post your gaming setups here

[notAFanB]

hi just wondered what kinda setups you guys have for your current machines.


mine:

Xbox,GC, PS2

RGB lead connects(Spider - shared)

multi purpose VGA box --> 17" flatpanel

28" sony trinitron (100Hz digital scan).

[marconelly!]

Xbox, PS2, DC
20" Flat screen Toshiba CRT
PS2 with component cable, Xbox with S-Video, DC with composite (also use it with VGA on my PC monitor)
MidiLand 5.1 system (got it dirt cheap on ebay, and it's surprisingly good)

[notAFanB]

Xbox, PS2, DC
MidiLand 5.1 system (got it dirt cheap on ebay, and it's surprisingly good)

nice :D

why no Component for Xbox( unless of course u ran outta connectors on ur tv).

[marconelly!]

That's exactly the reason. I ran out of connectors, and I use PS2 more often (also for DVD watching) Pro-scan is also not a factor as the TV doesn't support it :\

I have them both connected to audio receiver using digital cables, though - PS2 with optical, Xbox with optical -> copper cable (using radioshack converter :P ) That's because receiver has only one optical and one copper digital input. Everything works like charm!

[rabidrabbit]

PS2, connected with s-video to 52" RPTV.
Sony STR-DB840QS Dolby Digital / DTS receiver, 5.1 setup.
And old 300MHz PII PC (not a gaming PC anymore, except for snes emulators)

[notAFanB]

marconelly:

this might sound like a plug but I'd reommend the Spider all-in-one RGB lead.
(there is some slight signal degradation as a trade off though).

[maskrider]

PC : P4 2.66G/ATI R9700pro

Consoles : XB, GC, PS2 x 3, DC

Video processing : Propriety video processor prototype. Transcoder

Display : Philips 170W4P 17" widescreen LCD monitor

Sound : Sony HT-K215 DD/DTS 5.1 system, and 2 pretty good headphone systems

[Ug Lee]

TV - Orion 76cm widescreen TV. 100Hz. Composite, S-vid, RGB SCART and VGA support.

Xbox with a VGA Box (Gasper), PS2 with RGB SCART, GC with Composite (no s-vid in PAL console ugh!!), Dreamcast with VGA Box.

Sound via an old 90's model Sony Pro Logic system.

Guess which component is getting the upgrade treatment next? :oops:

[notAFanB]

TV - Orion 76cm widescreen TV. 100Hz. Composite, S-vid, RGB SCART and VGA support.

Xbox with a VGA Box (Gasper), PS2 with RGB SCART, GC with Composite (no s-vid in PAL console ugh!!), Dreamcast with VGA Box.

Sound via an old 90's model Sony Pro Logic system.

Guess which component is getting the upgrade treatment next? :oops:

VGA support? ...jebus :cry:

there no s-vid in PAL GC, it supports RGB tho (good luck finding a cable that works).

[Ug Lee]

Truth be told, I'd much rather a TV with component progressive support. Much easier to deal with in terms of component cables vs VGA boxes. Although I've seen a few TVs around lately with both..hmmm..

I've held off buying an RGB SCART cable for GC because I want one with stereo cables. So far the only one I find is sold for nearly $50 AUD via a local importer.

As we say - bugger that.

[london-boy]

17" LCD display, pro-scan compatible up to 1068x768 (i think) or more than capable of doing 720p, not that it is supported here in europe but i was thinking ahead of time :lol:

Ps2 with Blaze VGA Adapter (for the games that work with it) and Blaze RGB cables for everyhting else.

DVD REGION X so i dont get the green screen when watching DVDs at full RGB resolution as well as watching DVDs from any region (pretty cool software actually)

Sony STR-somethingsomethingsomething DD-DTS 5.1 system connected with optical cable to the PS2 (definately provides the best CD Playback i've heard. ever)

[maskrider]

17" LCD display, pro-scan compatible up to 1068x768 (i think) or more than capable of doing 720p, not that it is supported here in europe but i was thinking ahead of time :lol:

You can have it now, just buy the Philips 170W4p monitor (1280x768) and a transcoder, or wait a bit longer for cheaper models from Samsung which is also 17" wide screen with TV tuner and HDTV component inputs.

[Grall]

PS2/GC both on composite (grr) to old 14" Sony TV, have to fiddle behind it to switch between them, grrr.

Have S-video cable ready for PS2 when I buy a better TV, and will mod a Nintendo RGB cable to provide stereo in/out capability when I can afford one (heh).

