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Playseats Evolution Gaming Seat (White with Silver)
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List Price: $349.99
Our Price: $329.99
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Manufacturer: Playseats
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Amazon Maximum Age: 83
Amazon Minimum Age: 84
Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Video Game
Brand: Playseats
Color: White/Silver
EAN: 0679579720017
Feature: True-to-life white gaming seat compatible with most racing titles and consoles
Label: Playseats
Manufacturer: Playseats
Model: 72001
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Publisher: Playseats
Release Date: 2007-01-01
Studio: Playseats
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Features
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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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Editorial Reviews:
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The USA Evolution Playseat features a reinforced steel tubular construction that eliminates excess wobble and a high-quality vinyl seat cover with increased cushioning. The playseat has a unique folding design, making it easy to dissemble and store. It is adjustable to almost every game console/computer and steering wheel.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Nice product, with some glitches.
Comment:
This is a very nice sim seat. I'd been looking for something like this for a while, and you really can't beat the price considering what was available for how much cost only 2-3 years ago.
Overall it's decent. There are some improvements that can be made, however, I am a picky engineer-type who tends to over-design everything. It's definitely something you can be satisfied with out of the box but I have this disorder that requires me to improve on everything, no matter how good the original design of the product.
PROS:
Very solid construction, quite heavy so it is a fairly stable platform.
The seat is comfortable, and it folds down. There is some adjustability of the seat/wheel/pedals which would satisfy most.
The Logitech G25 wheel perches perfectly onto the mount, as do the pedals and the shifter (onto the optional mount). The unit even comes with the correct bolts and allen wrenches, which are also used to assemble the seat, to bolt the G25 components to the assembly. NICE!
CONS:
Part of what makes it so stable is the weight of it. This makes it a little difficult to move around when you need to do so, but with hardwood floors it slides quite easily.
The paint finish is THIN. Just in the little bit of handling during shipment the paint has been marred/scratched in several places. Not a big deal, I guess, but I think better care should have been taken and/or a better finish applied.
Although there is much adjustability to the unit, I could not get comfortable in it. No matter which position I tried I felt the wheel was too close into my chest and the tilt-angle of the wheel I found awkward. The wheel platform does adjust, but not easily and not enough, I found. I am around 5-10 and 185-lbs. I think it necessary to purchase the seat slider kit also available on Amazon.
GLITCHES:
If you use the Logitech G25, be sure to purchase the shifter mount now available from Amazon. It is a very nice addition.
None of the cap screws come with lock washers. As hard as I sim-race, I would definitely get a handful of lock washers to add to the various cap screws. It will only help keep it together with all of the abuse you will probably give it, and help if you mount the Buttkicker as well.
There seems to be a need for a brace from the top of the pedal platform to the floor. It does do some flexing under moderate force which annoys me. I'll see if I can remedy this on my own at some point in time.
There is NO MOUNT for the Buttkicker Gamer on this seat. However, Smoke-tronics makes a kit using the Buttkicker amp and LFE speaker to attach to this unit, and it is FAR BETTER than the Gamer device.
If your going to use this on hardwood floors, I would absolutely get some sort of the foam tiles at a home improvement center as a base.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Definitely recommend
Comment: Used with a Logitech Force GT wheel and pedals, this is an amazing place to play GT5 Prologue.
The wheel clamps perfectly to the top plate, and I routed the cables down the support tube (with a dremeled slot in the end cap for the cables). The pedals were stuck down with the included velcro and cable ties.
There is plenty of adjustment room for different size drivers (4 foot tall to 6 feet tall), and its comfortable too. I found myself watching a movie in it.
It's heavy (50lbs), which makes for a solid perch, but moving it out of the living room is a chore, so prepare to decorate the room around it.
The installation instructions are not that great, but a reasonably able person can put it together in a few minutes.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Fantastic Design and Easy to shift around
Comment: I use it for both my PC and PS3 in my Entertainment room and shift between them easily. Seats can be bent down for storage. I use it with a G25 and hoped that I would Find a Shifter extension but couldn't find it here in Amazon. It should have come with the product. Overall I am satisfied.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Playseat EVOLUTION
Comment: I use the Playseat EVO with my PS3-Logitech Gran Turismo wheel. I play games such as GRiD, DiRT, GT5 Prologue, Need for Speed Pro Street and Initial D (Japanese Import) with much ease. Very happy with the quality and clean up. My dog marked it as his on day two and it cleaned up a damp soapy rag! I picked the black seat and it still looks like it did when I bought it! Good Buy.
Customer Rating:
Summary: If you like driving you'll love this chair
Comment: If you like driving you'll love this chair. Very sturdy, rugged, and durable. The vinal covering is easy to clean. I have the original Playseat and love the construction of this one a lot more. I prefer the cloth seats but that is more personnal then comfort.
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