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now normally whatever I'm making a video about sits here on the table in front of me but the item we'll be reviewing today simply doesn't fit here and no that wasn't a cheap shot at your mama but rather a factual observation about the Oh bottle revolution a gaming cockpit that I combined with three LG 31 Nu 97 4k monitors the standalone video about which is coming soon by the way to make the ultimate workstation computer setup that is taking up about half of my living room at home where I have to film it at the moment so is it worth it compared to a traditional desk and chair full let's find out shall we experience silent performance with the new Pooler Master Silencio 652 s minimalist design maximum compatibility click now to learn more it all begins with the package the revolution comes in two boxes one for the racing style seat and another large extremely heavy 49 kilograms to be exact box for the remainder of this diabolical contraption so it's well over a hundred pounds and native thick steel tubing and steel plate now this baby may cost a thousand dollars once you equip it with a couple of optional accessories but there is no question in my mind about whether the ruggedness of the construction matches the price tag the setup process is how do I describe this kindly you know how model kits have skill levels on the side of the package well Ikea would be the easy level and this would be the insanity level all the parts are neatly labeled and packaged mind you a couple that were labeled incorrectly thankfully though I know the difference between a lock washer and nut and everything in the box was amazingly well protected and arrived looking absolutely perfect you can tell they really care about these things getting to the customer in one piece but the included written instructions are frankly awful with illustrations that are too dark to see and many steps either missing or contradicting the video instructions which thankfully by contrast are excellent if a little needlessly difficult to find on the Oberto website overall the process took about three to four hours with the help of my wife and the help of my two-year-old so you could probably do it yourself in about three to four hours but another pair of hands is definitely nice to have around for certain steps like mounting the monitor on the vase amount but once it's over do you feel rewarded for your effort well let's take a quick tour of the unit shall we we'll start with the main frame which consists of two bottom runners a main shaft that ends in a rubber grip II covered plate that can be oriented facing up or if you're willing to get a little creative kind of towards you and is pre-drilled for Vesak compliant monitors and some popular racing wheels and two phenomenally robust side pieces that form a little cage around your feet now from the look at this whole assembly you think that it supports the user the and a fully stocked beverage cooler but it's actually just a way over belt starting point that everything else attaches to the footrest with the thoughtfully pre-drilled holes for pedals attaches with four bolts through the sides and can be positioned forwards or backwards with a variety of different bolt holes and can then be angled according to your preference with another two bolts optionally there's also a kit to bolt to fully articulating arms that terminate until table Vasa plates for cockpit instruments or other accessories and that come with acrylic keyboard and mouse wrists that go on them by default now I've read a number of user reviews for this product that it seems like the general consensus is that this combo is a must-have but I suspect the folks writing these reviews sit a little higher in their seats than my petite 5 foot 6 inch frame allows me to because thanks to their lack of height adjustment I didn't find them very comfortable to use and spent most of my time with the stock keyboard and mouse plate which thankfully is height adjustable with a simple turning wheel and plate is probably the right word for that thing it's solid steel with reinforcement bars underneath and attaches via an articulating arm on the left side of the rails that support the seat and then bolt into the main frame it's covered in a cloth type mousepad material at my am 45 mouse tracks perfectly on and I found quite pleasing to the touch and it can be easily positioned exactly where it's most comfortable I did have some complaints about it though I was able to solve the issue where the joint swung too freely making it kind of hard to keep my peripherals in one place by simply tightening the joints with one of the included allen keys but the sag of this thing wasn't as easy for me to address now oh but it is aware of the issue with like a huge gigantic metal thing hanging out from you know one one mounting point and they actually include these little screws that you can use to compensate for some say the issue is that my angle mount that sticks on the left side of the chair wasn't quite manufactured within acceptable tolerances so while the platform is level when swung out away from the seat it's very saggy when it's in the proper position the good news is that DIY and a solution to this would likely be as simple jamming a washer or two into where the arm mounts to the base are bending it myself and that would only have to last until Oh buddies at least if online feedback is to be believed excellent support sends a new unit of that