5.1 surround sound via Sony HT-BE1, PS2 on optical and GC on analog (duh). Sweeeee-eet quality. :)

*G*

[ChryZ]

Sony 29" 4:3 TV (nice 16:9 mode though)
Sony STR-DA 50ES (DTS/AC3 amp), LS from B&W
Sony PS2 connected via RGB, planned: 19" Sony CRT using LinuxKit-VGA-adapter for VGA/p-scan
Nintendo GameCube via RGB, planned: 19" Sony CRT using modified component cable for VGA/p-scan

[Evil_Cloud]

Big PAL TV :)
60 Hz compatible ^^
Got it for 50€ :D
RGB cable (for 60 hz)

Old pic :oops: soon below

[Ozymandis]

You can see my game room here, before I cleaned up some of the cables and got a Ps2 vertical stand: (http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ozymandis/GameRoom/)

32 inch Toshiba HDTV
Onkyo receiver and speakers
Xbox connected through MS HD pack, using my own higher-quality component cables though
Ps2 connected through Sony component cables
Gamecube connected through NoJ component cables

Unfortunately this setup kind of sucks for my needs. I can only have two component sources connected to my TV at a time. One of these is always my DVD player (Panasonic RP62 with the Faroudja chip). So I have to swap the cables blindly whenever I want to switch consoles. But I refuse to compromise on visual quality :twisted:


Fortunately for my birthday (only three weeks!) I'm getting a new setup from my girlfriend. Leaning towards Sony's Personal Entertainment Display, but the Samsung LTM1755 is also a possibility. Then I'll probably get a cheaper surround sound setup to go with this, like a Extigy and Creative 5.1 speakers. I'll take my CRT and use it as a general-purpose display in our living room, with the DVD player and maybe I'll even get one of Comcast's HDTV boxes.

[Phil]

Sony 29" 4:3 TV (nice 16:9 mode though)
Sony STR-DA 50ES (DTS/AC3 amp), LS from B&W
Sony PS2 connected via RGB, planned: 19" Sony CRT using LinuxKit-VGA-adapter for VGA/p-scan
Nintendo GameCube via RGB, planned: 19" Sony CRT using modified component cable for VGA/p-scan

Wow not bad.. we have a similar setup (though when I play in the livingroom - the other setup is pretty.. :lol:)

Anyway, Philips 32" 100Hz Widescreen
Sony STR-DA50ES with LS from BOSE (Accoustimass 15)
PS2 connected using RGB.

BTW; you have nice speakers, I hate BOSE. Luckily, I never bought 'em...

[ChryZ]

Sony 29" 4:3 TV (nice 16:9 mode though)
Sony STR-DA 50ES (DTS/AC3 amp), LS from B&W
Sony PS2 connected via RGB, planned: 19" Sony CRT using LinuxKit-VGA-adapter for VGA/p-scan
Nintendo GameCube via RGB, planned: 19" Sony CRT using modified component cable for VGA/p-scan
Wow not bad.. we have a similar setup (though when I play in the livingroom - the other setup is pretty.. :lol:)
Hehe, not suprising ... after having similar opinions

Anyway, Philips 32" 100Hz Widescreen
Sony STR-DA50ES with LS from BOSE (Accoustimass 15)
PS2 connected using RGB.
How is that 100Hz TV working out for you? Before buying my current TV, I've sampled a few 100Hz TVs, but all those digital picture enhancers seemed not to be able to display a videogames signal very well. They worked wonders for TV and DVD viewing though ...

BTW; you have nice speakers, I hate BOSE. Luckily, I never bought 'em...
Yeah, I love my B&Ws, their bass and treble chassis are brilliant. Not to mention B&W's 12 year warranty. I've once blew one of my basses (little drum'n'bass-party, house was quaking 8)), they've replaced it without any trouble.

[london-boy]

How is that 100Hz TV working out for you? Before buying my current TV, I've sampled a few 100Hz TVs, but all those digital picture enhancers seemed not to be able to display a videogames signal very well. They worked wonders for TV and DVD viewing though ...

i used to have a 36" Panasonic 100Hz TV which was just great.

the picture enhancer was a bit messy at times though, although not for games. actually the games and DVD's looked great, the contrast was unbelievable.. it was blinding at times :lol:

but yeah, some 100Hz TV's can produce some artifacts, mainly due to their picture enhancing chipset

[Grall]

I can only have two component sources connected to my TV at a time. One of these is always my DVD player (Panasonic RP62 with the Faroudja chip). So I have to swap the cables blindly whenever I want to switch consoles.

