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I have two main CRTs that I use for my games. I also have two flat screens. One of them is used exclusively with my Wii (it is also the first TV I have ever owned), and one is used for my Wii U, the SNES Mini, and the Genesis Mini. I use an HDMI switch on that TV, since there are only 2 HDMI ports on there, and I am trying to plug in 3 HDMI sources. Now, we can move on to the important TVs: The CRTs.
My Toshiba 14AF43 has the most things plugged into it. I have two switches. One is a 4-port Composite/S-Video switch, and the other is a 4-port Composite only switch. It also has YPbPr inputs, which is where my HD Retrovision cables are plugged into. Video 1 has the 4-Port Composite/S-Video switch (everything here is connected through S-Video). It has a 3rd party multi-cable with my American N64 and my PS2, another 3rd party multi-cable with only my Super Famicom, a third multi-cable with only one of my SNESs plugged in, and the 4th input has my American PS1 plugged in through the official Sony S-Video cable. Video 2 is basically the component plug but with the composite instead of YPbPr, so I am currently not using that. Video 3 has a 4-port composite only switch. My Gamecube, Japanese N64, my PC-Engine, and my Dreamcast (when will I ever play it?) plugged in. Lastly, the YPbPr input has my Genesis HD Retrovision cable plugged into it. This allows me to plug in my Japanese Mega Drve, my Genesis Model 2 (I am not using my Model 1 now), and my Japanese Saturn. These must be used one at a time, obviously, and I obviously have the appropriate adapters for these consoles. Oh, and I could also add in my Model 1 or Master System if I wanted to. Anyway, this ALL goes into the Toshiba 14AF43. For the sound, however, this TV has a composite + stereo audio OUTPUT (it also has a headphone jack as well, but I do not use that), so what I do is I connect the audio output into my stereo system. I have two sets of stereo speakers plugged in, and this stereo lets me output to both sets at the same time. Therefore, I have 4 speakers, and I put one in each corner of the room, or at least as close to the corner as I could. The TV's speaker volume is muted so that I do not have that tiny delay between the TV speakers and the stereo speakers that sounds kind of like an echo. Anyway, that is that TV.
The other TV is a Daewoo. Honestly, I don't want to turn the TV around and look for the model number, even though that TV is literally 6 inches away from where I am typing now, but I think it is from around 2004 or something. It only has an RF input as well as a MONO composite input. It actually has 2 places to plug in the video and (one) audio cable with one on the back and one on the front, but they are not two separate inputs. If one is plugged into the front, it overrides whatever is plugged into the back. I only have my NES plugged into this TV with the composite input on the front, and my Famicom is plugged into the RF port on the back. This TV can go up to about channel 125 approximately, so I am able to use my Famicom with this TV. I don't have any audio shenanigans going on for this TV. Even though this TV kind of looks and feels a bit cheap, I really think the picture quality is good on here. The NES with composite really does look good, and since I only have consoles that have mono audio plugged into this mono audio-only TV, everything works fine.
Anyway, that is my setup. The only thing that I predict to change in the near future is how the PC-Engine is connected. I want to buy that "Spark Plug" for it, which would allow me to (hopefully) use my HD Retrovision cable with that. Currently, I am using a Genesis Model 1/Master System composite cable to connect it, so I do not have true stereo audio. I split the mono audio into two plugs so that both audio inputs on the switch have something connected to them. Back when I did not have the HD Retrovision cables, I used this Genesis composite cable for the PC-Engine on Video 2, and I did not split the audio. The TV could tell that this was a mono source, so I just duplicated the audio. Somehow, it can't tell that now that it is connected to the switch before the TV, so I am giving it a "stereo" source.
Right now, the only consoles I do not have plugged in anywhere are my second SNES, the Genesis Model 1, and the Master System. There are a few reasons for this, with the biggest one being that I literally have NO space for them right now. The other reasons can basically be summed up in saying that I do not have all of the various (duplicate) cables for them. Many of you who read this website (and as of now, I see that really this is no one) know that I have 2 Japanese PS1s. This really does not belong on this page, but I will put it here anyway, and I will make a note of it on the Updates page. I ordered a new laser for one of them, but that did not work, and somehow the original lasers are not working either (I think it is just the cable being stuck a bit), so I am officially pretending that I do not own any Japanese PS1s or any games for them. But yes, those are not plugged in either.
December 21, 2021
Everything is still kind of the same, but the physical layout of everything with the Toshiba CRT has changed. I FINALLY HAVE SHELVES! NOW EVERYTHING IS MUCH CLEANER!
Oh wait: There are some changes with the Daewoo TV too. No, I do not have shelves there (yet; I am planning on it though), but the Famicom is now just sitting on the desk unplugged, and the NES and Master System go into a switch so that I can have multple composite systems on the one usable composite input on the Daewoo. Other than this minor change, everything there is still normal.
September 26, 2024
Consider everything above as outdated. In reality, probably not everything is outdated, but still. Basically, everything but the Dreamcast, WiiU, Analogue Duo, xbox 360, GameCube, and the mini consoles, are all plugged into the Toshiba. The xbox and GameCube are both in "storage", as well as the Dreamcast and the Genesis Mini. The WiiU and Analogue Duo share a flatscreen with the SNES mini. Otherwise, several consoles share the HD Retrovision cables, namely the PS1s (I got the adapter for it), the Saturn, Genesis Model 2, Mega Drive, and the Master System, if the connector would actually fit and make a good connection. Otherwise, it is a mix of S-Video and Composite. I got a new Composite/S-Video Switch which is all used exclusively for S-Video, and I have a second Composite only switch for the composite connections. Also, I think the Wii is supposed to use Component, but since I do not yet have a component switch, I would have to manually unplug the HD Retrovision cables from the back of the TV and plug in the Wii. I don't remember what is S-Video and what is Composite off of the top of my head, but eventually I suppose I will list it all here, hopefully soon. But otherwise, yea, I still have the shelves, but those have long been quickly filled up. I need more of them. The Daewoo AND the little PVM-like monitor are in "storage" as well.
I should mention that the stereo system is no longer in use; that is also in "storage". I just use the little speakers on the TV now. I would like to have the stereo system plugged back in, but I am afraid of irreversibly damaging my shelter structure by spontaneous combustion localized to one specific wall outlet, so I don't keep it in use.
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