfire setup
solar dual usb fast charger pushes hyperkin shitmon consoles with everdrives in the forest

[Anonymous No.6869514]

>>6869438
Bro post your setup please bro I’m begging you bro please post it augh

[Anonymous No.6869531]

>>6869164
some old tv's only has one speaker, or the speaker(s) are not that good. Plus some games has "actual" music like tony hawk games.

[Anonymous No.6869617]

>>6869531
Yeah, my crt does that

[Anonymous No.6869709]

>>6869164
If you'd ever set foot in an arcade, you'd understand.

[Anonymous No.6870018]

>>6869164
It's not about volume. It's about quality. Using TV speakers is like playing in rf. It works but could be better. Many older games have great music. Invest in better speakers and you'll see. They don't need to be hi-fi. There are plenty of budget options if you're poor.

[Anonymous No.6871423]

>no one posting shit
so its all emufags

[Anonymous No.6871432]

>>6869120
Holy fuck 6th gen killed /vr/. RIP.

[Anonymous No.6871439]

>>6869120
Lmao I've always known this is how you hardwaretrannies live. This isn't 1995 anymore, grandpa.

Emulatorchads win again!

[Anonymous No.6872176]

>>6871423
>so its all emufags
But I emulate on my CRT all the time?
Pic related is on Higan.

[Anonymous No.6872276]

>>6869438
she got a huge rack

this is the land of tits or gtfo
you should have came prepared for this.

[Anonymous No.6872576]

>>6872276
tits or gtfo

[Anonymous No.6872581]

>>6871423
i mean, a pic of my laptop and controller wouldn't be very interesting

[Anonymous No.6872697]

>>6869170
You'd be hard pressed to find a game of the era that makes use of stereo sound channels. Also
>she
We're on the internet, as if.

[Anonymous No.6872771]

Reposting mine then, I still didn't get proper speakers lol.

[Anonymous No.6872924]

>>6872697
This thread involves 6th gen, anon

[Anonymous No.6873123]

[Anonymous No.6873351]

[Anonymous No.6873382]

>Been looking for a CRT for months
>Still not a single one worth buying on Craigslist
>Can't use FB marketplace because I don't use Facebook so my account is still technically "new"

[Anonymous No.6873409]

>>6873382
Based calculator collector, also did you try flea markets, pawn shops, or thrift stores? You know, brick and mortar?

[Anonymous No.6873415]

>>6873123
absolute cringe

[Anonymous No.6873441]

>>6873409
I've tried thrift stores and antique stores. Most thrift stores seem to have stopped accepting them, I know for a fact that Goodwill officially doesn't take them and that's pretty much the only thrift store near me. Too expensive to recycle when they don't sell or something. Antique stores only have stuff from the 50's that costs more than a month's rent. As much as I'd love a Predicta it's not really practical.
Haven't seen any flea markets around, probably should try looking though.

[Anonymous No.6873674]

>>6873441
What about the pawn shops? Have you tried calling universities, colleges, schools, hospitals, broadcast stations, etc, to see if they have anything they’re about to throw out?

[Anonymous No.6873770]

[Anonymous No.6873780]

>>6873770

[Anonymous No.6873785]

>>6873770
>>6873780

[Anonymous No.6873789]

>>6873770
>>6873780
>>6873785
i promise to clean & reply to everyone
with a nice wide angle shot

[Anonymous No.6873805]

>>6873674
All the pawn shops here are trashy ghetto ones that only sell gold and stolen PS3s.
>calling universities, colleges, schools, hospitals, broadcast stations
How would one go about this? I'm sure getting the number would be easy enough, but when you call you'd be getting some random customer service rep, not someone who would know about their inventory or anything. Would you just ask "Can I speak to whoever's in charge of throwing things out?"

[Anonymous No.6873808]

>>6873785
>Two NES's
>Uses the shitty modern off-brand one
???

[Anonymous No.6873810]

>>6873382
ebay has them for under $100 if you're ok with 9inch or smaller

[Anonymous No.6873823]

>>6873810
Where are you finding them on eBay? The only things I can find for less than $100 are either local pickup only, shitty Zenith VCR combos, or those cheap 5 inch car TVs. Nothing worth even close to $100, eBay prices are massively inflated for this stuff, especially with the shipping cost of a 30 pound television.

[Anonymous No.6873864]

>>6873382
Hey how do you like the ti99? Any good game recs?

