Cheap vs Expensive: Gaming Chair Showdown (I was Stupid)

I compare the most expensive gaming chair that you can buy to one of the cheapest. I spend 12 hours straight in each chair to see what they do to my body.

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[DawidDoesTechStuff]

So apparently I am really stupid! I put the base on the cheap chair backwards. So please remove about 20% snark towards the cheap chair. In my defence, the instructions were terrible.

[MajorHardware]

I dont know if I'm more impressed by a chair with a $1600 price tag or the fact you went a solid 12 hrs without

[hybridbunny]

Erm, is anyone gonna tell him that the cheap gaming chair hasn't been assembled correctly? He's mounted the chair the wrong way around on the base. That's why it's leaning forward. It's meant to lean back.

[johnb]

What are the odds the base is on backwards and it should be slightly leaning back instead?

[FerdAboubakrOnline]

RGB would have added a 40% comfort level

[rustler]

Honestly, gaming chairs are such a scam. They take cheapo chairs, slap some coolio design on it, and mark it up sixfold to make it seem more appealing than the $20 chair you see at Ross.
Go buy yourself a decent ergonomic chair, stencil on "Gaming" on the headrest, and your entire body will thank you. I mean, that's essentially what the Embody is. Hell, go on Marketplace and find someone selling a used Mirra or Aeron and you're still going to have a much better time than that $300 gaming chair with racing stripes

[AnnaDoes]

Yeah, it’s a sad day when a $1600 purchase doesn’t ALSO do your Taxes :(

[ColbstaD]

On the cheap chair, you have it mounted backward, that adjustable knob on the bottom should be under the front of the chair, not the back. So you can, you know, lean back..

[DeckDogsLife]

Given the $1600 price tag, I think I'd rather just get a damn recliner and a plank of plywood for my keyboard and mouse.

[Jadflix]

"Hopefully I'll never have to sit back on that chair again"

Sits on it again in conclusion

[mrbigbadonion]

As many of others have said, you have the base on backwards the knob (the one underneath the chair not the one sat in the chair😂) is supposed to be facing the front, this will allow it to tilt backwards, rather than act as an ejection system .🤣

[calamityalix_tfg]

"I don't have a problem with G force while gaming"

People looking for a GPU: *starts sweating*

[Adelun]

I bought the Hermann Miller Embody last year for myself since I spent 10+ hours on it working/relaxing almost daily and it's been the best investment in a long time. Haven't had sitting-related back problems ever since. Also, I recommend some sort of footrest if you spend that much time sitting. It just helps with the butt fatigue.

[TechThatYT]

Lol every tech youtuber is uploading rx 6600 gpu review videos and then theres just Dawid uploading chair reviews

[cxeron]

“I was stupid”
The story of all our lives, Dawid

[iHaveTheDocuments]

I've just noticed the comments are filled with ppl saying how he assembled it wrong, and im here for the realization once he reads them. 🍿

[TechRIP]

Everyone should get a recliner instead. Some even have built in refrigerators. That's the mark of a great gaming chair.

[GregSkinnerTVsEgon]

My 15-year-old has one of this style of chairs (likely made in the same factories overseas) and he uses the "Laying back like a rich person flying in First Class" position a lot, usually while gaming, but again, as he is 15, his standards of actual 'comfort' are a bit suspect.

[AnnaDoes]

I can confirm that the amazon chair was ROUGH and really did make you feel like you were about to be slingshot across the room

[TheHorrorGeek]

I have an Embody and a Steelcase Gesture. I'll never sit in a "gaming chair" again.

My back is way happier. The Embody butt pad gets a little hard after a few hours, but the back support on it is amazing. If I could put the butt pad from the Gesture with the Embody back piece, it might be the perfect chair.