I am proud to announce that Gaming Bed 2.0 is complete!
It started as a dream... a dream where I was able to play all of my video games from bed in both comfort and style.
As you can see, there are only input and output devices at the desk. I wanted to avoid a bunch of noisy computers/consoles near my bed. All of the toys are in an opposite corner, with all wires running through a conduit under my window.
Everything is running analog audio into a mixer at my desk. This allows me to control the volume of each channel individually. The audio all runs into a Bose speaker system with simulated surround sound, with the speakers built into my bed. There is also a master audio control on the ledge of my bed.
Oh and yes, that second monitor is on a 3 foot swing arm and moves over my bed (and tilts down) for easy viewing. The swing arm does not need to be tightened when it is moved. I simply position the 22" Samsung LCD where I want it and it stays there. In case you were wondering, the other monitor is a 19" Westinghouse.
Here are where the toys are. I have a PS3 and 360 hooked up in the shelving unit, with my PC (Windows 7) off to the side. I ran a CAT 6 cable through my ceiling and wall and into a compartment under my PS3 where it meets my router. Proudly, my entire network is gigabit. No visible wires! :)
These next pictures didn't turn out well, but it gives you an idea of how it looks from the bed. The LCD is a little crooked in this picture, but that's easy enough to fix by grabbing the LCD on each side and rotating it.
The light can be turned off via remote control. I think I'm going to go lay in bed and do some gaming. Goodnight!!!
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Also Gigabit, sweet.
Also, there was one picture I saw a long while ago where a disabled person had a gaming bed, but it was obviously set up completely different. Like, the thumbsticks were on his feet, and the screen was literally above him, and a number of things. I forget what his exact condition was, but it was interesting.
As for this, have fun degenerating!
Or, you know, anywhere else, for that matter.
Me likey!
That extending arm tv stand thingy is the best invention since sliced bread.
I love the contrast win your room from white to black. Very classy and the bed is very win.
Literally make a home in your bed.
You lazy Bastard.
Jealous.
You have brought us all one step closer to the flying chair-beds from Wall-E. You are a great man.
I LOVE IT!!!
It makes the obsessive compulsive in me weep with joy.
No one has asked yet, but in case you were wondering, all video connects through an HDMI hub (and is controlled via remote control from the bed).
I knew if anyone was able to appreciate this, you all could! <3
How do you deal with keeping yourself in the center of 5.1? That's the main problem I have with my bed-next-to-couch setup, when I move to the bed I can still look straight at the angled tv but I lose the 5.1 :/
your room is 'teh shitz'
...and that room. mmm, so shmexy.
Ladies will love it... classy ladies.
Goddamn, that's a nice setup.
Though i can see a bunch of wires in the second pic after you say No Visible wires. Hehe. Seriously though that's some great work.