Playseats Evolution Gaming Seat

Playseats Evolution Gaming Seat (Black with Silver)
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Product Description

Playseats 72000 Get ready for the ultimate racing experience with the Playseat Evolution. Recommended by Logitech and Sony Playstation 2, this deluxe model offers streamlined styling, increased seat cushioning, and tubular steel construction to eliminate excess wobble.

Truly one-of-a-kind, this bucket seat is designed to offer authentic racing sensations, with fast-paced gaming results. It's no wonder why so many professional drivers use Playseats to sharpen their skills before the big race. Backed by the experience of actual drivers, and the science of a German GS Racing laboratory, this product is the real deal.

So gear up for your best lap yet, with the fastest seat in the house! The Playseat Evolution is compatible with both the Logitech G25 and XBox 360 Wireless Wheel. Features: -Compatible with both the Logitech G25 and XBox 360 Wireless Wheel -Recommended by Logitech and Sony Playstation 2 -Adaptable to all gaming platforms and PC -Tougher,

more durable fabric for longer wear and tear -Increased seat cushioning -Approved by German GS Racing Laboratory -High-quality, fully adjustable steel construction -Compatibile with video game Steering Wheel and Gas Pedals -As featured on G4TV -Evolution Game Chair Dimensions: 39" H x 20.5" W x 51.5" L

Product Details

* Color: Black/Silver
* Brand: Playseats
* Model: 72000
* Released on: 2007-01-01
* Platform: Not Machine Specific
* Dimensions: 40.00" h x 22.00" w x 55.00" l, 44.00 pounds

Features

* High-tech chair for racing video games puts you in the middle of the excitement
* Adjustable to almost every game console/computer and steering wheel
* Just install separately available game steering wheel and pedals
* Reinforced steel tubular construction eliminates excess wobble; folds for storage
* Measures 52.1 x 19.7 x 38.6 inches (L x H x W)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Product Description
With its completely renewed design and double-stitched vinyl cover, the black Playseats Evolution gaming seat puts you smack dab in the middle of your favorite racing game. The seat works with almost all racing peripherals on the market and every game console, including the Xbox 360, GameCube, PlayStation2, PCs, and more. More importantly, the chair is notably comfortable while delivering the most realistic racing simulation around.

Details include a reinforced steel tubular construction that adds stability and eliminates excess wobble, a non-flammable seat material, and an easy-to-assemble design. Just install a game steering wheel, such as the latest Logitech model, on the middle pole and attach a couple of pedals along the bottom (all sold separately).

The setup is also easily adaptable, with multiple adjustment knobs letting you move the wheel and pedals closer or farther, depending on your height. Appropriate for ages 8 and older, the Evolution seat is the perfect accessory for gamers who want to boost their lap times in style.

Customer Reviews

Outstanding
Works great, much better than anything I have ever built for myself. Great for 200+ heavy/large guys like myself.

Impressed
I ordered two of these chairs (black) to use with Logitech wheels and pedals, and Gran Turismo 4/5. I expected flimsy wobbly stuff, but was surprised when I opened the box to find them heavy duty, thick metal, and very solid overall. Some parts are downright industrial! Fit and finish was excellent, all the parts were there, and everything fit together as planned.

The negatives are small: In packaging the units, one of the tubes is on the seat cushion, and leaves a 3"x3" 'dimple' in the seat cushion which will pop out over time. The second complaint is the screw-knobs that tighten down the adjustable sliders for pedals and steering column.

These screws tighten down directly onto the metal tubes that go inside, and will bend and dimple and scratch them. Shame on Playseats for not coming up with a better way. To avoid this, I got some nylon screws that would fit down inside the screw hole that the adjustment knobs went into.

I cut a 1/8" piece off for each of the holes and put it in and let it fall to the bottom of the hole before inserting the metal screw from Playseats on top of it. Then I just tightened the Playseats knob down and the little nylon button serves as a buffer between the metal screw and the inner tube.

Mine stay tight and do not scratch the paint or gouge out the metal. You may even find that a nylon screw can be used instead of the metal one, your choice. It does not take a lot of pressure to keep the parts in place, so that might work too.

Back to the positives, the seats are durable, and well upholstered, as good as most car seats! They fit my ample frame as well as my 13 year old 'model' daughter, and during driving, I find the wheels to be very stable while racing, and hard and fast turns are very good, almost no wobble of the steering post and platform. Once I got GT dialed in with the right wheel settings, driving and racing was virtually real, and I mean it!

Overall, it's a 4/5 rating because of the irresponsible metal on metal adjustments. That's the only real embarrassment Playseats is bringing on itself, and it's easily rectified. To Playseats, I recommend you abandon the screws in favor of a pressure latch.

My daughter cannot turn the knobs to adjust the seat once they are tightened, but I can do it easily. Since these are used mostly by younger folks, some consideration should be given to a more friendly adjustment mechanism.

Get them, they are worth the money. The nylon screws are available at Lowes for $0.50

Ed

Great way to clean up your PC desk!
I have been sim-racing for a while now with everything mounted to my computer desk. And my biggest peeve was the fact that it was a hassle removing everything when I was done racing, so I would leave everything on my desk and work around it. This wasn't very comfortable and I needed to find a solution. Well This Seat is really great it allows me to have everything setup and I can simply pull it away from the computer desk when I'm done racing.

The build on this is very impressive, its very sturdy steel and will handle just about any abusive driving situation that you will throw at it. It came with all the hardware needed to attach the G25 to the base plates which only adds to the sturdiness of the whole setup. I am 6'2 and was able to find a comfortable driving position with the amount of adjustments this seat allows.

My only problem was with the optional gear shift attachment as it doesn't have a vertical height adjustment feature and I find it sits a little low and will take some getting used to.

Overall this is a great addition to any sim racers setup and I highly recommend it!!

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