To really get you in the right headspace it's 11 PM and there's a Google Home Mini playing What Is Love quietly in the corner
Whatever. I wanted an excuse to draw a map of this abomination
you had time to map it but you didnt have time to just get in there and do some cable management lmao
Zip ties or cable sleeves, I have a rats nest behind my desk that went away instantly with a zip up cable sleeve.
Doesn't look impossible to me.
For the horror on the left side, keep the power on the ground, and put everything else above it, and it's not so bad. If a cable's too long, bunch it up with a tie so that it doesn't get everywhere. If 2+ cables of the same type need to travel together, tie them to each other. For the xbox hard drive, put it on top of the xbox.
I should've mentioned this but the image isn't exactly to scale; the ps3 is on top of the 360 for example, and certain things are where they are because I had to use cables I already had that were too short to use neatly
I clicked it and the white screen blinded me for a bit. Love this site but that be jaring. Also the diagram thing reminds me of some alien blueprint since I don't understand it. No offense. I be thick so more my fault for not getting.
now I want to map my stupid console setup. I filled up two power strips just so I wouldn't have to go back there and swap plugs.
How do I upload images on chapo instead of imgur?
Edit: fuckit, imgur
Just imagine what it looks like behind that ikea tv console. Its impossible to bind the cables in a way that it comes apart nicely. My last move I just left all the HDMI cables plugged into the splitter and packed it as a unit.
WHY DO YOU NEED ALL 4 PLAYSTATIONS ALL OF THEM CAN PLAY PS1 GAMES
WHY IS YOUR WII USING HDMI
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
the PlayStation 1 shares the comp cable with the ps2 actually, thats a mistake. the playstation was free, the ps3 was free, the ps2 is from childhood, and the ps4 was the first console I bought new since the 360. I actually have two PS2s fat and slim, both from childhood but the fat's disk drive is a little odd. I've been meaning to find a hdd to load games onto.
Wii is using HDMI because a friend gave me an adapter and my tv only has one of the composite RCA inputs so the xbox, ps1/2, and n64 gotta share. It also has better picture that way.
There is also a gamecube that I don't plug in because the Wii is overall better and has an external HDD for any game I want. The gamecube just sits on a shelf looking cute.
Doesn't answer why you have a completely redundant console in your setup to begin with
Some people are
gayretro enthusiasts, Turk.I've got a PSX, PS2, and PS3. X-box and X-box 360, for instance.
The 360 doesn't play all OG XBOX games (and some that it does have emulation issues) so that's understandable, but all PS generations can play PS1 games and the original fat PS3s can play PS2 too
Can PS3/PS4 actually play PS1 disks? or do I need to ask Sony if I can buy a 25 year old game again?
I really don't play the PS1 much but I have room on the setup so it makes my slight autism happy to see the sony consoles lined up nice.
The PS3 can for sure play the discs and I'm pretty sure the PS4 can too
I have like 2 PS1 games that are worth playing so I might as well just plug in the og occasionally for the experience.
Ps3 in 2020 is true hot couch dirtbag left shit. If you got a ps5 you're a lib.
Best part is I bought it like a month ago (the 360 I've had for a decade though). Couch isn't particularly hot but it'll soon be replaced with a jumbo bean bag chair
If you are interested all PS3's can be exploited now, allowing for PS2 emulation on all models as well as getting basically all the games for free. If you want any more details just ask.
https://www.psx-place.com/threads/4-87-1-hfw-hybrid-firmware.31958/
https://www.psx-place.com/threads/tutorial-ps3hen-the-great-ps3-hen-all-in-one-guide.24369/
https://www.psx-place.com/threads/update-4-87-ps3hen-v3-0-2-view-latest-changes-to-the-ps3-exploit-for-superslims-noncfw-models.23955/
Do at your own risk oviously
I've done it and it's really easy, also PS3 emulation isn't quite working yet and requires a beastly PC
How else am I gonna play I'm Blue Da Boo Dee Da Boo Die hands free
My cat would have a field day with this. She's not the only reason I have good cable management, but she's a big one
The thing you see is a Steam Link but I also have the OG Android TV box (Nexus Player) near the back
Oh nice, do you ever notice any latency with the controls? I'm weird about that stuff. The nexus player was pretty dope w/ the chromecast built in.
With the Steam Link? No not really, it's using Ethernet now so everything is really smooth. Kinda funny to imagine the data traveling from my computer 10 feet away to the other side of the house where the router is and back though
Mite have to check that out I got a big TV that I never use in the living room.
It's pretty sick, works with every wired controller I've tried too, including 3rd party Switch Pro Controllers that you can find for like $10-15 (there's even an option to remap the buttons to the Xbox layout automatically). The Link itself is discontinued though so it'll be hard to find for cheap
That's what you gotta do when you're working with a limited supply of cables
Got it when it was on clearance for like $2.50, wish I'd snagged another
Ah, I got mine preordering the Steam controller. It's far better than the Steam controller.
As an audio engineer I can say that XLR cable ties are waaaay better for managing tons of wires and much easier if/when you need to rearrange them. Zip ties are annoying because you can only use them once and you have to throw them away and use a new one if you need to change stuff.
zip ties that you cut the ends off of are also absurdly good at murdering your hands. I've bled on so much shit because of fucking zip ties.
Or if your mom's incredibly moody and might ask you to rearrange or move your setup at any time
YOU CAN TIE THE LOOSE SHIT
For fucks sake just wrap or tie cables that are going the same direction so they're not splaying out all over the place.
You have to have some kind of string or old shoelaces or even paper clips or some shit.
I hate you for making me look at this twice
DO YOU SEE ANY PLACES ON THE MAP WHERE THERE ARE A BUNCH OF CABLES RUNNING IN PARALLEL, BESIDES THE STUFF FROM THE CABINET WHICH PASSES THROUGH A HOLE IN THE BACK OF IT BASICALLY MAKING A NATURAL CHOKEPOINT ALREADY??
I'm not looking at this fucking dogshit set up any second longer. You know what you did wrong. FIX IT
I suggest using 3M strips to attach your steam link to your TV. It really streamlines the set up.
I actually did something similar when it was on my living room TV (used Sugru to mount it). Problem is I have wired controllers running from it and it'll end up coming from under the TV at an uncomfortable angle if I do that
Ahh gotcha. I'm probably one of fifty people who like and use the steam controller at the same time.
I got one of those too but it's a bit unintuitive for a lot of games I play
A switch pro controller shaped like one, yes! I have an actual gamecube on the other side of the room too though
