Are Gaming Chairs Worth It? 7 Things to Consider Before Buying A Gaming Chair
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2024
- Racing-style chairs are incredibly popular right now (and have been for a few years). But are gaming chairs worth it? I've reviewed multiple PC gaming chairs now and in this video, I go over seven different factors that---based on my experience---I think you should consider before you buy a gaming chair.
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My current recommendations for gaming chairs are:
For average-sized users:
* Secretlab Titan (9.4/10) - bit.ly/2zGjJOs
For larger users:
* DXRacer Tank (9.2/10) - amzn.to/2KrxhAJ
For smaller users:
* Secretlab Omega (9.0/10) - bit.ly/2UpeE6V
* DXRacer OH/FD01/NR (8.4/10) - amzn.to/B1GNwl
Budget-friendly options:
* GTRACING E-Sports Chair (8.4/10) - amzn.to/2KvLQ6n
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For more chair reviews, check out our PC gaming chair buyer's guide:
techguided.com/best-pc-gaming... - เกม
Gaming chairs are important for those tight turns when reaching for Doritos.
Agreed
LMAOOO
XDDDD
And dew
Lol
everyone knows gaming chairs give you a 50+ fps boost and a 308% boost in aim
CCole Hint hint the second claim is right
you get built in aimbot for any games lol
and -80 charisma with girls
And lag reducer/anti bullet magnet
Facts
0:55 "... better off looking at the office chairs that are in your price range..." *shows a $1500 chair on screen as a proof of point*
Synthx I just got a chair like that for 15 bucks at a thrift store lol never say never
Simultaneously i am really happy for you and f-ing hate you for it :D Cheers on that find!
1500? You can buy those Aerons for $500 online. You may be thinking of HM Embody, which is around $1500.
I got an embody second hand for £250 .. ;-) but yes - it was a fluke
I stopped watching here, and went looking for office chairs. Comfort is my #1.
I use a gaming toothbrush, a gaming knife and fork to eat dinner with and a gaming toilet to take a dump in, with gaming toilet paper to wipe my butt. Just need the chair to make my collection complete!
But where the RGB???
yse razers new gaming mask for totally 0.0000000000000000069420 chance of getting covid 19
Seriously tho everything is better when u put gaming if front of it
Why hasn’t someone made the gaming chair that you can take the dump in / on so you don’t have to pause the game ! That’s an extra worth shelling out the $/£ on ..wait someone did ...see James Bond movie for testing , maybe the lack of padding was why that chair never made it into the stores 😳
Do you have the gaming shower too? Instead of clean water it showers your sweat
your setup gives me carpal tunnel just looking at it
I was just thinking that. His palm resting on the edge of his... keyboard tray *shudders*... causes phantom nerve pain in my wrist.
I died reading this
Same thoughts. This maybe informative but a person without decent knowledge of the proper posture or ergonomics kinda miss the point of the whole video.
@@austin4855 can you please elaborate? Ive been gaming for years with my hands on desk, however recently i swapped to this style where my hands are on chairs armrests and only my palm on on my desk and in a span od like 3 weeks i developed painfull problems with my arm. Is that the reason?
XQCentraL 4 months later.. rip to your forearms. Yes, you want your wrist flat and not angled when typing. Seeing that this was 4 months old I’m assuming your doctor has already told you this by now, haha.
Choosing a chair is just such a pain these days. You even have chairs that are really good at first but after a month or so. The cushion degrades and it ends up feeling like sitting on a brick wall. There goes the try the chair out first idea...
Yeah, unfortunately it's not really as simple as just going and trying one out. It also doesn't help that two people may have a completely different experience with the same chair... makes it harder to discern which chair would be best for you simply based on reviews.
Tech Guided However the one you're using in the video looks pretty great. I'm not sure what others think but the more comfortable ones seem quite overpriced.
Great video by the way! I feel the fact that a lot of TH-camrs get DX Racers for free, influences a lot of people to buy them. Or rather, in those sponsored videos, the negatives are not portrayed correctly (most of the time).
that happened to my ThunderX3 chair
@@chickencoopowner it probably depends of the type of foam and how heavy you are
I sit on a wooden chair while gaming so....