Why don't you use your PS2 for DVD playback? I do, it gives excellent picture quality, and the early comptibility problems seems to have gone completely. My PS2 has never met a disc it's barfed on. :)

...Unlike PowerDVD on my PC, I might add. Earlier versions always crashed on my Alien4 disc, and some movies (like the UK special ed. of Fargo) stutters badly.


*G*

[maskrider]

I can only have two component sources connected to my TV at a time. One of these is always my DVD player (Panasonic RP62 with the Faroudja chip). So I have to swap the cables blindly whenever I want to switch consoles.

Why don't you use your PS2 for DVD playback? I do, it gives excellent picture quality, and the early comptibility problems seems to have gone completely. My PS2 has never met a disc it's barfed on. :)

If your eyes are picky, you will find that the color fidelity and the noise on DVD playback on PS2 was not as good as decent standalone DVD players.

And he is using a Panasonic (Panasonic decoders are known to be amongst the best) with the Faroudja (Genesis) chip (FLI2200/FLI2300 series) built-in, the DVD playback quality of PS2 simply cannot be compared.

[Phil]

How is that 100Hz TV working out for you? Before buying my current TV, I've sampled a few 100Hz TVs, but all those digital picture enhancers seemed not to be able to display a videogames signal very well. They worked wonders for TV and DVD viewing though ...

Great I must say, especially with games such as MGS2 and Burnout 2. Gran Turismo 3 is also one of the game that looks incredibly crisp while playing on it.

Yeah, I love my B&Ws, their bass and treble chassis are brilliant. Not to mention B&W's 12 year warranty. I've once blew one of my basses (little drum'n'bass-party, house was quaking ), they've replaced it without any trouble.

Heh, something similar happened overhere. My music setup is actually a bit different, in which I use two CANTON speakers (I really hate the bass emphasized BOSE sound). At the time I had a pretty cheap Sony amp and naturally, I blassted one of the four bass speakers. No big fuzz their eitehr luckily and I had it immediately swapped. Of course, I replaced the amp some time ago, as the breaking of the speaker was mainly due to having a too weak amp and cheap one at that.

heh, drum'n bass.. I think I'll just send you a quick pm... :D

[DeathKnight]

Samsung 27" EDTV (changed into an HDTV through service menu)... just got it recently.

http://www.meekandfrail.com/dknewtv2.jpg

Kenwood HTB-205 600 watt surround sound system (DD/DTS/PLII)
Xbox with component cables

[Ozymandis]

Deathknight, how much are those EDTV Samsung's? I'm curious, as I heard that they could be modded to be HD (not that it matters for gaming, of course).

Why don't you use your PS2 for DVD playback? I do, it gives excellent picture quality, and the early comptibility problems seems to have gone completely. My PS2 has never met a disc it's barfed on. :)

...Unlike PowerDVD on my PC, I might add. Earlier versions always crashed on my Alien4 disc, and some movies (like the UK special ed. of Fargo) stutters badly.


*G*

If your eyes are picky, you will find that the color fidelity and the noise on DVD playback on PS2 was not as good as decent standalone DVD players.

And he is using a Panasonic (Panasonic decoders are known to be amongst the best) with the Faroudja (Genesis) chip (FLI2200/FLI2300 series) built-in, the DVD playback quality of PS2 simply cannot be compared.

He answered better than I would have :P

The difference in quality is very noticeable. Although actually I admit it, I did used to use the Ps2 for my DVD player, along with my PC, even though I have a couple thousand dollars in DVDs :oops:

I finally decided to just go ahead and get a standalone player a couple months ago. Had heard great things about the RP62, so I picked one up (and for a great price). Luckily I got the model with the nicer de-interlacing chip in it. Just got done watching some FLCL on it. The quality is damn nice for what I paid :twisted:

[pxc]

Consoles:
Dreamcast (S-Video) + Xbox (Advanced AV Pack... component)

HTPC (emulator gaming, some non-DVD movies, PVR, other gaming):
nForce1/AthlonXP 2400+/Ti4200 (S-Video)

all connected to...
Panasonic 51" HDTV, Yamaha 5240 receiver and loud 5.1 surround speakers.

[ChryZ]

Just got done watching some FLCL on it.
Hehe, I love that show ... Haruhara Haruko rules :)
BTW, I like what you've done to that wall of yours ... it makes me wanna go out a grab a taco :D

[Blade]

Console setup: Xbox/GCN on composite.. (older 19" TV)

Handhelds: Glacier GBA (equipped with Afterburner) and Cobalt GBA-SP.

