gaming chair

johnytwentyten

Hi,
need some advice, my son has asked for a gaming chair from the big fella for xmas and i was looking for a wireless one but every tine ive googled them they all seem to need hooking up to the ps3 with cables, is there one that only requires a power supply and the rest to be totally wireless?
my cousin has offered me a bluetooth x rocker which was never used but was designed for an xbox, think it would work but apparently the chat function is all that i would get from the speakers,
basically what im wondering is if there is chair for the ps3 which;
1-is more or less wireless(apart from power)
2-which will output game sounds from the chair itself

and if needs to be connected by leads do they go into the tv as well, its mounted on the wall so wouldnt be ideal,
sorry for the long post, any help greatly appreciated

DARK-KNIGHT

johnytwentyten wrote: »

Hi,
need some advice, my son has asked for a gaming chair from the big fella for xmas and i was looking for a wireless one but every tine ive googled them they all seem to need hooking up to the ps3 with cables, is there one that only requires a power supply and the rest to be totally wireless?
my cousin has offered me a bluetooth x rocker which was never used but was designed for an xbox, think it would work but apparently the chat function is all that i would get from the speakers,
basically what im wondering is if there is chair for the ps3 which;
1-is more or less wireless(apart from power)
2-which will output game sounds from the chair itself

and if needs to be connected by leads do they go into the tv as well, its mounted on the wall so wouldnt be ideal,
sorry for the long post, any help greatly appreciated

if it was me I would want a gaming headset and a nice comfy executive office chair. the gaming chairs are imo very uncomfy and in no way worth the money

Generic Dreadhead

1) The only X-Rocker thats any good is the X-Rocker Pro, and that's expensive
2) All other X-Rockers are at floor level, and while they see m novel for youths, i would be like spending hours on end in a bean bag (with your knees raised above your waist which will cause short and long term spinal issues)
3) The wireless technology in the PS3 is poorly supported to the point of being non existent (what you're essentially doing is creating a wired link between Headset -> Chair -> Console.... it's a nightmare)
4) By the time you have this hooked up and ready he'll be looking for a PS4 anyway :P

Sorry to be putting you off the idea, but that's the cold hard truth of these things, they are fairly useless unless you splash the cash on an X-Rocker Pro.

As above, better off invest in a good wireless headset

DARK-KNIGHT

Well I have had an xrocker pro and I'll go completely against cormacs view of it being the only one worth purchasing let me tell you the xrocker pro is cheap tat. The only chairs worth buying would have to be bought in the states and would cost around 500.

Kimbot

Get an old office chair with a perfect base, remove the base from it. Now go and get yourself a Recaro seat out of a car and attach the base and you have comfort there

Generic Dreadhead

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

Well I have had an xrocker pro and I'll go completely against cormacs view of it being the only one worth purchasing let me tell you the xrocker pro is cheap tat. The only chairs worth buying would have to be bought in the states and would cost around 500.

I meant in comparison to the ones that sit on the floor (the others types in the X-Rocker series).

I doubt the kids is gonna be getting a €500 DXRacer one :rolleyes:

I just use a good office chair. Thing is that's not a very exciting christmas unwrapping for a young boy

DARK-KNIGHT

Cormac... wrote: »

I doubt the kids is gonna be getting a €500 DXRacer one :rolleyes:

how do you know that? you don't know the financial situation op is currently in, maybe he has that kinda money. I pulled you because you referenced a chair saying it was good quality when it clearly isn't. From my experience of owning that chair I can give the op a genuine bit of feedback and tbh that chair is cheaply built and way over priced.


OP I would either buy him a cheap xrocker for 60 and buy him a decent headset or go all out for one of the expensive American chairs

Generic Dreadhead

€500 gaming chair for a PS3..... interesting one that

Riesen_Meal

Buy him a good office chair and be done with it, my back is twinging reading this thread, lol...

Icyseanfitz

Any recommendations on a good office chair so lads? sorry for the hijack op

Generic Dreadhead

Fieldog wrote: »

Buy him a good office chair and be done with it, my back is twinging reading this thread, lol...