2:10 his neck is dying
Parsa Strife yep rip his neck
presses F
so are his wrists
@@Jakevoss96 Can you name a few off top?
@@c-zen890 plank
I have to admit, from all the videos that I have been going through, this is the most genuine from a logic stand point.
You sir.... just changed my life. I never knew my DXRacer chair could lock into place in a tilted position.
Worked as a Dispatcher which required long hours at a computer on computer chairs. The mesh ones are hands down, the best. They last long and have amazing support adjustments for all body types. Extremely low fatigue for long sitting sessions. Incredible lumbar support and breathing capability.
The way you actually look at stuff and review them makes all the difference. Thank you
Someone should just pull some seats out of a BMW or Mercedes and make a chair out of it.
I pulled out the seat from my Mercedes benz gotta tell you not very confortable as a chair and cost me some serious money to repair it
Skip BMW & MB, the Rolls-Royce Phantom seat should be used to do that.
I did this when I was broke, pulled a seat out of my trash Jaguar XJ and welded up a frame to mount it onto office chair rollers, it looked like shit but was super comfy :D
A friend of mine did pull out his BMW driver seat and made it a home chair. It is pretty nice, however, it is really heavy.
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Only real gamers use dining wooden chairs for gaming.
finally someone who understands!
I got that classic IKEA wooden foldy chair for max performance.
@E lol if you like to get scammed it's your right
I use a bar stool chair
@@DrSlick i have upgraded from the wooden chair to the rocking wooden chair I get + 80 fps
I enjoy your reviews, very helpful and informative. Can't wait to see a few more before I make a purchase. Thank you keep it up.
Thanks for watching and for the comment. I appreciate it!
Thanks for the tutorial man. Was good to have a guide along the way! Just got this chair for work and loving it so far!
I was very happy to hear #7, got my akracing onyx a little less than a week ago and I just couldn't make myself comfortable in it, I was afraid I would have to return it and look for something else.
I'll wait out for a couple more weeks and see if I can get used to it, I vaguely remember this being the case with my previous chair years ago (a cheap ergoman knock-off). Thanks, man!
This helped me realize I don't need a gaming chair...
yes, you need somethign much more
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@@LevusWorkstation lol okay
@@LevusWorkstation how are the metal legs working out for you?
@@Rookz why would you need legs in 2020?
mine is going to be delivered in a couple days... 😭 no going back
Really good review video. It is SO difficult trying to find an ergonomic decent quality chair with "proper" lumbar support for under $400 in Canada...
Thanks for covering the many aspects of the gaming chairs, not many reviews do that.
Thanks for posting this. I'm in the market for a new computer chair and wanted to see what was up with the gaming chairs everyone seems to be using nowadays. Thanks to your first tip, I know I'd rather have the comfort of an office chair.
I've had a $40 office chair I got from amazon for 4 years. Never let me down and is still comfortable
link pls
link pls
Linj
ive got a maxnomic dominator myself, though it was a bday gift, wife picked it up because i have back issues, hell i feel so comfortable I could sleep in it
Nice! I'm hoping to get to Maxnomic chairs at some point.
Tech Guided I love mine, though she knows I would've said no to it only because in cheap lol
I bought a maxnomic higher end one mainly because its one of the few to let you return. I am 5'6 180 and I thought it was just not good. The seat was way too firm like a rock. I returned it. I really want to buy a gaming chair but I am starting to feel they are not good chairs just pretty ones.
I bought myself a MAXNOMIC® CLASSIC OFC (479$ - German name would be: MAXNOMIC® CLASSIC OFFICE, 369€) for christmas 2 years ago here in Germany and to be honest, I actually DID end up falling asleep a few times in it ! XD
Had an IKEA 250€ ergonomic office chair before, which I got on sale for 50%... sadly it went out of production a while ago which made me switch to the Maxnomic after the IKEA one broke(took 5 years of use though).Best decision ever for long gaming sessions thanks to the built in adjustable lumbar support (no stupid pillow for me... as well as no back pain etc.) ^^
ive fallen asleep in mine a couple times, at least it doesnt happen when I stream, LOL
Pretty much what I was looking for! Thanks
Thank you for the video, this has been the most informative i have found on youtube to date :)
What brand of Desk is that in your video? That desk looks awesome!
