Comments on: Maximizing Your Game Room: Game Storage Shelving & Cabinets

By: ketsueki

ketsueki — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:18:23 +0000

To make my play in cabinet i went to radioshack and bought (4) 3-Terminal Audio/video Wall Plates Catalog #: 40-990 installed them in the back of the cabinet and soldered them in paralell using Monster® SuperFlat 500-Ft. Mini Speaker Cable (Navajo White) Catalog #: 55011817 and bought (2) Monster HTS 950 PowerCenter™ with Clean Power™ Stage 1 Catalog #: 61-123 and mounted them in the back of the cabinet tossed a PC power supply with 4 140mm case fans that i installed in the side of the cabinet it doesnt look the prettiest but its functional and i spent alot more for the equipment i put in the cabinet that i did for the cabinet

By: racketboy

racketboy — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:57:37 +0000

Actually, Yacko, I think it’s an interesting idea. I actually implement that technique to a certain extent. Exploring the idea in an article might be an interesting change of perspective. If you are interested, maybe would could collaborate on it.

By: logan

logan — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 08:27:18 +0000

Hey “Yacko” you should change your name to WACKO. the idea of getting rid of all your books and putting them on BD is ridiculous…everyone would have terrible eye site from reading on a monitor. Great article Racketboy, keep it up!

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By: Yacko

Yacko — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:48:58 +0000

An alternate viewpoint. If you are into collecting physical objects this works fine, but all the electronics and carts/CDs are aging – how long will they last? Will the collection survive your next move? What about a fire and/or water damage? What if it becomes too much to deal with and the floor sags? Can you find a sympathetic significant other if you carry this much baggage? Bwaa-haa-ha! I’ve probably got 5000 pounds of various computer paper myself. You know the drill, virtualize and scan the material. There are Emus and ROMs already, there has been some attempt at box art and instructions, some computer and game mags have been scanned, but far from complete. I would encourage scanning&ripping in general because you just can’t predict the future. DVD-ROMs are here and pretty stable and BluRay is sure to hit big (as in $2 single layer discs) in the next 12-18 months. What would you rather carry with you as you mature – 10,000 pounds of crap or 100 BD discs? Yeah, I know it’s fun to handle real things but at some point…it’s going to go. Also don’t forget the same attitude will also reduce any books, childrens books, comic books, pamphlets, advertising, magazines, catalogs and perhaps even board and card games to the virtual world.

By: Lucas

Lucas — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:26:09 +0000

Thanks for that link MikeR. I x3 cheap (very cheap) wallmart shelves that I bought for my collection and have noticed a degree of sagging which I find very annoying. I was hoping to figure out a way to solve the problem.

By: MikeR

MikeR — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:03:39 +0000

Good effort for a very basic article, but all these tips are still a bit obvious, imho/no offense intended. You’ve started with a solid foundation here, but there is room for a *lot* more, like what EricM above has touched on.

BTW, shelf sag is something that can be remedied with a bit of basic woodworking. Here’s a good resource for more information:
http://www.woodsmith.com/files/issues/sample/sample-08-09.pdf

It works wonders on the weak shelving found in the more ‘affordable’ furniture.