Platforms

Platforms Today I will be explaining the process of connecting and configuring a wide range of consoles/devices. This will be done in a comprehensive and detailed account, each console/device will be explained with each report being primarily focussed on a single console/device. This will include various images helping me explain each factor I am talking about and will support me. The pictures will also help me as they'll give you (the reader) a visual aid so it gives them a good idea of what I am talking about. The set-ups will be completed in a professional standard, with the use of cable ties/ Velcro straps I will conduct cable management to the best of my ability, this makes the setup a neater more professional look and also helps heat escape the console as there will be no cable blocking the ventilation. This can be a health and safety issue as if your wires are super cluttered then there is risk of a fire, so really you shouldn't even think twice about not setting your consoles up in a professional manner. With a professionally set up console, you will have a lot less mess, allowing you to pride yourself in a tidy and good looking setup and you eliminate all risk of a fire. XBOX 360 When setting up a Xbox if you want a professionl looking set up then start with the basics and begin this process by starting again and unplugging all cables which go into either the console or the television, and once the cables are removed you may want to consider to clean them with a duster or something with the same effect as if they have been involved in the messy setup then they may have gathered a lot of dust which may also help contribute to the trapping of heat and you may still have a tiny risk of a fire. With this you also need to make sure that the console is positioned in a good place so that it's cables can reach both a plug socket and a television. You can then precede to line up the cables from the console to the television making sure there are as neat as possible and are not in any way knotted or tided up. you can then start plugging in the cable; the cables that you will be connecting up is the HDMI cable which goes from the console and then into the back of the television (The HDMI is what gives us the picture and sound) and also you will need to ensure that both power supplys are plugged in, these go from the back of both the television and the console and then go into a normal plug socket, ensuring you are doing this as neat as possible, furthermore you can then link similar cables together using a cable tie, for example tie together all the television related cables. This will rid alot of the wire clutter as similar wires will be together so if you have to search for a wire it will be easier to find as they are linked, furthermore you can also name wires if you want to ensure you know what cable is the one you want. As you can see on the pictures i started with a absolute mess and i turned into a nice tidy set up, also as you can see i have wrapped larger cables together this is so that the longer cables don't get knotted and from the front you have a nice clean, tidy view with no clutter surrounding the console, television or kinect.