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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- So I've continued work on the TV side of my game room and in turn needed to track down some solutions for Cable Management. I have both Retro and Modern consoles mixes with a myriad of different things! These are the ideas that worked for me and helped me to get my TV stand and shelves looking great! Collect What You Love!
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Wow this one took some time. But I was glad to now actually have a setup for my game room and its many cords and cables! Hope You all have a fantastic week!
I sent you a video link and a product link on Twitter. "Cord identifiers" and knowing different ways to mount power bricks, switchers, and surge protectors REALLY help!
Thanks for making the video btw! We all should bounce ideas off each other and show what methods we are using.
@@joshuadugan1931 absolutely i get so many ideas here from people ots awesome. I want people to find this video in 10 years and find everything theyll ever need!
#1 Rule of cable management: As soon as you get everything perfect, you get new consoles.
damn right! I literally got mine setup a couple weeks ago and had new things added to the tv stand. I was blessed I had already cleaned it all up. I have to force myself to keep it good!
Modular future planning is more important than some people think....only solution is to keep gaming goals in mind with future purchases. Example being my sega console section has no space for a saturn and a sega cd because i have no plans on buying these however i do plan on buying a ps5 in the future and eventually getting an xbox one so i have a future space planned for each console in its appropriate section. Also i have coordinating spots for each systems games currently held by empty game related boxes until the space is needed. I prefer the focus of my console area to be mostly games, consoles, controllers, and audio equipment and less on empty display boxes. So if you see boxes in my setup they are very likely placeholders.
@@kirksarcade1836 excellent ideas here! I really like how yoive layed out a great plan for your current and future game room! I may bring these ideas up as options foe people when going into the planning aspects of a room. I am trying to plan when I do things like cord mamagement. I have systems in 3 locations and each section can be easily moved. I want to be able to change whatever I do and keeping it modular is very helpful!
@@DiskCart it never ends, never.
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You're incredibly underrated! You deserve more subscribers.
lol thank you! It can be a ton of fun!
Dude please Netflix needs to hire you to make a series of all this creative content you make. You are LEGENDARY my man!! Keep it up.
You make me want to come over and play video games I swear. Great video, this one is going in my faves. Those Velcro ties are genius.
Beautifully done man!! Good to see yah putting in the work! ✊🎥
you bet this one was quite a few times more work than I expected. But it feels good and im super proud of it!
So many great ideas, this is why I love this channel so much. Thanks for making videos like this they are so awesome and more importantly they are always helpful
This week was a lot if work but I am super happy to see people liked it. Its crazy too because I get so many Ideas just from the comments to make a new one lol! Thank you man!
Thanks! This was SUPER helpful! I haven't had the time to research this for my new game room (new house), and you answered almost every question.
I loved making this because I was trying to solve those problems myself. I am dedicated to displaying collections so this was perfect
I bought a cable management box to put them all in. Works great!
Love this! I'm getting new Shelves soon and this came at the perfect time. The one cord management thing I use is for the ones that are stored away. I found that ziplock bags are perfect to throw cords into that way when they are in the drawers they never tangle. If you get large enough bags you can bundle the cords by system. This also makes it so you dont have to worry about what to wrap the cords in like rubber bands or so on. Bonus also keeps the dust off spare controllers.
Ooooh I like this!!! Enough ideas here for a cable storage video now! The bags Idea is super smart and I love it thank you!
Finally, what i’ve been waitin for! If power brick gives you a problem, you can also use magnets to attach them to the back of your tv shelf. Still you have to use 3m to hold the magnets firmly
I I reeeally like detachable stuff so that magnet idea is really good. I get people could use it for all sorts of things!
Disk Cart yes! You can use them on tons other things. Lately, I use them on my billy shelf to attach a portable led usb lamp so whenever i need an extra light for taking photos, all i have to do is just slip and click.
