I just took this photo. Is my setup next level? I RGB modded the Sony if it helps.That a RetroPie setup at the bottom left?
I think it’s a MiSTer.
it is!
A7thStone is right, it’s a MiSTer in a custom “case” i made.
Sweet man, that setup right there is next level!
thanks!
I’m old enough to remember when this was peak entertainment technology.
Wow, old memory unlocked, we had that exact tv (or maybe another model that looked very similar). It was the good TV for a long time but never made it to be the less good TV in the basement because, well look at it, it’s a tube TV built into a fucking cabinet, just throw it out.
I remember my parents had a Magnavox wood finish tv console. That fucker weight more then a collapsed star I swear it took 3 people to move it from one corner to another.
Peak would’ve been a grey Zapper.
That’s eerily similar to what I grew up with. Like: “are you my sibling, and is that actually my old house”-level similar.
Edit:nm - we had wood floors, and the fan on the right was white.
See, now that’s just the TV stand for the newer TV on top!
But seriously, why the fake drawers in these? The drawer handles even rotated, but you’d just be pulling against the wood.
I remember back in the 90s I found a cabinet just like that, but without the TV. Since I was broke back then, I took it back to my place and used it as a computer desk.
My grandparents had one very much like this. It was so much fancier than ours. It even had a remote!
great picture. I’ll bet that TV didn’t even have one of the old style remotes to change channels
Looks like model used in cs_militia in Counter Strike Source. Or at least reminds me of it
Haha I have this setup to this day.
I use it for my regular Nintendo and Sega Genesis.
I’ll take it off your hands. Got to strong boys here with me. It took three of us to get this into house. So true it’s freaking heavy. It also swivels which I do find neat. Besides the old game console look better on the equipment they were built for.
I would never in a million years would consider this as “next level” unless there’s a MegaDrive behind those doors under the TV.
EDIT: those seem like DVD cases by the stereo, so I’ll have to revise my previous comment and demand either a Sega Saturn, a Playstation or a Nitendo64.
I think that’s a ps3 to the left of the TV
I disagree, that looks like a record player. You can see the plastic cover and what looks like part of the plate on top. There’s also a VCR and I doubt there were many instances of PS3s and VCRs being plugged into the same CRT. I don’t doubt it happened, but this is giving more late 90s/early 2000s than mid/late 2000s
Ya now that you mentioned it the plastic part isn’t curved
It’s definitely a record player and not a PS3
Oh, I was thinking this was late 90’s setup, but if that’s a PS3 then it’s like 10 years later… but isn’t that just like a book or something?
That is one strong unit, the thought of the weight of those devices gives me back pain.
Especially if you had to hookup a new system or player to it.
To play games from that era this is a next level setup.
Kind of still is.
We must go back
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What fascinates me is going back and watching TV shows designed for these size / type of capability TV’s, and how much less there is going on, in any frame. The characters are central, there’s no background action or skits, no huge flashing lights or whole moving cities, and it reminds me of the problems behind coco melon. I wonder if it does the same thing to adult brains it does to baby brains.
Thrift stores couldn’t sell those cabinets 10 years ago and now they won’t take them at all.
I’ve got one at my son’s place we need to get rid of. I probably should just get the sawzall and have him dispose over time
They’re hilariously worthless for anything but the original purpose. And that’s from a guy who repurposes crap off the side of the road every week.
Even if they’re real wood, the dimensions are useless. Maybe it could be chopped into a couple of tiny plant stands? LOL, now you got me thinking what I could do! Still, haven’t found a use for them after all these years.
Worked fine in my basement to hold homebrewing supplies. Mine was higher end and had closing doors for top and bottom.
Otherwise, I’ve thought of converting to wardrobe
Thank for saying this, and also nice to meet you, fellow roadside and bin scrapper!
Been thinking on starting a comm showcasing crap I found in the trash, see if others join in.
I’d sign on for that!
My next level is going back to that. Not with a huge CRT or a full-blown hifi system, but a nice place with a screen, some offline way to play music/audio, a few books maybe…
I have that exact Aiwa music player.
Last Sunday when I went back to my parents house, I noticed that the clock was blinking because there was a blackout, so I turned on and I saw that the 5 CD changer not only gets stuck but the laser doesn’t see the discs anymore 😢
I’m sad
I remember. My family was always poor but my parents understood the value of technology. all of us had pcs, and we had a nintendo in the living room.
Granted, we were poor, so the tech we hooked up to the tv was a bit behind. I was hype as fuck to finally have a copy of The Guardian Legend for NES while my best friend was playing mario sunshine.
I think I had the better childhood.
I’m just here to point out that I look down upon everybody, as I have some arbitrary consideration in my mind that makes me and the things I think, more next-levelier than all of you and what you like
