any idea if the monitor stand hold three 30 inch monitors steady?

 
Nice review AB!         

Afterburner

ILikeBeans

Nice AB! wow what a review! so, I know you are getting into more driving sims and just thought I might post a few links to some good news sites for sims:
http://www.virtualr.net/
http://www.simnewsdaily.com/
and here is a community site in the states:
http://www.insidesimracing.tv/

I was fortunate enough to find some used D-Box actuators and plan on building a 4 DOA rig similar to the Vesaro but more of an F1 style seating chassis.

Wow man Sick!

I would not be able to afford one of those (Or the one I really want form Obutto) unfortunately. I think the skill is also needed in order to qualify, or even be a valid option to purchase . That said... Getting me out of that once I had one... Yeah. Good luck with that. You would have to pry it from me while I was kicking and biting to stay in it. I used to race for real (Micky Thompson days) and my seat (Back side) is where my skills are in real life. The "Feel" is everything for me. And having a Cockpit that is more "Life like" in slamming us around and feeling the tires grip, would stop the rest of my life from existing .

Please make a thread when you can. Would love to follow it as you get this going...

Whoa! You rock, I used to watch MT off road race in the day, is that the kind of racing you did?, I know MT was involved in a lot of different types of racing. I raced karts a little, and went to racing school at Paul Ricard in ancient days, but I didn't get very far. I will post the project, but unfortunately I have a jet ski to restore first... I have too
 
By the way, I meant DOF not DOA LOL

Small update. I will be answering many of the questions I have received thus far, this holiday weekend. If you have any news one, hit me up. I hope this has been of help for those looking for information on the R3Volution Cockpit so far 

Afterburner...

How would this unit work if a person chose not to use a monitor, rather their 60" or larger display?

I've been wanting to get a driving / flight cockpit setup for sometime now and was looking at the Rseat RS Evo (would require some mods). I do not care to use whatever setup I decide to buy, as a work desk.

Red_Raider

Afterburner...

How would this unit work if a person chose not to use a monitor, rather their 60" or larger display?

I've been wanting to get a driving / flight cockpit setup for sometime now and was looking at the Rseat RS Evo (would require some mods). I do not care to use whatever setup I decide to buy, as a work desk.

 
Couple of answers... But first, this cockpit has many mounting holes pre-drilled. I found as long as the Monitor or Big Screen had the VESA mounting points, the R3Volution has no issues with size. Keep in mind the bigger you get, the further away the cockpit has to be because the physical size of the chosen screen comes into play with the cockpit/leg area. And would require movement away from the screen as needed.
 
Assuming a person did not use the monitor stand at all (And keep in mind this cockpit comes with a separate monitor stand that is NOT attached in any way to the cockpit itself).

• No doubt it would. Many folks simply slide the cockpit of choice up to their big screen for those times they want to play, well other than those that have the room ans funds to have one in the gaming room and another in the theater room 

Assuming a person wanted to use the monitor stand...

• It all depends on the mounting options on the big screen. My 55" LG we used bolted right up in the testing we did. And frankly, was a pretty awesome setup. If I was not so bent towards the 5760x1200 resolution that triple screens give me, I would run a 42-48" screen all day on this setup. I found the 55" to make me move my head side to side far more than I liked... Now when the 4k screens are hittin gthe shelves... Good by triple screens heeeeeeello Big Screen... 

 
Hope that helps, please feel free to let me know if it was not what you had in mind. I am happy to respond and or correct my response...
 

Do you already have the joystick mounts? If so, can you post pictures of them in place? Does it mount on the side or between your legs? Do you need to take steering wheel/shifter/KB tray off to install joystick mounts? What adjustments do they have?
 
E: This is what I was talking about ttp://youtu.be/9b8uOZmBU_g?t=8m40s

rss334, I read your review too. I'm "standing of the fence" right now and only thing keeping me from jumping is deciding if I get the flight stick mounts or mod my current custom mounts for the R3v. They can be adjusted and tilted any possible way and would save me 40 euros + all the hard labour I've spent making them I just cant find any pictures of the R3v mounts.
 
Well you know, suck it. 40e on top of 850e aint nothing. *goes get his credit card*

^^Good info thank you!
 
One of the "Ideas" I have for the joysticks And the Keyboard tray...
 
Is an option for us to purchase the same mounting plates that the "Table tops" come with (Or a version like them). Allowing a rotation in the articulation.
 
I find that my keyboard tray needs it badly for my long term typing sessions for my ergonomic needs. Otherwise the tray is basically on the top of my legs and I am not liking that very much... And from my limited goofing off time with the sticks, they could benefit from this as well...

^^ I got mine....y'all better get yours

rss334

Afterburner you mean I was not suppossed to superglue my cables to the frame?   Darn it !  

Hahahahaha... I would not advise that. However JB Weld on the other hand............... 

I ordered mine few days ago. They should start shipping to EU in the end of this month, and I can not wait! Also Chris told me they should have the speaker mounts for sale by xmas, for those who might need time. Ill be placing my R3v in the middle of living room and using my home theater with it.

defdude

How do the new Polk speakers sound?

Love the sound. The Woofer alone made it worth the cost =]...

Dude that is a sick set up!
Awesome review! 

Thanks for the reply and detailed/lengthy write-up AB.

My current desire is not to mount my display to any Obutto monitor stand, rather leave my KURO just where it is at. Want to use the steering wheel mount for mounting a touchscreen display, for use with DCS A-10C, unfortunately Obutto nor their US Reseller, provide photos of this setup. Always the option in the future, to mount a 50" on their monitor stand and put it in the corner of my game room. Sorry, I do care for a triple-monitor setup, too many other hobbies I dump money on for me to sacrifice that level of expense, since I would not buy some random cheap-arse monitors.

Mind providing me with the height of the steering wheel mount from the floor? Also could you explain how the steering wheel mount transforms into a monitor mount? How many degrees of tilt does it provide? How difficult would it be to swap out the "steering wheel mount" with another one, so we could easily convert this cockpit from driving sim to flight sim? I do not see an option to purchase an additional "steering wheel mount"? I would not want to have to remove the monitor and have to install a steering wheel, I can imagine that would be a real pain in the arse.

I'd also appreciate some detailed dimensions of the center-mounted fightstick accessory, as well as the side-mounted throttle stands.

The Obutto website isn't too helpful in providing anything other than "generic" info. Really needs some work, IMHO. People like myself who are interested in investing money towards a "cockpit set-up" are typically comparing various competing designs, by providing more info it makes the decision a bit easier, so a person doesn't have to spend hours upon hours searching the web.

MainPerformancePC also needs to take the minimal time necessary to upload product photos (various angles both installed / loose) of the Obutto R3volution Accessories they are stocking, to me that is very discomforting. If something as simple as this is not being done, it makes me question what else they skimp on? A picture tells a thousand words, "no photo yet" says just one - lazy.

I'm starting to like the Obutto R3volution, it seems to fit what I'm looking for and provide future expansion/evolution. I can see my son and I enjoying driving sims / flight sims and some old school Steel Battalion.