Agreed.

Good Headset > Gaming Chair

What you save on buying a cheap X-Rocker you will spend on Osteopath visits

Thing is, if it's what the kid wants, it's what he wants, bit of a tricky one

iggyigauna89

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

Any recommendations on a good office chair so lads? sorry for the hijack op

I have this one. Would highly recommend it if you have the budget for it!

johnytwentyten

Hi,
thanks to everyone for their advice, ive managed to steer him away from the gaming chair to this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00I8S4E1C/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1447264276&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=ps3+ps4+headset&dpPl=1&dpID=51x9j2YDTOL&ref=plSrch
and this

http://m.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/art/30264216/

i know its a million miles away from a gaming chair but will look nice and tidy and he seems to like it well enough, thanks again!

Generic Dreadhead

Good man, that's a quality headset, but he NEEDS to be SUPER CAREFUL of the hingers where they open/close getting cracked. Be super gentle putting them on and off and that is the best value headset around

Riesen_Meal

The headset is 70 in Argos if you cant do Amazon.... :cool:

dunworth1

what the quality like on the MARKUS chair? is there anything cheaper available online for around €100?

i currently have this chair but the base is starting to give away
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/6172884/c_1/1|category_root|Home+and+furniture|14417894/c_2/3|19805481|Office+furniture|14418165/c_3/4|cat_14418165|Office+chairs|14418166.htm

dunworth1

am currently thinking about getting this chair?

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2417990/c_1/1|category_root|Home+and+furniture|14417894/c_2/3|19805481|Office+furniture|14418165/c_3/4|cat_14418165|Office+chairs|14418166.htm

Nody

dunworth1 wrote: »

what the quality like on the MARKUS chair? is there anything cheaper available online for around €100?

Currently have this MALKOLM; can recommend it for it's price level. If you want to take it to the next level I'd go Need for Seat one though (can't go there currently due to cats who'd shred it ).

strelok

dunworth1 wrote: »

what the quality like on the MARKUS chair? is there anything cheaper available online for around €100?

i currently have this chair but the base is starting to give away
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/6172884/c_1/1|category_root|Home+and+furniture|14417894/c_2/3|19805481|Office+furniture|14418165/c_3/4|cat_14418165|Office+chairs|14418166.htm

markus chair is lovely, really comfy on whatever body part is touching it. well worth the money.

dunworth1

Nody wrote: »

Currently have this MALKOLM; can recommend it for it's price level. If you want to take it to the next level I'd go Need for Seat one though (can't go there currently due to cats who'd shred it ).

Ive actually decided that i'm going to splash out and get a proper chair.
as an xmas present

i had a look at the need for seat crowd that you mentioned but i think the seats themselves might be a little small width wise at about 37cm.

i like a bit of room to move around so i went searching and came across this
https://www.gtomegaracing.com/gt-omega-racing-master-xl-office-chairs/gt-omega-master-xl-racing-office-chair-black-leather

looks like a nice big chair

dunworth1

watching a few reviews i'm thinking i may actually be better off paying the bit extra and getting a dx racer king

http://www.dxracer-europe.com/king-series/dxracer/king-gaming-chair-oh-kf57-ng

n1ck

dunworth1 wrote: »

watching a few reviews i'm thinking i may actually be better off paying the bit extra and getting a dx racer king

http://www.dxracer-europe.com/king-series/dxracer/king-gaming-chair-oh-kf57-ng

They're comfortable but no way are they worth 300 euro more than other chairs.

I bought this chair and I love it.

Nody

dunworth1 wrote: »

i had a look at the need for seat crowd that you mentioned but i think the seats themselves might be a little small width wise at about 37cm.

Go for the XL series then, 58cm wide, 50cm deep.

dunworth1

Nody wrote: »

Go for the XL series then, 58cm wide, 50cm deep.

i did see them but they are expensive at nearly 500 euro.
and lots of reviews are saying that the gt and dxracer are much better
and cheaper.

one guy even seemed to think that there is some relationship between dxracer and need for seat and when he contacted them about the identical part numbers they denied it.

also just to compare the level of CS between dxracer and GT Omega

from my initial experience GT Omegas CS is better they are very quick to respond

while dxracer are slower and there is something strange with the Europe division as when you google it points to dxracer.net but this appears to be abandoned while there is another site http://www.dxracer-europe.com/
which seems to be the correct one.