piece on the subject of support let's move on to the monitor mount which unintuitive lis although I can see they did it this way so that movement in the chair doesn't shake the monitors is actually a completely separate freestanding component of the entire setup the two side arms attached to base runners with bolts then are held together by two sliding tubes that go inside that and then another one that sits over top of it that has a reinforced piece with an articulating arm and a vase a plate on the end that gives you distance control depending on your screen size and resolution tilt swivel pivot and a little bit of height adjust which is handled with this screw right here but while it has all the features that I'd want to see on a checklist and the optional triple monitor mount with its two additional base plates on articulating arms mounts to the existing set up very easily the implementation of the monitor position adjustments is probably the weakest part of the entire cockpit a variety of lengths of the necessary bolts are included but I had to fabricate my own spacers to keep them from damaging the backs of my monitors and I needed to alan keyes a wrench a level and an assistant to get the monitors all reasonably well aligned height needs to be basically guessed at since you have to support the arm to mount it and then it'll say once you let go and tilt adjustments are a problem for the same reason and because the only lock for tilt is to wrench the crap out of one screw and then hope that the friction keeps it in place the problems aside I do have to admire the versatility of a buddy system and I don't know how they could have done it better while keeping the whole thing affordable you can get a wider range of height control if you lift up the entire thing and screw it on with a different set of bolt holes depending on your height and the monitors that you're using I'm using the middle one which I found was ideal for my triple 31 inch displays or a single larger one it would probably be good for that as well but it will work with basically any display with a 50 100 or 200 millimeter vase of bolt pattern if I had three smaller displays though I likely use the lowest one since I'm pretty short but that's the flexibility that it gives you let's move on to the seat and general economics the seat gets both positive and negative feedback from me it's pretty comfortable though maybe not as wide as some of the folks at the upper range of about who's supported weight might prefer and the construction is pretty good with mesh in the areas that heat up and this pretty cool carbon fiber II pleather elsewhere the seat is mounted too to kind of frame pieces which sit on the floor with scratch protectors at one end and then are bolted into the main frame at the other end although scratch protectors aside I would definitely recommend putting this whole thing on some carpet scraps if you really care about your floor and then the chair is bolted to that using one of two sets of holes the normal ones and then the short people ones like a standard car seat it can be reclined and slid forward and backward from there giving the revolution nearly limitless ergonomic options but I have a couple of issues regardless the first one which is easily resolved is to do with how time-consuming these adjustments are between all the different bolts and wrenches and the way that adjusting one thing can create a chain reaction of other adjustments like if I move my cup holder and you know shift turnout forward then I might need to move my monitors and my chair and my footrest it's a bit of a pain but like I said it's easily resolved just by spending some time on it the second issue is a bit trickier but I think ties in really nicely to my conclusion for the Oh bottle revolution as a workstation the chair lacks the one adjustment that I really needed height I like everything else where it is but I'd like to sit a couple of inches higher and that's the real strength of this product even if it's not perfect out of the box it is a fantastic foundation if you want to you know run out and grab a car seat at an auto junkyard that's you know more to your liking and fabricate a cheap mounting adapter or rise or add pretty much whatever else you want to it I mean there are some minor complaints that I haven't covered already cable management could have been given some more thought with random velcro straps being the only real solution I came up with getting in and out of it is a bit of a bear even when my bloody cat isn't sitting on it I mean this thing is like a feline magnet and the wife approval ranking for this product is fairly low unless you have somewhere that you can put it where she'll never have to see it but all of that aside for $800 especially when you compare that to a standalone desk and chair it's an astonishingly well-built product especially if you can get some use out of it for gaming as well as work which I'll be getting into more and my follow up video once Asus chips me a few rog swift monitors to hook up to it speaking of hooking up our buddies on rich hero asked us to introduce their new cheer Oh tough 9,000 milliamp hour battery bank a great addition to a travel bag for campers hikers skier snowboarders or really anyone else but loves to spend time in the great outdoors the great outdoors like I've played on that server before either way the Tuck is dust proof water-resistant and shock resistant and even 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