waali Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) The family room console cabinet, retro gaming for the whole family Ikea Kallax 4x2 cube unit Ikea kitchen cabinet legs, kick panels (removable kick panels to access power boards/plug packs, legs wound up to allow air gap above kick panels) MDF backing Spa switch for power cutoff Customer under couch controller storage drawer. Sega SG-1000, RGB mod, SC3000 Megacart, custom scart cable Sega Master System 2, Master Everdrive, RGB mod, RGC scart cable Sega Megadrive II, MegaSD, RGC scart cable Sega Saturn, PicoPSU, MODE purchased, RGC scart cable. Sega Dreamcast, USB-GDROM, PicoPSU, BitFunX HDMI adapter Atari 2600 Jnr, Harmony SD, 2600RGB mod/scart cable Atari Jaguar, RGC scart cable, Jaguar GameDrive when it becomes available SNK NeoGeo MVS-1C CBOX, Universe Bios v4.0, Clock crystal mod, NeoSD, custom scart cable Capcom System II, Darksoft multigame, Digital AV Interface, CPS2IO Sammy Atomiswave, RCA Audio Mod, Modified CPS2IO Taito F3, Minigun, custom scart cable Panasonic 3DO FZ-1, USB host controller, 3DORGB mod, RGC scart cable Concord TVG-203, composite output mod, custom scart cable Xbox 360, Kinect, Unmodified Xbox, Xecuter bios, OEM component adapter Playstation 1, PSIO, RGC scart cable Playstation 2, Softmod, Pound HD link HDMI adapter Playstation 3, Unmodified PC-Engine, Turbo Everdrive, AV-Driver RGB Mod, RGC scart cable Nintendo NES, Everdrive n8, NESRGB and scart cable Nintendo SNES, Superdrive, RGC scart cable Nintendo 64, Everdrive 64, N64RGB mod, RGC scart cable Nintendo GameCube, GCLoader, SD2SP2, Insurrection Carby HDMI adapter Nintendo Wii, soft mod, WII2HDMI adapter. OSSC Scaler WHydra2.1 16 port scart switch 2 x Unnlink HDMI switch 5X1 Additional consoles in the lounge: Xbox One Nintendo Switch Nvidia Shield TV Odroid XU4, OGST Case, Retro Arena image. Edited June 6, 2020 by waali 10 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 That is awesome! Nice, compact and full of fun! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-4518302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazball Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Yea wow, those pics are quite visually pleasing! 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-4528487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
waali Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 Cheers A couple of small updates below. Outstanding tasks: - Install HDMI in to CPS2 - Consolidate most power to the 12/5/-5V PSU and a 9V4A plug pack - Find an Atari Jaguar Power switches for the jamma devices. 2.5mm stereo to scart cable for the socket I installed in the pong console. Video wired to composite, red, green, blue and works with the OSSC Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-4531142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
waali Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 When it rains and all that... Picked up a cheap Jaguar on the weekend via Japan auctions. The day after I was contacted by someone wanting to move their collection along. So now there is one on the way and the three below. Not all are working but that's half the fun! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-4531236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
waali Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 Went over them last night. Consoles are 2 NTSC 1 PAL. PAL: Flawless. NTSC: One with no sound and the other with a red jaguar logo hang screen. No sound unit has a bad main reg repair including recycled caps... urgh. I'll redo the repair and change the sound reg which wasn't replaced. Also had an internal AV piggyback on the board at some stage which will be cleaned up as well. Red hang screen unit is clean and untouched internally. Flushed out the cart slot with electronic cleaning solvent and it is now 100%. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-4531897 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 I really need to get a setup like that. I don't think a drawer full of controllers would fit under my sofa, though. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-4531933 Share on other sites More sharing options...
waali Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, Asaki said: I don't think a drawer full of controllers would fit under my sofa, though. Same, made taller legs so it would fit. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-4531939 Share on other sites More sharing options...
