|OT| Where We Game 2020 - RGB Lights Optional

[Le Pertti]

We have a thread for showing of out desktop wallpapers but not our actual desktops! So let's show of our gaming setups!

I'll start with my horrible current setup. Sure it's better than I had before so it can only get better!

 

[Stevey]

Nice thread.

 

[Parsnip]

Subbing, will take a pic at some point.

 

[Le Pertti]

Alright fixed a cover pic here too!;D lashman

 

[lashman]

Alright fixed a cover pic here too!;D lashman

good, good ... also - perfect choice

 

[LEANIJA]

Good timing, as my desk is somewhat empty right now. No RGB here*, just as plain as possible.
* except the mouse, which I guess I could disable if I could be bothered

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[C-Dub]

Here for the pics. Will post my setup later in the week.

 

[xinek]

Why is looking at people's setups so endlessly fascinating? I can spend an embarrassing amount of time browsing them. I'll post mine here later after I've cleaned it up.

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

High Five, xinek! I'm the same, I'll need to tidy up before i even consider posting a photo.

I also prefer looking at "Real People's" setups than most of the multi-thousand pound setups that just look like a set from a catalogue to sell you expensive stuff.

 

[Parsnip]

I was going to take a pic yesterday, but decided to wait until I finish putting up new roller curtains.
Maybe I'll do some dusting while I'm at it.

I talked about this a bit on a discord the other day, but I've been thinking about doing some "furniture mods" lately, but I don't have the space for it.
Buying a little worn furniture from flea market and painting it and stuff like that. Maybe I'll post the pics here if and when I get any of that done.

I've already changed the fabric of 3 chairs I have, one more to go.

 

[Le Pertti]

Now that everyone is stuck at home, time to post some pics people!

 

[beep boop]

My desk is just eternally a mess of notes, books, pens, external storage and documents :')

 

[Le Pertti]

My desk is just eternally a mess of notes, books, pens, external storage and documents :')

Stuff like that is interesting to see too!

 

[C-Dub]

As promised, here's my two setups.

My desk with my Surface Pro hooked up to an ultrawide monitor. I stream games from my PC in the living room to this. It was surprisingly difficult to get the streaming working as I'd like it, actually. I have a variety of screens at different resolutions (Surface Pro, ultrawide monitor, Samsung tablet, cheap 7 inch Windows tablet), so I needed to use a DisplayPort headless dongle combined with DisplayFusion to make sure it all worked perfectly. Plus I had to upgrade my home network.

This is the TV setup. The TV is a little old now (about 7 years), but works fine and the picture is still great. I have all my gaming devices plugged in here, and if I want to play anywhere else then I just stream out.

 

[Le Pertti]

My upgrades! Small steps to have a real gaming setup again.

 

[Parsnip]

Monooboe
I have that same water bottle except that mine is red.

 

[Le Pertti]

Monooboe
I have that same water bottle except that mine is red.

The city of Paris gave it to me last summer.

 

[Parsnip]

The city of Paris gave it to me last summer.

I had to buy mine.

 

[Daoko64]

My simple Indie gaming setup.. Surface Pro 7 is such a good device for playing Indie games.

 

[didamangi]

I thought this thread would have more post since we're all staying at home.

My janky bedroom, work and gaming setup. All crammed into 3.5mx2.5m space. Blurry photo to hide all the dust

 

[Le Pertti]

I thought this thread would have more post since we're all staying at home.

My janky bedroom, work and gaming setup. All crammed into 3.5mx2.5m space. Blurry photo to hide all the dust

Aah the classic Logitech 5.1 surround system! Used to have the same and so did all my friends haha!

 

[didamangi]

Aah the classic Logitech 5.1 surround system! Used to have the same and so did all my friends haha!

Yeah, the sub and inputs are pretty good for what they are, but the satellite speakers on the z5500 are pretty bad so I bought a cheap yamaha satellite speakers set to replace them. Markedly better sound. Drect line input from my pc sound card and optical input from my tv for consoles and I got myself a pretty cheap and decent 5.1 setup.

 

[Kvik]

I should take a better picture, but I took this photo with my smartphone last year. I know it's a mess of cables. I need to get a monitor arm at some point and get rid of the USB cables I don't need.

 

[Le Pertti]

Everyone have such nice keyboards!

 

[Kvik]

^ True! I figured most people here would own at least one mechanical keyboard.

My keyboard setup (Das 4 + custom keycaps):

Das Keyboard 4 Professional Mechanical Keyboard

The Das Keyboard 4 Professional is a high-performance mechanical keyboard for ultimate typists. Constructed with Cherry MX mechanical switches, aluminum top panel, two-port USB 3.0 hub and NKRO for the best typing experience.

www.daskeyboard.com

Drop + Matt3o /dev/tty MT3 Custom Keycap Set | Dye-Sublimated PBT

This PBT keycap set features dye-sublimated legends and is MX-compatible. This 91-key kit will cover the CTRL and TKL keyboards with a standard ANSI layout.

drop.com

 

[Le Pertti]

Getting there! Need a bigger table, but have to find a proper apartment first.

 

[ISee]

There is another desk on the right, with work related stuff & laptop. I can easily glide from one to the other on my chair. Which is awesome.
But there is really nothing special to see here.