PC's:

System A

Asus P4C800 Deluxe - Intel 875P (Canterwood) chipset
Intel Pentium 4 2.53GHz (533MHz bus) - retail box
ViewSonic A75f flat-screen monitor - 16" (viewable)
Leadtek WinFast nVidia GeForce3 - 64MB DDR
SoundMAX 5.1/on-board sound system
Maxtor DiamondMax 7200RPM ATA100 60GB HDD
Maxtor DiamondMax 7200RPM ATA100 45GB HDD
512MB CAS2 PC3200 DDR-SDRAM - Samsung
TDK 48x16x48x CD-R/RW/ROM Drive
LinkSys 10/100MBPS network card
Logitech MouseMan Optical Wheel mouse
Gravis Xterminator digital gamepad
Packard Bell keyboard (8 years old, my legacy)
Radio Shack standard headset microphone
400-watt power supply
Standard floppy drive
Windows XP professional edition

System B

Asus A7V266-E - VIA KT266A chipset
AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (1.53GHz) - retail box (266MHz bus)
Envision EN-7752 Flat CRT monitor - 17"
Leadtek WinFast nVidia GeForce2 Pro - 32MB DDR
C-Media/Yamaha 5.1 Dolby Surround sound card - A3D/EAX compatible
Maxtor DiamondMax 7200RPM ATA100 30GB HDD
Maxtor DiamondMax 7200RPM ATA100 60GB HDD
512MB CAS2 PC2100 DDR-SDRAM - Micron
Plextor PlexWriter 16/10/40x CD-RW
LinkSys 10/100MBPS network card
Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse
Logitech WingMan Cordless RumblePad
Digital standard keyboard (nobody's legacy)
Radio Shack standard headset microphone
300-watt power supply
Standard floppy drive
Windows XP professional edition

Heh, don't worry.. those are copy-n-paste. ;) I use System A 99% of the time, System B is my brother's.

[zurich]

http://www3.sympatico.ca/redmonds/setup2C.jpg

Excuse the dust :P This was before I went psych-molly-maid on my room :lol:

Also, my room is in the basement, so the lighting is uber dark. I had no idea anything was that dusty until I took that picture with the flash heh!

Sigh, three systems (PS2, XB, laptop TV out) all fighting over ONE SINGLE composite connector. Gawd I need a new TV :?

[DeathKnight]

Deathknight, how much are those EDTV Samsung's? I'm curious, as I heard that they could be modded to be HD (not that it matters for gaming, of course).
The 27" version I have is $500. The 32" version is $700. I got mine from Circuit City who seems to be the only large chain who has them right now.

HD matters for a handful of games. Sadly, the TV won't up-convert to 1080i so I won't be able to play any games in 720p. I can, however, play Dragon's Lair 3D which is 1080i. Some people buy that game just to show off their HDTV's ;)

[Blade]

Here are some outdated pics of my setup..

The TV.. a Sony Trinitron from God knows how long ago. It still works well though, I've done all of my GCN/Xbox gaming on it. I had a dinky 14" for my gaming festivities ranging from Atari 2600/7800 to Sega Dreamcast.. so eh, it's a step up. ;)

http://www.mycgiserver.com/~blade343/setup1.jpg

About 80% of my Xbox games, a whopping 10% of my GCN titles.. and a fraction of my DVD's. That's how I store 'em, though..

http://www.mycgiserver.com/~blade343/setup2.jpg

TEH DIENAMEK DUOS tehmsaleves!!!!!!!

http://www.mycgiserver.com/~blade343/setup4.jpg

[notAFanB]

man you guys have sweet setups :shock:

on a side note has anyone tried gaming through screen projectors? what is like?

[maskrider]

man you guys have sweet setups :shock:

on a side note has anyone tried gaming through screen projectors? what is like?

I use a projector for games for a few days, my room is too small and I have to raise the screen high enough to make it. I revert back to monitor after having a very tired neck playing some hours of Warcraft III.

[jvd]

50 inch sony plasma tv , xbox with component video cables , dreamcast on the vga , pst on svido along with gamecube. I also have a component dvd player with progressive scan (i use a box spliter) For my pc i have a 30 inch plasma and a 19 inch crt .

I did not buy the 50 inch tv . That was a gift from my x girlfriend of a year.