For me, the most important factor in chair is for my lumbar specifically and whole back to be comfortable
and even if i move it forward I need chair to fit it I need good chair support this thing
I bought a recliner armchair from IKEA, bought some 4x4 lumber and 4 wheels from the hardware store. I built my own super comfortable reclining chair with leg support.
Great video. Very thorough and helpful.
Many, many companies restock their offices yearly so go second hand. Look around. You can find $1000+ chairs for low prices. Totally worth it.
smells like farts
i use my dinner table chair right now. type f 😭
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Same and I just put a pillow on it lol
Lmao same
@@mototime69 lol same
Thats why I bought a gaming chair, so I don't have to use a table chair when I get my desk
Very well done on this review. Cool , calm, and collective
0:55, made my mind up. Thanks.
You know that’s a 1.2k dollar chair right?
That will be $2,500 please
I was looking for an office chair and wound up getting a Homall racing gaming chair. It isn't perfect (arm rests don't adjust) but I'm more than happy with it.
Yoy should definitely give the smugdesk a try for gaming. I think it's the best chair for gaming or office. I sit about 4 to 6 hours a day gaming. It's mesh and perfect
I bought a second-hand wheelchair at a storage auction for my computer chair. Its designed to be sat in for long periods of time, and pretty comfortable. The only downside is no headrest but for something I paid 5 bucks for its aces
great tips with valuable information. love it
“Economic office chairs”
- Shows $1200+ Herman Miller Aeron Chairs lol
I think he says "ergonomic" or atleast meant it
Definitely meant ergonomic.
That was ergonomic not economic stupid
Wow! Probably the best tid bit I've gotten here is at the end of the video! 10:01 A higher-end chair may be uncomfortable at first because it's forcing your body to an ergonomic position! Thanks!
This is a good, informative and unbiased video. The thing is that a "racing" seat shape will never be comfortable as it's meant to provide something else. It's shaped in a certain way to keep the driver and wrap around him while racing a car. Therefore they are smaller, tighter and harder. Ergonomic office chairs are the best way to go for the most of us that would not enjoy these "racing" chairs. These on the other hand force you to sit in a way that's OK for your posture. They tend not to be too comfortable on the other hand too as some of them are weirdly shaped with lumbar support being too strong. It's the same story as with the pillows on "racing" chairs. I've been there too years ago and my solution was finally to (warning: now my AD is coming) build a professional office chair made out of a BMW 7-Series comfortable office chair. I took my time to visit different car manufacturer's dealerships and try different car seats and BMW is simply the best, the most versatile and eventually the most comfortable for most of us. Mercedes-Benz is not even far with their very firm cushions. Rolls-Royce is actually not really good (!!!) in terms of the number of possible adjustments. Some time ago I started Power Seats and build and sell those office chairs worldwide. The BMW 7-Series office chair is the ultimate office chair and the primary product. There are others too but built mostly for fun and because there was an opportunity (like Nissan GT-R or Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe). Here you can see a video of the BMW 7-Series comfortable office chair in black Nappa leather (this is the softest of the leathers available in car world so far): th-cam.com/video/mxxXBMEX2KY/w-d-xo.html. Yes, this is an advertisement but if so many of you will otherwise stay with the cheap "racing" chairs, then it's worth that you know what's available.
Really good info actually. Thanks man
Man, where did you got that desk? That is amazing!
Well it was a tough call but i decided to go with an office chair for the same reasons i don't own a car bed.
so.. what office bed did u buy
The car chairs are right next to the office ones at Walmart and they’re a lot faster for gaming. It’s cringe that you didn’t get a car chair man.
@@invis7277 so how is it?
@@matth3894 i bought a gaming chair and went from bronze to challenger in league would recommend
Your videos are super high quality for being a small channel. You deserve more subscribers
Dope video. I didn't get bored watching this video not once. I actually watched it twice as I found it soothing lol. Great chair advice. You wont always get to sit in a chair before you buy it. Department stores tend to have great chairs for a super reasonable price. Look up your local department store for more info.