[Anonymous No.6873936]

>>6873351
soul

>>6872771
that tv seems so nice

>>6872576
>>6872276
anon i cant post identifiable photos of my friends and family

they dont know i visit this Mongolian rotating image weaving forum

[Anonymous No.6873941]

>>6873823
if youre ok w/ pvm @ 8-10 inch
+ investing in the proper cables


I didn't factor shipping though it might be expensive to where you live

[Anonymous No.6873946]

>>6873805
If it’s a place that has been around for 50+ years in the same spot, it’s highly likely they have decent funding and enough space to store them. More or less, you could simply call, ask if they have anything, if they forward you to someone else, do it, and if they end up not having anything, on to the next one. Usually all of the places I listed would be getting rid of them for free, so you could probably take multiple and sell extras to redditors online.

[Anonymous No.6873948]

>>6873808
i use the original hardware specifically (autistically) for music production software @ midines

the shitty hyperkin is good enough to take out to my girls house although the nes especially has a bit of issues with color/sound
latency is pretty good though
for $30 hdmi out is worth it

[Anonymous No.6873954]

>>6873936
>that tv seems so nice
Not sure if ironic or not but, it's an ugly piece of shit, image looks great on it but I need to pretty it up one day, a fresh coat of paint and some speakers around it will make it looks better I hope.

[Anonymous No.6873967]

>>6873864
Haven't used it much to be honest, only have a few cartridges that came with it when I bought it, and they're mostly just kindergarten-level edutainment games. The two actual games I have are "Chess", which is just chess, and "The Attack", which is a sort of top-down shooter. It's alright, nothing extremely special. Seems like it would be nice if you know/want to learn BASIC though. Keyboard is decent but it's not mechanical, and they key travel is a bit short.
>>6873941
These are the cheapest PVMs listed on eBay right now, both broken. There's a few monochrome ones for around $100 + shipping. A color 8 inch PVM broadcast monitor is $150 for a television you can't see from more than 3 feet away.
>>6873946
Thanks for the advice, I'll have to try this

[Anonymous No.6873975]

>>6873954
not trolling
some of my favorites have a rough exterior
our garage battlestation seems like a legitimate fire-hazard but i refuse to part with it

[Anonymous No.6873987]

>>6873967
Alright, if that strategy for getting crts works, post your trophies here, or make another thread for it.

[Anonymous No.6874014]

>>6873382
>Still not a single one worth buying on Craigslist
People are giving away CRTs for free near me. It doesn't have to be a PVM or anything fancy. Just pick up a cheap one for now.
And don't be a retard and buy a shitty 8-inch PVM for $100.
>>6873351
Looks pretty comfy

[Anonymous No.6874036]

>>6873382
try looking for your local facebook "junk/giving away for free" groups(not marketplace), I got mine there for free with remote locally, I even had few from choice from

[Anonymous No.6874050]

>>6874036
What is that chair? It looks comfy.

[Anonymous No.6874061]

>>6874050
https://jysk.fi/olohuone/nojatuolit/nojatuoli-rahi-hundslund-musta
Worth every penny

[Anonymous No.6874065]

>>6874036
>PSX on the side
WHY, ANON, WHY? Just get a new laser, don't
>PCE on top of the GCN
Actually neat, but I suppose it's a pain to change discs.
>Wii without stand
Get it, otherwise it's so ugly.
>all those Everdrive around
Pretty practical setup, anon, good stuff.

[Anonymous No.6874132]

>>6873441
Check all thrift stores in your area. Most have stopped accepting them but there is one random store accross town from me that still sales them. Its a chain store too and all the other stores of that chain around here dont accept them. I got a trinitron from their cheap. I got another 29" trinitron from a flea market. That place normally doesnt have any but i just happend to visit that day and there it was. Now i just want to pick up a small one to put on my desktop. Honestly they are about too much trouble though. I end up playing more on my computer monitor than the crts. I would probably use a small desktop crt more though.

[Anonymous No.6874138]

>>6872176
of course you're playing RPGs, since any other genre sucks shit when emulated

[Anonymous No.6874752]

>>6869120
Really simple setup, and kind of a mess. I have a whole bunch of different controllers for these consoles as well, and I'm getting some more in a package from Japan in a week or so.