[Ozymandis]

jvd, you have a plasma? Got it from an exgf? Give me her number, please? :P

Seriously, how is that screen for Xbox gaming? I've always wanted to see Xbox on a plasma TV.

Just got done watching some FLCL on it.
Hehe, I love that show ... Haruhara Haruko rules :)
BTW, I like what you've done to that wall of yours ... it makes me wanna go out a grab a taco :D

We were going to paint the room, but decided not to since we're moving to a townhouse sometime this fall. Anyways, the walls suck but it's an awesome gaming/movie room. Plenty big, and there's no windows whatsoever. Ambient light? None. :D

Asus P4C800 Deluxe - Intel 875P (Canterwood) chipset
Intel Pentium 4 2.53GHz (533MHz bus) - retail box

:?

Deathknight, how much are those EDTV Samsung's? I'm curious, as I heard that they could be modded to be HD (not that it matters for gaming, of course).
The 27" version I have is $500. The 32" version is $700. I got mine from Circuit City who seems to be the only large chain who has them right now.

HD matters for a handful of games. Sadly, the TV won't up-convert to 1080i so I won't be able to play any games in 720p. I can, however, play Dragon's Lair 3D which is 1080i. Some people buy that game just to show off their HDTV's ;)

That's a damn good price :shock:

[jvd]

yea .... it looks great for games ... like butter .... i have to hook it back up . finished college and went to italy now i'm back at home and don't have room for it in my actual room so i think it might go in the living room unless i find an apartment

[TTP]

Place: livingroom
http://xlns.web.ctonet.it/setup01.jpg

the Xbox
http://xlns.web.ctonet.it/setup02.jpg

HT Amp YAMAHA (DTS, PL, DD5.1)
http://xlns.web.ctonet.it/setup03.jpg
*the keyboard above it is for online chatting through the PS2, which is...

... right behind the TV color, in horizontal position given I usually put the GC above it when a worthy game makes me take it out from the cupboard the systems has being into 80% of the time till day of purchase.
http://xlns.web.ctonet.it/setup04.jpg

Well, that's it I guess. Sorry for the poor pics quality.

[Booyakaa]

http://pluto.imagemagician.com/images/booyakaa/consoles.jpg

Saving up teh monies to get that 34" widescreen Samsung, and a new A/V rack. I need a setup to hold all my games, in a display fashion. I also need a bigger bedroom. Can you guys post pics of your setup, theyre always fun to look at. :D

[Thowllly]

man you guys have sweet setups :shock:

on a side note has anyone tried gaming through screen projectors? what is like?

I've tried. A friend had borrowed a really nice one (cost almost $10000 I think). Played SH3 and NFS HP2 on it. It was great; the sense of speed in NFS was just amazing.

It was almost sad going back to the old 52" 100Hz TV... :(

[arhra]

Since i just got back home with a new TV :D, i might as well join in:

Xbox, PS2, and GC, connected via rgb scart through one of these (http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/commerce/command/ExecMacro/ols_prod_detl.d2w/report?prrfnbr=5340370&prmenbr=6970&type=big&thisMode=ols&cgrfnbr=775395), to one of these (http://products.sony.co.uk/productdetail.asp?id=2_18_820).

Not too impressive next to some peoples, but it's a hell of a step up from the crappy 14" Matsui i was stuck with before...

No pics, since the gf's just buggered off to Majorca on holiday, and taken the digicam with her...

[_phil_]

Not mine ,but funny set up http://www.planetquake.com/mhg/ut_1.jpg

[overclocked]

-PS2
-GC
-XBOX

All on a Hitachi 28 NOT widescreen.
I also have a sega master system in a closet or something.

[Johnny Awesome]

Toshiba 34" CRT HDTV (480p, 16:9, 1080i)
Kenwood Receiver (DTS, 5.1, Dolby Pro)
Home Theatre Direct (Level Two) 5.1 Speaker Set

Xbox on Component (also used for DVD playback) and DD audio

- Two large-style controllers, HDTV hook-up, memory card, Xbox Live
- Oddworld, Halo, Project Gotham, Amped, JSRF, Rallisport Challenge, GUNVALKYRIE, Hunter, NFL 2K3, Sega GT 2002, BLiNX, Shenmue II, MechAssault, Splinter Cell, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Unreal Championship, Rayman 3, Phantasy Star Online, Baldur's Gate, Brute Force

