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I definitely recommend this setup for any player. Nothing an extra piece of foam or pillow can not fix. It does, however, lack full lower back support for those extended play sessions. While it is easy to break it down into two smaller pieces for storage, the seat/frame combination will take up a pretty good chunk of real estate in your room.I had purchased many "real" racing seats before for costs far higher than this complete seat/frame combination. Good quality racing seat for the cost. Seat is large enough to easily fit a 6", 200 lbs person. The frame is flexible but still well constructed with plenty of adjustments for player size and reach preference.
But since it was 33% off I will just modify it to my preferences. But this might be just me and my preferences. I can take care of them but its going to take modification that I feel shouldnt be needed in the first place. 2.The wheel height adjustment doesnt go "down" very far and feels like its to high. The steering column feels unstable. I think there should be more support for a steering wheel that is going to be putting up with alot of side forces. 1. The base is to short and I will have to add another suppport board underneath to stabilize it.
Still I am 6' and feel it should be able to lower more for shorter people. Overall its not a bad gaming chair but I certainly would of returned it if I had to pay the full price($300). When I recieved the gamechair I found out a few flaws that I wish I would have known in advance. This chair doesnt fit the G25 racing wheel's foot pedals from logitech. 3.
get something reliable. not recommended at all. its ok, but not good enough for the money I paid for. It start breaking apart from the welded joints, buy this one of they giving a welding machine free with this. unless you ready to lose your money within couple of months.
and also a nice seat for my kid while watching TV. The only star left for a perfect 5 is if an improvement can be devised to keep the swinging steering frame stable.04/23/09Someone inquired about the steering frame stability.
For very tight races though, the sixaxis is still the best way to drive. A single tube to hold the steering wheel is surely not enough.
The answer is the frame is not really that stable for hard core gamers but good enough for having fun. Motorstorm is still on the sixaxis only.
Great seat for my Driving Force GT to play GT Prologue. The set up gives a good adjustment for length and height.
We still enjoy it in running Gran Turismo and Ferrari Challenge.
I have added some pics of my handy work to the gallery (please enjoy). I wanted to keep the G25 so after googling I found several people that made it work so I was excited to try out some modifications. Using the provided velcro and some handy work I was able to mount the G25 pedal assembly. I made that from some shelving bracket and left over wood for about $2.The review of the playseat over all is average. It was after ordering it that I found out that the G25 wheel doesn't fit the playseat classic. The price is about $300 so you have to consider if you are willing to spend that much or not. This seat was made to fit the Logitech Driving Force GT perfectly.
I was really excited when the price came down because I've been eyeing one and didn't want to spend $250 on it. The one thing that I was excited about was the gearshift assembly mount, because that cost $50 if you were to order one. The seat itself is of good quality, but the frame is a little weak as many of the other reviewers had already said. The frame is flimsy but it's not overly flimsy that it's unusable. If you want a more stable gaming seat I would consider getting the Playseat Evolution. I connected the wood to the pedals using 5/16 x 1 1/2 inch screws. The only really flimsy part is the single steering collumn where the body is attached to the steering wheel. Over all it works and I'm happy with it.
Also the part where the metal rod attaches to the seat is also flimsy. I also bought the G25 racing wheel to go with it. So if you have a PS3 and don't want to spend a lot of money on the G2, I would recommend the Driving Force GT.
I then attached the whole thing to the metal plate of the playseat using 4 strips of velcro. My son and I are having a blast playing Dirt, Ridge Racer, Nascar 09 and Burnout Paradise on my PS3. It was worth the money I spent on it.
I got this playseat classic in blue on sale last week for about $140. From the other reviewer on here they had said they used a 1x12 board so that's where I started. I think it's passable for the price you pay.
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