[Anonymous No.6875687]

>>6873415

Fox and the grapes

[Anonymous No.6875930]

>>6869183

[Anonymous No.6875979]

Honestly who needs that lego set when you can have the real thing?

[Anonymous No.6876749]

>>6874752
based and comfy

>>6875979
when i see grown men with toys i begin to become nervous

i collect vintage/antique electronics but they all are functional and i dont keep anything that is broken

[Anonymous No.6876757]

>>6875979
i have that controller &
honestly i feel like i do a shittier job with it

i get farther in most games with a dpad
but it could be the fact that im only 30 &
didnt have too many arcades near me

[Anonymous No.6876779]

[Anonymous No.6878090]

[Anonymous No.6878094]

>>6878090

[Anonymous No.6878098]

>>6878090
>>6878094

its my day off
i cleaned like i promised

[Anonymous No.6878849]

There's an offer for a free black 14'' Samsung CI-14F1T near me. It only has scart though, but I don't have any CRTs. Should I pick it up? I mean, that thing looks cute and in good condition.

[Anonymous No.6879126]

>>6878849
yes if you get cold feet you can always ditch it

[Anonymous No.6879181]

>>6874036
>PAL SNES
Seriously, why? You have a Japanese Saturn and an original Famicom, so you're obviously not retarded.

[Anonymous No.6879193]

>>6878849
Sure, go ahead, save it.
>Samsung CI-14F1T
I don't really trust anything that isn't a Sony or Bang & Olufsen, but it will do for now I guess.
>It only has scart though.
What's wrong? That's the only widespread consumer standard port that takes RGB.

[Anonymous No.6879225]

>>6879126
>>6879193
I just came back from picking it up. I has a few signs of old age, but one can't even notice them because it's matte black. It's a lovely little thing. I had forgotten about the hiss, and I don't do well with high pitch noises, but I might get used to it. I'm using a Wii to emulate and it so good it's unbelievable. It even does the image flicker when going to the game/menu does to the change between progressive and interlaced. And of course I set the emulator to 60HZ.
>>6879193
>but it will do for now I guess
My thoughts exactly. I've been getting intro retro stuff for the past months and I'm 27yo, and I think it's important to learn from things from the past in order to understand the ones from the present/future. Plus, I was emulating on the Switch using shaders, but for some reason it's not the same. Perhaps the CRT reminds me of my childhood.
>What's wrong? That's the only widespread consumer standard port that takes RGB.
I keep seeing that component is better than composite, and that's why I bought them for the PS2 and Wii to use on my LCD. Shouldn't make much difference in a 14'', but still.

[Anonymous No.6879296]

>>6879225
>I keep seeing that component is better than composite
Component works the same way except it uses another colour space. Only the Gamecube, Wii and PS2 are natively YpBpR, but converting to RGB is lossless.

[Anonymous No.6879297]

>>6879225
>I had forgotten about the hiss, and I don't do well with high pitch noises, but I might get used to it.
You will, I got used to it within a day.

[Anonymous No.6879324]

>>6879296
>Only the Gamecube, Wii and PS2 are natively YpBpR
I had no idea. So do you think that forcing the Wii to NTSC while using composite will be ok for anything up to N64? What about Gamecube? Should I emulate that on the 55'' LCD or still in CRT?
>>6879297
Yeah, I think it had a lot from not working for a while. It's only been a couple hours and it's already much better. It's hardly noticeable when playing games anyway, especially when the volume isn't low, which there's no need for me, since I live by myself.

[Anonymous No.6879339]

>>6869120
My setup. NES, Master System/Genesis, SNES, and VCR all running through Composite on the switch box on the left. 3DO, PSX, N64, Dreamcast, and Laserdisc player running through S-Video on the left switch box. PS2 running through component. Small TV on top is for watching DVDs if I'm mindlessly grinding in something.

All audio is running through the Panasonic stereo in the cabinet, which also plays records.

[Anonymous No.6879345]

>>6879339
S-Video is the right switch box, my bad.

The PSX is also mod-chipped.

[Anonymous No.6879382]

>>6879181
Anon, I'm sure you'll find region-changing guides for SNES pretty easily.
It's really doesn't matter where you get your console, they all can be modded to output ideal burgerious 60hz.

[Anonymous No.6879418]

>>6879324
>So do you think that forcing the Wii to NTSC while using composite will be ok for anything up to N64?
Get an RGB cable for your Wii.
>What about Gamecube? Should I emulate that on the 55'' LCD or still in CRT?
CRT as always.

