Awesome stuff you've just bought (+pics please)

[handsome_rakshas]

Where did you score them cool Genesis shmup carts from, handsome_rakshas? That's quite a bargin indeed.

I know if I scour my local Game Crazy store, sometimes I can find an occasional lone Genesis shmup cart that isn't in my stash (but it takes a pair of "eagle eyes" to spot them out of the many Genesis cart out there).

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

Tell me about it, finding Genny shmups at stores has been hard indeed. I got them Disc Replay, a used cd store. We have about 3 or 4 of them in a mile range of where I live. They just got a shitload of new carts in, and I grabbed just about every shmup they had. I'm really pissed because the one I was the most excited to play (Air Buster) dosen't work!
Maybe another cleaning of the contacts is needed.

[CIT]

Finally found this set for cheap:

[jonny5]

all setup now....time to get down to business

m-audio studiophile AV-40 studio reference monitors, edirol UA-4FX USB audio/midi interface, m-audio CO2 digital coax(SPDIF)/optical(toslink) converter, MPC1000, my trusty acer netbook and an LG 19" LCD i had lying around....

new desk courtesy of my work....i work for a door company....

i need to get/make some speaker risers tho....they are a bit low....sound amazing!

[t0yrobo]

I picked up one of these, a light gun and a handful of games. I'm not really sure what games to get for it though..

[emphatic]

all setup now....time to get down to business

m-audio studiophile AV-40 studio reference monitors, edirol UA-4FX USB audio/midi interface, m-audio CO2 digital coax(SPDIF)/optical(toslink) converter, MPC1000, my trusty acer netbook and an LG 19" LCD i had lying around....

new desk courtesy of my work....i work for a door company....

i need to get/make some speaker risers tho....they are a bit low....sound amazing!

Do you have lots of experience with monitors, and do you recommend those M-Audio ones?

[jonny5]

all setup now....time to get down to business

m-audio studiophile AV-40 studio reference monitors, edirol UA-4FX USB audio/midi interface, m-audio CO2 digital coax(SPDIF)/optical(toslink) converter, MPC1000, my trusty acer netbook and an LG 19" LCD i had lying around....

new desk courtesy of my work....i work for a door company....

i need to get/make some speaker risers tho....they are a bit low....sound amazing!

Do you have lots of experience with monitors, and do you recommend those M-Audio ones?

not a ton of experience, but i did a shitload of research, and trying to work with a budget...the AV-40's seem to be the top ranked 'desktop' class reference monitors under $200....you go another step up and your looking at at least as much as the AV-40's cost just for one speaker....and even the next step up for the m-audio line is like $250-$300 and much larger

they are good for me, because they arent too big, and they have stereo RCA input, 1/4" TRS input and 1/8" aux input, and obviously headphones out....and they are powered, so i didnt have to buy an amp or anything....

20 watt amp per speaker.....

they really pound and the sound clarity is pretty jaw dropping....i was pretty surprised how much bass they bump, and they have an onboard bassboost switch....then they really pound....

i got them for like $150cad shipped....if you can find them for a similar price i would highly recommend them

im quite impressed with them....they look pretty slick too

[brentsg]

all setup now....time to get down to business

m-audio studiophile AV-40 studio reference monitors, edirol UA-4FX USB audio/midi interface, m-audio CO2 digital coax(SPDIF)/optical(toslink) converter, MPC1000, my trusty acer netbook and an LG 19" LCD i had lying around....

new desk courtesy of my work....i work for a door company....

i need to get/make some speaker risers tho....they are a bit low....sound amazing!

Do you have lots of experience with monitors, and do you recommend those M-Audio ones?

I'm not an audio guru but I highly recommend Audioengines. http://www.audioengineusa.com/

I have the 5's for use with my gaming TV and they are amazing. I am trying to get the 2's for my computer desk.

[jonny5]

all setup now....time to get down to business

m-audio studiophile AV-40 studio reference monitors, edirol UA-4FX USB audio/midi interface, m-audio CO2 digital coax(SPDIF)/optical(toslink) converter, MPC1000, my trusty acer netbook and an LG 19" LCD i had lying around....

new desk courtesy of my work....i work for a door company....

i need to get/make some speaker risers tho....they are a bit low....sound amazing!

Do you have lots of experience with monitors, and do you recommend those M-Audio ones?

I'm not an audio guru but I highly recommend Audioengines. http://www.audioengineusa.com/

I have the 5's for use with my gaming TV and they are amazing. I am trying to get the 2's for my computer desk.

they arent reference monitors tho...look nice still...decent specs

[cools]

<3 the Yamaha HS80M's I picked up a few months ago.

[caincan]

laserdiscs burner , ultra rare in europe i guess. or only insane people search this

[PC Engine Fan X!]

For caincan,

On the average, how much do blank recordable LaserDiscs cost for use with a recordable LD unit?

And is the quality of the video recording on par with say like a 1st generation DVD movie disc?