KillerShamrock

Go for the dx racer or need for seat chair, the quality and adjust ability of them is worth the extra.

I have a dx racer at home awesome not one regret buying it always comfortable and not a single issue with it. No pain no problems, fall asleep in it many a time. Sit in it for hours on end too.

Go with the Ikea chair if you cant get one of the above!

But don't waist your time or money or effort on one of them generic leather office chairs. YOU WILL REGRET IT!!!!!
Sit on one pretty much the same as the linked ones and my back is in bits by lunch.

dunworth1

KillerShamrock wrote: »

Go for the dx racer or need for seat chair, the quality and adjust ability of them is worth the extra.

I have a dx racer at home awesome not one regret buying it always comfortable and not a single issue with it. No pain no problems, fall asleep in it many a time. Sit in it for hours on end too.

Go with the Ikea chair if you cant get one of the above!

But don't waist your time or money or effort on one of them generic leather office chairs. YOU WILL REGRET IT!!!!!
Sit on one pretty much the same as the linked ones and my back is in bits by lunch.

i'm deffo getting either an dx racer k series or the gt omega master xl
trying to decide between the two both are very similar

i like the better choice of colours with dx though and the warranty on the frame.

every review i see both are very good chairs

dx apparently own the factory that makes their chairs so its all fully controlled

dont think Gt do

Stone Deaf 4evr

dunworth1 wrote: »

i'm deffo getting either an dx racer k series or the gt omega master xl
trying to decide between the two both are very similar

i like the better choice of colours with dx though and the warranty on the frame.

every review i see both are very good chairs

dx apparently own the factory that makes their chairs so its all fully controlled

dont think Gt do

Not being funny dun, but would you not call to a few office supply places and see whats available? Then best way to see what you like would be to have a sit in it. There was plenty of office furniture cleared out of buildings all over the country and you can pick up some high end stuff at a good price from liquidators.

or even stuff like these?

http://www.vikingdirect.ie/a/pb/RS-Soho-Rome2-leather-faced-executive-office-chair-in-black/id=7044564&pr=QDD/

http://www.vikingdirect.ie/a/pb/RS-to-go-Rotterdam-Executive-Chair/id=3265089&pr=QDD/

granturismo

strelok wrote: »

markus chair is lovely, really comfy on whatever body part is touching it. well worth the money.

I agree.

I also use an exercise ball for gaming on a second tv.

Doge

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

http://www.vikingdirect.ie/a/pb/RS-to-go-Rotterdam-Executive-Chair/id=3265089&pr=QDD/

This looks absolutely identical to the "Berlin" chair I bought from Viking for 50 euro on sale back in the day.

After a while the bottom lost is softness so much that now it's a pain in the hole to sit in......
I mean this quite literally, I get a pain in my tail bone sitting on it unless i use 2 cushions in between.

I'm currently looking to upgrade from it to something with thicker padding to stop getting a pain in the ass!

Wouldn't recommend it, especially at nearly 3 times the price I paid for it.

Doge

johnytwentyten wrote: »

Hi,
thanks to everyone for their advice, ive managed to steer him away from the gaming chair to this

If it was me I'd rip the canopy off it!
The poor fella would feel like a baby in a pram! :pac:

dunworth1

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote:

Not being funny dun, but would you not call to a few office supply places and see whats available? Then best way to see what you like would be to have a sit in it. There was plenty of office furniture cleared out of buildings all over the country and you can pick up some high end stuff at a good price from liquidators.

I've had a look at viking and a local office supply shop. But it's all the same really I have one of those executive chairs in work and if I'm in the office all day I get a pain in my back thankfully that's a rarity.

