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How do you store your consoles and controllers? I know some people put old controllers in ziplock bags. And that people try to not wrap the cords around the controller, or if they do wrap them they don't tighten it and they leave plenty of slack where the cord goes into the controller. What do you think are some best practices for storage? Are there any awesome or unique things you've seen in any setups? (feel free to just post pics/vids of cool setups if that's all you got for this thread) I 3d printed some controller boxes to store ps2 controllers safely, so the wires won't kink, and the buttons and joysticks can rest without being pressed. I will improve the design in the future. I was planning on storing all my excess wired controllers in boxes like this. I'm asking because I want to setup at least 5 consoles (ps2, ps3, xbox, 360, wii), if I can add more than that's a bonus. I want a setup that looks nice and is convenient to use. Part of my brain is thinking since I can 3d print whatever I want, that I can print things that will have the optimal space for airflow, have space for the controllers, space to insert games, etc. But another part of my brain thinks the first part is trying to over do it lol. I have some power strips that have a power switch for each outlet, rather than one switch for all 6 outlets so I can have everything I need plugged in, and can just flick the switch(es) for whatever I'm about to use. I also have a switch box for the RCA connections, and in the future might need to get an hdmi one if I add another hdmi device. I was also thinking in the future about using arduinos/raspberry pis with some motors to press the buttons on the power switch & rca switch so i can have one button do both. Edit: I also have controller extension cables, which are really nice.

Well, the console-gaming journey continues. I have definitely made some progress since my last post here, but there are still certain questions & topics yet to be answered. 1. Has anyone here had any experience with GameFlip? I stumbled upon them after doing a Google search, & they appear to be a decent option for getting games & possibly consoles on the cheap. But I'm not so sure. After looking up reviews for them, there are some negative reviews for them as well as certain complaints, but I'm not sure if the reviews I have seen are fake or just what. Anyway, I would like to hear from any of you if you have had any dealings or experience with them! 2. I have checked out Ebay & Facebook Marketplace & they have a lot of what I'm looking for. Only problem is the various prices & the distance between me & the seller(s) on FB Marketplace. Also, I'm not a big fan of Ebay for certain reasons. If I had a vehicle of my own, I would be able to travel the distance for some of these FB Marketplace listings. But since I don't & I'm unemployed, that makes it all the more complicated for me. With that being said, I was wondering if anyone could give me any website suggestions/recommendations where I might be able to get games & game consoles for dirt cheap prices without getting ripped-off or scammed in the process? Great, low prices, & excellent selection/availability, etc. BTW, if it helps, I'm located in central Illinois USA. [I recently updated my profile so there shouldn't be any issues if you want some info about me.] So yeah, hope you guys have some great suggestions or recommendations! Also, if you need any details which might allow you to help me, go ahead, ask & I'll fill you in! Thanks ahead of time to anyone who might be able to help!

The last post I remember creating here was about wanting to get into older-style console gaming. That was a little over a week ago & I feel like I have literally learned a ton on my own & from what other people told me in regards to my inquiries. I tend to call this more along the lines of like a "part 2" to this little endeavor/personal goal I have in mind. I now have a better idea of what games I'd like to play & what platforms I'll be using. So here are the game platforms I'll be using: the Nintendo GameCube, the Nintendo Wii U, the Nintendo Switch, the PlayStation 3, & either the Xbox One or the Xbox 360 depending. Since I'm wanting to use these particular consoles --(not all at once of course)-- on my LED gaming monitor instead of an older TV, what are my best options or methods you can recommend? For anyone wanting to know, the monitor I have is the MSI Optix MPG27CQ. Do bear in mind that the monitor's resolution is 2560x1440, but I'll probably play at 1080p as that might be an easier resolution to drive. If anyone happens to need more details or has any questions for me, ask away & I'll be sure to fill you in as best as I can! Thanks to anyone who might be able to help!