I use those same clips from Amazon. Def use for cord management
Great video. I’m a huge fan of cable management. A bit of advise: although It’s not necessary, unless you’re getting audio or video interference, but you can take this to the next level by routing all power cables together, all signal cables together, and all data cables together. Essentially doing your best to minimize RF interference and signal cross talk. I route my power cables along the bottom of my entertainment center, data in the middle, and signal on top.
I like those cable management boxes. They make your cables look so neat. Those color velcro is so good. Great video!
I love your channel so much! I'm in the process of moving and I'm getting a new and bigger basement to set up my game room, so I've been rewatching most of your videos for ideas and inspiration! This one was so helpful! Going into Amazon right now lol
oh hohoho thats the BEST! more space! It is so fun to mess with space like that and imagine all the possibiliies! I am absolutely stoked that you have gotten any ideas from the videos! please remember me in the future when you are feeling done (we are never really done) and send a photo! Thank you for the comment!
I would say that attaching length(s) of 2x4's to the back of the tv stand might give a better structure to mount power supplies and maybe be able to use more substantial cable clips (coax cable clips that can be tacked/screwed to wall come to mind).
Nice. Thanks for making this. I had two of consoles break this year and moving shit around was a nightmare.
Sorry to hear that! If anythings going to break any year its 2020. Im hopefully I can continue making these viewer collection style videos soon. Testing one next week!
Wow, what a great collection of ideas. Cord management is an issue I think we all deal with on some level. Beautiful dog by the way.
Thank you! I really love our dog too hes gettin a bit older now but hes a happy guy!
Great suggestions! As a PC gamer, cable management has always been important inside and outside my PC. I built my console stand with a cardboard divider in the middle so I could feed cables through to hide that mess knowing I'd have more than 10 consoles on it. I should get some pics, but I need to redo the divider as it's seen better days hah.
Your use of cardboard is great! Smart too because youd never know with it hidden!
@@DiskCart Over the weekend I replaced the cardboard backing with Styrofoam posterboard with black posterboard glued to it (to make it black), looks better and should hold up better too!
I recommend a workshop power bar. They’re long and skinny, with about 8-10 plugs spaced out about 4 inches apart. Works really well for the systems with the big bulky power bricks.
skinny is very very good! The less space they take the better. I will certainly look into them and maybe get an even better setup out of it!
Velcro is my best friend. I use a whole roll of 25ft already.
whoa! nice! that is the best! i like being able to remove things and velcro has been awesome!
Great minds think a like, I have the same aheasive cable clips on the back of my TV stand and I also mount my GC, Wii and Wii U bricks to the back of the TV stand, well done sir!
well i should have just asked you first lol! dang i spent some time on figuring out and failing with those ideas! those clips are pretty sick though if i do say myself. very strong little guys!
Nice! I use a lot of these myself, I love how versatile a lot of them are.
yeah theres alot you can do with them. It helps because you may want to change things later and these will allow me to do that~!
Watching these old videos, waiting for more 👋 miss ya buddy
Great ideas! I like how you give various ideas to tailor to people's preferences. I would love to see a sort of part two that discusses storing unused cords.
Thank you for that idea! Cord/cable storage is a good idea for a video too! I asppreciate it when people come by with this kinda idea! Have an excellent day!
@@DiskCart Glad I could provide some input! Have a great day as well!
I've found that if you coil up your cords and secure them with a bulldog clip, you can store them in a nail polish display stand. You can also aim an anglepoise lamp at them. It really makes your cords pop.
Thanks for all the great ideas!
No seriously thank you!! If you are ever working on something specific feel free to comment and pick my brain. More videos soon when my area starts re opening!
@@DiskCart Thanks! I may pick your brain when we decide on a plan. In the meantime, I'll be waiting for more vids :)
You have some really great ideas. I'm Definitely going to look into a couple of those items you used.Big thanks. And your set up looks amazing.
Thanks for the Pro tips! Great video man!