[Anonymous No.6879423]

>>6879418
>Get an RGB cable for your Wii.
Yeah, but that's the problem. The CRT only has scart, and cheap composite to component boxes are usually shit.

[Anonymous No.6879445]

>>6879423
Hence why you get an RGB SCART cable for the Wii. They exist.

[Anonymous No.6879486]

>>6879181
its been modded with switchless 50/60hz+region changer, it plays perfectly all games across all regions
>>6874065
>WHY, ANON, WHY? Just get a new laser, don't
I changed the whole laser thing thing but its still hit or miss, sometimes games gets stuck in infinite loading screens and turning it to the side fixed it, or at least it works 97% of the time(some games are still stubborn), Im waiting for proper ODE so I dont have to deal with ps1 discs ever again.
>Get it, otherwise it's so ugly.
I have and I dont care, it just takes extra space for no benefit.

[Anonymous No.6879490]

>>6879486
>I changed the whole laser thing thing but its still hit or miss, sometimes games gets stuck in infinite loading screens and turning it to the side fixed it, or at least it works 97% of the time(some games are still stubborn), Im waiting for proper ODE so I dont have to deal with ps1 discs ever again.
PSX have RF-points on board to finely calibrate pot on laser, have you did it?

[Anonymous No.6879505]

>>6879445
Just checked Amazon and it's even an Amazon's Choice. Less than £10, but I'll fuck around with setting up everything first and then I'll decide if I want to spend that money.
Since it seems you're knowledgeable, does the viewing angle in a CRT matter like in an LCD? I was thinking about putting it below my LCD, but it's really low, almost on the floor.

[Anonymous No.6879524]

>>6879505
NTSC GCN and Wii don't have RGB. They don't have RGB signals on pinout and they just different.
Don't dare to insert RGB-Scart into NTSC console, you'll flow 12v into sync-line and short your RGB equipment.

[Anonymous No.6879525]

>>6879505
>Since it seems you're knowledgeable, does the viewing angle in a CRT matter like in an LCD?
I dunno, I view my CRTs head on.
>>6879524
Since his CRT has SCART he likely has a PAL Wii.

[Anonymous No.6879530]

>>6879505
>Since it seems you're knowledgeable, does the viewing angle in a CRT matter like in an LCD?
Of course, not. You can view CRT from everywhere, that's a feature.

[Anonymous No.6879617]

>>6879525
>Since his CRT has SCART he likely has a PAL Wii.
Yeah. Wii is from Portugal and CRT from England. CRT seems to handle both 50HZ and 60HZ too.
>>6879530
>Of course, not. You can view CRT from everywhere, that's a feature.
Yeah, I think I just need to get used to it. I don't really want it beside my LCD because there's the fridge on the other side and everything looks cramped. Meanwhile, under the LCD in a modern middle table along with the consoles it looks nice, since the CRT is black.
I also just figured I can watch old anime on the Wii, so that's another plus.

[Anonymous No.6879628]

>>6879617
>I also just figured I can watch old anime on the Wii, so that's another plus.
How?

[Anonymous No.6879651]

>>6872697
Genesis has stereo sound dumb ass. Games have music and it sounds better on better speakers. What's to argue about?

[Anonymous No.6879678]

>>6879628
There's plenty of homebrew software for video playback on Wii, but I personally use my fat PS3 for that.

[Anonymous No.6879682]

>>6879628
You can use WiiMC or Mplayer CE. They play mkv files and display subtitles properly too. Not sure if they can handle special subtitle formats and 10bit/HEVC codec, but I played a 480p episode of Rurouni Kenshin just fine.
I still need to figure out why the external HDD can't be found (both players support NTSC), and there's also FTP, so I might go that route, since my laptop is always on.

[Anonymous No.6879706]

>>6879628
softmod(piss easy) + usb stick/hdd or alternatively just sd card + homebrew channel + program to play videos

[Anonymous No.6879730]

>>6879706
I'll just open kissanime on an hdtv, thanks

[Anonymous No.6879737]

>>6879678
>>6879682
>>6879706
I already used WiiMC, but not interested in feeding video through USB or SD.
Tried UMS (Universal Media Server, and it even worked somewhat), but transcoded quality is shit, my laptop is too weak, and I don't know how to tweak it.

