The Playseats Evolution is the perfect companion for a racing wheel. If you're fan of racing games (and don't merely play them for fun, like any other game) and if you own a wheel, don't hesitate in buying this. Once you try one of these, you won't go back to clamping your wheel on a desk, or using a foldable table, or any other thing like that.
First of all, the seat is very comfortable. You'll find yourself racing for hours without your back aching or finding yourself in weird positions. Also, the seat folds, for storage, although it still uses some considerable space (that being said, it is highly recommendable that you have a dedicated gaming room, or at least you have decent space on your room).
The build quality is exceptional. At first glance, you might think that it will not be the most stable gaming seat available, giving that you have to put it together piece by piece. However, you'll find that the entire thing is quite sturdy and stable. Moreover, when you're in the middle of a race, you won't notice any wobble at all. Also, it is notable that every piece fits perfectly. I didn't have any trouble assembling the seat, not even one screw presented any trouble at all. Once completely assembled, you'll see that the seat sits perfectly still on it's base, the pedal platform is really sturdy, and the arm where you mount the wheel presents minimum wobble.
The design is fantastic. The seat, based on actual bucket seats, immediately invites you to sit on it and hit the gas. The metal parts have a nice color finish, and they fit perfectly into the overall design. The seat is covered with white or black high-quality vinyl, with touches of black on the "shoulders" and "head" of the seat. Overall, as stated before, the seat is very comfortable, very well cushioned, and has a great design.
Playseats gave a really appealing design to the Evolution, but that doesn't mean that it compromised it's functionality. The distance of the pedal plate to the seat is adjustable, and it will fit tall people without any problem (I'm 5'11", like to play with the pedals as far away from me as possible, and the thing could expand way more than that). Now, the angle of the pedal plate is not adjustable; however, the angle given is very comfortable and I have no complains about it. Now, the wheel mount is adjustable both in separation from the seat, height and angle of the wheel (the wheel angle is adjustable by some mechanism that I don't fully understand yet, but it gives you some 3 or 4 possible angles to fit your needs). One thing here: To avoid having to adjust the separation of the pedals and wheel everytime someone new tries your seat, I'd recommend the slider kit (Also sold here on Amazon).
It is important to say that the wheel mount, as well as the pedal plate, have pre-drilled holes that fit the Logitech G25 wheel (There is also a gear-shift mount sold separately), so it is ideal if you have it. However, if you own an Xbox 360 wheel, I highly recommend that you buy the mounting brackets (also sold here on Amazon) to fit the 360 wheel. This is necessary because the platform where the wheel is mounted is very thin, and the clamp on the wheel won't be enough. There are several people (myself included) that have built home-made solutions to avoid spending 30 bucks on those brackets (Like drilling a wood board to the platform and then clamping the wheel), but I've found that the clamping mechanism of the Xbox 360 wheel is not _that_ reliable (if you are one of those that "feel" the game, you'll find yourself holding the wheel completely separated from the platform from time to time), so I recommend that you buy the brackets along with the seat, if that's your case.
My only complain on this thing is that they should sell it with the slider kit and xbox 360 mounting brackets included (even if it costed a bit more), because you'll find that they're quite useful. However, I understand that some people don't need them at all (and instead maybe need the gear shift mount), so it's logical that they sell all those extras separately.
All in all, the Playseats Evolution is a fantastic big-boy's toy. The quatliy, design and functionality that it delivers make it a great investment. Seriously, this seat is some of the best spending I've done in a while. Once you receive yours, you won't regret at all. Heck, I even thought first that this thing would have a huge girlfriend disapproval factor, but actually she likes it a lot.Get more detail about Playseats Evolution Gaming Seat (Black with Silver).
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