waali Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 CPS2 now all finished. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-4532153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
waali Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 (edited) Scart for days. Traded the gscartsw for a Whydra2 Repaired my original (1.4?) and backup (1.6) crystal xbox's. 1.4 had a bad clock cap which needed a bit of work to fix, had to clean the tracks and remount a few SMD components. Also added a 2tb hdd. 1.6 had rusted shield and bad power caps. Fixed caps and resprayed the shield, not as shiny but much better. Original on the right. At the same time I fixed the 3rd Jaguar. Replaced the bad power cap job and the sound reg and now we have sound. Also added a SMD diode for power protection. Edited May 21, 2020 by waali 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-4543034 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikebloke Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 As someone who has enough devices that use scart to fill that board I overwhelmingly approve. Can't believe new tvs no longer support it! I tried to do a similar shelving setup with something from aldi. It's essentially a 3x3 grid with the top three not split, so it's 6 boxes and a full row. That's good as a lot of the bigger stuff I have (like the g7000 videopac) doesn't fit in a cube. It's the first thing I've seen that did the job I wanted. I had thought about adding additional shelves as none of the consoles that do fit in the cubes need to be that big, I could easily double the capacity using that. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-4543037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
waali Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 4 hours ago, Mikebloke said: As someone who has enough devices that use scart to fill that board I overwhelmingly approve. Can't believe new tvs no longer support it! I tried to do a similar shelving setup with something from aldi. It's essentially a 3x3 grid with the top three not split, so it's 6 boxes and a full row. That's good as a lot of the bigger stuff I have (like the g7000 videopac) doesn't fit in a cube. It's the first thing I've seen that did the job I wanted. I had thought about adding additional shelves as none of the consoles that do fit in the cubes need to be that big, I could easily double the capacity using that. The cube units easily fit a second console. Recommend getting a cabinet shelf jig and pins so you can move things about. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-4543103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
waali Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 Power rebuild time. With the new Scart switch I'm using the opportunity to rebuild the power setup. Most devices will be attached to 5V, 9V and 12V distribution blocks powered by Meanwell 12/5V and 9V PSU's. 12V 5.5A, 9V 4A, 5V 12A which will be more than enough. This will change the setup from 26 power sockets needed to 11. The console leads are all labelled with console name, voltage and centre/tip polarity which will help with testing. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-4549409 Share on other sites More sharing options...
waali Posted June 6, 2020 Author Share Posted June 6, 2020 (edited) Whydra2 and new power setup installed, Pandora Box 6 removed. A few more tweaks and upgrades to go but finally getting more time to play the setup rather than play with the setup. Edited June 6, 2020 by waali Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-4557267 Share on other sites More sharing options...
waali Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 (edited) Small update. Atomiswave is sold and has been replaced with a Sega Naomi which I'm in the process of consolising, all of the Atomiswave and Sega Naomi games via netboot! Taito F3 has been multigame converted, so many awesome titles to play. In the process of converting/repairing a Capcom CPS2 case to house and consolise a CPS1 board for the upcoming multi. Purchased a set of Jaguar overlays from @pboland and am awaiting the public release of the JagGD. Purchased a CoreGrafx to replace the PC-engine just because and am awaiting stock of the SSDS3 Converting an old X360 PSU to be the main supply for the 12V consoles, DC, SS, MVS, Naomi. Converting the Saturn to MODE ODE/2tb HDD and FRAM mod. Edited August 21, 2020 by waali Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-4606757 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wccw mark Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Very nice!! I wish my set up was this nice and clean. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-4607207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