I've been waiting for this video and am happy with all of the ideas.
SCORE! then I have done my job here! lol I am sure some of these ideas wont work for everyone but its a starting point for sure and gets the ideas flowing a bit! Thanks Bountyhunter!
Fantastic! Your setup is truly beautiful and an inspiration. Can't wait to meet you at TMG/C3!
Wooooooooo! Lol you will be so let down!
@@DiskCart I highly doubt that. See you in a few weeks!
good stuff man, i have cords everywhere!!!
Only seeing this comment now my man! I appreciate it and hope things start looking up for you. Your an awesome postive dude. need anything just let me know.
Amazing Work! Love cable management! Great use of the space you have. Love the PVM placement.
Don't forget you can paint the cable hiders the same color as the wall to better hide them.
The residue of the double sided tape can be removed with goofoff.
I wish that you would use a individually switched power management surge suppressor. Leaving all those systems plugged in generates heat and the power drain can increase your power bill. You are definitely not making a fire hazard with your current setup, but if you move up to 30 or more systems you may need to consider power management.
With the side shelves I would have attempted to make the autonomous with their own surge protector and a single video (HDMI, Composite, Component, etc.) hookup coming in. This way you would only have to unplug 2 things to move the entire shelf if needed.
You should always try to put some sort of label on the cables to know what is what. It helps in troubleshooting things.
Beautiful dog BTW.
the cables are labeled, one of the side shelves is on its own power source completely the other is only half. the cable hiders match the baseboard and general esthetics of my setup so i left them alone as well. as for having only one connector for the video hookups to go to the tv that would be heavily convuluded and only add to the amount of cables and connectors id need. the entire shelf can move 4 feet from the wall if needed by detaching the wall cover. the one on the left can completely disconnect easily. And possibly the most dangerous thing to have anywhere near gaming stuff is goof off. I have watched it literally eat through plastics instantly. having been in retro and modern gaming for a long time I am aware it can be used safely along with goo gone and a few other safer options. One thing you said that is confusing to me is that having the systems plugged in generates heat? where is that heat? the strip is cool and the systems are cool? The other factor is that the left side of everything is on a power outlet that is regulated by a wall light switch So unless im in there the pvm, nes record player and switch are not plugged in. Ill need to look up this supressor thing because ive never heard of that before sounds interesting to me. however theres no heat in that room from any of the systems until i turn them on at this time. let me know your thoughts.
@@DiskCart Older ac to dc power supplies are constantly generating heat if they have power, but it sounds like you are able to cut the AC power to them with the light switch.
Your videos are awesome and I always find a way to apply them to my game room!
Thats awesome! They don't always work but I hope they can get people thinking about things a little differently in the long run. I spend a lot of time on them and I really appreciate it thank you!
Great video you covered most of the solution I could think of even new one!
Thank you Darshe! Ive already found more here in the comments I love it here!
Wow, you did a great job on your cords! Looks so much better than mine. I have used those rubber clip things to hold my hdmis that aren't plugged in. I never thought of managing the other cables with them honestly.
Oh I actually love that idea I hadnt thought of having a standby hdmi spot! I dig it because my switcher can only take so much and i have 2!
@@DiskCart Before I got the new TV stand, I had 4 or 5 of those single clip ones and put the HDMIs Im not using in those. It has worked out really nice. I need to pick up some more for my new stand. Lol
@@cryoweasel its funny because of how inexpensive they are and how big the change can be. even just tightneing one cable down a little bit and boom its out of the way and out of visual area! Im going to use at least one of them for a hdmi standby spot now
@@DiskCart Just tightening the cables is a good enough reason to use them. Loose cables are just what those little "back of the TV gnomes" need to tangle all your cords! The HDMI standby spot has worked so well for me. I think I am going to try and see if I can get those to work for the back of my tv stand too. It has an open back but I think I can get something to work.