For the best lumbar support, just go for a Steelcase Leap.
It has the height and strength adjustability on the lumbar support itself.
So does titan evo 2022
Hey my dude. Haven’t checked out this video yet but just wanted to let u know that I bought the 2018 omega chair via your link. Keep up the good work. I just checked my security camara and noticed it Arrived. I’m building it today. Have any good assembly videos you recommend for this particular chair? Thanks.
Thanks, man! I appreciate it! It helps out a lot. I hope you like it.
Secretlab's own assembly video is pretty good:
th-cam.com/video/RbzYqfP-5cg/w-d-xo.html
You're also going to get a huge poster-type board with the assembly instructions on them, too. And, that is good enough to use in place of the video, too.
Tech Guided I’m visual so that video helped a lot. Thanks buddy. Don’t forget me when u blow up my dude. Get it
No problem! And, if I do, I won't forget you brother.
+Tech Guided im 5 2 and 5 stone what would suit me
Good point about taking sufficient time before judging the comfort of a new chair.
This helped alot, thanks!
Im 12 yrs old, I will buy the arozzi junior gaming chair! It is perfect, budget and the perfect width and height for me :D
Was it worth it?
@@ryu_m8133 I never bought it, I decided to buy the mahmayi C599 gaming chair
I just play from my bed and i saved a lot of money
Santiago Pacheco 😂😂😂 My chair is old as hell, its a desk chair my parents bought for me when they bought my 1st desk, to use with a laptop i had at the time. Mine now has the gas lift broken :( Still works, its kinda tall still, but cant lift it high like before
Santiago Pacheco I gamed on this chair all day for almost a year and never, ever, had back pain. When i was living alone i forgot to take my desk chair with me, my back hurt alot using the table chair they had in there... I even hought about buying a good one to use there
Santiago Pacheco heheh
Santiago Pacheco same
This is how you end up looking like hunchbacked freak
Str8 to the point. Knowledgeable. Saw your channel lineup. Subscribed.
Just bought the Secretlabs TItan charcoal blue fabric...stoked!
What is your experience with the chair? Do you like it? searching for a chair and was considering this one.
very helpful vid thanks to this i could find the perfect chair for my height, weight and bank balance
I just got a $100 gaming chair on Amazon called the "Homall S-Racer". and it is really comfortable and affordable!
Probably the same one I got about a week ago. Great purchase for the price!
far inferior than secretlab chair. but for that price, it is ok
Thanks man, super helpful points
currently have had the King DXRacer chair for over a year now and it's very nice sitting and has helped my side pain tremendously. Only wish it sat lower to the ground, but buying a small ottoman is wonderful for reclining and watching videos/movies
Thank you so much, I’m going for a comfortable office chair now
Sun Trail same lol
I got a 300 office chair and it's nice but it cant handle long hours my tail bone starts to ache. That's why gaming chairs are more firm
What office chair did you go for?
@@jw3384 but it wouldnt a more firm chair be even more.tough on your tailbone?
Still alive? What chair did you pick?
I am doing something wrong? I can never find comfort in that chair (omega) its either I sit on the edge or I lay back and begin getting shoulder/arm soreness.
Can't even seem to grip my mouse properly as well.
thanks for this video!
thanks for this, thumbs up for your test
It's sad that proper integrated lumbar support designs like Secret Labs Titan aren't the norm yet.
They are not the norm because their lumbar support is not height adjustable, so it's only good for people of a certain height.
What height are they good for
Rollout keyboard with the mouse on it? This isnt a review from a gamer perspective abort boys
very informative thank you
I bought the big version of dxracer 5-6 years ago after seeing it for the first time in league worlds. It costed around 350€ back then, but man, after all this time it's still as comfortable as the first day it arrived. PU leather peeled off a little, but I couldn't care less about that. I tried high end office chairs, but I honestly can't sit as comfy in those.
This guy is the least qualified to review chairs, look at his posture...
Hate to say it but yea, you've got a point there.
