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"Gaming Chairs" - Yay or nay?
Lewisham
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The missus has been asking if I want an Audio-X Rocker "gaming chair" for Christmas.
I'd never seen or heard of these things before I came to the US, and have no idea what to make of it.
Has anyone used one of these? Are they good stuff? Does it enhance games, or is it just something better than sitting on your sofa with the built-in speakers of your TV?
I'm not sure what else I would want for Christmas, so it seems like a good idea, but if anyone has any experience with something like this, I'd love to hear it.
I'd never seen or heard of these things before I came to the US, and have no idea what to make of it.
Has anyone used one of these? Are they good stuff? Does it enhance games, or is it just something better than sitting on your sofa with the built-in speakers of your TV?
I'm not sure what else I would want for Christmas, so it seems like a good idea, but if anyone has any experience with something like this, I'd love to hear it.
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That audio-x rocker does look like one of the nicer gaming chairs I have seen. Most of them are plastic pieces of crap.
grim and frostbitten kingdoms. goozex referral. steam.
Yeah, sound actually travels through that well, if they combined that and Phillips AmBx I would explode.
In joy.
I don't mind, my office is full of crap anyway
If anyone has any other ideas for gaming gifts between $50-100, I'd love to hear them
grim and frostbitten kingdoms. goozex referral. steam.
With that said, Im not a big fan of the gamer rocker chairs. My back tends to hurt after about an hour on those things and the sound boost is easily negated by a good pair of headphones. I say find an affordable bean bag type chair.
i love those chairs that rock back and forth on the ground like that.
but yes, if you want something comfy to game in love sac or sumo sacs are great, also i forget what they are called... but the chairs that are huge and have like 1 circular pillow and you sit inside it, those things are awesome as well
edit: i found the name they are called papasan chairs, i love them. my roomate has one made out of wood and it is sooooo comfy
Bought a used leap chair for 200 bones, usually worth 400+
Sit in it for computing, writing, consoles, movies, everything. Most damned comfortable computer chair I have sat in my life.
I had an earlier version of those audio rockers, and while they can be comfortable to sit in, some people hate them. As a tall guy, I can't really get my legs in a good position while sitting on the floor. And I have a big friend (6' 5", 250 lbs) who can't even sit in the damned thing.
The sound on mine was crap, athough, like I said, it was a really early model, years back.
edit: woah the version you linked looks classy actually. Nice and wide too.
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I have both a Sumo beanbag and a Papasan and I LOVE them both. The beanbag is great for whatever position you may feel like sitting in (position like the chair you are looking at, lying down, lying back, sitting normally, or on a big pad like a papasan) and the Papasan is just plain comfortable for curling up in and playing a relaxing game or watching a movie. Papasans take a LOT of room though (mine takes the room of a good swivel recliner), where the Sumo is nice because I can flatten it out (it's a big square vs. the old style circular ones) and stuff it behind the couch to put it away.
Sumo
Papasan
Fuck. Yes. The office I used to work in had leap chairs and they are in fact the most comfy office chairs ever.
Steam, PSN, XBL, Xfire and everything else JamesDM
Gaming doesn't require its own customized furniture, sound systems, "grub," or other marketing-ploy paraphenalia. It's not a goddamned habit, it's a hobby. I don't want things in my apartment that I have to put away when I have company or shove in a closet before a date comes over.
A nice, cozy sofa or some bean bags for the win.
What he said.
In today's economy you want to consider this chair, it's much more practical, has multiple uses and is very cheap, some times free.
What's a leap chair?
Here it is-
http://www.target.com/Wide-Wale-Corduroy-Sphere-Chair/dp/B0014WFIFK/sr=1-1/qid=1226197064/ref=sr_1_1/189-9755787-6475102?ie=UTF8&index=target&field-browse=1038614&rh=k%3Achair%2Cn%3A13379861&page=1
I had to look them up too. Just seems like a specialty ergonomic office chair.
I thought it was perhaps that chair where you sit forward on your knees.
I can guarantee it will be more comfy than some lame ass X-Treem Gamer Chair
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My dad had one in his office for years, it was ok but unless you sat in it constantly it would wear you out because your body just wasn't used to having to sit up straight. I'm sure if you sat in it constantly it would be pretty nice.
The interest stems from the subwoofer in the chair, which could make shooty games more shooty.
It is not that I need a chair, I have a couch to sit on.
I think I'll switch this thread over to Christmas present suggestions in my budget instead tomorrow, it seems the consensus is a big no.
I know a couple of office workers who sit on those big exercise balls. They say they're good for your back but having tried them I thought they were fairly awkward.
Its probably better to go with a buttkicker setup if you want speakers in your chair. I have yet to get one myself but, I've experienced the pleasures of it. It is something to behold.
I have one of those and it is very comfy. It can fit my entire body when I curl up on it.
http://www.amazon.com/Buttkicker-BK-GR-ButtKicker-Gamer/dp/B000AOTLP6/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1226202006&sr=8-1
Therefore, the chair fails as a gaming peripheral.
This is what I like to call a win-win situation.
There's a bean bag chair there? All I'm seeing are boobs.