Gamecube on Component and DP audio

- One regular controller, Mem 251, Component cable
- Eternal Darkness, Super Mario Sunshine, Starfox Adventures, Metroid Prime, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Zelda: The Wind Walker

Dreamcast on S-Video (sometimes VGA on my monitor) w/TV audio

- Two DC controllers, S-Video cable, VGA box, Mem X4, VMU, 2 Light guns, Samba Maracas, Keyboard
- Sonic Adventure, Soul Calibur, House of the Dead 2, Crazy Taxi, Rayman 2, Sword of the Berserk, Bust-A-Move, Space Channel 5, VO:OT, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Virtua Tennis, Ecco The Dolphin, Seaman, NFL2K1, Sega GT, Samba de Amigo, Jet Grind Radio, NBA2K1, Shenmue, Skies of Arcadia, Test Drive: LeMans, Grandia II, Metropolis Street Racer, Phantasy Star Online, Typing of the Dead, Bangai-O, Crazy Taxi 2, Sonic Adventure 2, Floigan Brothers, Alien Front Online

Saturn on Composite on TV audio

- Saturn controller, Arcade Stick, Two Nights Controllers, Light Gun
- NiGHTS, Panzer Dragoon, Panzer Dragoon Zwei, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Sega Rally, Virtua Fighter 2, Guardian Heroes, Iron Storm, Gun Griffon, Virtua Cop, Xmen Import, Decathlete, Legend of Oasis, Burning Rangers, Shinobi Legions

[Blade]

Ozy: Aye, I would be thinking the same thing.

Th' P4 2.53GHz was the best bang for the buck when I got it (after Canterwood came out and before 800MHz-bus processors) but only a month later the faster P4 2.4GHz/800bus CPU was out for the same price. D'oh? Yeah, d'oh. :)

I intend on upgrading my CPU though, probably something around the 3.5-4.0GHz range. That'll come over a year from now.

BTW, this (http://users.ign.com/collection/Blade343) is what I currently have for games.

[Ozymandis]

Ozy: Aye, I would be thinking the same thing.

Th' P4 2.53GHz was the best bang for the buck when I got it (after Canterwood came out and before 800MHz-bus processors) but only a month later the faster P4 2.4GHz/800bus CPU was out for the same price. D'oh? Yeah, d'oh. :)

I intend on upgrading my CPU though, probably something around the 3.5-4.0GHz range. That'll come over a year from now.

BTW, this (http://users.ign.com/collection/Blade343) is what I currently have for games.

Ah, I see. Oh, and looking at your collection- you don't have a Ps2? :shock:

yea .... it looks great for games ... like butter .... i have to hook it back up . finished college and went to italy now i'm back at home and don't have room for it in my actual room so i think it might go in the living room unless i find an apartment

Aren't you a little concerned about burn-in? I hear that plasmas are pretty bad in that regard.

[jvd]

they used to say that about projectiom tvs and i never had a problem on my dads 80 in tv. So why should i hae it now. Besides i have a 3 year warrenty from best buy and burn in is covered.

[zurich]

they used to say that about projectiom tvs and i never had a problem on my dads 80 in tv. So why should i hae it now. Besides i have a 3 year warrenty from best buy and burn in is covered.

Thought the problem with Plasma was the gas escaping or something after a few years.

[jvd]

they used to say that about projectiom tvs and i never had a problem on my dads 80 in tv. So why should i hae it now. Besides i have a 3 year warrenty from best buy and burn in is covered.

Thought the problem with Plasma was the gas escaping or something after a few years.

not sure i've had mine only since sept. I hope not .

[Ozymandis]

Supposedly plasma's will have shorter lives than other display technologies. They haven't been around long enough to really test this, or so I heard.

LCDs and DLPs should have the longest life. As long as you're not banging them around. A bulb/backlight replace is all that's necessary AFAIK.

they used to say that about projectiom tvs and i never had a problem on my dads 80 in tv. So why should i hae it now. Besides i have a 3 year warrenty from best buy and burn in is covered.

Wow, that must have cost serious bank on such an expensive set! I got that warranty on my WEGA, but haven't bothered using it. For my LCD I'm not even going to bother. Sony has a pretty good warranty anyways.

[jvd]

Supposedly plasma's will have shorter lives than other display technologies. They haven't been around long enough to really test this, or so I heard.

LCDs and DLPs should have the longest life. As long as you're not banging them around. A bulb/backlight replace is all that's necessary AFAIK.

they used to say that about projectiom tvs and i never had a problem on my dads 80 in tv. So why should i hae it now. Besides i have a 3 year warrenty from best buy and burn in is covered.

