Looking for advice on a gaming chair

Dowly · 04-30-18, 02:23 AM

Everyone and their mothers seem to have one of those fancy DXRacer chairs, might want to look at those.

https://www.dxracer.com/us/en-us/pro...gaming_chairs/

Jimbuna · 04-30-18, 06:06 AM

This is the one I'm currently using, on £59 from Ikea.

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/...-art-70339413/

kilerkg · 04-30-18, 01:18 PM

I've had my AK-Racing chair for a few years now and it's still going strong, not really showing any signs of wear and it's had pretty heavy usage. I think it was around £200 when i bought it

Platapus · 04-30-18, 04:52 PM

I am not sure what a gaming chair is.

But when we moved, we each purchased an excellent quality adjustable mesh office chair.

I agree with the poster above about about avoiding anything with the word gaming in the product name. Just get the best quality office chair you can afford and it will be good for gaming.

XenonSurf · 04-30-18, 07:13 PM

It's like shoes: if they don't fit then they can look as super as you want, it's futile.
I would never buy a computer chair without trying it out onsite. Then, once you know what model you want you can buy it online which is surely cheaper and you can compare offers.
I got my last one in a furniture store and it took me 1/2 hour at least to try and sit down on a lot of them...It's especially important that the arm supports are comfortable, the arms not sliding away, and their high can be regulated.
Muscular deceases can come from false sitting position at the computer, if you spend a lot of time sitting it's really important to care for the best, only way is to TRY OUT the chair, every person is different.

Sailor Steve · 04-30-18, 09:49 PM

I'm using a nice cloth-covered chair I bought at Office Depot for $130. It's soft, comfy and warm, has good back support and cloth-covered arms as well. No complaints.

XenonSurf · 04-30-18, 10:18 PM

In European online shops there is generally a 14-day turn back guarantee, I don't know for US etc., but with a chair it may be simpler to visit a furniture store.

04-30-18, 06:06 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,561 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	This is the one I'm currently using, on £59 from Ikea. https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/...-art-70339413/ __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-30-18, 04:52 PM	#4
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,373 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I am not sure what a gaming chair is. But when we moved, we each purchased an excellent quality adjustable mesh office chair. I agree with the poster above about about avoiding anything with the word gaming in the product name. Just get the best quality office chair you can afford and it will be good for gaming. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-30-18, 09:49 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I'm using a nice cloth-covered chair I bought at Office Depot for $130. It's soft, comfy and warm, has good back support and cloth-covered arms as well. No complaints. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-30-18, 02:23 AM	#1
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,053 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Everyone and their mothers seem to have one of those fancy DXRacer chairs, might want to look at those. https://www.dxracer.com/us/en-us/pro...gaming_chairs/

04-30-18, 01:18 PM	#3
kilerkg Mate Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: West Midlands, UK Posts: 58 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I've had my AK-Racing chair for a few years now and it's still going strong, not really showing any signs of wear and it's had pretty heavy usage. I think it was around £200 when i bought it

04-30-18, 07:13 PM	#5
XenonSurf Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany, Italy Posts: 1,721 Downloads: 107 Uploads: 4	It's like shoes: if they don't fit then they can look as super as you want, it's futile. I would never buy a computer chair without trying it out onsite. Then, once you know what model you want you can buy it online which is surely cheaper and you can compare offers. I got my last one in a furniture store and it took me 1/2 hour at least to try and sit down on a lot of them...It's especially important that the arm supports are comfortable, the arms not sliding away, and their high can be regulated. Muscular deceases can come from false sitting position at the computer, if you spend a lot of time sitting it's really important to care for the best, only way is to TRY OUT the chair, every person is different.

04-30-18, 10:18 PM	#7
XenonSurf Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany, Italy Posts: 1,721 Downloads: 107 Uploads: 4	In European online shops there is generally a 14-day turn back guarantee, I don't know for US etc., but with a chair it may be simpler to visit a furniture store.