Bring home the F1 experience for only S$19,000

Darius Chang | Sep 18, 2008

Editors' note:

After clarifications by a Movies with Motion representative, it turns out that the chair pictured above is not a D-Box branded product. There are also only two servos which move the seat left and right, while the GP-200 has three axis of motion including the back. The article has been amended to reflect these updates.

The original D-Box GP-200 was a fantastic way to bring the F1 racing experience to your doorstep. With an integrated steering wheel, foot paddles and speakers, three servos would rock the chair to simulate the excitement of speeding down a track. However, at S$27,000 (US$18,068.66), it cost as much as some people's annual income.

So instead of adding even more features, another company seeks to make the motion gaming experience slightly more accessible. A new racing chair (pictured above) distributed by Movies with Motion comes in at S$19,000 (US$12,714.98). Currently distributed in Asia, the compromises were made such as the removal of the integrated speakers. This model also has only two axis of motion, while the GP-200 has three. To be fair, we think the less priceymodel feels more at home in the living room than the industrial-looking GP-200. Games which are compatible with this system include Live For Speed, Microsoft Flight Simulator and rFactor.

Upgrade options are available, and the chair can be retro-fitted with an improved steering wheel and paddle set for S$3,000 (US$2,007.63), while adding a better stick shift will cost S$400 (US$267.68).

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