Contest: You decide the most pathetic 360 setup!

I voted for Jeremy's. Not because it was the most pathetic, but because it looked like the most genuine. I don't believe for a second that some of those pictures are people's real set-ups. Take, for example, the kid that lives in New Zealand. Not only is his information falese -- we do have HDTVs here -- but he can easily pick up a 360-ready 14" CRT for less than the price of a game. I know because I'm using one myself.

If I wanted to, I could have taken a 3" black and white TV and stuck it on the roof of my house with my 360 and say, "Look at me! My parents won't even let this devil console in the house, so I have to play on the roof. It's okay though; the 360 keeps me really warm." But I didn't, because that's not actually how I use my 360 99.9999% of the time (IE: When I'm not trying to win something).

So again, I voted for Jeremy's because it actually looks like that's how that poor bugger has it set up all the time.

Some of these are a bit hard to believe. Donutta has a point that some of these aren't the real setups that these people have.

Can we get some of these disqualified for being complete fakes?! I'm looking at you, Mr. TV on the tricycle. Whatever.

Some people obviously moved their crap into ghetto looking conditions, at least I am honest in mine. I actually play under those conditions.

3rd one down "Cody's" w/video.

None of these setups look realistic because you can see the power brick in plain site (everyone hides it, or at least has it in the back of the system).

The one that I posted (not shown) is what I play on at night (with stereo headphones). Although I don't play on that setup 24/7, I always need to go hook it up to a bigger TV. I doubt a lot of these are peoples real setups...especially the video one...you can tell aren't real.

This isn't my normal setup, as my normal tv which isn't much better than this's horizontal hold is broken, the screen just rolls and rolls, not able to play anything at all. I just booted the tomb raider to show that it was infact the 360, I'm mainly playing on this b/c it was so cheap and I'm broke, arcade games work decently well, and keeping up with friends, but until i get atleast some color It's pretty hard to play much of anything.

5. None of these setups look realistic because you can see the power brick in plain site (everyone hides it, or at least has it in the back of the system).

The one that I posted (not shown) is what I play on at night (with stereo headphones). Although I don't play on that setup 24/7, I always need to go hook it up to a bigger TV. I doubt a lot of these are peoples real setups...especially the video one...you can tell aren't real.

I hope you'r joking, that is mine and I can assure that it is real. I play like that because I don't have enough money for a wireless network adapter. The cords aren't long enough so that is why it is what it is.

Wow. Cody really needs some wireless help.

That's the voting idea! If you call BS, vote for someone else. I think Spencer's is totally legit. And Mike's. And Cody's. And Mike S's. And I think the majority of these are totally legit.

Though I agree Jack's is pretty unconvincing... a tricycle was the best platform he could find for the television?

Cody's is totally legit, that and the man is definatly in need of some wireless upgradage :]]

I voted for Cody. He needs that wireless headset more than anyone.

too bad the head phones are total garbage. i picked up a set from bestbuy the other day. the audio for the game is above average, but the voice volume when other players are talking is horrible. and yes i adjusted everything possible and e-mail turtle beach tech support and i still could barely hear other people talking. (just thought of this, i use dolby digital receiver, which i had to splice sound from optical cable going to amp to rca jacks to make head phones work....maybe thats why the volume sucked)

And I thought my set-up was bad..

I can see how some people may think mine's fake because it looks a little ridiculous, but it's my sad, sad little reality. Mine is completely real. I have twin 2-year-olds and all my precious pre-kid tv savings went to diapers and food (one of them better make me rich some day!). Anyway, good luck to everyone, I know we could all use this prize (I'd love to game and actually HEAR sound when my stinkies are napping).

man..for you guys that are legit I feel for you. For those setups, you deserve more than stinkin wireless headphones..you all deserve LCD TVs to put up with those setups.

I think Jordan has the worst actual xbox set up as far as conditions go, Cody just needs to buy a longer ethernet cable, problem solved.

"Cody just needs to buy a longer ethernet cable, problem solved."

Because it looks so beautiful having a ethernet cable running through the middle of my house and in front of doorways (Consequentially tripping my father a few times.)

The contest after this is going to be for most kickass setup, right?

Cody u sure are defensive about your set up, sounds to me like ur only in this for the headphones. And a longer ethernet would solve ur problem, and ur not even playin on a half bad tv.

