Pics of your gaming set up!

[wildfruit]

For $30 go for it.

[Medic_wheat]

For $30 go for it.

Thar was my thinking. I suspect that due to size they figured no one would have the means to transport it out of the store lol.  So they just slaped on a $30 price tag.

[MrFulci]

That's a nice looking CMVS Medic. I thought i saw in a picture somewhere else that you also had an MVS cab? Was that you?

I saw this hue and I mean HUGE crt tv at a local Goodwill yesterday for $30. I honestly questioned if I bought it would it fit in my SUV which is a Chebey Traverse. If it is still there next weekend (it was in the new city as I am still living in the old apartment in Victoria. I may buy it.


My fears are

A)  it wont fit in the SUV

B)  it wont fit in the apartment

C)  it wont let me play light gun games due to being a flat screen crt tv. It is freaking huse tube "bubble butt" tv. I want to say a Sony brand with what looked like a 54 inch screen. I should have taken a pict of it.

I don't recall seeing many CRT TV's above 32 inches. Usually, after that size, things would jump into Rear Projection. I've never heard of a CRT TV at 54 inches.

Rear Projection usually took over for CRT TVs, starting at 42 inches or so. If this is a CRT RPTV, the cabinet will split. I helped move last year a 57 inch CRT RPTV, we split the cab, and both pieces fit inside a Ford Excursion.

A lot of these CRT RPTVs last a very long time, and they play well with older consoles.

So, if this is a Rear Projection TV, remember the cabinet will split in half, usually just need a Phillips head screwdriver. Also, instruction manuals can be found online for the different models, and those manuals have all the disassembly instructions you need.


Good Luck!

[Necromancer]

I used to haul 'em around for a repair shop, and I don't remember many rear projections coming apart.  Many have removable light boxes, though, so you can at least easily remove a lot of weight from the bulky part.

[MrFulci]

I used to haul 'em around for a repair shop, and I don't remember many rear projections coming apart.  Many have removable light boxes, though, so you can at least easily remove a lot of weight from the bulky part.

The cabinets usually split in half, upper half and lower half.

The one I moved into the Excursion last year was a Toshiba 57HX94.

There may be some older ones that didn't split, heck, the REALLY old ones were open, not enclosed (Look inside a Sears Wishbook from the early-mid 80s), but all the ones I've encountered and moved, and owned, the larger ones, split in half so you could move it into a house, vehicle, service it, etc. Those RPTVs got large, 65 inch, 72, 80...
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[Necromancer]

I quit doing that job right around 2000, so perhaps it's common on newer stuff, especially those with plastic cabinets and lcd/dlp light boxes.

[MrFulci]

I quit doing that job right around 2000, so perhaps it's common on newer stuff, especially those with plastic cabinets and lcd/dlp light boxes.  I've literally moved hundreds of 'em prior to then, so I can say with some authority that the earlier ones did not come apart.

I had to run a search to see what RPTVs did not split. It seems to be the smaller ones. I don't have much experiences with RPTVs smaller than 57 inches. Most of the Toshibas and Mitsubishis came apart, but only above a certain size. Once you got to 57 inches, 65, 72, etc, they pretty much had to split, otherwise they weren't going to fit through many doorways, through stairs, etc. I know of someone who got a Mitsubishi RPTV, 72 inches or so in 2001, I know that split, also.

This was not a DLP unit I moved. it was a Toshiba 57HX94. DLPs I don't know much about moving, other than they are not as deep.

So, Medic, if it is a RPTV, take note of the brand, and model number, look for a manual online, and see if it's a cabinet that split.

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[escarioth]

this one side of my basement.



annnnnd this is the other side when you turn around




yeah...well.. having a little girl around, i had to mix some baby stuff a bit here and there

[jtucci31]

Do you browse the forum on the giant 40" TV every time?

[escarioth]

hehe yes
we have another PC that i use too sometime but id say that 95% of the time
im sitting there. It looks smaller but its actually a 60"  :-"

[MrFulci]

Escarioth, you have a nice clean setup there. I like it, sometimes when people post pics, they're a cluttered mess. Lots of video game stuff, all over that room.

I only have some of my video game stuff displayed. All of my systems have black rags or dust covers on them, so even if someone is near the TV they are plugged into, they don't stand out. Just some electronic thing covered up

I have lots of framed posters on my walls, so that eliminates some space that I could use for shelves, anyway.


Escarioth, what's the table normally used for?


*edited because I typed the incorrect forum handle.

[esteban]

I'm all moved in to my new place...

Looks fun, what tis that game?

I'm really not judging you, since I'm pretty sure you are young, but DAMN, THAT BE GYRUSS!

Such a great game, VenomMacbeth!

I am so envious!

TANGENT (file under "under-appreciated games"):  I don't understand why Gyruss isn't a modern-day champion...it plays so fast and nice (as always) and has aged so nicely, which can't be said for a lot of 80's arcade games.

BONUS: the NES port of Gyruss has a warm place in my heart since I rented it frequently and was addicted to it! ADDICTED.

ADDICTED.

[escarioth]

and also something extra.
fun with leds !



the ones that changes colors are the best
you can set colors depending of your gaming mood  oh yeah

[Necromancer]

this one side of my basement.

Nice stuffed Kirby.  I wish I had a couple Turbob related stuffed animals, like maybe Bonk or Bazzy.

[johnnymad]

Yes, lights are a very nice touch. I should probably post a pic of my gaming closet one of these days. Will have a whole room someday...