Well, ever since my last post here, I received a buch of answers & I am extremely grateful for everyone who helped me out & gave their advice/opinions/tips/suggestions! But there are a few topics that are still left unanswered. Hopefully someone might be able to help me out with that. So here are my questions about my future console setup: 1.) I'm most likely going to be getting a PS3 & it will only be for 1 game which is a special collection of certain games for the PS3. I'm wondering if it would be somewhat pointless if I were to upgrade the Hard Drive to like a Sata SSD if I simply wanted smoother performance & better load times, etc.? Or would it actually be worth it depending? 2.) Also, on my games wishlist, I noticed there are some titles that can only be acquired digitally now with no physical copies apparently available anymore. With that being said, these games will be running via my gaming pc. However, I'm not sure what I should go with as far as a controller is concerned. I know I would at least prefer something that's built very well, & is wireless. Links to the games will be provided should you need more info. Sonic CD 2011 https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_CD_(2011)https://store.steampowered.com/app/200940/Sonic_CD/ Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_4:_Episode_Ihttps://store.steampowered.com/app/202530/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_4__Episode_I/ Sonic Generations https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_Generationshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/71340/Sonic_Generations_Collection/ Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_4:_Episode_IIhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/203650/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_4__Episode_II/ If any of you need more details or have questions for me, just ask away & I'll be sure to fill you in! Thanks to anyone who can help!

Source: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3253900/consumer-electronics/yeti-google-game-console-streaming-service.html Running Games offline: Use cloud gaming as a supplement: Rethink multiplayer: Overview: Well, the way I see it, is a Android TV streaming box with gaming capabilities built into it. What I mean by this is its just a normal streaming service like the apple tv and roku, instead with gaming capabilities added to make it more competitive with other streaming services. I mean, it sounds like a good concept for consumers, but of course there are going to be limitations in the gaming segment (like you cant play a specific game that is only available on Xbox). To be honest, you might as well just buy a fully fledged console that has these functionalities (well maybe not all of the functionalities of the yeti), but something with the basic functionalities of a streaming/gaming device and then buy a chrome cast which has all of functionalities of a google device. But then again, if you were a consumer who wanted a basic UI to navigate through streaming apps and play the occasional android game, I think this device is good for those consumers. To me, its a good idea, but in a way, it looks good in terms of all of the built in functionality it has for a streaming/gaming device.

Hello, i've been looking at some amazing HTPC builds with high-end gpu's in it. i've put some things together but i need to know which psu to get (i'm not a real expert when it comes to the psu). Case: Silverstone SST-ML07B motherboard: ASRock B85M-ITX cpu: intel core i5-4440 cpu cooler: zalman CNPS8900 quiet RAM: crucial ballistix sport 8GB(2x4GB) 1600MHz GPU: ASUS gtx 970 strix (might go for the 960 when it becomes available and benchmarks are good) storage: crucial MX100 256GB, Seagate barracuda 7200.14 2TB i've looked at the Be Quiet! SFX Power 2 400W(€57,-) and the Silverstone SFX ST45SF 450W(€84,-). which one is right for me and why? if you have another suggestion please reply! thanks in advance!

Soundcloud Link: https://soundcloud.com/thewanshow/the-wan-show-what-was-apple-thinking-with-guest-jon-rettinger-mar-13-2015 NEW SHIRT http://teespring.com/sifp News Apple Watch Editions 18k gold has, on a volume basis, less gold than regular 18k gold Source 1: linustechtips.com/the-apple-watch-editions… OP: Victorious Secret Source 2: http://leancrew.com/all-this/2015/03/apple-gold/ Apple’s gold is a metal matrix composite, not a standard alloy they’re mixing gold with low-density ceramic particles rather than silver, copper, and other metals ceramic makes it harder and more scratch-resistant less dense than normal gold how do they do this? karat is a measure of the mass fraction 100 grams of 18k gold has 75 grams of gold and 25 grams other material low-density ceramic takes up a bigger volume than high-density metal same weight ratio, less gold overall since the watch casing is made to a particular size (volume) not a particular mass one cubic centimeter of regular 18k gold contains 