Decking out the new apartment

[DarkstaR]

This past week I moved from Atlanta, GA to Cupertino, CA - something many of you angrily discovered when I was unable to update for a few days. After two days of packing, a four day drive, and a day of moving everything into my new apartment, the only task remaining was to unpack. I decided, however, that I would not only set everything back up, I would also set it up well and make it look good. This thread serves as a captioned pictorial memoir of that quest.

[DarkstaR]

The Bedroom

Tasks:

• Setup Main Desk (computer, controls, 3x screens)
• Setup Secondary Desk (printer, router, modem, laptop)
• Mount TV + Chromecast
• Setup Bookshelf

screens have been mounted



both desks prepped



cabling nearly complete (I have a cabling fetish)



cabling done, desks aligned. stupid fucking outlet just haaad to be right in that exact spot. sdadfafgdas



tv mounted and leveled, empty bookshelf beneath



I hope you didn't really think I could let that wire just hang down



much better. I hope I get more wires to go to the tv so the huge channel doesn't feel like a waste



done. pic numero uno



numero dos



numero tres




BONUS!!!
The outlet behind my bed is switched (connected to the light switch) for a lamp. Typically, a switched outlet has live power on the top plug and switched power on the bottom plug. This one, however, has both plugs on the switch. I like using switches, and I like having a phone charger and alarm clock by my bed. This must be fixed.

so i cracked open the outlet box to see if there was an unswitched wire so I could do it myself but there wasnt so I just ran an extension cord across the room like this

[DarkstaR]

The Livingroom

Tasks:

• Mount TV
• Mount Low-Profile Shelf For XBox 360 + Cable Box
• Find a Couch

Preliminary Step A
I will have a pair of turtle beach headphones for the xbox which will be on a seperate table. Because of this, and the fact that the shelf for the xbox wont have much room for wiring, I must fabricate a custom audio adapter for the xbox before starting the livingroom.

I started with this off-brand many-system adapter that I had laying around



to cut down on bulk, I removed the extra connectors and cut their terminals down to the solders



nice and compact



next step was to remove the s-video and video plugs and mark the audio pins on the board



with the audio pins known, I could solder a stereo RCA cable to the board



I then removed the bulky hub and wrapped the solders in electrical tape



Preliminary Step B
The low-profile shelf I will be using for the xbox is a slab of glass. It is very sleek and will not have room the huge power brick that comes with the xb360. Because of this, I must extend the xbox's power supply. Don't do this shit at home unless you want to risk the death of you or your xbox (or unless you're a badass who's been doing this shit since you were like 6)*.

*das me

how can I make this baby like 10 feet long...



snip. I'll just stick a 10 foot wire in-between!



after testing with a multi-meter on the live brick (DON'T DO IT DUDE!), I've found out the following: yellow wires are 12v+ (same circuit, can be bundled), black wires are negative (can be bundled), the braid is ground, the red wire is 5v+, and the blue wire is a power sensor (coupling it with a ground wire turns the brick on). With this, I know I can make an extension with 5 wires.


More to come tomorrow. To begin making an extension, I need to buy wiring and shrink wrap of the appropriate gauges. Electronic store is closed atm.

[DarkstaR]

reserved incase i think of something to add, ya dig

[xXiSlaughterXx]

Your triple screens are sick bro, nice set up, I'm wanting to eventually get two more BenQ monitors, but shits expensive.

Good luck at your new place!

[iMike]

Hah, love the way you perfectly organize everything, I also have an obsession with loose wires
Keep going!

[Jakob Miller]

My cables around my computer... Jesus christ.. When I get my own place after education.. DAMN, my gaming room will get pumped xD

[Ryszard]

Tibia 3d, challenge accepted!

[HolmaN]

Typical americans to have full carpets as floor. Makes no sense.

[TibianJoe]

The picture of the 3 monitors and the TV in the dark looks so efeen amazing!!!!