Post Pics of Your Gaming Setup

Discussion in 'Technology' started by cmdrmonkey, Dec 6, 2011.

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  1. #1 cmdrmonkey, Dec 6, 2011
    We had one of these at the old PVC so I thought I'd start one here. Post pics or your PC and/or console gaming setups.

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  2. #2 cmdrmonkey, Jan 3, 2012
    I did some cleaning inside my case.

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  3. #3 Armadeadn, Jan 3, 2012
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    It was dark where the consoles are so I had to get a torch on the case.

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  4. #4 Phisix, Jan 3, 2012
    I must be the only one without a HD TV. :/
     
  5. #5 cmdrmonkey, Jan 3, 2012
    I like the Gears theme on your 360. Was it a special edition or did you buy a skin for it and the controllers?
     
  6. #6 monsly, Jan 3, 2012
    Have you got a PC monitor you can use? That was I did in the early days of this gen.

    I'll have to post some pics of my set up soon. Rooms piled high at the moment.
     
  7. #7 cmdrmonkey, Jan 3, 2012
    This is a great suggestion. You can find the VGA adapter for the 360 quite cheap if you know where to look, probably around $5, and this will allow you to play in HD on a PC monitor.
     
  8. #8 Phisix, Jan 3, 2012
    I have a 19" monitor but it is hardly HD?
     
  9. #9 cmdrmonkey, Jan 3, 2012
    All PC monitors are HD by definition. This is a big part of why PC gamers have been going on and on about the superiority of PC for years. We were gaming in HD a decade before console gamers.

    I'm sure that's at least 1280x1024. 720p is only 1280x720.
     
  10. #10 Armadeadn, Jan 3, 2012
    Special Edition Xbox. I wanted to get it when Gears 3 came out but didn't have the cash at the time. Thank God for tax rebates!

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  11. #11 cmdrmonkey, Jan 3, 2012
    You need something like this, but get one of the generic ones that are like $5.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/High-Definition-VGA-Cable-Xbox/dp/B003VD56JS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1325629408&sr=8-2
     
  12. #12 Phisix, Jan 3, 2012
    I have a PS3 not an Xbox. Although I have a SD TV, it is still larger than my monitor.
     
  13. #13 cmdrmonkey, Jan 3, 2012
    Does the monitor have DVI? You need an HDMI to DVI adapter. That would allow you to run an HDMI cable to the monitor.

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  14. #14 Phisix, Jan 3, 2012
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    It looks like this on mine, but the single line on the right is not straight but curved on both ends..
     
  15. #15 monsly, Jan 3, 2012
    You'll need a separate device for sound with a monitor. I connected via DVI and my PC speakers. I guess you could do the same, maybes. I was connecting a 360 so no idea what you may need for a PS3.
     
  16. #16 Phisix, Jan 3, 2012
    My PC has inbuilt speakers so no clue. Maybe just saving up for a HD would be easier...although clear pictures on my monitor would be nice, especially with great looking games coming out soon.
     
  17. #17 monsly, Jan 3, 2012
    You could get a cheap headphone set as an alternative; some of them give you decent sound and can be used as a mic too. My monitor set up was much better than playing on a CRT; you really appreciate the graphic details.
     
  18. #18 Phisix, Jan 3, 2012
    Surely there is a PS3 to monitor wire then much like the Xbox one.
     
  19. #19 cmdrmonkey, Jan 3, 2012
    DVI will look better than VGA.

    The big issue is what would you do for sound? If you had a reciever, you could run optical or composite out to it.
     
  20. #20 monsly, Jan 3, 2012
    There's an HDMI to DVI connector on Amazon:

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B000NWQULS

    Might be a solution. Though obviously you'd have the sound issue to resolve.
     
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