11.7g of actual gold one cubic centimeter of Apple’s 18k gold contains 5.43g of actual gold Apple has, of course, patented their specific practice of creating 18k gold with ceramics AVG develops glasses that can protect the wearer’s identity from facial recognition software Source 1: linustechtips.com/avg-develops-glasses… OP: Exhilarare Source 2: psfk.com/avg-invisibility-glasses… introduced at Pepcom in Barcelona two ways these glasses protect against automatic face recognition infrared lights and retro-reflective materials on the surface of the glasses to return the flash of the camera infrared lights obscure your face in a photo, since cameras pick it up but human eyes do not retro-reflective materials cause eyes to be surrounded by a ring of light in photos, making it hard for computers to fully recognize your face AVG thinks it’s an important step forward due to evolving technologies like Facebook’s DeepFace technology, improved system for identifying faces right now it’s just a proof of concept, but it shows that we’re working toward a consumer version AMD to benefit, over time, as China lifts ban on game console sales Source 1: linustechtips.com/amd-to-benefit-over-time-as… OP: Opcode Source 2: seekingalpha.com/amd-to-benefit-over-time… AMD devised unified gaming strategy in 2013 drive the gaming market across consoles, cloud, tablets, and PC powers all next-gen consoles Chinese console market is untapped opportunity benefit from console sales without increasing R&D or marketing costs Niko Partners estimates 1M grey market consoles sold in China annually most populous country in the world, now the biggest market for consumer electronics Microsoft’s Yusuf Mehdi states that there are more than half a billion gamers in the country Facebook “feeling fat” emoji is no longer Source 1: linustechtips.com/lulz-the-facebook-feeling… OP: xeromynd Source 2: theverge.com/facebook-removes-feeling… online petition got more than 16,000 signatures supporters argued that “fat is not a feeling” by including the smiling, double-chinned emoticon, they claimed that Facebook was “encouraging negative body image among girls” campaign was launched by “Endangered Bodies” as part of last month’s National Eating Disorders Awareness week Facebook apologized for any negative body image issues the emoji may have reinforced ‘Feeling ugly” still an option Apple’s ResearchKit did in 24 hours what would normally take 50 medical centers a year Source 1: linustechtips.com/apples-researchkit-did-in… OP: RedRound2 Source 2: http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/12/researchkit-usage/ 11,000 iPhone users signed up for a heart health study using Apple’s ResearchKit in the first 24 hours unprecedented signups “To get 10,000 people enrolled in a medical study normally, it would take a year and 50 medical centers around the country,” said Alan Yeung, medical director of Stanford Cardiovascular Health, speaking to Bloomberg Stanford is one of five academic centers to develop apps using iPhone’s built-in accelerometers, gyroscopes, and GPS iPhone reports actaul data rather than relying on study participants claims about the amount of exercise they do average iPhone user may not be representative of the general US population “The average iPhone user is more likely to have graduate and doctoral degrees than the average Android user, and has a higher income as well, according to polling company CivicScience Inc. Those sort of demographic differences could skew the findings from a study.” potential seems huge for medical research using iPhones and other devices another example - typical Parkinson’s research study of 800 participants over 5 years costs $60 million Parkinson’s app had 5,589 participants by morning of 3/10 (Tuesday) Valve was given a 'F' in customer service by the BBB Source 1: linustechtips.com - valve was given a f in customer OP: Victorious Secret Source 2: steamed.kotaku.com - valve is not psyched they got an f in customer Source 3: bbb.org - computer software publishers and developers Other major gaming companies largely have A's. The BBB is not a government agency, nor does it have any sort of regulatory power. Rather, it's a national network of non-profit groups that seek to, well, make businesses better. Valve business development authority Erik Johnson said: “Valve doesn't really consider the Better Business Bureau a priority”, "The BBB is a far less useful proxy for customer issues than Reddit. We don't use them for much. They don't provide us as useful of data as customers emailing us, posting on Reddit, posting on Twitter, and so on.”, “We need to build customer support directly into Steam. We need to understand what's the most efficient way to solve customer problems. Right now we're in a state where we're doing a bunch of technical work on thinking through how does a support issue get raised, who has to see it, how do refunds get issued within Steam—we've done a poor job on all of that up to this date. We