+1 point
I have to agree with you on that 😂
it is precisely because of his posture he is qualified :)
Have to say, while watching well postured people test chairs is important too. I need someone who sits on one foot with their back bent in half to tell me if a chair is comfortable to them, because I'll be damned if I'm gonna sit like a normal person.
What about finding a high quality toilet? You gotta find one and take a dump in it first to see if it's a must buy!!! XD
I tried that, but they kicked me out of Lowes.
A gaming toilet under my gaming chair
ewwwww
I'm glad I watched this before purchasing a DX racer chair for my office. I have Corbeau racing seats in my car and they have an option for office chair [with built in inflatable lumbar support]. I'll probably just order a custom one from them.
My "high end" office chair from Staples just made me do a back flip when the back of the chair gave out all of a sudden. I had it 1 year and 2 months. If you are a gamer or work in your chair more then 5 hours a day, you NEED a high quality chair, one with a life time or at least 10 year factory warranty. Check for weight loads (275 lbs is great even if you are only 200) and time of use. The Helix is measured for 275 lbs at 10 hours a day to last forever (not including cosmetics and normal ware).
Does anyone know any details about his desk? I would love to know where to get one
in 2020 u dont need desks
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Advice to anyone looking into chairs: I have the TT eSports X-Comfort chair. Thermaltakes top of the line chair. I won it in a contest and was so excited! Here it is, over a year since I got it and the damn thing is still as HARD AS A ROCK. its terrible. No clue why they have the word comfort in it at all. I purchased a dx-race for my son years ago.. its incredibly comfy and has lasted really well. FYI - he is 5'6 and its great for him... my chair is min 5'9 so it really doest go as low as I would like. His does....
Had one for 3 years, recently ordered a second, yes, they are worth it. At least for tall people, I'm a 6'2" (1.88m) tall software developer and casual gamer with constant lower back pain and gaming chairs give me a lot of relief and comfort for those long PC hours.
My OPSeat Master Series is the best chair I've ever owned. More comfortable than my officer chair was. Still in perfect condition over a year later. Hasn't gone flat, like my office chair did in under 6 months. The only issue I had was the welding on my base broke and the chair separated from the base completely. However, they sent me a new chair within a week and it's lasted longer with no difference in how I use it.
I know someone who got a DxRacer. They said the same thing about it still being comfortable after years. The only difference is that they paid a lot more than I did. Something like double and I paid $230.
If you want a good budget chair I will recommend the homall gaming chair on Amazon it is great for the price of $100
ItsParadox have you tried it? I’m thinking about it, I’m 5’5 at 105lbs
90 bucks on Amazon. Worth it?
@@bowlofryce1024 in your case sure. At your height and weight you need no neck or lumbar support. Just go for the most fancy design and grab the cheapest one, you can find.
thats a nice desk! what desk is that?
goku8586 yeah I'd like to know as well.
Same here 😂😂
Yea...please tell where you got your desk...lol😄
Yes, very interested in that desk as well.
Another vote for knowing what kind of desk you have.
super video looking for a good chair, glad I found this
Nice vid man
8:30 it was at this moment he realized his video was less than 10 minutes long
“People buy them because they look cool.” Don’t call me out like that
#3 factor
I wondered this as soon as I bought my cheaper priced gaming chair off Wayfair. I noticed it looked A LOT like other gaming chairs around the same price range. Same hinge type, same assembly process, same instruction paperwork etc.
I work 10 hours/ 4 days a week and I can't wait to get my Omega SL. Thanks for the vid
My height has effected every chair I've had, I might get a beanbag or something
1:44 you're height xDDDD I made mistakes the same way before, I feel you BRO, Great Vid, 100% agree
I bought a Noble Epic £300 two years ago and it's still the most comfortable chair I've ever used, can't recommend then enough brilliant!!!
I bought the Sandberg Commander a year ago. Best purchase ever.
