Playseats Evolution Gaming Seat (White with Silver) | 
| Brand: Playseats
List Price: $349.99
Buy New: $329.99
You Save: $20.00 (6%)
Rating:  55 reviews
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Color: White/Silver
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 7 - 83.25 years
Operating System: Not Machine Specific
Shipping Weight (lbs): 44
Dimensions (in): 55 x 22 x 40
Model: 72001
UPC: 679579720017
EAN: 0679579720017
ASIN: B000K9Q5NW
Release Date: January 1, 2007
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| Features:
| • | True-to-life white gaming seat compatible with most racing titles and consoles | | • | Combines genuine racing simulation experience with living room comfort | | • | Reinforced steel tubular construction adds stability and eliminates wobble | | • | 3 adjustment knobs for different-sized gamers; under-seat storage compartment | | • | Works with Xbox 360, GameCube, PS, PS2, and PC; for ages 8 and older |
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Amazon.com Product Description
With its completely renewed design and double-stitched vinyl cover, the white 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.
Product Description
Introducing the PlaySeat Evolution, the next level in gaming furniture comfort and design. Racing games will never be the same again. Complete with a fully adjustable leg-friendly framework to accommodate racers of many sizes, reinforced steel tubular construction for extra stability and a tougher, more durable fabric for extended wear and tear, along with more cushioning for added comfort. Seat folds down and framework disassembles for easy storage when not in use. PlaySeat is compatible with most steering wheel and pedal sets across all platforms. Gearshift holder, steering wheel and pedals not included.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 50 more reviews...
 An expensive attachment, but does exactly what it sets out to do June 30, 2007
O (NY)
44 out of 45 found this review helpful
Racing games need a wheel, and wheels need to be fixed to something steady. I missed playing racing games because the standard controllers just do not fit the bill. The good news is that the seat is allowing me to rediscover racing games.
Despite being 6ft3 200+ lbs the seat is comfortable; I can even slide my 6 year old in, and play with him steering and me on the pedals. Both the pedals and steering wheel attachments are adjustable with its max range out of the comfortable reach of my legs. If anything, they should make it work for smaller folks like my 6 year old, who cannot reach the pedals. He is 4ft, I expect you need to be at least 4ft6. The seat folds, but think twice if you want it to pack away discreetly in a tight corner; in this regard the manufacturer's photos are accurate. The only thing that I would really add are channels to enable the wires to be discreetly routed; with just 3 cables for the wheel, it still looks like a mess of spaghetti. The steering wheel attachment could be a bit stiffer, but I do not notice this when playing. They also include loads of Velcro and ties to keep things attached. Bottom line, if you like racing games, and want to treat yourself, this seat will fit the bill.
 Quality Racing Seat at an Affordable Price April 7, 2007
Thuan L. Dinh
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I got this for about a week now and I'm really enjoying this racing seat. This is by far the cheapest racing simulator seat of high quality that I've found. The others like Gameracer or Virtual Racer X are ridiculously priced.
Assembly for this took me about 25 minutes. The seat is adjustable to fit just about everyone. Another good thing is that the frame is detachable and the seat folds down for neat storage when it's not in use. The only bad thing about this is the base for the steering wheel. It can be tilted in different angles but securing it tightly so that it won't move is quite hard. I had to wrap the provided hex key with paper so it won't hurt my hand and use my body weight to push down while tightening the securing bolt to get it to not move up and down easily during use. Once it was tight, the thing is pretty fun to play with.
Awesome! August 25, 2007
D. Storm (Lake Forest, CA)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
I use this with my XBox 360 wheel for both Forza 2 and PGR3. You'll never go back to using a stupid desk or fold-up table like I did after using a chair like this.
I have hard tiled floor, no carpeting, no padding. If I pay attention during transition periods between game play, the stem is a little wobbly but when I'm deep into racing and throwing my body every which way, I don't notice the wobble. I suppose if I want super solid stem, I could have paid for a $1000+ unit from a competitor. Not me! I'd rather save it for my next "necessity" ... three-panel set-up for my Forza 2! Bottom line -- GREAT value ... unless you have alot of free time to make your own rig.
One more thing, the mounting bracket sucks if you have a Microsoft XBox 360 Wheel. That's because the metal mounting panel is too small for this wheel. If you don't have any wood panel scraps in your garage, you'll need to make a trip to the local hardware store ... cut yourself a 8" by 18" panel from half-inch thick particle wood board, drill a couple of holes for bolting onto the pre-drilled holes in the metal mounting panel and then use some plastic cable ties to strap in the wheel to your wood board in addition to using the flimsy mounting clamp on the bottom of the 360 wheel. Shouldn't take more than half an hour to do even if you're sub-par at carpentry skills ... I'm a geek software programmer and it was a breeze for me (but then, I was highly motivated to get the set up done so I could start racing ASAP Forza 2 in style).
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Edit (Feb 8, 2008):
I ended up getting a Logitech G25 wheel + 6-spead shifter so that I could practice manual shifting on "GTR 2: Realism Redefined" using my new gaming PC on the same LCD TV that I use for my XBox 360. Turned out that attaching the G25 wheel to the Evo mount panel was MUCH simpler than attaching the XBox 360 wheel.
The Evo has pre-drilled holes that line up with the bottom of your G25 wheel platform and your G25 pedal platform, though you will have to offset the Evo pedal panel mount quite a bit to the left (from the perspective of a sitting position) to where it's strange looking but not impractical from a functional standpoint.
If you have a G25, look into buying the additional Playseat Evo attachment for the G25 shifter. I don't think Amazon sells it ... I ended up getting that attachment from MaxWho.com.
I never drove with manual transmission in real life so I can't tell you how legit the Playseat + G25 shifter arrangement is. But a friend of mine who track races and is into the street culture scene tried it out and said it was pretty close to reality. He ended up "testing" my set up for hours ... I had to kick him out because it was getting to be past my bed time!
Price Markup July 14, 2007
P. Kesic (Chicago, IL)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Kinda funny how they jacked up the price from 250 bucks a month ago when I bought it. 250 was a steal for this thing. It takes about 30 min. to assemble. I have the white one and it looks killer in my living room, interests many people that come over. Very easy to slide out of the way and fold down when not in use(not heavy at all, just slide it over on the carpet). The seat is well designed and durable. The unit is solid, easy to adjust and does not rock back and forth when you play with MS wheel. The MS wheel has such powerful force feedback that you can feel it vibrate through the seat. Use the velcro supplied with the unit and the pedals and wheel wont budge at all. Essentially, if you have a nice(big) tv and this thing, and the latest racing games, you have a Dave and Buster's arcade at your disposal at any time in your own house. Enjoy.
 Not Happy August 23, 2007
Alex Harris
7 out of 29 found this review helpful
I received the seat shipped via ground when I paid for 2 day shipping. Long story but Amazon did not help me out in this matter. When I received the product, many of the pieces where scratch badly. Also Screws did not fit like they where suppose to in the support brackets. I have the xbox 360 wheel which by the way does not fit on the post at all. For the amount of money I spent on this seat, it would have been better well spent on something else.
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