The Blackangel Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Those that use consoles, do you lay the system down flat or stand them up on end? Personally I stand it up. It saves space and makes more room for other things. Also with more space exposed, it is able to release heat better and avoid overheating easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingpotato Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Well it depends for me, for example my Xbox is stand because that way it can get more ventilation. For my PS4 is down flat for spacing reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mont86 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Stand.. Cause of heat reduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) If you are using some glowing skin on the console. You can consider keeping it up as it looks good. Edited November 22, 2019 by skyfire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARx182 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 I prefer to let the console lay. Less chance of it falling. Better safe than sorry. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DudeThatsErin Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I lay the console on its side as that is the only way it fits into my TV stands. Most TV stands are the same way as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolves Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 I have a PS4 and I just place it on my entertainment system laying down. It's odd being on it's side to me, but I can see how it would save space in smaller houses or apartments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Any console I've had, I've normally laid flat because I might get a bit clumsy and knock it over. I can probably find another $500 but why would I want spend the same console money twice when I can simply lay it flat to prevent such a scenario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 My PS2 just has its own stand and whatnot anyway that I place on top of the TV, and the TV that I had back then was big and not like how TVs are nowadays. I did not worry about how to play it or standing it or get a stand, it was common sense, to be honest. Seeing people with PS5 and have no idea how to stand it up right, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 For thermal reasons, you have to use it when being stand, you don't only save yourself space as mentioned, but also avoid thermal throttling that has an impact over your console's performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 On 4/11/2021 at 10:12 AM, Patrik said: For thermal reasons, you have to use it when being stand, you don't only save yourself space as mentioned, but also avoid thermal throttling that has an impact over your console's performance I use to by cooling pads for my consoles so laying them down was never a problem for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Yeah, but if you stand them on end, then you don't have to spend the extra money to buy a cooling pad. Also, in my personal experience, those things don't always do the job and end up adding more heat than they dispel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 On 4/13/2021 at 8:46 AM, The Blackangel said: Yeah, but if you stand them on end, then you don't have to spend the extra money to buy a cooling pad. Also, in my personal experience, those things don't always do the job and end up adding more heat than they dispel. Yeah you have a point but it depends on the space you have as well. Plus, I might get clumsy and just knock it over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lludawg Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 I've always stood my consoles up just due to random preference but I had never realized the information about how this helps with cooling. Definitely good to know for future reference. Thanks for the info y'all. The Blackangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shole Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Always lay, I have cats and dogs so if they play around and drop the console, I can't do much about it. So i rather have it lay down and be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