I know maxnomic makes a chair that is EXACTLY same shape as Secret labs
Who else is watching this while sitting on a cheap plastic that costs -9$ ? But my PC is 1200$+
Edward ¡999 no one cares
Yep, no one cares
So, just in case anyone's interested- i wanted to comment a parallel i picked up on - it’s about giving the chair a couple of weeks before rejecting it - a few years ago i was lucky enough to get a company car that was a sport model - it had really, really firm bucket seats and really, really stiff suspension - it felt every little bump - like you could feel a stone on the road!!! - and I thought ‘well this was big mistake!!!’ - but after a few days I loved it - those were the best seats I ever had - I did 160k+ miles in that car and never had back ache - it turns out firmer is much better for the long haul - for me anyway :)
thank you for the info :)
I thought I didn’t need it
And that my dad surprised me with one
And now I can’t go back to normal ones
WAIT FOR THE RGB VERSION
#COOL
www.megekko.nl/product/0/1092234/Fourze-Illuminated-RGB-Gaming-Chair?r=googlebeshopping 😜😊
My advice is find a Herman Miller or Steelcase (re)seller locally and reach out to them. Many refurb used office chairs that they bought back from local businesses and sell them for a heavily discounted price. I bought a refurbed Steelcase Leap 1 Chair for only $250 (they retail for around $1,000 brand new). 5 years later it is as good as new. These commercial chairs are built to last.
i love my DX racer chair. i got those soft armseat covers and now the chair feels amazing to sit in plus it helps my posture.
Bought one for my daughter and she slept on it on the first night, LMAO..
*_But can you do this??_*
It's only 399
do what?
I don’t think so!
ON CONCRETE
@@MACFANTASTICKYPESS it's a meme where you recline 180 degrees in the chair. when they say "But can you do this??" they recline.
Review this amazing gaming chair it’s awesome highly recommend it have it love it, it’s the respawn 110 gaming chair
Nature_gives _Us_life same
The last advice in the last of the video was epic ♥
great video ty
I got half off a leather black and blue gaming chair XD it was 100 before it was 200 we were lucky!!
The Blue Doge did you buy it at staples? I got the same deal and one day the wheel just snapped off and now I can’t sit in it without often being tipped out of my chair.
The leather from my maxonomic chair started to peel off after one year even tho i only weigh 60 kg and wore sweatpants while sitting
Don't clean it chemical products. Happened to me
I like your set up. The desk mainly. Where did you pick that up? I'm looking into getting a new computer desk to set up my gaming computer.
Correction: the OMEGA is actually meant for average sized users (average height and healthy BMI for men), according to Secretlab's website and sizing calculators. The THRONE is meant for smaller users. TITAN for larger. These numbers are skewed even more in this direction for female users, who are likely to be smaller on average.
Glad you mentioned user size, it's important!
"Gaming" chairs are like Beats headphones. All style and no substance. Your gaming experience will be so much better with something that has your health in mind instead of a bucket seat and racing harness for all those g-forces you're going to experience at your desk.
The reviewer brings up a good point that chairs made by companies that are truly serious about solid build quality, long-term health, comfort, and ergonomic research are in the $1000+ range. However, there is a very robust used market for them and with a little searching and patience you can get your hands on something far superior (and better-looking imo) to these gaming chairs for the same price. To answer the title of the video - no, gaming chairs are not even remotely worth it.
I agree. But I would purchase a gaming chair (Which I am) to help out with my scoliosis because of the lumbar and headsets included. And my chiropractic recommended it to me.
I was sitting for a couple years in a discounted Ergohuman chair, and honestly, I hated it. It just didn't support my back enough and the recline resistance was too weak. After a couple years the seat became too hard and started hurting my ass, I went to an office chair store, tried several office and ergonomic chairs, didn't really like any of them. I was offered to try a dxracer, I was hesitant at first cause I was sceptic about gaming chairs, but goddamn, I sat in it and it was instantly comfy.
@World's Biggest Booty Hoes okamura contessa,steelcase leap and ergohuman whatever it's called all have the ability to recline and an (optional) headset
i fully agree with your point though
Have you been looking at them with your eyes closed? There's SO MANY high end chars that have standard/optional headrests and recline and are adjustable. I did the research before I bought one. The only thing they're worse at than gaming chairs is cornering at 50 mph.
@@ClearAlera where do you recommend I purchase a good chair? What chair did you get bro?