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Show me your gaming setup
- Thread starter Kazin
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The New 3DS line got a family of docks in Japan; they're pretty simple but elegant, you stand the console on its hinge and it charges through pogo pins touching the contacts on either side of the port.
The Vita one is more obviously a kludge and I think the brushed metal aesthetic is extremely dated for anything besides appliances, but to be frank, it's the only Vita dock that looks any good at all. There's apparently a less common one for the PCH-2000 model too, since that just uses Micro-USB. It looks nicer but it's a Micro-USB dock; it's everyone's least favourite connector.
I'd also love to find the official PSP 2000/3000 charging dock, but they're incredibly rare and expensive so I've long since decided it's just not happening.
Aaaaaand while my officially licensed third-party one is fine, I really like the aesthetic of the first-party Dualshock 4 charger, so that's kind of been a beige whale of mine for a while.
I will stop talking about charging docks now.
Finally found some speakers that are shielded, small, fit with my aesthetic, and honestly sound pretty good with the various systems I have hooked up to my CRT - Bose Companion 2 Series II from 2010 or so. Have some decent bass and can get pretty loud - enough so that the scanline flickers a bit if it's too loud and the bass hits lol. Got some stands for them, too, since space is increasingly at a premium on my entertainment center:
As you can see, the right one is a bit dented, but that's just aesthetics - it sounds good and doesn't seem to be functionally damaged. That's why I got the set for $25, I think lol. I may put some other stuff up there with the speakers, assuming it looks good, since I've got plenty of room on those stands (they were far bigger than I thought they were gonna be).
I also finally grabbed a stereo out cable for my Genesis/32X so the speakers don't output in mono - this cable runs all the way to the second input on the speakers:
I wish the headphone out was in the back of the Genesis, but oh well, it sounds great!
As you can see, the right one is a bit dented, but that's just aesthetics - it sounds good and doesn't seem to be functionally damaged. That's why I got the set for $25, I think lol. I may put some other stuff up there with the speakers, assuming it looks good, since I've got plenty of room on those stands (they were far bigger than I thought they were gonna be).
I also finally grabbed a stereo out cable for my Genesis/32X so the speakers don't output in mono - this cable runs all the way to the second input on the speakers:
I wish the headphone out was in the back of the Genesis, but oh well, it sounds great!
Asked my wife to make some simple wood platforms for my speakers so it doesn't look so goofy like above, and this is what she turned out:
I like it! Not sure if I want to paint the wood black though (or stain it black, whatever, I'm not a woodworker lol). Thoughts?
I like it! Not sure if I want to paint the wood black though (or stain it black, whatever, I'm not a woodworker lol). Thoughts?
