My previous “setup” was a total mess. I rearranged my room a while ago, but didn’t get around to build a nice setup until now.
The first step was to build something that my Philips 32PW9951 HD CRT could sit on. It weighs 50kg (110lbs), so I didn’t bother to much with finding some piece of furniture that could hold it. I ended up using a kitchen top with 6 strong metal feet (40cm/15.7" in height) screwed into it. It ended up working pretty well.
While the drawers that my smaller Sony KV-21FX20D stands on aren’t perfect, its good enough for now.
I still neede something to put all my consoles into, so I bought a used shelf for 15€ and removed the backside so that I can route my cables through.
I think it fits really well, there was also space for my VHS player, scart switch and a lamp on the side too.
I really like how it turned out. All my consoles are connected now and it’s sooo much better than it all was before. I acutally want to sit down and play something now.
This is what’s connected now:
- Wii U (AV out over YPbPr, directly to the CRT)
- PC (15m HDMI cable to HDMI switch, then to the CRT)
- Switch (HDMI, also to the HDMI switch at first)
- DVD Player (not yet connected, need a bigger scart switch)
- VHS Player (also not connected)
- Gamecube (RGB scart to scart switch, then to my other CRT)
- Wii (same as Gamcube)
- PS2 (also same as Gamecube)
Congratulations, fantastic work! The hard work that y’all put into preserving CRTs is incredible. Side note: I developed two slipped discs just reading it.
Hey thank you so much! Stuff like this is part of the CRT gaming experience, right? Getting the HD CRT up there was a total pain, my brother helped me but it’s such a monstrosity that a third person would have been useful as well haha
I had a 36" Sony Wega so I completely understand. I stupidly got rid of it when HD flatscreens became ubiquitous.
