Playseat® Formula Black

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I searched for many hours on the internet for the right driving simulator. When I came across the Playseat F1, I was impressed by the overall appearance of the product. My concern was the price was more than what I had planned on spending. But, as you can see by my 5 star rating in the price/quality category, that concern was alleviated once the product arrived and I could see and feel the quality in person. Definitely worth every penny.

Set up was extremely quick and simple. The instructions included were easy to follow, even for someone who is not mechanically-inclined. They even have a way to hide the wires of the steering wheel and pedals so the setup looks clean and professional.

Sitting in the chair for the first time just put me in the right frame of mind for playing racing games. I honestly felt like I was preparing for a real race. The seating position is surprisingly comfortable, and I've noticed I can play for hours without any discomfort or muscle and back fatigue. Even my lap times began dropping due to the realistic nature of this setup.

I highly recommend this to anyone thinking about a home racing simulator. Racing games are so much more realistic, exciting, and most importantly, fun when using the F1 Playseat. I am now addicted to playing simulator games, solely because of this seat!

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The seat was easy to assemble... good quality...
My son is just starting to use it... enjoying the experience!

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Quick order received in 4 days from an efficient team with very good quality product assembly of the seat mounting of the steering wheel and cranksets easy very good seating of a truly immersive F1

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Good quality, good position.
I used a Challenge before this, but when I upgraded my wheel to a Fanatec, it was clear for me that the Challenge is too weak for it - it meant to be use with a Logitech G series for example. So after some time I ordered this, and I am not disappointed..definitely not.

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Canadian F1 fan kid here, easy to assemble with all tools and screws included. The manual is step by step and they include the screws to fasten the TX servo and my pro pedals to the unit. It's art to me, steel construction, comfortable and fully adjustable with the turn of a dial (patent locking system). I got the black playseat formula because I wanted to race in the same position as F1 drivers and I couldn't be happier and more excited to play my video games sitting in it. It was a long road trying to aquire this rig thru other resellers (another story), but I turned to playseat.com and had the seat FedEx to Canada in 5 days, I still can't believe how fast it came from the Netherlands. Thanks! Euro to Canadian dollar is pricey, with tax, duty but it's one of a kind and we'll worth the quality!!!!

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I spent a lot of time searching for my first seat to play F1. I’m so glad I went with this seat. It shipped very quickly, even with the pandemic.

It was easy to assemble and I love how easy it is to adjust the seating position. Im also surprised about how stable the whole seat feels. For the quality, design and craftsmanship I’m glad I spent the money.

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Ordered this seat after detailed search around competitor products. I have medical issues with my back due to long hours in front of PC, that worried me about comfortability sitting in the seat for longer hours but I'm surprised that design is not that aggressive in curve where my back feels comfortable.
Overall I'm very happy with the purchase, experience putting it together was great and build quality is very very good, every corner is well rounded that I don't have to worry about my kid playing around it while it sits in the room.

Few complaints I have are:
1. In the user manual there was no visual information about extra metal part that is mounted on wheelbase for gear-shifter. I was happy that it was included but it took me 2 days after putting it together to figure out what that is -> and when I did I realized that my model was built for left hand gear shifter :) A problem that I took care with a drill in 2mins.
But this also comes as a benefit where I was very happily surprised that my right not only fits to play F1 but I do enjoy driving around in Euro Truck sim. in it.
2. I just ordered fanatec gear for this seat and pedals I mounted with loadcell are heavy on breaks, what I noticed that when I need to break super hard after a longer session my break mount dose slowly slide backwards but also to suppress any concerns about its flex I cant say for sure that V3 Fanatec pedals work very well with almost no flex on this RIG.

My suggestion for PlaySeat would be to include a small backrest pillow with this rig just for sake of comfort in longer sessions or when you have a friend over this helps to let them play without changing the pedal distance and reconfiguring your perfect setup.

In final: I would definitely recommend this rig, it dose match the price point it fits and the build quality is excellent, also there are multiple small details like cable management tunnels etc that fully fitted makes it look more like gaming interior design object than an actual racing monster it is.

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I’ve been looking a various stands and seats and non of the attracted me enough to purchase. On seeing the F1seat I knew I had to have it & I’ve not been disappointed. The design is excellent and it looks fabulous. Easy to assemble, adjustable to get the perfect fit, no matter what your size and really comfortable. My hardware fitted perfectly. I just love it and love using it. Already it’s the center of attention in the house. I’m saving for another so we can race each other.
Highly recommended, a genius of engineering.
But today you won’t regret.

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Happy with the shipment. Easy to assemble. Sitting position is so confienient and right on. And with all the angle and heights ajustement for sure helps your driving on such a increasing way. Its the best thing i did to purshase this F1 playseat. I recommend it to all SIM lovers that put in a lot of hours weekly. Im more than a happy camper.

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Wonderful experience. Took me a bit more time then I expected to put it together. You do feel different in this construction as oppose to the classic ones. The angle of seating really does remind a formula. Not that I have driven one

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At first I was concerned about length of delivering reading online about delays of weeks etc.

All I can say is I ordered this item 5 days ago we are in the height of a pandemic and I have it already took less then an hour to build the quality is amazing the seat is comfy the quality of the steel is amazing I’m more then impressed with this.

The price is 100% worth it!

If you haven’t got one GET ONE NOW!!

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The playseat is easy to set up and it makes fun to play with it.

