Retro Room Progress!

Hello dear reader!

Yes I know ive been quiet lately, but know I have been working on all kinds of things! I have a long post detailing my thoughts on the Avatar Aang film i am still working on, so if you are interested in my detailed thoughts know i am still working on it! I've also gotten more cosplay progress done on my Appa cosplay, and I should be able to finish up everything for San Japan. 

In other news, my husband and I have been working on our retro den over the last week, and its got me so inspired! 

Its been so fun getting this area set up and functioning again! Ive invested a lot in the set up, while still keeping it relatively affordable. 

Th CRT tv was an amazing find from husbands cousin, and he gave it to us for free! Something people may not know about me is Ive been collecting retro video game consoles and retro tech for many years. I have always had a love for retro tech, I actually have a few different type of "retro" collections! Vinyl records, cameras, DVDs/Blurays, and more recently VHS. 

I absolutely love all things retro, and my husband support my indulgence and let me turn a whole room in our house into s retro game den! 

Anyways, I already had a bunch of these consoles, and I had been wanting an old CRT Tv to hook them up to for a while. When his cousin found is the CRT I knew it was time to take our love for retro another step further. 

I got us a TV antenna to watch local channels, I had to get a digital to analog converter for it to work on the TV. You can get both on amazon or at a local electronics store for pretty cheap. Like less than $20 each. Since I have so many consoles

Since I have lots of different things I wanna hook up to the TV at once, I also got an AV splitter/switch box. All my consoles are plugged into the splitter, which is plugged into the TV. I can easily switch between whatever I'm trying to use with a simple button press!  

Among the consoles we also got a VCR/DVD player from a friend for free! So thankful to have generous friends who understand what I'm going for and wanna support a fellow retro collector ( ´∀｀ )b

I am super excited to start collecting VHS copies of certain movies. 

Collecting physical copies of your favorite movies or shows is a good way to ensure you can always watch your faves as many times as you want. And when it comes to VHS I feel like its just such a vibe. Maybe (definitely) its the nostalgia talking but the look of a VHS on a CRT just feels right. 

I am super excited to start mt VHS collection, as well as continue to expand my other collections as well. I have a copy of one of my favorite PS2 games from when I was in high school from ebay on the way as we speak. 

I'm also looking forward to the decorating!! I am gonna make sure the vibes are ✨️emaculate✨️ in there. 

I'll definitely post updates about new additions to the collection in the future as they come! Maybe an ebay haul in the near future?

Thats all for now 🩷🩷

-E