9:29, BEAUTIFUL PUP! 😍 🤩 👌 ❤️
Great ideas, man, thanks!
You bet!
Awesome video bro! This gives me ideas to get all my cords and cables cleaned up! 🤘
Disk Art! Help, there has to be a better way!
lol I need a better system for cable management. My cables are in awful shape.
Youve got this man!
Great video sir , def going to be using these tips & others you’ve suggested I have over 23 different systems .
tuh tuh tuh twenty three?? well sir I wish you the best of luck! lol Just take your time with it. I am positive that some of the things here will not work for everyone. But I think just generally having a groundwork of ideas to start from helps. I failed a TON in doing this and still I think I will be able to improve this more. I deally i want everysingle thing on the back to look super organized but I have kinda let go in knowing it doesn thave to look great if its out of sight. it just has to be organized and managed.Thank you for coming by! sorry for the long comment!
Awesome game room! I just subbed to your channel. Cheers!
Thank you very much !
@@DiskCart Anytime, have a great holidays!
Great tips. I always love your outtakes.
Dude I was looking for EXACTLY that clip solution! Ordering :D 3:26 still waiting for you to ship that over bro; No rush! ;) Velcro ties are GREAT for this. Awesome work man :)
oh man you are too kind to ship that to me! I will keep an eye out! For the kallax those clips are suuuuper great and so far the tape they have has bee stronger than any of the other clips. Its probablky my ony issue with those shelves is that there is no back so cords get seen. But no back makes them great for leds! (somewhere rocker gaming just sensed my comment)
Great job on this. I have some serious cable management to do. You really have your shit together, man. Good looking video.
mur! my man thank you! Honestly your shit is waay more together than mine lately! love the direction you are moving in!
Man, I appreciate the vote of confidence! I have really been trying on different formats for fit and rebranding my old series’ to try and find where all I’ve gone wrong. I hope I’ll end up with a product everyone will enjoy.
Great cable management ideas! Have you done a game room tour video yet? If not that may be something for the next video.
lol! we are definitely getting there! I am running out of excuses now!
I've got this issue at the moment.
12 consoles (soon to be 14).
Its a total nightmare but after messing it up a million times i finally got my setup. Even now i know its continuos upkeep. Just gotta hide them and organize the best way you can.
@@DiskCart I'll definitely be doing the LED thing. It looks great.
Great video and very helpful! Thanks
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Nice start with those clips! That already takes care of so much--love it! This really looks great! So...what time should we expect you at our place for this?
gotta stay here til that cdi game shows up! ive been camping by the mailbox for months!
@@DiskCart What? It still hasn't arrived? I swore I took it off the shelf...hmmm...
Super clean bro!
pfff Your game room is clean! loved that video!
Thanks man, I’m still going to do more to that room. I like how you setup the wires. That’s the next goal for me.
What kind of HDMI splitter do you use? Great video as always!
Monoprice 8x1 HDMI switcher is what I use. Love it! $100 on Amazon. It's worth it.
the exact one ive been using is this one here. It had pretty good overall reviews. I actually have really liked it. It has all the ports on the back which is very nice and is a solid metal design with a physical button. also has a remote that works well which can be a hard thing to find in these. supposedly support 4k but i do not know since i use it for a 1080p tv. www.amazon.com/dp/B07GGT7SZD/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_7uj8CbC2DDND3
@@joshuadugan1931 I should check this out! 8? wowsa!
I also have a second switcher I use that was made by phillips and sold at target.
@@DiskCart thanks I found that same one on eBay from a wholesaler for $25 including shipping! I already have two 4 in 1's but I needed another. Thanks!!!
Another really helpful video mate 👍🏻
Thank you Dad and Lad! The ideas may not work for everybody but it gets the juices flowing!
This is a very unique video. No one would ever talk about cord control..... Hey DiskCart..... I am interested in knowing your top 10 games. :D please answer in video. :D
lol One day man! I may do a Questions video at one point and that would be a good one. I have a long way to go with game room items and I gotta stick to it!
