{"id":104677,"date":"2016-09-22T14:58:29","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T12:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=104677"},"modified":"2016-09-22T14:59:21","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T12:59:21","slug":"why-you-should-set-up-a-gaming-pc-in-your-living-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/104677-why-you-should-set-up-a-gaming-pc-in-your-living-room","title":{"rendered":"Why you should set up a gaming PC in your living room"},"content":{"rendered":"

While playing at a\u00a0desk may be the preferred option among a number of PC gamers, some crave the comfort of the living room.<\/p>\n

However, it is not necessary to buy a gaming console solely for living room gaming, as their are many solutions available to gamers who wish to play PC games in their lounge.<\/p>\n

There are also a number of advantages to setting up a living room gaming system, such as easily accessible media on your TV and better surround-sound setups.<\/p>\n

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Power and customisation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

While many gamers will buy a console as either a gaming station or media device for their living room, using a PC for gaming or entertainment offers more customisation and hardware control.<\/p>\n

Gamers can easily expand their media storage and increase the graphics processing power of their device depending on what type of games they are looking to play.<\/p>\n

If you have a gaming PC in a separate room, you can use a streaming device such as a Steam Link<\/strong><\/a> to play games on your living room TV using the horsepower of your dedicated gaming rig, negating the need to buy a separate PC for a different part of your house.<\/p>\n

A standalone media and gaming PC in the living room can eliminate the need for extraneous devices and offer a number of entertainment solutions.<\/p>\n

Various pre-built console\/media device replacements are available, such as the Corsair Bulldog and\u00a0Alienware Steam Machine.<\/p>\n

\"4k-build\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Large library of games and media<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The amount of content available on PC is unparalleled, and many gamers are taking full advantage of this to create all-in-one gaming and media devices for their living rooms.<\/p>\n

The vast amount of content available on Steam alone offers endless hours of gaming, and regular sales and discounts mean that there will always be something to play.<\/p>\n

Streaming services such as Netflix and ShowMax are also readily available on PC, offering a large selection of films and series.<\/p>\n

\"Steam\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Custom gaming setup<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A mouse and keyboard\u00a0setup is not the only control scheme used by PC gamers, with many other options readily available.<\/p>\n

Gamers can use Xbox One or PlayStation 4 controllers with their gaming PC, along with high-end peripherals such as gaming headsets and custom gamepads.<\/p>\n

If you do want to use a mouse and keyboard however, there are a number of couch gaming solutions available from many peripheral manufacturers.<\/p>\n

These products include the Corsair Lapdog<\/a><\/strong> and Roccat Sova, gaming lapboards that allow you to use a mouse and keyboard easily from the comfort of your couch.<\/p>\n

Wireless peripherals such as the Razer Turret offer comfortable gaming experiences with minimal cost to performance.<\/p>\n

Audio setups can range from a high-quality low-latency wireless headset for the hardcore gamer, to surround-sound systems for a more comfortable experience.<\/p>\n

\"roccat-sova-gaming-lapboard\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Your gaming doesn’t have to be restricted to your desk anymore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":104683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,8585,7,3],"tags":[18925,20884,807,5145,19603,22045,14022,20544],"class_list":["post-104677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-gadgets","category-hardware","category-pc","tag-living-room","tag-lounge","tag-pc-gaming","tag-peripherals","tag-rig","tag-set","tag-tv","tag-up"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104677\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}