Wow, that must have cost serious bank on such an expensive set! I got that warranty on my WEGA, but haven't bothered using it. For my LCD I'm not even going to bother. Sony has a pretty good warranty anyways.

in was 4000 at the time its not hdtv so my father is going to buy a plasma tv next year after my sisters wedding. All he wants is to watch his itallian station and he works very hard so its cool that he buys what he wants .

[Alex77au]

I'm using a Grundig Davio 55cm flat screen tv with a Sony Ps2 hooked up via a genuine Ps1 RGB cable.

[J_Saint]

Better late then never...

53" 16:9 Pioneer CRT display
Denon 3803 receiver
Infinity/Velodyne speakers/sub
4 port component switcher
Denon 2900 DVD player via component/coaxial out
Toshiba HD-A1 via component/ 6 channel analog out
Comcast HD DVR via component/optical

Xbox 360 via component/optical out
Xbox via component/optical out
PS2 via component/optical out
Gamecube via component/analog out
Dreamcast via S-video/analog out

[Farid]

Beware the night of the living threads!

[RobertR1]

Xbox 360 component out to Panny XR-57 receiver.
Paradigm, Monitor 7 front, CC370 Center, ADP370 surrounds and PW2100 Sub.
Maxent MX-50X3 50inch Plasma/Mis. 62725 DLP (sometimes).
My favourtie component: Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD player. :grin:

[MrWibble]

Well seeing as someone else resurrected this thread already, I guess I'll chip in.

I have a 50" Panasonic plasma as my main display, hooked up via DVI to a Lumagen VisionHDP scaler. My PS2 (my main gaming machine at the moment) is connected via component to the scaler, and my DVD player (Denon 2900) is modded to provide SDI input to the scaler - so for DVDs I have a pure digital path all the way from the decoder to the screen...

The PS3, likely my next main gaming machine, will probably be hooked up to the scaler via HDMI/DVI, as both scaler and screen can deal with HDCP over DVI. If they screw up the output somehow it'll be relegated to the bedroom until I replace the TV, which I'm not in any hurry to do. I refuse to use component for HD.

My HTPC (a passively cooled Hush, one of my favourite things ever) is connected directly to the screen over VGA.

All the audio is currently handled by my aging Sony DB925 amp, and everything is hooked to it via digital connections. The amp drives floor-standing Kefs at the front (and center, though non-floor-standing, obviously) and some old Mordaunt-Short book-shelf speakers as rears. (ooh - almost forgot my REL Strata-III sub... which is currently not connected as the amp is playing up a bit).

Can you tell I'm not a fan of analog?

I use a Philips Pronto (TSU7000) to control everything, including some custom functions I control using the HTPC - for example the display doesn't have discrete IR functions for some operations, but does have RS232, so I get the PC to drive it through some software I wrote... also I'm in the middle of wiring up a custom ambient lighting rig... am I boring everyone yet? :)

Oh, for the main bedroom I have a mini-rig consisting of a Samsung 26" LCD (thanks Microsoft!) hooked up to a Mac Mini, my old Sony 7700 DVD player and my GC...

All my PC stuff is in the other bedroom, but I rarely game on the PC and it's probably not up to running much. Last thing I played was HL2, and that was before I replaced the Athlon server machine with a PentiumM based thing with Intel graphics... I'd probably be better off gaming on my laptop, and that's only an X600... Also, the spare bedroom is actually full of random old computers (SGI, Sun, Next, various Amigas...) so it's a bit cramped for comfort.

Ok, I'm done :)

[Graham]

Xbox 360 component out to Panny XR-57 receiver.
Paradigm, Monitor 7 front, CC370 Center, ADP370 surrounds and PW2100 Sub.
Maxent MX-50X3 50inch Plasma/Mis. 62725 DLP (sometimes).
My favourtie component: Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD player. :grin:

What are the Paradigm monitor 7s like?
I was tempted to get some monitor 7s (or 9s? can't remember), but I ended up getting a 5.1 set of energy connoisseur speakers for less :-) (end of line, other reasons).
I'm really happy with the energy speakers. Amazing sound for the size of the drivers.

[Rangers]

Nothing that great.

Xbox360

27" recently purchased Syntax Olivia LCD HDTV (got it for $550 out the door after rebate from a brick and mortar, 649+tax=700 out of pocket-$150 mail in rebate, not bad). I could have gotten a better deal on the net, but I'd much rather walk out with it from a brick and mortar. Syntax's by the way are good qaulity for the price, much like Westinghouse, happy with mine.