@@DiskCart fair enough :D
@@The_Murphy_Channel for you my friend it will 100% happen! Ill just need to figure it out! Soon viewer video too!
What a great video dude!
nice video
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WOOO! Greetings to you too! Thank you very much!
By for your best video to date. Good job. Are you going to do any reviews, news or other gaming content in the future? Good job on the site.
Outside of game room ideas Id like to do reviews on physical items like controllers/retro systems/new retro games/possibly switch games. The ones i wouldn't expect would be the reviews on switch games and other games. Its dog eat dog out there for those things and my time is so little nowadays I have to make sure I make videos that I enjoy, subscribers enjoy, and help to grow the channel. I did like doing switch reviews a lot as a supplement to the channel too! What would you like to see on the channel in addition to gameroom ideas? Im always open to ideas and write them down!
@@DiskCart One type of video I love to watch are buying guides for older systems. I like to get a feel of everyone's top games so I know what I should be looking for, or at least point me in the correct direction. These are very popular too with more and more people coming into the collecting scene.
Something I really think is lacking would be a GOOD video on how to get the best picture out of your older system. Metal Jesus does a good job, but he is the only one because all the others lack quality and content.
Either way, I enjoy your videos.
Thank you for taking that time to write that! I'll take it all into consideration! Also if you do need really good quality out of your systems the top dog is mylifeingaming . No one is better than them when it comes to putting out the best quality from systems. However for me its gets a bit confusing because of all the terminology i do not know yet. But slowly I am learning! Id like to talk about my journey to hdmi my systems. a lot of things to consider when finding ways to do that and it would make an interesting video
Where did you get your TV stand? It looks amazing!
Awesome and helpful video, but there's one small question that if you don't mind answer that got me thinking.
Do you think its best to put a game room in a larger area like a living room or a basement, instead of a bedroom like what I'm doing?
More area is always beneficial to spread out in. But that doesn't mean a bedroom can't be fantastic too. In smaller spaces having less out can really make it feel better overall where as in a basement or larger room like a livingroom the extra space makes it so you could potentially have everything out .
@@DiskCart Alright, that seems to be a good answer to me. Thanks.
Should def have more subscribers
And comments like yours should always have a response!! Thank you so much ill do my best to keep it going!
Hey man, your channel is awesome and gives so many ideas! Can I ask a question please? I’m in the UK, how do you manage all the different console inputs? I’m looking for a splitter or source selector that will manage what I want, but I’m struggling with what to use as I’m unsure how people use something like a Dreamcast with an RF lead in the same box as a a PS2 for example with composite cables. Cheers man!
I tried the first idea with the hooks a while ago but they fell off almost instantaneously! xD Looks like the ones you got are a bit more sturdy.
You 100% will find bad adhesive backed clips. Its important to not give up and simply apply another adhesive if you need to. Humidity and heat can absolutely make weak adhesive pop off super fast. 3m is pretty much THE brand to trust but they have many tiers of adhesive all the way to "not coming off aaaah" level of stickyness. The little ones i ise for behind my shelves came with a pretty decent tape to begin with so so far so good.
Not sure if you're still active but where did you get your shelves? I cant seem to find something similar that will work for my room
Im always around with 1 video a week if u have any questions. The shelf behind me I made out of wood. But the other shelves are ikea. Billy bookcases and kallax! Feel free to ask stuff anytime!
Thank you! This video is great! Which LED lights did you use to backlight the KALLAX entertainment unit?
this is a great video, thank you! i recently discovered cable management boxes on amazon. i got an anker power strip that is ideal for all different size plugs as well, and the box has room to fit bricks and have cables feed out in a clean way. and the box has vents.
do you have a video on video cable hubs or tips? like how to manage multiple component type systems to a tv? reviewing HDMI hub converters seem hit or miss, and the most sure approach is keep video types as is, so component to component hub then to tv. don’t add HDMI to the equation. but then i need to change input on tv. thanks again for the video!
