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I already saw some nice rooms and setups in other threads (f.e. in several PC threads "Show me your Powah"), but I couldn't find a special thread dedicated to the rooms.

For starters, here is how my movie/TV/gaming room evolved over time from 1994 to the present:

1997 I replaced my first TV (Saba, 24'') with a "Sony KV 29F1D"... a 29''-CRT with a gorgeous "Black Trinitron" display. It still works! Nowadays my retro consoles are connect to it. A few months after that, I got infected by the DVD-virus (which started my movie collection) and I added my first 5.1-surround system (Yamaha AVR, JBL speakers). In 1999, I replaced my first PC monitor (Magic, 17'') with an awesome but very heavy 21''-CRT (Iiyama Vision Master Pro 501). 

Here are photos of my room of 1999:

Since most DVD movies and console games took advantage of a widescreen display, I switched to a 32''-CRT with 16:9 aspect ratio in 2001. But that wasn't enough... I wanted to go bigger and bought my first projector + projection screen in 2004:

Beside the games, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 also were good entry-level players for HD-DVD and Blu-ray discs. Early 2008 I upgraded the 720p projector with an 1080p model (Sony VPL-VW 50). To not burn through its lamp too fast, the Panasonic projector was allowed to stay for 720p content. On the PC side, I got my first flatscreen monitor (Dell Ultrasharp 2407 WFP) in 2007... it still works and is the main monitor of my brother's PC nowadays.

Here are some photos of 2008:

In 2011, I fell in love with 3d-stereoscopic games (Nvidia 3D Vision), so I added a 3D-compatible second monitor (24'' Acer, 120 hz) on my desk. For stereoscopic movies and PS3 games, I upgraded my TV to a 3D-compatible model (47'' LG 47 LM615S).

Here is a photo of 2012:

Late 2016 the PlayStation VR headset opened a whole new dimension of 360°-gaming (and 180°-movies) for me. I was struck by the immersion of being in the game world instead of "only" looking through a flat window into the game world.

Here are two photos of late 2016 + early 2017:

A few months later, I also got my first PC VR-headset (Oculus Rift). But I still enjoy movies and games on a flatscreen very much, so I upgraded my PC monitor to 27'' and 1440p resolution in 2018 (Omen by HP 27).

Since the middle of the 8th console generation, more and more people enthused about HDR and after that about OLED displays. In 2019 I couldn't wait any longer and joined the gospel with an OLED TV (LG OLED55C9PLA, 4K, 120 Hz, HDMI 2.1). My worries about the bogeyman "burn-in" were unfounded... still no visible burn-in after over 5 years and tons of content on that TV display.

Here are some photos of 2019:

By the way, every hardware upgrade is a good timing to clean behind the media rack and under the PC desk.

And despite the former opinion of our electrician... the 15 power outlets in that wall were never overkill but needed.

After upgrading my PC for several years, it was replaced by a new build in late 2020:

Since then, the new consoles (PS5 + Xbox One X) were welcomed into the family and the VR headsets were replaced by HP Reverb G2 + PSVR2. In 2023 was another big PC upgrade to RTX 4090 (which needed a bigger PC case) and a 42'' OLED monitor (LG OLED42C27, 4K, 120 Hz, HDMI 2.1). Due to the feature parity of my 55'' TV and the 42'' monitor, switching the PC output between them works flawless.

Here are the most recent photos of that room, taken in 2023:

I hope some of you enjoy my retrospective and add some photos of their rooms, too.



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I cant find my old 2011 photo of my "Game room" being in my bedroom back then lol

So...I'll post what my game room looks like now..as of today :)

Full views

Back side

Two sub woofers behind Sofa

Controller and Toy stand

Gaming Computer (2024) and Gaming Computer (2019)

Consoles (Xbox Series X, Switch OG 2020, Switch OLED, and PS5)

Other systems (PS3, PS4, PSP, DS, and 3DS hidden with the physical games I have)

Razer Basilisk Ultimate mouse and Razer Blackwidow V3 Keyboard with my Anker LifeTune Soundcore headset and other stuff

My old gaming laptop (retired) from 2014, Switch OLED Dock and hidden is my Xbox Series S

Outside of my game room - General Desktop, Plex server desktop, streaming laptop, two monitors (one for general desktop and one for streaming laptop), my old 2011 Sony HDTV (my first HDTV lol), hidden is my PS2 and Wii as well - and a few other things.



BasilZero said:

I cant find my old 2011 photo of my "Game room" being in my bedroom back then lol

So...I'll post what my game room looks like now..as of today :)

Very nice room, and I love your Theater sofa set, looks very comfy!

The TV looks huge... is it really only 75''?

P.S.: Oh... you've upgraded it to 85'', right. Just checked your photos in the 2023-thread https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/248789/show-your-gaming-rooms-or-tv-rooms-home-theaters-man-caves/1/#3

Last edited by Conina - on 25 December 2024

Conina said:

Very nice room, and I love your Theater sofa set, looks very comfy!

The TV looks huge... is it really only 75''?

P.S.: Oh... you've upgraded it to 85'', right. Just checked your photos in the 2023-thread https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/248789/show-your-gaming-rooms-or-tv-rooms-home-theaters-man-caves/1/#3

Thanks!

Yes, got the 85'' last year for my game room.

My 75'' is in my master bedroom now.





Bite my shiny metal cockpit!

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Nice GameCube! But who is Raye?



This is my main gaming space. I also have a couple consoles hooked up in the living room. Most of the legacy systems are in boxes in the closet.



Conina said:

Nice GameCube! But who is Raye?

Whoever they are, they suck :P



For me my gaming room is the living room



Please excuse my (probally) poor grammar

Qwark said:

For me my gaming room is the living room

Powerful front speakers, I like it. Do you also have back speakers for surround sound?

Do you keep the lowboard open while playing to keep the PS5 cool?
If not, does the PS5 get hot with a closed cabinet?

Last edited by Conina - on 28 December 2024