[Anonymous No.6879756]

>>6871423
I just use a regular Spectre flatscreen(?) TV and a PS2 slim. Nothing fancy.

[Anonymous No.6879772]

>>6879737
As I said, there's an FTP option. I don't think that requires transcoding.
>>6879730
Streamers are the worst kind, desu. If you said you downloaded, you'd be fine.

[Anonymous No.6879804]

>>6879772
>As I said, there's an FTP option. I don't think that requires transcoding.
Of course it requires it, there's no way Wii will just go and play 720p/1080p BDRip.
If only someone knew how to setup some media-server for Wii or Xbox or whatever else console has video-player with enough functionality.

[Anonymous No.6879820]

>>6869284
I wonder about this too. I'm illiterate in regards to sound but I remember growing up even average people generally spent a lot of money on speakers and sound. Now it's rare to even see speakers in someones home. Maybe a big reason is the death of the 2nd hand market? idk

[Anonymous No.6879850]

>>6879617
>Wii is from Portugal and CRT from England
There's no "Portugese Wii" or anything of the sort. Mostly people in the UK seems to think there are UK versions of consoles. There's NTSC-J, NTSC-U and PAL usually. A lot of consoles also had Korean versions but these are nearly always the same as the Japanese version in everything but branding. Samsung distributed Sega's consoles in Korea under their own name for example.
>CRT seems to handle both 50HZ and 60HZ too.
I haven't found a single TV that didn't handle 60hz. Most of the ones that don't are from the 70s or earlier. I do have a set that doesn't take NTSC colour, but everything but the Famicom is RGB anyway.

[Anonymous No.6879868]

>>6879804
>Of course it requires it, there's no way Wii will just go and play 720p/1080p BDRip.
I thought you only wanted 480p like me. I don't see a reason to watch HD content on a non HD CRT.
>>6879804
>If only someone knew how to setup some media-server for Wii or Xbox or whatever else console has video-player with enough functionality.
There's xbmc, which is de old Kodi.
>>6879850
>There's no "Portugese Wii" or anything of the sort
I know, both UK and Portugal are PAL. I was just saying.
>>6879850
>I haven't found a single TV that didn't handle 60hz. Most of the ones that don't are from the 70s or earlier.
I'm still fairly new to retro stuff, compared to most people around here, so I'm always learning.

[Anonymous No.6879884]

>Radioshack TV Scoreboard
Not hooked up right now since it's a bit of an asspain to do so.
>Turbografx-16
My most recent console purchase, waiting for a Turbo Everdrive in the mail.
>Master System
Connected via RF, going to get an Everdrive for it at some point.
>Atari 7800
Not connected right now, need to find and test my cables.
>Sega Model 1 Tower of Power
Yeah I know it's the shitty later model 1 but it works fine for me. I have to ghettorig the stereo jack to RCA due to the 32X not wanting to putput sound for some reason but it outputs video fine. Just got an Everdrive for Genesis and 32X games, Sega CD technically works but the tray needs repair and save battery needs to be replaced.
>3DO
Composite RCA
>Saturn
Composite RCA, softmodded via Action Replay cart and PseudoSaturn.
>Dreamcast
Composite RCA
>Atari 2600
RF, going to get an Uno flashcart for it with my next paycheck
>PSone
Not hooked-up right now, I swap my OG model with it for games with copy protection schemes since my OG model's modchipped.
>NES
RF, waiting on a Chinese Everdrive N8 in the mail.
>SNES
Composite RCA, just got SD2SNES for it.
>Wii
Softmodded via Letterbomb, composite RCA.
>N64
Composite RCA, has an ED64 plus flashcart.
>Gamecube
Composite RCA, softmodded via Action Replay and Swiss with an SD Gecko and 64GB microSD attached to the bottom.
>Xbox
Softmodded via Rocky5, composite RCA.
>PSX
Composite RCA, modchipped to play CD-R's.
>PS2
Softmodded via FMCB, composite RCA.
>Xbox 360
Composite RCA. Hoping a softmodding solution comes about eventually.
>PS3
Softmodded via CFW and PS3Hen, composite RCA.

>VCR
Panasonic manufactured in November 2005, with the JVC switcher and Laserdisc player connected to it going into the TV.
>Laserdisc
Pioneer manufactured in June 1995, logo decal fell off at some point and haven't been able to find it.
>TV
Sanyo manufactured circa 2005 with component and S-video but I can't be fucked to get all my consoles hooked up that way at the moment.

