I just took this photo. Is my setup next level? I RGB modded the Sony if it helps.

I’m old enough to remember when this was peak entertainment technology.

Twenty-seven years ago that 27 inch TV was huge!

Haha I have this setup to this day.

I use it for my regular Nintendo and Sega Genesis.

It still is next level. Modern setups aren't nearly as cool. TVs mounted to the wall, game consoles on the floor, and who even has a dedicated stereo system anymore?

I would never in a million years would consider this as "next level" unless there's a MegaDrive behind those doors under the TV.

EDIT: those seem like DVD cases by the stereo, so I'll have to revise my previous comment and demand either a Sega Saturn, a Playstation or a Nitendo64.

That is one strong unit, the thought of the weight of those devices gives me back pain.

Fuck. I remember when that setup was science fiction.

When the TV perfectly fit the cabinet. That's when you knew.

Kind of still is.

We must go back

To play games from that era this is a next level setup.

Today it's all about finding a dumb display.

What fascinates me is going back and watching TV shows designed for these size / type of capability TV's, and how much less there is going on, in any frame. The characters are central, there's no background action or skits, no huge flashing lights or whole moving cities, and it reminds me of the problems behind coco melon. I wonder if it does the same thing to adult brains it does to baby brains.

I have that exact Aiwa music player.

Last Sunday when I went back to my parents house, I noticed that the clock was blinking because there was a blackout, so I turned on and I saw that the 5 CD changer not only gets stuck but the laser doesn't see the discs anymore 😢

I'm sad

Thrift stores couldn't sell those cabinets 10 years ago and now they won't take them at all.

I don't feel nostalgic for the dark times when our televisions weighed 80 lbs just to beam us an inferior image. Sure, maybe for when being a teenager at the mall meant meeting girls and having a good time with friends walking around, buying nothing because we were all broke. But only the social aspects were better. I'll take today's entertainment any day of the week.

I mean, it's still pretty dope.

That sound system stack needs at least 6 more components.

My next level is going back to that. Not with a huge CRT or a full-blown hifi system, but a nice place with a screen, some offline way to play music/audio, a few books maybe…

Yes, I played Nintendo games in emulator on mine, it was so great.

I have two AF Toshibas. One 27 inches and the other 14. I would have more if I had a house. They are still awesome!