waali Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 It's been a while and the collection has become somewhat larger. Philips CDi 450 with Digital Video Cartridge - Parts purchased to replace the timekeeper clock with an SMD version that has a replaceable battery Amiga CD32 - Terrible Fire 330 - Needs to be opened and checked as composite output is shite. 1000uF caps are swollen, looks like this will be next full recap candidate. Ouya - Modded fan and rooted it to access third party ouya marketplace Virtual Boy - Replacement metal medallion - HyperFlash32 purchased Amstrad GX4000 - C4CPC multicart - Unit had trouble powering on anything but its original 10V plugpack, found 5V reg was faulty and crazy hot. Replaced with modern equivalent, no more heat and now runs on 9v power. FM Towns Marty - DocBrown. floppy emulator purchased. Bandai atMark Pippin with memory module Bandia Playdia (in post) Bandai Intellivision - 220V switch/transformer on ebay to convert PC-FX (in post) Neo Geo AES Nintendo Color TV Game TV Game 15 Xavix Port (in post) Pioneer Laseractive with MD module (in post) Casio PV-1000 (in post) - Team Europe multicart Casio Loopy with Magical Shop insert (in post) Sony PSX (NOT PS1) Atomiswave (repurchased) Polygame Master Other items purchased Jaguar Gamedrive Multicart Doc Brown 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-4804187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
voglr01 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 On 4/22/2020 at 7:34 PM, waali said: The family room console cabinet, retro gaming for the whole family Ikea Kallax 4x2 cube unit Ikea kitchen cabinet legs, kick panels (removable kick panels to access power boards/plug packs, legs wound up to allow air gap above kick panels) MDF backing Spa switch for power cutoff Customer under couch controller storage drawer. Sega SG-1000, RGB mod, SC3000 Megacart, custom scart cable Sega Master System 2, Master Everdrive, RGB mod, RGC scart cable Sega Megadrive II, MegaSD, RGC scart cable Sega Saturn, PicoPSU, MODE purchased, RGC scart cable. Sega Dreamcast, USB-GDROM, PicoPSU, BitFunX HDMI adapter Atari 2600 Jnr, Harmony SD, 2600RGB mod/scart cable Atari Jaguar, RGC scart cable, Jaguar GameDrive when it becomes available SNK NeoGeo MVS-1C CBOX, Universe Bios v4.0, Clock crystal mod, NeoSD, custom scart cable Capcom System II, Darksoft multigame, Digital AV Interface, CPS2IO Sammy Atomiswave, RCA Audio Mod, Modified CPS2IO Taito F3, Minigun, custom scart cable Panasonic 3DO FZ-1, USB host controller, 3DORGB mod, RGC scart cable Concord TVG-203, composite output mod, custom scart cable Xbox 360, Kinect, Unmodified Xbox, Xecuter bios, OEM component adapter Playstation 1, PSIO, RGC scart cable Playstation 2, Softmod, Pound HD link HDMI adapter Playstation 3, Unmodified PC-Engine, Turbo Everdrive, AV-Driver RGB Mod, RGC scart cable Nintendo NES, Everdrive n8, NESRGB and scart cable Nintendo SNES, Superdrive, RGC scart cable Nintendo 64, Everdrive 64, N64RGB mod, RGC scart cable Nintendo GameCube, GCLoader, SD2SP2, Insurrection Carby HDMI adapter Nintendo Wii, soft mod, WII2HDMI adapter. OSSC Scaler WHydra2.1 16 port scart switch 2 x Unnlink HDMI switch 5X1 Additional consoles in the lounge: Xbox One Nintendo Switch Nvidia Shield TV Odroid XU4, OGST Case, Retro Arena image. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-4979745 Share on other sites More sharing options...
voglr01 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Did you customize this cabinet how did you do it? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-4979746 Share on other sites More sharing options...
waali Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 6 hours ago, voglr01 said: Did you customize this cabinet how did you do it? Extra shelves were cut from 295mm x 16mm Melamine White ABS lengths. Shelves held in place with shelf pins using a shelf pin jig for the pin holes. Underneath is ikea kitchen cabinet legs and matching ikea kitchen plastic kick panel cut to size. Rear is 3mm white mdf panelling attached with double sided tape. I will be redoing this cabinet with a larger kallax eventually but making the following changes. - Glass kallax shelves and a few longer custom glass shelves - Kallax metal underframe, these have only just been released. More room and a studier solution, also more clearance to house a decent 240 to 110V converter. - Custom panels for the underframe to hide the power distribution. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-4979841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
waali Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share Posted September 1, 2022 Recently been working on mostly Nintendo and Sony handhelds with a few Lynx conversions for good measure. DMG, GBC, GBA, PSP and Vita. In the past 12 ish months I've also added the following which only adds to the list requiring attention: Note: Crusing Yahoo Japan late at night is dangerous to the wallet. PC Engine GT PC Engine Shuttle Panasonic Q Wondermega Megajet Fairchild Channel F Atari 5200 4 port Samsung Nuon 501 Wii Mini SMS Gen 1 MD Gen 1 French RGB model Philips Videopac G7000 Super Cassette Vision Manna Space CDI Vextrex Neo Geo CD Neo Geo Pocket Color PS4 Pro N-gage GD Laseractive with PCE PAC-N1 Taito M88 32X WonderSwan Color SwanCrystal Sega ST-V PCB PS Vita TV Sheen TV104 Sharp Famicom Twin Family Computer with disc module Famicom AV Dick Smith Y-1160 Colecovision Atari XEGS PCE GT below has bee gutted for recap and LCDDRV 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-5116122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
waali Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 (edited) The handheld family. There is also a DS and 3DS but forgot them at the time. Edited November 1, 2022 by waali Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/305842-the-family-room-console-cabinet-or-how-many-consoles-can-you-fit-in-a-2x4-kallax/#findComment-5148054 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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