I dont have the space to have a ton of consoles hooked up, besides that I usually dont see the point, just more mess. Until recently I had a Xbox and Dreamcast, saw no point in keeping either, sold the Xbox threw the DC in the trash (sure somebody will comment on this LOL, but they aren't fetching enough on ebay to be worth the trouble.)

I only game so much anyway, I dont have time to do all I want on the 360 alone, between trying to play through games I already own, trying to get time in on the various XBLA titles, not too even mention the demos constantly popping up on Live, no point in adding more to the mix is my opinion. And I try to go for the best experience, and most of the time that's going to be on my 360.

I do crave a SNES and or Genesis though for some retro gaming. Will get one of those one of these days, they go for twenty bucks at the local used games shop. I would much rather spend qaulity time retro gaming on a SNES than a DC, that's my opinion.
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[Asher]

42" Westinghouse 42w2 (1080p LCD)
Yamaha RXV457Ti receiver (6.1)

Xbox/Xbox 360
PS2
Gamecube

[theafu]

Monitor Sony GDM-FW900

Everything is either feed into My PDI Sweetspot Component TV Tuner (has s-video inputs too) or my VD-Z3 Box

HDTV Set top box
Xbox and Xbox 360
PS2
GC
DC

All my sound goes through a logitech z680.

[rabidrabbit]

Console: PS2, PSP
Screen: Optoma HD72i projector with 90" screen
Speakers: 3 x Dynaudio Audience 42, 2 x Kef Q1, 1 x "Chorus XLS" subwoofer
AV gear: Sony STR DB840QS receiver.
A AMD A64 3000+, Ati 9600XT PC in bedroom that I really do not use much for gaming any more.

Gear that's connected too, tough not gaming related.
Pioneer DV696 DVD player
A digital cable pvr

Can't wait to get a PS3 to really do justice to my beautiful new screen and projector!

[RobertR1]

What are the Paradigm monitor 7s like?
I was tempted to get some monitor 7s (or 9s? can't remember), but I ended up getting a 5.1 set of energy connoisseur speakers for less :-) (end of line, other reasons).
I'm really happy with the energy speakers. Amazing sound for the size of the drivers.

The setup rocks. I love the clarity of these speakers. The bass doesn't drag on and in quiet scenes there is no hissing from any of the speakers(which I hate). Even cranked up the speakers, sub nor the amp showed any weakness and preserved these qualities while a lot of other setups I've heard simply lose quality as they go up in volume, where one aspect generally pulls ahead of the others. The dialouge is very clear regardless the amount of action or other back ground noises in the scene. When Toshiba releases firmware 2.0 to enable TrueHD 5.1, it should sound even better, not sure how at this point! but it should.

[ban25]

Wow...that's an old thread. Like the poster above I have the Westinghouse LVM-42w2, with my PC connected through DVI at 1920x1080 and my PS2 on one of the component inputs. PC games look fantastic, and I have been playing a lot of Dungeon Siege 2 at 1920x1080 and Titan Quest at 1600x900 on a 6800GT. Probably by the end of the year, I'll upgrade the video card and I'll also have a PS3 on the HDMI input. At that point, I might retire the PS2, leaving room for a 360.

http://www.aceshardware.com/brian/dsc00559_lvm42w2.jpg

[rabidrabbit]

I just played my first PS2 game on my new 720p dlp front projector, and I must say I was very pleasantly surprised.
I thought it would be a pixelated mess, as I had seen when a PS2 had been connected to some LCD and plasma TV's.

But the games actually were a lot smoother looking than on my old standard definition TV!!!

I know it's the scaler and the deinterlacer of my projector doing the magic (a Faroudja DCDi, so it should be better than average), but I never thought my old PS2 games would now look like PS2,5 games :D
For example GT4 HAD VIRTUALLY NO MORE JAGGIES!! and the trademark PS2 shimmering had lessened considerably!!

Would the PS3 need only a good quality scaler/deinterlacer inside the machine to upscale old PS2 games to pretty, jaggiefree 1080p, and DVD's would benefit too. If your TV has less than good scaler/deinterlacer chip, your PS3 would do the job (I think it will anyway, as somehow I think you won't be able to select 480i or 576i as the output, propably the least it will allow would be 720p for HDTV displays, which sucks mildly because it'd be good to have the option to let your display process the 480i/576i media in case it does it better).