[Anonymous No.6879892]

>>6879884
I'll post pictures later, it's a bit cluttered but it works for me.

[Anonymous No.6879948]

>>6879868
>I thought you only wanted 480p like me. I don't see a reason to watch HD content on a non HD CRT.
Yes, but I'm not about to transcode every release down to 480p. And that solution is media-server.
>There's xbmc, which is de old Kodi.
I tried it with UMS, too, but it's too unstable on weak laptop.

[Anonymous No.6879952]

>>6879948
I'd say just use DVD-R's or a USB adapter with a flash drive and be done with it.

[Anonymous No.6879957]

>>6879952
>I'd say just use DVD-R's or a USB adapter with a flash drive and be done with it.
Anon, I'll still need to transcode them down to DVD's level.
I think, you never heard about media-servers or DLNA.

[Anonymous No.6879998]

>>6879957
I don't have the time or the resources to set up a home server where I can keep an ethernet cable plugged into my Xbox or PS3 at all times, so it just wouldn't be viable for me even though my PC's perfectly capable of transcoding video without bullshit. I just put a pack of videos on a USB flash drive and swap em out for others when I want.

[Anonymous No.6880004]

>>6879948
>I'm not about to transcode every release down to 480p
But you can download 480p releases. I have a bunch of them, like Sailor Moon, Bleach, Rurouni Kenshin, Pokémon, etc.

[Anonymous No.6880029]

>>6880004
Old nyaa is dead and new one is full of rereleases in 10bit or just BDRips.

[Anonymous No.6880032]

>>6880004
Whatever, streaming is just more convenient.

[Anonymous No.6880047]

>>6873382
What would you do for an original IBM electric typewriter from the mid 70's? Seems like only a hop skip and a jump away from collecting simple calculators and adding machines.

[Anonymous No.6880054]

>>6873780
All that and you don't even have the best Wheel of Fortune game that doesn't even work on an Ever-Drive. Wheel of Fortune 64.

[Anonymous No.6880056]

>>6879884
>composite
>even fucking rf

[Anonymous No.6880063]

>>6875979
Based as fuck.

[Anonymous No.6880067]

>>6876757
Same. The SNES/NES Capcom fightstick is better, but I think I'd still prefer something quality out of Japan or custom made from the US.

[Anonymous No.6880074]

>>6879339
Why are those speaker boxes so big for what's in them? LMAO... Fucking Emerson.

[Anonymous No.6880093]

>>6880056
If it doesn't look like dogshit like a crappy old TV I had when I was a kid, why bother at that point instead of.just emulating?

[Anonymous No.6880106]

>>6880093
Did you have all those consoles growing up?

[Anonymous No.6880129]

>>6880106
I had PS1, and SNES, and family members/friends had most of the other consoles I got to play except for the TG16 and 3DO.

[Anonymous No.6880132]

>>6880129
Why did you get the TG16 and 3DO then? Isn't that a bit unfaithful to the original experience then?

[Anonymous No.6880160]

>>6880132
LMAO... Learn2Cope

[Anonymous No.6880165]

>>6880160
What are you implying that I'm trying to cope with by pointing out holes in your reasoning?

[Anonymous No.6880182]

>>6880132
Just because I thought they were neat consoles. My uncle had a TG16 but sold it before I was born and the 3DO has no copy protection which makes getting games to play on it a piece of cake.

[Anonymous No.6880204]

>>6880160

>>6880165 isn't me by the way.
Another reason being that while component/S-video cables and switches aren't expensive by themselves they add up over time if you have a lot of hardware, and it's just trouble to keep up and hardmod everything to support those formats. SCART/VGA isn't commonplace on consumer grade CRT's here in burgerland either.

[Anonymous No.6880653]

>>6879884
That's a lot of stuff.

[Anonymous No.6880754]

>>6873351
>>6873351
That looks supremely comfy and modest, man. Good job, it’s like staring straight through a portal to 2002 in a small town somewhere in the Midwest. No huge flatscreens suspended in midair or cold steel racks lined with endless consoles and cases. Just the good shit and a comfy fren to keep you company.

[Anonymous No.6880762]

>>6873382
I feel your pain, I got lucky and found a mint CRT in a back room at work. One of the old classroom models that has a VCR built into it. I snatched that up the day I found it and look forward to mating it with my N64 in the future.