Not that it matters, but for all of the hullabaloo about the legitimacy of some of these setups, the rules never said that it had to always be used, just that it was played on. Of course it is up for the vote, so I suppose fakes will fall by the wayside.

Secondly, everyone here except for Thomas, Carter and possibly Sjohn all have the �silver stripe� 360 and therefore don�t need a headset nearly as much. We, as voters, should keep that in mind as we here everyone�s sob stories; and more importantly root out the fakes.

Lastly, did anyone else notice how Jack was the only one to have his name in quotes in the actual poll? Is that some sort of hint from the 360fanboys?

"Cody u sure are defensive about your set up, sounds to me like ur only in this for the headphones. And a longer ethernet would solve ur problem, and ur not even playin on a half bad tv." - WetWipe

Is there anything else to this contest? Of course I want the headset, who wouldn't? Do you really think any of these other entries would have been sent in if the contest had not occured? I think not, we are ALL in it for the headset and the title of "Most Pathetic Setup."

A longer ethernet wouldn't do the job. I like to be somewhat tidy (as seen in video) and having a cable running infront of doorways and through my house is not a beautiful solution.

Yes my TV is nice, its true not everything about my setup is bad...

I'm sorry if I am seeming defensive, but I would rather address concerns/comments/questions than leave them be and let you speculate.

Cody, I also don't have wireless, I have a long cable that runs up two floors and across many doorways, but it is not in the way of anyone because I was creative. I used push pins to giude it around the frames of doors, it is completely out of the way and it doesn't look that bad either. Long ethernet cables are very cheap, as are pushpins. Your setup isn't sad, it's just plain lazy.

I think it would look ugly, but to each his own. It's your opinion not mine.

spartanwalrus36: Only reason the name was in quotes was because it was the only one not submitted by the entrant... nothing more.

Yeah, the rules for the contest weren't very specific, that's why we're leaving it up to the polls. If more readers want to vote for the most unique (TV on a tricycle) or the most crappy (5" Watchman), we'll leave it up to them.

Even if some of these are fakes, at least the fake ones are funny.

So exactly how long is this contest? A week like the entry time? It was never really said how long the voting will last. I do have the premium xbox aka silver stripe, I have a normal headset, but it would be nice to hear my 360 in loud stereo instead of the tiny speaker(s) that is in my watchman. It's pretty hard to tell if it's stereo or mono when the speakers are that far apart, anyways I should have a better tv soon, tax return and all. I can atleast buy a cheapo monitor from the thriftstore, I was just broke so I bought this tv to keep up with my xblive friends for the mean time. $3 isn't that bad of a deal for this tv, it also helped a lot when those storms came by a week ago as I was able to listen to the radio or watch tv from the shelter.

I voted for Jeremy's because I like the "Bathroom" bit XD

Your votes are appreciated, mostly because they'll help my relationship (and my gameplay). She HATES the sound of gunfire and squeeling tires, so I'm always playing with the volume on mute. Sux, but it's better than not playing at all. That's what being a fanboy is all about, right?

Good luck to all.

"I voted for Jeremy's because I like the "Bathroom" bit XD"

Hah. Yeah, that was the box that all my bathroom stuff was in when I moved.

I vote for Carter's. It's crappy, but at the same time it is very simple and looks nice.

I voted for Cody because he has probably the most relevant to my experiences. There's nothing worse then having to put the console in the absolute position to get everything hooked up to work but can't stash it away because everything is so far away.

I voted for Cody too, as i kno how it feels having a stupid wire in the middle of your floor BEGGING for someon to trip over and pull ur Xbox everywhere.... lol

i have the wireless adapter...but i dus not work with my Belkin router.... sucks...

I vote for all of them. I can't believe people are actually this hardcore. I'd sooner jam my hand down the kitchen sink and turn the grinder on than play on a 2" black and white screen in the laundry room.

All of these guys need to move their setups to the garage, fire up the car, and leave the garage door down.

Vote for SPENCER! I know him, it's a genuine setup, and he deserves it. He's got TWINS, PEOPLE. TWINS. Getting these headphones is as close to a personal vacation this man can get.

