[OFFICIAL] Gaming Setups Thread (PC & Console)


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@PiracyX - nice set up there very much like mine but do you play xbox through your monitor? Because i tried with VGA cable but all the colours were messed up big time.

@Timan - that a sweet looking setup the colours match perfectly.

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After spending over a year buying various HDTVs, I've finally found one I'm happy with, a Toshiba 37WLT68. It's got by far the best image I've seen on any display, and is one of the first LCDs with 100/120Hz. (which really does make a difference to motion handling) Here's some photos of it in action - first, Gears of War. (minor spoilers in a couple of shots I guess)

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Twilight Princess hooked up via Composite (still waiting on component leads)

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Metroid Prime:

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Gamecube Phantasy Star Online:

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Kameo:

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I want to point out that a lot of these photos have vertical banding over them, or a slightly grainy look - this is moir? caused by my camera not being focused correctly, you don't see it at all when you're in front of the TV. Some of them are also a bit on the dark side or a little blurred. (the Metroid ones in particular) Other than 50% downsize, they're all straight out of my camera, no editing.

Sorry if I've gone overboard with the pics, I'm just really happy to have finally found a HDTV worth the money / worth keeping.:DD (and I've considered / looked at just about everything other than the Fujitsu AVIAMO LCD due next year)

My computer setup hasn't really changed much from this shot I took a while back:

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It's just a 15" Core2Duo MacBook Pro now, instead of a 17" Powerbook, and there's a lot more CDs/DS games.

Here is my setup, 42" plasma cheap ass reciever for now untill my new house is built and then i'll bring out my 6 foot newonce speakers and Harmon/kardon reciver.

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do you have any problems with that sub so close to your 360?

Is that Prey limited edition for the 360? I never knew they released one, it's pretty big huh :p I thought GOW was bad lol

yea that is the limited edition for prey, and yea its huge. it sucks here its hard to find just the regular games most of the time all you can find are the limited editions.

yea that is the limited edition for prey, and yea its huge. it sucks here its hard to find just the regular games most of the time all you can find are the limited editions.

Ah that sucks. I don't mind buying Limited Edition once in a while. Depends on the case and extras.

Here's a few snaps of my setup. I'm saving up for an HDTV now that I have my Wii. For now using my 19" Dell and 7.1 pc speakers.

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Sorry for the low quality, I'll take better ones sometime.

Anybody know where to buy some nice DVD racks? as you can see I don't have much room just now :(

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Here is my setup, not the "Sexiest" setup but as long as I can play Xbox 360 I am fine, but I do plan to get myself a 21" or 24" Dell WS monitor.

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:o Your 360.. is on a carpet! I have always been told NEVER, EVER, do that, blocks air holes and seeing as the 360 has some on the bottom that's a minus factor.

But not a bad setup anyway :).

Well, I dont have any space to put and besides, when I touch the bottom part of the console (bottom and side bottoms) it is EXTREMELY cool. I don't know how that would mean that heat somewhere else is being affected by a COOL area.

So far I haven't had any issues, and I have 2 years of extended warranty so I am not worried.

Well, I dont have any space to put and besides, when I touch the bottom part of the console (bottom and side bottoms) it is EXTREMELY cool. I don't know how that would mean that heat somewhere else is being affected by a COOL area.

So far I haven't had any issues, and I have 2 years of extended warranty so I am not worried.

Next to your TV? Anyway I'm not going to pick. It's your choice :). Have fun, hope to get my 360 soon.

Haha yeah, trust me though if it was slightly warm in any area other than the GPU and the CPU I would move it to a better area. Don't worry though, I mean I am in Canada and it's pretty cold up here, I live in the 9th floor too so it's pretty windy thus my apartment is colder than the usual household :p.

I get what you mean about the whole carpet thing, my room is a warm room and when I put my laptop on my bed it gets pretty hot (around 60c).

You seem to be a big fan of Xbox 360 heh, If you were my neighbor I would just put the Xbox 360 at your place heh, and come over when I want to play until you get your own then we can play online =D.

I hope you get your 360 soon, do you have an HDTV?

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360 is hidden :shiftyninja:

TV is fricckin huge...

Parents dont know I blew my college fund money on the 360 lol

Since my mom got a new job...we are officially in the top 15% of highest earning families (aka rich)

W00t.

I guess you can afford a bigger stand then. :whistle:

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