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Really enjoy this Playseat. Was easy to assemble and is a very solid product. Very happy with it.

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Great playseat . . . Best design ever

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Great quality, full adjustable for all, feels like a real single seater driving positions and enables the full experience to be felt with the online sim platforms.

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Got this Playseat a few weeks now, and it's even better than expected. Holy moly was my first impression, when I opened the box with the parts for the Playseat f1 zwart.  Alot of seperate parts to montage one comfirtable seat. Nothing the less it wasn't a hard job to do, with the manual ofcourse which was easy to follow. Did the job within 2 hours, but I also had to montage the Playseat tv stand Pro.

After all this hard work.. not really.. it was playtime! Happy as a child in a candystore.

The Playseat feels solid, because of the heavy materials that were used. Easy to play games for many hours while using the Playseat. The seat itself is really comfirtable, and the availability to move the platform for steer and pedals is a benefit. In my oppinion the Playseat not only looks like the inside of an formula racing car, but also feels as it. It is worth it's price, when you want a chair for sim racing. Also the lead time was perfect. Ordered it on Thursday and it was delivered on Friday.

If I had the choice to buy a seat again, I would choose this Playseat once more.

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Really great design with easy positioning system. Gives you the perfect head rest for long run races. It would just be nice to, at least, have a base plate or something. It’s a bit less torsional resistant then what I’ve expected, so I had the playseat fixed into a wood plate.

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This is a great seat to realistically mimic the F1 car's driving position. It is easy to assemble (just takes some time) and comes very well packaged. Shipping was incredibly fast even during Coronavirus shutdown (ordered on Monday evening, received in Portugal on Wednesday morning), although no tracking number was provided.

Its is quite a bit expensive, but sim racing is always expensive! The quality is very high though, so you could (almost) say it's fair priced.

Regarding comfort, being 190cm tall, I find it does not fit me like a glove. The head "pillow" hits my neck, and the curvature of the seat makes my back ache after about half an hour. However, a thin pillow behind my lower back solves this.

Overall very nice product, and I believe it is the best in the category of F1 seats.

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the quality of this seat is very high, easy to build also

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I absolutely love this cockpit. I have friends asking to come over so they can play with it. Even my NASCAR friends. Only problem for me is the curvature of the seatback. It is far too rounded for me as I like to sit with proper posture. I put and a thin pillow behind my back to straighten out my back and I am good to play for hours at a time. It is super sturdy and has no rattle or shaking when playing with aggressive force feedback.

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Rarely do I buy something online that is nicer than I expected, but this seat most certainly is NICE. All metal construction...extremely sturdy. Could not be happier. 2 day shipping to Texas. Trust me when I say that you can't go wrong with this seat.

Thanks y'all.

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We ordered on line, got it delivered in the UAE. It was assembled in less than an hour.
Very easy, built is if good quality.

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The seat is very good. Position of you body is in a very comfortable position. Adjustments were you need them

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The seat was delivered in a very good package. It came with instructions that were easy to understand and the seat was assembled without much hassle. The package also came with some extra screws and nuts, which is always useful.

The build-quality is great and its a fun seat to use (and even to lounge in at times ;-) )

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Very good seat, good quality, easy to assemble. Did it in less than 1 hour.

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After staring at this chair for several months intimidated by the price I finally decided to get it after my cheap homemade rig finally broke. I was ready to face disappointment, but I never encountered any of it. The kit fit together perfectly and took me less than 40 minutes from unboxing to racing. The center pillar is perfect for masking wires coming to and from my wheelbase that I used to stumble over in my old rig. Overall my only regret with this is that I didn't get the monitor stand with it.

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I've recently graduated from karts to cars (F4 specifically) and needed something much better positioned. This setup is perfect. You can see the European quality immediately upon unpacking, and all the way thru assembly. I am 100% satisfied with this purchase and would recommend the setup to anyone looking for a great Sim seat!

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I would say this is very well made, and very well packaged, shipping was fast. I would recommend the playseat!!

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My wife and I searched for 2 days online for a racing simulator seat until we spotted this one. While it was out of our initial budget, it was well worth the additional cost. Very comfortable, looks amazing, and easy to adjust. The build quality is top notch and this will last for quite some time. It was very basic to put together and light enough to move around when necessary. The driving position is perfect for our entertainment room. I highly recommend anyone that is looking for racing seat to purchase this one. I just wish that I could have purchased a version with the Petronas/Mercedes F1 team colors and logo.

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great product and shipping is so fast

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The Playseat F1 is simply amazing. I was considering to buy one since years, not sure if I would have fun with it in the long run and if I have enough place at home.
But I can definitely recommend this product in both terms. The comfortable feeling while racing is incredible. Beside its great and valuable design it is also very stable. The total setup took me around 1-2 hours and was not too difficult. The wiring is easy to hide which was also very important for me.
The shipping took 2 days as advertised and altough it is no cheap seat, I absolutely don't regret the deal. I highly recommend it to everyone who is into racing games.

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After an age considering this chair I finally took the plunge and regret not buying it sooner. Games are so much more involving and I intend to buy the motion kit very soon! If you're sat on the fence, or even considering a competitor's product, get this bought!

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excellent design, stability, comfort and racing accuracy.

there was an issue with the pedal mount, which was rectified, resent, and double welded without having to return the faulty component, in under a week. excellent service and communication.