I bought a chair around this time last year in argos for 100 and it's falling apart now which has me wanting to get a good quality chair which the dx seems to be

I generally sit on the chair for a good few hours a day so I'm thinking spending a bit will save me over time

Doge

I wouldn't be a fan of buying a chair from Argos either regardless of what the "original" price was.

This is the best selling chair on amazon at the mo:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Brand-Designed-Racing-Swivel-Office/dp/B00KY055GU/ref=lp_200970031_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1448313068&sr=1-1



I'm not too keen on the red colour in it, but if its comfortable I'd buy it, the price is great.


I'm also looking at this more expensive one:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Swivel-executive-ergonomic-Computer-adjustable-armchair/dp/B00ENZ1T4Y/ref=lp_200970031_1_6?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1448313068&sr=1-6





Reminds me of batman's abs. Haha.

Its a pain trying to find a good chair on amazon, theres always going to be negative 1-2 star reviews on every product, and since you cant physically touch it, you don't know what it will truly feel like to sit on.

Doge

n1ck wrote: »

I bought this chair and I love it.

Theres quite a few people saying it's wobbly and noisey. Do you find that with yours at all?

Doge

Theres 4 DX Racer chairs tomorrow evening in the Amazon.de lightning deals.

These appear to be exclusive to the German market in a partnership with "Robas Lund".

The first one will show up under lightning deals on this page, and if you hit the right arrow you'll see the other 3:

http://www.amazon.de/gp/angebote/ref=br_imp?pf_rd_m=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&pf_rd_s=desktop-0&pf_rd_r=01PK5995K0TF34TF4CGX&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=767861967&pf_rd_i=desktop&gb_hero_f_101=p:30,c:3167641,s:available

Chair 1 and 4 dont ship to Ireland, but you can use parcel motel or parcel wizard, shipping is 20 euro.

The other 2 do ship to Ireland.

TheKells

Doge wrote: »

Theres 4 DX Racer chairs tomorrow evening in the Amazon.de lightning deals.

These appear to be exclusive to the German market in a partnership with "Robas Lund".

The first one will show up under lightning deals on this page, and if you hit the right arrow you'll see the other 3:

http://www.amazon.de/gp/angebote/ref=br_imp?pf_rd_m=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&pf_rd_s=desktop-0&pf_rd_r=01PK5995K0TF34TF4CGX&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=767861967&pf_rd_i=desktop&gb_hero_f_101=p:30,c:3167641,s:available

Chair 1 and 4 dont ship to Ireland, but you can use parcel motel or parcel wizard, shipping is 20 euro.

The other 2 do ship to Ireland.

The only thing there is it's hard to know which of chair you're getting. Probably the D series, according to dxracer I'd need an R series.

Vertagear sl4000 seems a decent option too.

T-b0n3

Doge wrote: »

Theres 4 DX Racer chairs tomorrow evening in the Amazon.de lightning deals.

These appear to be exclusive to the German market in a partnership with "Robas Lund".

The first one will show up under lightning deals on this page, and if you hit the right arrow you'll see the other 3:

http://www.amazon.de/gp/angebote/ref=br_imp?pf_rd_m=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&pf_rd_s=desktop-0&pf_rd_r=01PK5995K0TF34TF4CGX&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=767861967&pf_rd_i=desktop&gb_hero_f_101=p:30,c:3167641,s:available

Chair 1 and 4 dont ship to Ireland, but you can use parcel motel or parcel wizard, shipping is 20 euro.

The other 2 do ship to Ireland.

I was thinking of getting myself one of the DXracer chairs for Xmas. These seem to be an older model. Keen to seen how much they'll cost. Not sure which model I would need, doesn't seem to be the most straight forward. Thanks for the heads up.

Doge

Wow, the first and 4th chair didnt last long, prime users wiped them out.

Down to 190 euro, and 200 euro for the other 2.

T-b0n3

Doge wrote: »

Wow, the first and 4th chair didnt last long, prime users wiped them out.

Down to 190 euro, and 200 euro for the other 2.

Yea not sure if I should pull the trigger. €40 delivery making me hesitate!

Edit. I ordered it.

