General / Off-Topic I need a good gaming chair...but not ridiculously priced...
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Kinda for both actually. But more durable then an office chair. My problem is i'm 6'5 240 lbs. So I go through office chairs on a regular basis.
Hell maybe I should just grab a seat out of a car and modify it.
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Kinda for both actually. But more durable then an office chair. My problem is i'm 6'5 240 lbs. So I go through office chairs on a regular basis.
I used a car seat, or more specifically a landrover discovery seat, works well, very comfy.
I'm looking at one of these - anyone have any recommendations/issues with them?
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You're not going to get a good office chair period without it being ridiculously priced. Stay away from anything that looks even remotely related to gaming, you'll be paying a $100 premium for a mediocre chair.
If you're still young and limber, consider options that don't roll that you'd have to lift your leg or do a little hop to get into. Often 10 times better and half as much money. Only thing I'd tell you to beware is the height if you use a set of pedals. Too low is worse than too high.
If you're still young and limber, consider options that don't roll that you'd have to lift your leg or do a little hop to get into. Often 10 times better and half as much money. Only thing I'd tell you to beware is the height if you use a set of pedals. Too low is worse than too high.
I basically took an Ikea chair and a shelf. I cut the shelf up so I had 2 squares that were big enough to accept the mounting screws of my HOTAS with a few centimetres of edge, then used C clamps to mount the plates on either arm of the chair. I bounght some dense sponge pads to prevent the clamp gouging holes in the wood.
Works well enough for me, and cost maybe 10 pounds in total.
Works well enough for me, and cost maybe 10 pounds in total.
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If I had the cash...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...048&cm_re=gaming_chair-_-26-989-048-_-Product
Unfortunately two college tuition bills for my kids puts it out of my reach for a while...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...048&cm_re=gaming_chair-_-26-989-048-_-Product
Unfortunately two college tuition bills for my kids puts it out of my reach for a while...
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I was thinking of going to the nearby wreckers and buying a used sports car seat and then setting everything else around that.. But it's a project for the future. Either way, so long as it "feels" good because I also intend to get the Vive (or whatever comes first).
Right now? Office chair with HOTAS on desk. Man do some of those custome setups look nice though.
Right now? Office chair with HOTAS on desk. Man do some of those custome setups look nice though.
Maybe this serves as some kind of inspiration. I just made one:
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It wasn't hard, and it works very well
Nice job on that. Looks pretty damn sturdy.
That type of seat would be great when I get the Vive, with how low it sits. Can't wait....though I have to...
High end, very expensive office chair here. Paid about $ 2,500 in the late 90s. I am not a light guy and I do work a lot from home, so the chair sees a lot of use. Still almost like new! So yes, crazy expensive. But outlasted at least 5 cheap chairs and I probably saved more than 2,5k on Chiropractor bills.
If you're thinking about building/modifying something, check out the Community Creations forum (https://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=31) Some CMDR's over there really got it going on and are very friendly and helpful!
Thanks Jypson, much appreciated.
Here's a couple I made for a customer a few months ago. From a Rover 75 and all the electrics work.
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