Most if not all of these are fake! C�mon! You have a 360, 2 or more games and you�re playing your system on a 5" TV. BE REALISTIC! Just say, "I faked this set-up and when through all this trouble to win the headphones", I can respect that because at least you're being honest! With the price of ONE game you can get a decent 13" color TV with all the A/V hookups at Wal-Mart!!! If Joystiq insist on having this contest, how about some stipulations: Those with a premium system are not qualified. Those with wireless adapters are not qualified. Those with other major electronics (i.e. computers) in the photo are not qualified. Those who are online with Xbox Live are not qualified (it takes routers, modems, broadband internet access, etc. to get online therefore you have to have money). Those with more than one game are not qualified. Those with any game that has just beam released in the past couple of weeks are not qualified. Jack is not qualified (c'mon, who's going to believe that story; and if it is true winning a headset is the least of his worries). Just call this contest what it really is..."Who Would Tell the Biggest Lie To Win Some Free Stuff Contest".

Anyone with $500 for a premium console has $3.99 for a longer ethernet cable and $.98 for some thumbtacks to rig it over his 1337 bathroom door.

And anyone who has a f'n Pikachu hump doll in his bedroom can't say much about an ethernet cable RUINING TEH DECOR.

I was going to enter, but I don't have a 360. My picture was going to be a white box with XBox 360 wrote on it placed over my girlfriend's Dreamcast that I'm borrowing, but I couldn't find a white box. Woulda been funny though.

Anyway, I voted for Spencer, because at one time that's how all my game systems were hooked up after I stopped daisy chaining the RF connectors cause they started to get really hot when I would play games for more than an hour.

Now I have a newer TV than my old Magnavox with actual dials, and I use a cheap AV selector with it.

I can't believe those who are whining about 'fakes'. Surely, since there could never be a way to tell if any given entry is "real", the hilarious fake ones should be rewarded for their creativity?

Well wirless networks arn`t cheap unlike ethernet cables. I can buy 50 ft ethernet cables for �5

and joining two toghether only takes a block conector.

& how comes all you got preimuim edition 360`s
how would that be pathetic? I could only get a core 360 and couldn`t get a HDD for love nor money, or a poxy hd cable, Took 2 days 2 get a F*�king memory card so i could play online.

I should win cos my 360 combined with M$ customer support was so pathetic I smashed it to bits and threw it in the bin.

If that headset works on xbox 1 I can still use it.

p.s.

Re: A longer ethernet wouldn't do the job. I like to be somewhat tidy (as seen in video) and having a cable running infront of doorways and through my house is not a beautiful solution.

You mean that the ethernet cable would be uglier than having a 360 slap bang in the middle of your floor ( bet that`s sucking in loads of nice fluff from your carpet for a start, bet thats nice and neat inside your 360, lol )

If Jack's is real, than it definitly is the worst.

Go on sjohn! The HQ network is behing you all the way. Shocking setup, truely shocking.

http://spaces.msn.com/lzimspace/photos/

album= My area_yes my camera sucks indoors..

i may be too late for consideration but i thought i'd ref my setup anyway.

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have to say mike s has a pretty laughable setup honestly.

While those are pretty bad, mine's kinda cool even though it sucks. I'm in college and my comp means pretty much everything for me, so I have my 360 up on a shelf with the vid hooked into an ATI TV Wonder USB 2.0. I use Dscaler 4 for the vid so there's no noticable lag. The audio goes straight into the line in with an RCA to stereo miniplug. There's no room on or behind my desk so my power brick is near my power strip in plain sight. While I could get the VGA plug to go straight to the monitor and get high def, I'm waiting on getting an hdtv after this summer.

codys is real belive me i went though the same thing when xbox first came out

awww good times

No, no no, MY setup is the most pathetic,
I paid 100bux on ebay for a 360 case to put my xbox in :-D
just joking, No wait, I wish I was :-/

I think most of them are fake, why would anybody buy a 400$ console, if they dont have money to buy a decent tv? other than retarded fanboys lol...

and why not wait for the WII which is probably almost half price anyway.

Poor setup, but props for smb3 and the mountain dew box. (And the fixed wall:)

Damned funny pix. The pathetically sanctimonious comments hint at the purpousfully dismal future of a culture who takes entertainment so seriously they can't enjoy someone else's idea whether it is "real" or not. Lighten up, you'll need a sense of humor some day when you look in a mirror.

Contest: You decide the most pathetic 360 setup!

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