think it's something we really need to focus on." Factors that lowered the rating for Valve Corporation include: 717 complaint(s) filed against business Failure to respond to 502 complaint(s) filed against business 17 complaint(s) filed against business that were not resolved Business has failed to resolve underlying cause(s) of a pattern of complaints Factors that raised the rating for Valve Corporation include: Length of time business has been operating **Jon Guest** Apple Watch Event - Live Coverage (Watch + Retina Air + Retina Macbook + HBO Now + ResearchKit) UPDATED Source 1: linustechtips.com - apple watch event live coverage OP: Victorious Secret Source 2: apple.com/live/2015-mar-event/ (Thread by VS is very well made, no need for notes.) Announcements: Apple Watch Macbook and MacBook Pro Retina New iPhone New iPad Price drop on Apple TV HBO Now collaboration The SSD Endurance Experiment: Finally, They Are All Dead Source 1: linustechtips.com - the ssd endurance experiment finally OP: Big Stroonz Source 2: techreport.com - the ssd endurance experiment casualties on the way Source 3: techreport.com - the ssd endurance experiment theyre all dead Geoff Gasior from Tech report pushed six SSDs to their very limit took 18 months for every drive to die Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB, Intel 335 Series 240GB, 2x HyperX 3K 240GB, Samsung 840 250GB, Samsung 840 Pro 256GB the experiment used Anvil’s endurance test to sequentially write 10GB of static data tested all SSDs with incompressible data clear evidence of flash wear after 200TB of writes, which is when the Samsung 840 Series started logging reallocated sectors, but didn’t actaully encounter any real problems until 300TB, died between 900TB and 1PB of writes Intel 335 went to 700TB, showed no issues but the media wear indicator ran out shortly after 700TB, NAND write tolerance had been exceeded and switched to read-only mode since Intel does not have any confidence in the drive at that point, it bricks itself on restart Intel only suffered 1 reallocated sector before bricking itself HyperX 3K lasted just over 700TB, 1000 reallocated sectors, was still readable but could no longer write, did not respond after reboot. Kingston stated that drives won’t boot if NAND reserve has been exhausted Corsair Neutron GTX was practically flawless until 1.1PB, posted thousands of reallocated sectors and warning messages over the next 100TB still functional after 1.2PB of writes, and SMART attributes suggested adequate flash remained in reserve, but was unresponsive after reboot second HyperX 3K last 2.1PB of writes, when it was taken out following a power outage over holiday (may have lasted even longer without that) Samsung 840 Pro last 2.4PB writes RAPID FIRE [Rumor? Tough to tell from the source] MediaTek to license AMD graphics Source 1: linustechtips.com/mediatek-to-license-amd-graphcs… OP: Opcode Source 2: fudzilla.com/mediatek-to-license-amd-graphics… one of the biggest announcements from Mobile World Congress MediaTek working with AMD on mobile SoC graphics means that AMD is getting back into the ultra-low power graphics market should help MediaTek in their battle against Qualcomm in the high-end segment both companies declined to comment on the upcoming partnership DirectX12 AMD and Nvidia Multi-GPU configurations confirmed Source 1: linustechtips.com/directx12-amd-and-nvidia-multi-gpu… OP: CM2546 only source given is a screengrab of a Microsoft support conversation… “Will DirectX12 support Multi-GPU configurations between Nvidia and… AMD?” “Upon checking, it will support multi-gpu configurations between Nvidia and AMD.” FCC released rules it intends to use to protect the “new” open internet - long-form document Source 1: linustechtips.com/the-fcc-just-released-the… OP: Alexp10v2 Source 2: engadget.com/fcc-open-internet-order… about 400 pages long includes all information still under public evaluation as it was just released Thursday morning (3/12) Star Citizen client to be around 100GB Source 1: linustechtips.com - star citizen client to be around 100gb OP: Bonsie Source 2: forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/comment/4591962 Source 3: pcgamer.com/star-citizen-client-expected-to-be-around-100gb/ never any question that Star Citizen would be a massive game client “The size and number of assets that are left to deliver means that our client size is much more likely to be 100gb.” - Jeremy Masker, director of game operations at Cloud Imperium Games “Also, yes we are optimizing game patching for speed and to only deliver diffs, but this is unlikely to reduce actual patch size. Again, each patch has 100s of assets, each of these assets are at times 200mb, this leads to 2-6gb patches, and if we end up doing a file type re-factor and have to re-download 30-40% of the assets on the hard-drive, then the patch will be 14-20gb.” big effect on users with low data caps and slow download speeds may be a prohibiting factor for some