How I Hook Up 11 Retro Game Consoles To One TV

[@GamersAtticshow]

Omg I love that old Nes cabinet and you can never go wrong with a old school tv !

[@HomeAwesomation]

Thanks, apparently it was a Sears exclusive and I've seen two other variants of this shelf. Same color scheme and graphics but different shelf layout. One was mean to have the CRT on top.

[@PaperBanjo64]

That setup is classic and cool!

[@RetrofIex]

What kind of CRT is that? Looks great

[@lonreed9743]

I put together 8 of the wood crates that you can get at Walmart. I pieced 4 to make a cube then a second cube one on top. I have a total of 13 consoles hooked up through two TVs and a monitor for Dreamcast. My CRT for the older consoles and my HDTV for the newer ones.

[@sirrobertlacy]

I do the same, my crt has s-video, composite and component out. For the svideo and av consoles I daisy chain multiple switchers. I think I’ve got 12 consoles and a vcr

[@PaperBanjo64]

Nice, I also have S video but I don't have component.

[@clumpyschlipz7571]

You had me at laserdisk player

[@gotbletu]

might as well get a manual av switcher if it doesn't really auto switch all the time

[@anthonylewis4433]

The question I would have for you what kind of TV is that you're using

[@omarguerrero6417]

I have a setup like this but the issue im having is the audio some system play the audio mono when others are stereo and systems that are mono support stereo and its had avi cables too so doesnt make sense to me

[@PaperBanjo64]

I only have 2 AV switchers for both the front and rear inputs on my CRT...S video and composite, to S video I have my S video modded Sega Genesis, a Sega Saturn, and a Nintendo 64, to composite my VCR, NES and a Super Nintendo Jr with a modified cartridge slot to also fit Japanese games, I also have wireless controllers for every console.

[@KidLucas25]

Best set up Buddy. 10/10

[@HomeAwesomation]

Thanks!

[@homerthompson416]

Any reason you prefer playing on a real PS1 vs playing PS1 on your PS2? Is it a 50000-series PS2 that had the PS1 chip removed and emulates the games unlike the 39000-series and below PS2 that play them in hardware? Or is it just to use a chipped PS1?

[@jonniefast]

could be a preference thing ps3 also does ps1, but i dont use my 2 or 3 having redundant systems saves wear on disc based consoles

[@JanickSan89]

If using a light gun, would it be better to have that particular console connect to the front outlets of the tv and the others with the multi tap?

[@HomeAwesomation]

Good question but I doubt it. Light gun worked with horrible coax/rf input.

[@JanickSan89]

Where did you buy that 4 way?

[@HomeAwesomation]

These are used items from thrift stores. I'm sure there must be a modern version though.

[@aarongrief7679]

Just to be safe I would remove the small speakers from the crt tv, the magnets in them can effect color if not properly shielded. Wall mount them behind it on the wall.

[@HomeAwesomation]

It's a good point. There hasn't been any issue so far. Maybe the TV or speakers are shielded. Perhaps the speakers are too weak. Or maybe the TV auto-degausses on power up.

[@aarongrief7679]

@@HomeAwesomation it's more of a long term damage than immediately noticeable.

[@HomeAwesomation]

@@aarongrief7679 I wasn't aware of that, thanks.

[@jonniefast]

unshielded speakers cause immediate tilt/colorbleed i had an issue like this from Surprisingly far away

[@rgpistolero1458]

Nice setup man! Look into getting a gcomp 8 inputs auto switchers

[@HomeAwesomation]

Thanks!

[@chickenwings6172]

I have my sega master system sega genesis snes n64 ps2 and gamecube and a duel dvd VCR combo. i have a A/V switch that has 4 then the ps2 and Cube to VCR/DVD combo. i have a Cable that has duel ps2 and cube a/v cable. I have a 32 inch CRT TV. Then i have PS3 dreamcast Wii U and wii to a 40 inch 1080P hd tv from 2007. i have xbox one x ps4 pro and pc to a 50 inch LG 4K UHD TV.

[@xxMAGnaniMOxx]

pretty solid setup!

[@HomeAwesomation]

Thanks!

[@michaelthompson3033]

What size is your TV ?

[@HomeAwesomation]

20" I think

[@jonniefast]

i just um... plug them in? & put the cords away when done av coupler and extension cable saves whatever mess u got goin on lol

[@jonniefast]

so many gamers overthink it lmao

[@HomeAwesomation]

Sure and then play nothing ever because I can't be bothered to swap everything out. I wouldn't do that because I don't have to.

[@jonniefast]

@@HomeAwesomation ill shoot a video showing my setup soon 💖

[@HomeAwesomation]

@@jonniefast By the sounds of it it'll be a video of you plugging and unplugging consoles. Then putting the cords away when done.

[@jonniefast]

@@HomeAwesomation as long as you have main ac power off (surge protector) when not in use its probably fine to leave everything plugged in lightning storm/brownout proof here i even ran an av coupler from the back of the tv so its a quick swap over AV

[@DominiqueDeMann]

Yeah but they're all connected with the worst possible video resolution there is lol. Try again when you finally discover what COMPONENT is lol Not Impressed.

[@HomeAwesomation]

First off why am I bothering to respond to criticism from someone who clearly spends most of his time on youtube jerking off based on your public playlists? Second, this TV doesn't take component.

[@PaperBanjo64]

​@@HomeAwesomationOP has bad taste ew🤢🤮