Thank you for noticing!, technically the MegaDrive should be next to the Famicom but there’s a conflict between wanting them in chronological order and having it look strange with the MegaDrive (soon to have a 32x ontop) towering over the Fami and Sufami haha.
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I would also prefer to have the older consoles at the top but it would have looked terrible accommodating for the height of the MegaDrive on the top shelf.
If you put the Megadrive on the left side, that would make a Sega Column of Power on that side of the shelf!
Well…we made a change to our seating situation. My gal wanted a couch we could cuddle on instead of the loveseat. So we moved that into our bedroom, switched the position of the lounge chair and table, and got us this bright, beautiful beast:
I love it but am also not sure if I went too bold haha. Orange takes a lot of getting used to. I’m pretty sure I’m happy with it?!
Half the time I’m like “why did we get something so orange?” Then the other half it’s like “fuck yeah it’s orange!!!”
I’ve only had it for a day or so. Every piece of furniture feels weird at first so I’m letting it grow on me.
Not sure if I should leave it bare or keep some cushions/a throw blanket on it yet.
Does it look crazy or does it fit the space?
Honestly looks like a better setup. Seating looks more centered and the color didn’t stand out.
Course I’m not the person to give advise since I just have a single armchair with an end table for my drink and a raised table for a laptop dead center in front of the TV.
It’s the perfect shade of orange. Goes very well.
Yeah, your set up is awesome. Looks great!
Your setup looks great, very tidy. Is that Dali speakers you have ? I have a pair of Spektor 2’s and I love them, they punch well above their weight and the bass they can produce is incredible. What type do you have and what do you think of them ?
They’re infinity primus… I’m not sure about the model number though. They’re over a decade old now.
They’re great for a setup on a budget. Decent bass for such cheap shelf speakers.
I really want a subwoofer though since I listen to a lot of jazz and the bass lines can be a bit muddy on them.
And thanks dudes. I’m starting to get used to it.
It looks great. The color rocks.
Beautiful.
whistes Awesome set up!
That setup is pure SEX
Absolutely fantastic. You have what I’ve always wanted: a nice modern TV mounted directly above a great CRT
Well, even better, he has TWO great CRTs. One tate, and one multi-synch if I’m not mistaken.
Very versatile.
Haha thanks. I like catching up on shows while playing mister,usually rpgs. Was worried about putting the tv on top but I remember stacking 6+ pvms on each other without a care.
Really nice, I like it! I love having casters on things. I have them on my workbench, tool chest, and wire rack shelving in the garage. It’s so easy to roll around clean up under/behind. I can see it being super beneficial for an AV setup as well. Hmm, casters on an entertainment center…
It’s PVM stand building season, lol. I built a small table in the office for the 13" PVM. It was scrap wood in the garage, so not looking too hot, but I had the time and wanted to test out a pocket hole jig as well (works great). I added some left over paint from other house projects to the top and base. I was going to stain the top, which I regret not doing because I think it would have looked a lot better. Oh well.
I like how it gets the monitor up at a better viewing angle when I’m sitting in the desk chair. It also opens up some space underneath (which I’m clearly not utilizing well yet lol). I may mount the little amp to one of the legs or underneath. I need access to the back though to swap audio cables from MiSTer to Dreamcast (used on the LCD to the left).
The PVM is mostly a MiSTer dedicated monitor right now although I’ve been considering moving a PS1 or PS2 into the space also as it has another RGB input card that I’m not currently using.
I really like that the wood is painted white. It looks great with the color of the monitor.
14 inch pvms are really fantastic with nice pixel density. I sometimes miss playing on the one I have in storage right now. I hope to turn it into dedicated shmup screen when I have room someday.
Setup update: I got a new CRT!
And when I say new, I mean new – new new, like new in box new old stock.
Not the first time I’ve gone for that, actually all but one of the CRTs I own are new old stock, including a few spares. I really only went for this one as an extra spare at first – put in a lowball (but fair!) offer thinking if I get it it’d be nice as a backup. Only after it was accepted, I realized it was quite a nice screen.
My old screen in this set up was a generic security monitor made by a Korean OEM named Hitron, which was closely affiliated with Samsung and had a low end, consumer-like Samsung slot-mask tube in it. I still really like the way the image on that looks, but compared to that screen this Panasonic one is:
It can’t all be good though – the higher TVL makes 480i flicker a LOT more noticeable. I spent a good chunk of the evening fiddling with service menu (beam intensity juiced), main menu (sharpness brought down), and focus knob (externally accessible, thankfully, to just bring it a bit softer), and I think I’ve got it a lot more tolerable for 480i with a touch softer scans for 240p. It was genuinely razor sharp right out of box:
Wow, looks great!