[Anonymous No.6880785]

>>6875687
>you’re j-jealous
No dude, I’m not the guy you’re replying to, but many who are into comfy retro vidya find the whole “hardcore battle station Code Red GAYMER” vibe borderline nauseating. Seeing all those harsh flatscreens with tryhard wallpapers and piles of plastic crap surrounding them actually makes me sick.

[Anonymous No.6880818]

>>6880074
No idea. My grandpa just found them in his attic and asked if I wanted them. They sound pretty good.

[Anonymous No.6881429]

>>6876757
I really like it for some reason, I mainly use it for the turbo switches for games like gradius

[Anonymous No.6881438]

>>6873441
Estate sales are a great place to find crts for decent prices. also if you happened to be in AR I could hook you up with a set.

[Anonymous No.6881489]

>>6873441
There was a smaller thrift store down the street from me that was God-tier for finding CRT's but they were driven out of business by the fucking virus.

[Anonymous No.6881709]

>>6873441
Have you had a look at freecycle?

[Anonymous No.6882463]

>>6869120
I don't have space for a dedicated /vr/ setup, so have this hybrid one instead.

[Anonymous No.6882646]

>>6882463

Got, I wish I had the PVM in the middle. The 2030 is just shy of being the perfect size

[Anonymous No.6882669]

>>6880785
I thought his setup looked cool, but I agree. I'm not into "busy" spaces myself either.

[Anonymous No.6882782]

>>6882463
i approve

i miss my big wood entertainment system now
the all back everything is more modern but
something about the heavy solid wood was
relaxing for some reason...
my favorite of all time
no photo though
currently

[Anonymous No.6882790]

>>6882463
quick question:
does the sega master system support sg-1000 games and do they render properly?
i was thinking of picking one up
but might choose the mark3

[Anonymous No.6882791]

>>6882463
I really like this but I honestly think it would look better if you replaced that flat panel on the wall with a picture or a mirror or something. Clearly, that's the best spot in the room for it but still...

[Anonymous No.6882810]

>>6880054
>>6880054
anon i....
it's literally IN the photo.
also that game DOES work in the everdrive
my friends and i play that and jeopardy all the time

its cheeseball but hilarious with 3-4 players

[Anonymous No.6882848]

>>6882463
Whats the point in having 3 PVMs?

[Anonymous No.6882932]

>>6882790
>does the sega master system support sg-1000 games and do they render properly?
Not out of the box due to BIOS differences. Works fine when booted from an appropriately designed flashcart, though.

>>6882848
>Whats the point in having 3 PVMs?
Allows for multiplayer without having to cram everybody in front of the central monitor. The central PVM already weighs 120 pounds, and a meaningful size upgrade would both be too large and too heavy for the furniture.

[Anonymous No.6882951]

>>6882848
the girls like being able to play independently on a whim

last time we did a "game night" we had the sega cd/everdrive on one tv
and ps1 on another
+whatever reality garbage tv on the flatscreen

>>6882932
i think im getting the mark 3 anon
tards online are saying the american master system doesnt render sg-1000 colors correctly (+im an idiot collector and want a few titles on cart as well)

test "girls garden" and see if it runs ok if you get a chance / i love the look of coleco era videogames for some reason even though i was born after that time period

[Anonymous No.6882956]

>>6882951
not him btw
just saying why a lot of people keep multiple tvs and often have them all up and running at the same time....

[Anonymous No.6882980]

>>6882956
>just saying why a lot of people keep multiple tvs and often have them all up and running at the same time....
Usually that's a matter of showing off a setup on full blast. I don't bother using more than one TV at a time when I'm playing on my own outside the occasional photo-op. Waste of electricity and tube life otherwise.

[Anonymous No.6883003]

>>6882980
i dont leave anything plugged in whatsoever
cant speak for anyone else
but that's likely the case
or some type of switching setup

[Anonymous No.6883291]

>>6873351
just got that exact same crt from a seller on facebook, it's fantastic

[Anonymous No.6883314]

[Anonymous No.6884126]

Temple of comfyness

[Anonymous No.6884290]

>>6883314
Very nice, what're ya hoarding all those CRT's for though?
>>6884126
Also nice. I have that same Switcher bought off Amazon.

Still need to post pics of mine I gotta get all my work from home shit out of the way.