Do you always keep your systems plugged in?

[Mechblue]

I got everything plugged in to a surge protector that I can turn off when I'm not using them.

[BoringSupreez]

I always keep everything plugged into a surge-protected power strip, except my TV, GCN, Genesis, SNES, and NES. I keep the TV, GCN, and Genesis plugged directly into the wall, and the NES and SNES aren't plugged in unless I'm using them.

[AppleQueso]

I actually keep my consoles in these plastic tub things with some velcro ties to keep all the cables organized. I only keep one console (sans my ps3) hooked up at a time.

Ps3 stays hooked up because I use it mostly for movies.

[MrPopo]

Everything is plugged in. It takes a two layer of AV switches to XRGB, cord extenders, and a lot of shelving, but I make it happen. I have no idea how I'm going to hook up the next generation, though.

[BoringSupreez]

Everything is plugged in. It takes a two layer of AV switches to XRGB, cord extenders, and a lot of shelving, but I make it happen. I have no idea how I'm going to hook up the next generation, though.

Hopefully all 3 next-gen consoles will be fully b/c, so we can get rid of the old ones to make space.

[Nintendork666]

Yes. Every single one of them. I wouldn't have it any other way, there's a unique appeal to the ridiculousness of it all. ha

[Zing]

I have a NES, Super NES, and PlayStation. Just today, I re-arranged my power cables.

My current setup has the NES manually plugged and unplugged. I don't play it as often as the other systems, and I have to manually plug the A/V cables in as well, so I figured manually plugging the power cable was not any extra work. Keeping the system unplugged should help prolong the life of the system and use a lot less power. Systems with the large brick power supplies draw a lot of energy at all times.

I have everything else plugged into a switchable power outlet, controlled by a regular light switch on the wall. I am able to just turn off the power to everything whenever I walk by and notice it is still on.

[Inazuma]

I have a ton of consoles connected to my bedroom SDTV and living room HDTV, both of them have everything connected to power strips that I turn off when not in use.

[ApolloBoy]

Since space in my room is at a premium, I only keep one system hooked up at a time. All my systems sit on my closet shelves, and when I feel like playing one I just put it on my desk and hook it up there. If I had more room, I'd consider hooking them all up but I would have certain systems share cords to keep the clutter to a minimum. Cable clutter is one of my biggest pet peeves.

[CFFJR]

I've got everything hooked up and plugged in at once, for minimal effort when I get the urge to play something.

The living room TV has all of the current generation systems on it at all times. Its simply a matter of switching the input mode on the tv.

The basement TV has all of my other systems hooked up at once, which was quite a feat to arrange. It is also a simple matter of switching the input on the tv, though I do have to go behind it and flick a switch on a splitter depending on the system. But that's fast and easy compared to changing connections out.

There's an awful lot of cables back there of course, but there's an order to the chaos. Any other gamer could certainly figure it out.

Of course, I'll have the same problem as Mr. Popo come the next generation.