Doge

T-b0n3 wrote: »

Yea not sure if I should pull the trigger. €40 delivery making me hesitate!

Edit. I ordered it.

Which did you go for?

Delivery to the UK was only 20 i think if you had a parcel wizard account. Apparently theyre not charging for over sized parcels yet with the first 3 free deliveries.

I ordered this cheapo yesterday from the cheaper seller for £82 including shipping to parcel wizard:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KY055GU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


If the dxracer came down a lot i was going to cancel the order as they wont have stock til the 10th.

T-b0n3

Doge wrote: »

Which did you go for?

Delivery to the UK was only 20 i think if you had a parcel wizard account. Apparently theyre not charging for over sized parcels yet with the first 3 free deliveries.

I ordered this cheapo yesterday from the cheaper seller for £82 including shipping to parcel wizard:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KY055GU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


If the dxracer came down a lot i was going to cancel the order as they wont have stock til the 10th.

Went with this one : https://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/B0056YMB2K/ref=ya_aw_oh_pii?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Looking forward to testing it out.

Doge

T-b0n3 wrote: »

Went with this one : https://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/B0056YMB2K/ref=ya_aw_oh_pii?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Looking forward to testing it out.

Hope it works out well for you!

Icyseanfitz

Doge wrote: »

Which did you go for?

Delivery to the UK was only 20 i think if you had a parcel wizard account. Apparently theyre not charging for over sized parcels yet with the first 3 free deliveries.

I ordered this cheapo yesterday from the cheaper seller for £82 including shipping to parcel wizard:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KY055GU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


If the dxracer came down a lot i was going to cancel the order as they wont have stock til the 10th.

did you get it delivered to ireland somehow? looks like a nice chair

Doge

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

did you get it delivered to ireland somehow? looks like a nice chair

It won't be in stock for me til the 10th so I've really just pre-ordered it.

I'm using Parcel Wizard to get it shipped from Northern Ireland to my house.

The first 3 dliveries are free when you sign up, and apparently they're not charging for oversized items during the first 3 deliveries.

Heres the Parcel Wizard thread with more info:


http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057517076

Icyseanfitz

some nice cheap chair on ebay this looks cool, and it delivers to ireland

dunworth1

i took a trip up to ikea today tried out the Markus chair after getting some recommendations from a few people about it
i fell in love with it straight away

sitting at home on it now and i have to say its really comfy and amazing value at 150

Doge

Doge wrote: »

This is the best selling chair on amazon at the mo:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Brand-Designed-Racing-Swivel-Office/dp/B00KY055GU/ref=lp_200970031_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1448313068&sr=1-1

So this arrived today via Parcel Wizard today and I'm sitting in it right now.

Its a huge improvement over the Viking Berlin I had, excellent lower back support and I find I'm not leaning forward as much as with the old chair.

Its really comfortable, and the PU leather is firm also, so shouldnt lose its softness as fast as the Berlin did.

Its has a much higher back rest than the Berlin had also, comes half way up my head and I'm 5"11:




The arm rests are at the perfect height for typing also, and have really thick padding:



The only con is that the wheels are Black and White, if they were Black and Red to match the rest of the chair it would be sweet, but thats only nitpicking really.

Excellent chair for €100 + P&P.

Generic Dreadhead

Looks good

How study does it feel and what kind of adjustments (if any) can be made to the back angle etc

Doge

Cormac... wrote: »

Looks good

How study does it feel and what kind of adjustments (if any) can be made to the back angle etc

Very sturdy, i tightened the bolts all the way, and it doesn't rock to the side one bit.

It can tilt back a nice bit more than the Berlin chair and there's a tension control underneath to control how far back it can go.

She's built to last!

Kiith

Very tempted to pick that up myself. My chair is pretty crap.

Generic Dreadhead

Just ordered this (via Parcel Motel), looks like a fairly good product at a decent price

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01H4OGAFI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Doge

Cormac... wrote: »

Just ordered this (via Parcel Motel), looks like a fairly good product at a decent price

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01H4OGAFI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

About time for ya! :pac: