The Ultimate Gaming Setup: A Retro Console Enthusiast's Dream Come True

As I sit here in my living room, surrounded by rows upon rows of vintage consoles and games, I am reminded of why I fell in love with gaming in the first place. My new TV, a beautiful Sony Trinitron WEGA HD CRT, sits proudly on the wall, its sleek design and retro aesthetic perfectly complementing the nostalgic charm of my collection.

I've ditched the crappy Magnavox CRT that I've had since I was a baby and picked up this beauty for a steal. Specifically, the Trinitron KV-34HS420 is a boss, and I got it from a local Craigslist sale for only 50 dollars. The best TV value anyone could possibly get, IMO. It's worth noting that the guy I bought it from also came with the TV stand, which was supposed to be on wheels, but he only had two of them. Kind of a shame, but it was free.

The TV stand has become a makeshift storage unit for my vast collection of consoles and games. The shelves are fully-loaded with NES, Super NES, Nintendo 64, Wii U, PlayStation 1 slim, my modded PS2 fat, PS3 slim, Xbox 360 slim, and Xbox One, along with the Atari anniversary and SEGA Genesis anniversary collection boxes. The only things missing are the Nintendo GameCube and the original Xbox. I've recently picked up an original Halo-themed Xbox and am just waiting to mod it up before I install it in here, but I haven't picked up a replacement GameCube just yet.

My massive game library is stored on this huge game shelf unit from Wayfair, which my parents actually bought for us when we first moved into our previous apartment. It was in the background of virtually every video in 2016. Now it does its job holding hundreds of Blu-rays, DVDs, and games. I also have a few plastic totes for my hoard of controllers, and the end table features charging docks for most of the common ones I use.

One of the standout features of my TV is its ability to display low-resolutions in 4:3 better-looking than any TV I've ever seen, and it does a great job at zooming in or stretching signals to widescreen if you're into that sort of thing. I have a composite and S-video switcher from my original gaming setups as a kid that most of the classic consoles run through, and the PS2 and original Xbox use the Component inputs for high-quality 480p output.

On the back of the TV, there are a few standard composite and S-video inputs, a couple of component inputs, and a single HDMI port - along with an RF signal adapter. It's also worth noting that I've got a Red and White to 3.5mm headphone adapter cable that came with my original Turtle Beach X11 headset, which runs to the analog input on the mixer console for my SteelSeries H Wireless headset.

I can listen to everything via the headphones, but I don't use them most of the time, however. The speakers on this TV are actually very nice-sounding. The previous owner clearly didn't blast them out for years on end, and they are quite pleasant to game with. This is a kickass setup, and I'm super grateful to be able to put it together.

For the future, I'll want to upgrade entertainment centers so I can more comfortably fit the consoles, maybe get some LED flair going on, too. And I'll want to get a nice A/V receiver to run everything through with a proper speakersetup. But for now, in my humble apartment, this is a dream come true.

I've spent countless hours playing games on this setup, and it's been so great to escape from the madness of the world nowadays to put some hours into Baldur's Gate or Metal Gear Solid on PS2 and actually game. No DLC, no pre-orders, just fun. I hope you've enjoyed this video. Do you have an awesome gaming setup? Let me know in the comments down below. Hit the like button if you enjoyed, and subscribe for more videos like this.

I'm EposVox, and I'll see you next time.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enWhenever I tell family or close friends whoknow me well that I got a new TV, they tendto expect that I’d get the best of the best.An 8K OLED, paper thin, hyper-realistic masterpiece…or something like that.Then, when I show them the TV that I DID buy,they’re often confused, disappointed, orhorrified.Let’s see why.I’m EposVox, here to make tech easier andmore fun showing off my new television andgaming setup.This is pretty close to the ultimate gamingsetup from my childhood dreams.Well, what am I stalling for?Let’s head to the living room.I’ve ditched the crappy Magnavox CRT thatI’ve had since I was a baby and picked upa beautiful Sony Trinitron WEGA HD CRT TV.Specifically, the Trinitron KV-34HS420.This thing is a boss, and I got it from alocal Craigslist sale for only 50 dollars.The best TV value anyone could possibly get,IMO.We’ll come back to this in a second, butit’s also worth noting that the guy I boughtit from also came with the TV stand.It was supposed to be on wheels, but he onlyhad 2 of them.Kind of a shame, but it was free.I will hopefully upgrade entertainment centersin the future, as I’ve already overloadedthis one, as you can see.It’s got 2 levels of shelves with cablemanagement holes in the back.Now, for a normal casual home user, the sideshelves are meant to hold movies or musicor games or something, but I need all thesurface area for game consoles that I canget.I’ve got every console I’ve ever playedshoved in here, pretty much.NES, Super NES, Nintendo 64, Wii U, Playstation1 slim, my modded PS2 fat, PS3 slim, Xbox360 slim, and Xbox one, along with the Atarianniversary and SEGA Genesis anniversary collectionboxes.The only things missing are the Nintendo GameCubeand the original Xbox.I actually have recently picked up an originalHalo-themed Xbox and am just waiting to modit up before I install it in here, but I haven’tpicked up a replacement GameCube just yet.My PS4 was originally fit in here, but I’vesince moved it back to my desk so I can useit for recording, capture card testing, streamsand so on.Someone’s probably noticing a severe lackof SEGA - I never really owned any SEGA consoles,so I have the Genesis collection box, andhopefully I’ll be able to add more to thecollection at some point.I love my retro hardware.Since the shelves are fully-loaded with consoles,my massive game library is stored on thisHUGE game shelf unit from Wayfair.My parents actually bought this for us whenwe first moved into our previous apartment- and it was in the background of virtuallyevery video in 2016.Now it does its job holding hundreds of BluRays,DVDs, and games.I also have a few huge disc binders full ofgames that I don’t have cases for, too.But how can I hook up so many consoles atonce?How can I even hook up things like the XboxOne and PS4 to a CRT TV in the first place?This magical beast was one of the last CRTTV models ever produced.A last grasp at the market before flat screensfully took over.As such, the TV actually supports input signalsup to 1080i and even has a HDMI port on theback!This thing looks sharp and crisp with videosignals from 240p from the original consolesall the way up to 720p from the modern Xboxesand Playstations.It’s got amazingly-deep blacks and vividcolors that make every game look great.Plus, many games like Silent Hill and otherhorror games from the PS2 era were designedwith this look in mind, so the atmosphericlook intended can only be obtained on a TVlike this one.However, the modern consoles likely won’tbe staying in this setup for too long.I have my old 1080p flatscreen upstairs inthe bedroom that will serve them much better.The issue is, any game consoles outputtinghigher than 480p over HDMI have a huge overscancrop applied to them, which isn’t fixablewithout crazy scary service menu hacks.And even then, it gets up-converted to 1080iwith a very obvious flicker that gives mea headache within 5 minutes!Pretty frustrating, but this is why we haveHD TVs, after all.The same consoles - such as the 360 or PS3- outputting over analog signal, and any analognative consoles do NOT show this issue orgive me headaches, so I’m confident in dividingup the games.I honestly don’t play the Xbox One muchanymore anyway, and the PS4 stays at my deskmore for hardware testing, as I mentionedbefore.On the back, the TV has a few standard compositeand S-video inputs, a couple component inputs,and the single HDMI port - along with theRF signal adapter.It can display low-resolutions in 4:3 better-lookingthan any TV I’ve ever seen, and does a greatjob at zooming in or stretching signals towidescreen if you’re into that sort of thing.I have a composite and S-video switcher frommy original gaming setups as a kid that mostof the classic consoles run through, and thePS2 and original Xbox use the Component inputsfor high-quality 480p output.On this, also attached the Red and White to3.5mm headphone adapter cable that came withmy original Turtle Beach X11 headset.This runs to the analog input on the mixerconsole for my SteelSeries H Wireless headsetThe modern consoles run through this 5-portMonoprice HDMI switcher, which also splitsthe audio via optical to my SteelSeries wirelessunit.I can’t listen to everything via the headphones,but I can listen to most systems this way.I don’t use them most of the time, however.The speakers on this TV are actually verynice-sounding.The previous owner clearly didn’t blastthem out for years on end, and they are quitepleasant to game with.I’ve also got a few plastic totes for myhoard of controllers, and the end table featurescharging docks for most of the common onesI use.I keep my PS3/PS4 steering wheel set underthe table.I also just recently picked up a nice JVCVCR and DVD player combo unit that I willwant to integrate into the setup at some point,but I don’t currently have room for it.This is a kickass setup, and I’m super gratefulto be able to put it together.This is essentially the ultimate dream gamingsetup I always wanted as a kid.For the future, I’ll want to upgrade entertainmentcenters so I can more comfortably fit theconsoles, maybe get some LED flair going on,too.And I’ll want to get a nice A/V receiverto run everything through with a proper speakersetup.But for now, in my humble apartment, thisis a dream come true.It’s been so great to escape from the madnessof the world nowadays to put some hours intoBaldur’s Gate or Metal Gear Solid on PS2and actually game.No DLC, no pre-orders, just fun.I hope you’ve enjoyed this video.Do you have an awesome gaming setup?Let me know in the comments down below.Hit the like button if you enjoyed, and subscribefor more videos like this.I’m EposVox, and I’ll see you next time.\n"