Is it possible to copy a classic arcade LD game (i.e. Dragon's Lair, Interstellar, etc.) and use the backup copy LD on a normal LD player or would you have to use the LD burner unit as the main player instead?

I recall that the early 1980s LD players inside them arcade LD game cabs like Starcom's Dragon's Lair & Universal's Super Don Quixote were quite notorious for skipping if you shoved the cab too hard. The Atari Games arcade LD game of Firefox had a Phillps LD player with absolutely no skipping and would play FMV scenes uninterrupted and flawlessly. I was surprised to see a rare deluxe sit-down cab setup of Atari's Firefox LD game at the 2009 California Extreme show on display but it wasn't working. I've tried the more common upright Firefox LD cab and it is ace. Would've been nice to try it out for old time's sake. ^_~

I do remember Pioneer's cool LaserActive LD player and gaming console combo unit (with support for both MD and PC Engine gaming with the LD software titles). Quite impressive for it's time back in the day and mucho dinero at retail.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[caincan]

there are much questions in suspense for us too . with this burner. will it work? can we unseal "caddy rack" to use these LDRW on another classic ld player?

the medias used to cost about 400€ /piece for only 26mn of recording , the seller we got them from, had some stocks and it spared apart to many curious people on ebay, he had ONE burner... and it was'nt even clear.. my seller had initiative to search it in his warehouse, i was nearly sure there was some burner too . since, i know from a LD community, that another french has TWO LD burners .

[Jon]

the medias used to cost about 400€ /piece for only 26mn of recording

[handsome_rakshas]

A few more arts to add to the collection!

[Thunder Force]

Arrived today. Free with a paid membership to PlaySEGA.

[P_HAT]

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Arrived today. Free with a paid membership to PlaySEGA.

Nice. How much for shipping?

[Thunder Force]

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Arrived today. Free with a paid membership to PlaySEGA.

Nice. How much for shipping?

It was free shipping (while stocks last, "limited edition" apparently).

EDIT: I see Sega just blogged about the pad here.

[Stormwatch]

Book time.

[Dragoforce]

Some games and figures I bought in Bangkok... And a new computer I bought in Sweden





I'm a little confused about the case for SOTN though, I thought all Saturn cases are supposed to be white?

[iatneH]

Sorry, I just bought the most awesome stuff of anybody posting in this thread.

I don't have a photograph since I opened it up and used some as soon as I got home, but here's a pic from the manufacturer's website:

[ChurchOfSolipsism]

Sorry, I just bought the most awesome stuff of anybody posting in this thread.

I don't have a photograph since I opened it up and used some as soon as I got home, but here's a pic from the manufacturer's website:

I don't necessarily see what's supposed to be so awesome about this... enlighten us.

[ASK]

Ikea trip with the girlfriend, bought some decorations for our tree, sidetables for the bedroom, and this amazing stool which has allowed me to beat my personal best in Espgaluda (12m, not much but it's progress!):



(Lemmiwinks, you must find your way out of this place, or you will surely die.)

Also, few pairs of jeans, couple shirts, and a cardigan. Expensive weekend

[iatneH]

JB Weld

I don't necessarily see what's supposed to be so awesome about this... enlighten us.

Kind of a joke, really. Some people just like to think it's the next greatest thing since duct tape, which itself is the greatest thing since sliced bread

stool

But you're sitting your ass on the face of a giant frog..! That's not very friendly.

[mrtie]

Fliers and Frames, nothing earth shattering but I think it adds a nice feel to my cab room and it's a start.

[emphatic]

The wait is over!

[Limbrooke]

Some games and figures I bought in Bangkok... And a new computer I bought in Sweden

Rainbow Cotton man? I don't know what your reason was but you couldn't have done much worse than this game. Also, Symphony of the Night on Saturn should have a transparent case, not opaque white like import Dreamcast releases.

[Lordstar]

The wait is over!

awesome dude. You know i hate you for it . But awesome all the same.

[Dragoforce]

Rainbow Cotton man? I don't know what your reason was but you couldn't have done much worse than this game. Also, Symphony of the Night on Saturn should have a transparent case, not opaque white like import Dreamcast releases.

Yeah, I read a lot bad impressions about Rainbow cotton. But I like the graphic style and I enjoy rail-shooters so I thought I'd give it a try at least. Is the SOTN supposed to be transparent on the side? Not just plain black?

[Limbrooke]

Also, Symphony of the Night on Saturn should have a transparent case, not opaque white like import Dreamcast releases.

Yeah, I read a lot bad impressions about Rainbow Cotton. But I like the graphic style and I enjoy rail-shooters so I thought I'd give it a try at least. Is the SOTN supposed to be transparent on the side? Not just plain black?

Rainbow Cotton blows. It might be interesting though if you record a super-play like run of it.

To reiterate about Symphony...

[Dragoforce]

Rainbow Cotton blows. It might be interesting though if you record a super-play like run of it.

Hehe, we'll see

reiterate about Symphony...

Oh, thanks for the heads up! Time to look for a transparent case then.