 

[Bonfires Down]

TV gang represent. Just wish there were ultrawide TVs available.

 

[lashman]

TV gang represent. Just wish there were ultrawide TVs available.

looking good ... love it!

 

[didamangi]

TV gang represent. Just wish there were ultrawide TVs available.

Can't see the picture, only a minus sign. Weird.

 

[lashman]

Can't see the picture, only a minus sign. Weird.

oh yeah, you're right ... huh, that's weird, i could actually see it earlier

 

[Bonfires Down]

Can't see the picture, only a minus sign. Weird.

Huh, maybe Google doesn't like me linking directly from their photos. Should work now.

 

[didamangi]

Huh, maybe Google doesn't like me linking directly from their photos. Should work now.

Can see it now. Looks comfy af

 

[ISee]

Just wish there were ultrawide TVs available

There were, mostly from Philips if I remember correctly. They had a 21:9 aspect ratio and were supposed to eliminate those black bars in movies.
But it didn't catch on.

 

[Le Pertti]

There were, mostly from Philips if I remember correctly. They had a 21:9 aspect ratio and were supposed to eliminate those black bars in movies.
But it didn't catch on.

Watching movies on a 21:9 screen is great! Wish more movies were in that and there were more TVs like that. I liked it so much that I've been considering cropping my photos in that aspect ration haha.

 

[C-Dub]

Once the TV industry has run out of Ks to promote (I mean seriously, how high can you actually go in resolution before the difference is barely perceptible on even the biggest TVs?) they will have to find other ways to sell TV sets. Maybe they will try to push ultrawide then.

 

[Le Pertti]

Once the TV industry has run out of Ks to promote (I mean seriously, how high can you actually go in resolution before the difference is barely perceptible on even the biggest TVs?) they will have to find other ways to sell TV sets. Maybe they will try to push ultrawide then.

I think the problem with ultrawide is that the content isn't really there. It's mostly bigger movies and those aren't really enough for most people to stand huge black bars.

 

[C-Dub]

There wasn't a lot of widescreen content before HDTV sets came out. There were still TV shows as late as 2008/2009 still broadcasting in 4:3 despite there being widescreen TVs releasing a decade earler, and 4K HDR content has only really become a thing since the TV manufacturers decided that 4K HDR was the next big thing. I'd say it's a chicken and egg thing, but the content providers will never make ultrawide content if there isn't a screen for it. The problem with Philips' attempt at ultrawide TVs is they were the only ones doing it, which immediately doomed it to failure.

If the TV manufacturers agree that the next big thing they will push is ultrawide, the content providers will make their way there. But this is entirely up to the TV industry, who are notorious for slowly trickling out features people want in order to keep their annual TV release cycle from feeling stagnant.

 

[Le Pertti]

There wasn't a lot of widescreen content before HDTV sets came out. There were still TV shows as late as 2008/2009 still broadcasting in 4:3 despite there being widescreen TVs releasing a decade earler, and 4K HDR content has only really become a thing since the TV manufacturers decided that 4K HDR was the next big thing. I'd say it's a chicken and egg thing, but the content providers will never make ultrawide content if there isn't a screen for it. The problem with Philips' attempt at ultrawide TVs is they were the only ones doing it, which immediately doomed it to failure.

If the TV manufacturers agree that the next big thing they will push is ultrawide, the content providers will make their way there. But this is entirely up to the TV industry, who are notorious for slowly trickling out features people want in order to keep their annual TV release cycle from feeling stagnant.

The issue with ultrawide is that you need special lenses to record that stuff and up till now that only screens that showed that stuff was cinemas and still it isn't as common as one would hope. I don't want to sound pessimistic haha since I would love to have more content like that.;D

 

[Deku]

Here is my desktop

 

[lashman]

Here is my desktop

thor, lol

nice setup, though!

 

[Deku]

thor, lol

nice setup, though!

It's actually a Fujitsu monitor. An online store had their own computer brand a year or two branded as the Thor series

 

[lashman]

It's actually a Fujitsu monitor. An online store had their own computer brand a year or two branded as the Thor series

awful lol

 

[Li Kao]

Case had to be put on desk because cat.
Secondary bed had to be put on desk because cat.
I'm wary to click things to not disrupt cat sleep.
...
I may have a cat problem

 

[Alextended]

Tell that cat she's too small to smoke and you don't need her second hand smoke... that's the bigger problem!

 

[Li Kao]

Tell that cat she's too small to smoke and you don't need her second hand smoke... that's the bigger problem!

He tries to steal my cigs from time to time

 

[Le Pertti]

Li Kao I'm mostly surprised to see someone still use a regular phone!

 

[Li Kao]

Li Kao I'm mostly surprised to see someone still use a regular phone!

Yeah, I tend to work these things to death. LCD is dead on this one for example (and my dumb phone can't handle the date). But with the price of even a mid-range smartphone, and considering the very rough situation of our budget for the last few years, yeah it does the job.
I should look for reviews now, though. I guess we can enter the 2010's

 

[ISee]

Anything more advanced than this is a modern landline telephone imo

 

[Copons]

Case had to be put on desk because cat.
Secondary bed had to be put on desk because cat.
I'm wary to click things to not disrupt cat sleep.
...
I may have a cat problem

Come from the unbelievably cute cat, stay for the phone trapped inside the case.


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