>>11852630I got mine from a hardware store which labeled the shelves as guaranteed to each individually hold some hundreds of pounds of weight. I also weighed my TV to make sure I was well under that number, and tested it with non-valuable weights. I didn't get one with wheels, I don't trust small wheels to hold that kind of combined weight.
>>11853379Extension cables are great for a lot of consoles, but for some they aren't always much help. Besides the issue of hardwired controllers, I've had bad luck with the 2600/genesis style port extensions being made with loose tolerances, especially when trying to use 3rd party controllers. Also for consoles like 2600 and O2, you often have to hit reset or something on the console itself, so you may as well have the console in easy reach.
>>11852363>>11852897I know the struggle well, 2nd gen bro. Having O2/INTV/CV/2600 low to the ground is really for the best because of the where the controllers meet the consoles. Too much potential for trouble high up.
The idea of a rolling cart with my 2nd gens that I can move right next to my couch like a tableside food cart has been an idea of mine as well, but I haven't found a fitting piece of "furniture" to do it yet. For now I use trays that slide on/under the lowest shelves like you might have under a bed, and when I want to play I just slide the whole tray with the console on it toward the couch. You can also fit more shelves that way since you don't have to leave space to operate the console on the shelf. Shielded coax and power cable extensions help serve the purpose of getting the console that far similar to how a controller extension would.
I would suggest not having the consoles sit directly on the wire rack, might damage it when the console's feet inevitably slide into the gaps.
And get a mascot closer to your screen, all those critters in the back are waiting to be picked like a Price is Right audience.
