Looks great, I really like that cabinet you’ve got there.
Thanks, once we bought our house I made a point of finding a cabinet that could hold a bunch of consoles because for years before that our tv was on a coffee table which made having everything out unreasonable especially for cables.
So I finally took the time to restore my 27" CRT cart.
Before:
After:
I made sure to leave enough space for cable management:
I have enough paint left over to start on my next project. I’m going to try building a stand to house my overflow consoles from my 20" CRT setup.
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Huge upgrade in appearance of that furniture. Well done!
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A fine example of retrobright.
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It has been quite a while since I’ve posted in this thread. I’ve done a few updates to my basement CRT set up. Since the last time I posted I removed the vcr (it died) added an RGB NES, a Switch doc, a PS3, and a Corio downscaler.
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Thanks! I hope to add a cloth to the back to make it a little easier to hid the cords.
I wish all my retrobrighting went as well. 
Here’s my modest setup. I can’t remember if I posted in here before.
There’s a 1-Chip SFC, RGB modded AV Famicom, PAL Mega Drive with 50/60hz switch (unplugged at present), PS1, PS2, all running Scart RGB (with some cable swapping/sharing) through the passive scart switch, there’s also a soft modded Wii running Ypbpr, and the N64 on S-Video.
All of which is going to the 600 line 14" PVM.
Recently I picked up a second hand PC monitor, and had an old i5 Dell PC, which I added a bit more ram, and an HD 6450 card to, with CRT emudriver in mind.
I discovered that it plays some more modern indie pc titles that my 11 year old machine refuses to boot, and have been enjoying it as a console experience from the couch.
I’m not sure I could play mouse and keyboard games though.
It’s been great to play through Hollow Knight on a CRT. And I haven’t noticed any lag with a cheap PS1 to usb adapter.
Audio is running directly from the scart switch to the Pioneer amp, and then to some Aaron speakers (handmade Aussie things), and the PC is going out through the Focusrite interface via firewire for some quality digital to analogue conversion.
It also means it’s pretty quick to get set up for some recording, if that’s what takes my fancy instead of playing a game.
There’s also a CD player and blueray player for all my optical media I can’t bare to part with.
The unit the monitors are on I rebuilt from a larger coffee table. The ghetto mdf board on top is a temporary probably not fix. I can see an upgraded bit of cabinetry might be in order, but I also can’t see it when I turn the lights off.
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I bought a similar Dell Optiplex 790 this year and added a bit of ram. It is really impressive value IMO.
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Nice setup @Eccles. I love the guitar proximity!
I also keep my guitars in my gaming area, and often go from playing a game to strumming a couple of tunes, only to continue playing games.
Music and games go well together! 
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Great setup. I just finally put the major pieces together in my basement setup after acquiring my 32 in FV310 back in March. I’ll be posting some pics of that soon. Would you mind a pic of the back for cables? I’m considering zip tying some peg board to my shelf and then using ties on that to manage cables, with a cloth to cover it all but allow easy access
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Sure, I can do that. I don’t think my cable management is anything to write home about. The main thing I did was try to run the power strips cleanly on the back and keep as much as I could zip tied up to reduce run length. So a power brick has the loop tied up and runs directly into the back of the console. Behind the monitors I pretty much just let things hang. Still, if you like things a little more controlled going with peg board will give you a perfect way to manage everything exactly. I just like to be able to somewhat quickly switch things out if I need to.
Ok, my new setup version built around the 310. Steel shelf for that hi-fi basement sheik style. Not finished yet but in a playable state.
AV Fami with NES cart converter, Genesis and SNES are RGB concerting to component. PS2 and Wii are component. GC is s-vid.
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This is killer. It’s so neat without looking sterile. Controllers actually hooked up, arcade stick at the ready, games near at hand… this looks like a place made to enjoy!
How do you like that style of shelf? Is it good and sturdy? I was thinking of getting a couple of that style to replace my wire ones.
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You guys in your basements make me nervous just looking at the pictures… 
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Awesome set up! Looks like the best place to duck out of the summer heat and get in a couple rounds on a game. That’s one of the best things about a sweet basement set up! I love that TV too. I’d like to track down a large Sony CRT at some point and RGB mod it. How do you have your audio hooked up?
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Safe from the tornadoes but in the crosshairs of a flood? This is why I’ve split my collection across multiple floors in my house. I told my wife the multiple CRTs were part of our family “Risk Mitigation and Disaster Recovery Plan.” 
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You know it! My son calls my collection “The Inheritance”. I try to keep it well-protected. 
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Loving that Ascii stick, never seen that before. How is it? Nice set up!
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