Post your ridiculous TV-side pile of wires

[SamIAm]

I've finally got all 14 of my consoles hooked up in such a way that I can switch between any system with just a couple button presses. There's five RGB, four S-video, three composite, and two component video-based consoles. Aside from manually swapping SCART plugs from the RGB-YUV converter, I don't have to unplug/replug any cables. Additionally, several of these consoles can switch easily between two TVs, one being set on its side for tate shooters.

The price for this convenience is that the following monstrosity has to live on my floor full time:


And that doesn't even show the other three power strips I have going along with tons of other crap behind the main TV.

But who really has the most ridiculous setup?

[Arkhan]

Mine was like that until I got an XRBG, so now it's just a bunch of SCART cables dangling on the floor in front lol.

[esteban]

Ha! I rotate consoles every few weeks because my twins would rip apart anything left in arm's length. 

[Tatsujin]

SUCH AV

[TheClash603]

You have the cleanest wire setup I have ever seen.  In my living room I have my PS4, XB1, Wii U, and cable box...  and it looks worse than that.

In the game room where I have all my old systems....  I don't even want to talk about it.

[Tatsujin]

So many resistance, conductors, attenuators, capacitive as well inductive parallel loads and shit between the console and TV, don't you recognize some picture loss?

[TR0N]

I've finally got all 14 of my consoles hooked up in such a way that I can switch between any system with just a couple button presses. There's five RGB, four S-video, three composite, and two component video-based consoles. Aside from manually swapping SCART plugs from the RGB-YUV converter, I don't have to unplug/replug any cables. Additionally, several of these consoles can switch easily between two TVs, one being set on its side for tate shooters.

The price for this convenience is that the following monstrosity has to live on my floor full time:


And that doesn't even show the other three power strips I have going along with tons of other crap behind the main TV.

But who really has the most ridiculous setup?

Uhh can you say fire hazard !?

[Arkhan]

How is that a fire hazard lol.  Those are almost all A/V cables.  If it were like 900 AC adapters, maybe.

[SamIAm]

Uhh can you say fire hazard !?

It's all about the wattage. The rule of thumb is that you shouldn't take more than 1500 watts from one outlet. Check the ratings on your systems and add them up. As long as you are under 1500, you can daisy-chain power strips to your heart's content, and that came straight from an electrician I know.

In my case, thanks in part to having the 2nd TV and the 360 hooked up to a different outlet across the room, I only draw 600 watts from one outlet, and that would be with every single system on at the same time, which of course is silly. Typically, the draw is less than 400.

What you want to avoid is plugging in a hair dryer, a microwave, a vacuum cleaner and a space heater into one power strip.

[SuperDeadite]

Multiple systems?  ROLF

This entire mess is just my X68000 setup alone. 

[wildfruit]

This is why i am a fan of scart where possible

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[TR0N]

Uhh can you say fire hazard !?

It's all about to wattage. The rule of thumb is that you shouldn't take more than 1500 watts from one outlet. Check the ratings on your systems and add them up. As long as you are under 1500, you can daisy-chain power strips to your heart's content, and that came straight from an electrician I know.

In my case, thanks in part to having the 2nd TV and the 360 hooked up to a different outlet across the room, I only draw 600 watts from one outlet, and that would be with every single system on at the same time, which of course is silly. Typically, the draw is less than 400.

What you want to avoid is plugging in a hair dryer, a microwave, a vacuum cleaner and a space heater into one power strip.

I take it don't plug in a nuclear power plant either 

[PunkicCyborg]

This is why I only have one console out and plugged in at a time via scart. When I switch consoles the system and hook ups go together in a cabinet.

[roflmao]

I have a rats nest of wires (though I still think you win, Sam!) but how often are more than one console turned on simultaneously? I'd venture not that often.  Having said that, my sub is plugged into a separate area of the room so it's hopefully not pulling from the same line.

Kind of off-topic, I have an old Dell P4 hooked up in my living room that I use for Netflix and some Steam and Mame games and it did NOT play nice when plugged into my 1000v battery backup that the TV and receiver were plugged into.  So that had to be moved to another plug as well.  Someday I'll have a nice low-power htpc (that doesn't sound like a jet engine) for Netflix and gaming goodness.

[Tatsujin]

This is why I only have one console out and plugged in at a time via scart. When I switch consoles the system and hook ups go together in a cabinet.

^this