Do you have a video showing how to connect classics like NES, SNES, N64, to a modern smart tv??? I’m stuck I have a Sony x900h for the game room and I want to connect those consoles to it but I don’t know what I need to convert those signals into the modern HDMI tv inputs..
The cheapest and BEST way to get lag free connection to a modern tv is by using a retrotink. www.retrotink.com/ These are outstanding and give you a clean signal and upscale to your tv. Really dang good. If you only get one of their retro tink 2x models it can be a pain to switch out cords ect between many consoles so some people get a switcher for component cables or whichever you have and then run that into the retro tink. Now for my personal setup I am all over the place. I have an eon hd mk 2 for my game cube. I play snes and genesis on the modern analogue fpga systems, my n64 and nes have a retrotink 2x, and my ps2 has one of the cheap hdmi connectors you can find on amazon (not the best but works). I in no way ama plethora of knowledge of this stuff and I highly recommend my friends over at MyLifeInGaming. their channel has all the possibilities and a really balanced look at the pros and cons . They also recommend the retro tink and I can agree that its amazing. hope that helps!
@@DiskCart thanks! I’ll start researching the retrotink. You mentioned a switcher for component cables, do you have a link to any in particular or a link to show which ones you are talking about?
Nice record player
Thank you! I found it very cheap! Its a little scratched. But the sound is perfect! Great for game music!
I have many records and record player. I have a big collection of lp an vinyl records
Has there been any issues with having the power boxes attached to the back of the tv stand? I don’t deal with them as much but it used to frustrate me like crazy because it felt like they were what constantly ruined my organization but I didn’t want to risk messing with them in fear it could cause a fire
I have alot of cords behind my cube shelf
This situation is even harder. But I think for that I would attach a backing to a portion of the shelf. it doesnt have to be permenant or screwed in (though it would be stronger) but you could use foam core board and attach it with strong tape or even command strips or velcro command strips (a lot of them) then you would have a spot to hang cords or hide them. alternatively just placing items in the spots you run the cords and conceal them pretty well. Its almost an art form figuring this stuff out so if you do go for it just take your time and have fun with it. I spent around 3 weeks testing and failing. many a tape residue and failed idea! but im happy with where i ended up!
@@DiskCart it looks good
Management!
My problem is my house was built in 1915 and cable management is hard lol
But a gutter one strip of leaf guard and some 3m tape....booyeah
What kind of HDMI splitter do you use?
9:50 What's the name of that entertainment center?
so many cables, so little time
nothing more true has ever been said!
Link to TV stand?
Cable Management Ideas
Yep!
Are we in monica geller's dream.
loool yes yes we are !!!
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"cut a hole"? dude, just open the velcro, pull cable out at the spot you need and close the velcro around it.. lol
Lol been down that road before. Can work for maybe a smaller cord but multiple made it eveventually open itself. The whole tube does have pressure from the elastic pulling on it. So now I just follow maufacturers recommendations to cut a hole especially when its out of sight like this one was.
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If you're going thru that much trouble, why not make everything look neat. I don't see much attention to detail.
lol I just put the ideas out there for people. The mission for my personal setup was to hide the cables and keep them from sight. There's always room for improvement on these things. Making sure every cable was able to be individually removed was well more than enough as a bonus. I guess if I spent a lot of time looking at the backside of the stand I might try a few things but even with more time you become tethered to the lengths of the cords you have and your personal placement of consoles, switchers, adaptors ect. there are only so many things you can do without leaning heavily on dangerous alternatives like extension cords. Would love to see what you come up with though feel free to @ me on twitter or instagram with your setup. Might even show up in a future video.
@@DiskCart Thanks, good point about the cords being in the backside, out of sight. They are organized and very serviceable after you organized them.Great video. You got a great attitude.