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Playseat® F1 Red
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37 user reviews | Back to top
What our customers think of Playseat® F1 Red:
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Marius B. - United States
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The quality, build, & comfort is amazing ! Order processing and shipment was completed in less than a week !
This seat is comfortable enough that I also actually use it for watching movies and or just lounging. -
Owen - United States
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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! -
Rubbertoe - United States
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tristancliffe - United Kingdom
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It arrived quickly, but initially came with the old pedal plate. A quick email, and the newer, stiffer plate was mailed out at no cost and arrived very quickly.
The whole thing bolts together quite easily. Two people would make it easier but I did it on my own in less than thirty minutes. And it's rigid and doesn't squeak.
I've got it up and running now with an Oculus Rift and Assetto Corsa, along with Fanatec Clubsport wheel and pedals, and frankly it's amazing. Several people at work have tried it, ranging from 5'1" women to 6'7" guys, and everyone fits. The tall guy finds the headrest presses into his back, but once he's driving he doesn't notice.
Getting in and out is impossible to do elegantly - one has to stand over the seat, lower ones buttocks into it, and then wriggle ones legs down towards the pedals. Getting out is perhaps harder still, but I'm sure we'll all get better with practice. But I'm going to find a way to mount a sequential shifter on the right hand side, and that's going to make it much harder still.
Things I'm not so keen on:
The pedal plate is just a bit too flexible for my liking. If it was me, I'd have made the mounting bolts a little further apart to increase the rigidity, or added a support at the back somehow. The newer design of pedal plate is a big help, but it's still not perfect.
The steering wheel mount isn't quite straight, but I've twisted it a little bit so the steering column is pretty much on the centerline.
The screws that hold the seat back into place press against the inside of the padding and push it inwards. But you only notice that during assembly.
The adjustment is great. Steering wheel reach and height are catered for, although the height adjustment can leave it a bit unsupported, so I wouldn't entirely recommend this to big or tall guys. The pedal adjustment is great though, for angle and distance, and once you've got the angle set it's easy to adjust the pedals for smaller or bigger people.
It really needs rubber feet to stop it moving around, and perhaps a little more weight in the nose, as it has a tendency to turn slightly when getting in and out, but it's not a big problem.
For cable management, I've run the wires from the steering base down the support column, and then under the pedals, so they don't catch on feels during entry and egress. A slightly more elegant solution, with tabs for cable ties perhaps, would be a small improvement, or a hope specifically for cables to be run down.
But overall I like it a lot. I'd buy one for myself (I have a Playseat Challenge) if I had a bit more disposable income, and I think my friend will LOVE it when I install it in his house.
Well done Playseat, and thanks for the great customer support.
Highly recommended, with only very minor caveats. -
Bo - United States
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I designed the monitor stand myself, to mount the Playstation 3D Display. If you would be willing to send me a second palest F1 seat along with the gear shift holder pro I would be willing to share my ideas with your team. Thank you. -
Dwayne - United States
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marcommis - Belgium
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and a clear and simple construction manual -
Chris - Canada
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My son is just starting to use it... enjoying the experience! -
Chrono - Singapore
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Jacob - Canada
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Treed111 - United States
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Thanks y'all. -
GILLES - United Arab Emirates
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Very easy, built is if good quality.
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sonei - Norway
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Vamsi - Netherlands
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The build-quality is great and its a fun seat to use (and even to lounge in at times ;-) ) -
Giliko - United Arab Emirates
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John - United States
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Jman-87 - United States
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Guel Costa - United States
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Ov7 - Canada
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Thanks!
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SydneyRaider - Australia
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Mathew - Australia
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It came in 2 Packages very quickly! Had to wait about a week and a half to get to Australia.
It looks awesome and was so easy to put together!
It took 3 hours to assemble. Getting the cabling to run through the Steering column was the most important part to make it look clean.
Does require a second person to help squeeze some parts but mostly built this solo.
Really recommend to anyone wanting an awesome looking sim that will look clean and professional! -
klod - Canada
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AJStreet - Netherlands
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It came well packed, the gloves to handle the parts -
Mike - Austria
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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. -
Marcus - United Kingdom
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Stephen - United Kingdom
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chavi - United Kingdom
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a very good starting rig towards direct drive wheels.
top after sales care thats why I will be back again soon A**
please playseat make a option for 4 actuators instead of the budget 2 system which won't sell people would easily upgrade even if it cost twice as much. -
Mr F - United Kingdom
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All the parts appear to be a powder coated finish, giving them a uniform quality paint finish which should be extremely durable. The seat padding is of equal quality finish and fit. The seat took me approximately 20 minutes to assemble. All the screws go into captive nuts so there are no fiddly spanners needed. Just 3 types of Hex key are needed to assemble the complete seat (all supplied). There were additional screws provided which fitted the TX300 Thrustmaster steering wheel and pedals which we purchased separately to use with the Playseat.
Once assembled, adjusting it to suit my son and me should be simple. It's just 3 quick release levers (One on the steering column, one on the column slider, and one final one on the pedal slider assembly)
Overall, we couldn't have been more pleased. Worth every penny..............really! -
Henrik Nyholm - Sweden
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Yrrab sejtnel
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Now with Forza 5 releasing in my country I decided to go for the full experience and bought this F1 chair and a Logitech wheel. Great combo and I really love the experience. -
Gamer4life - United States
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JC - Mexico
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The position simulates the seating of a formula car, that helps giving you a great feeling -
smet - United Kingdom
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The F1 is comfortable even over long periods of racing.
Forgot to mention I also use the Thrustmaster T500 pedals and the
Ferrari wheel.
A great racing experience, well done Playseat. -
sanchezu - Canada
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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.
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