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  • DaveDQ
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    • Sep 2003
    • 7664

    #106
    Re: Kinect Reviews

    Microsoft has excellent speech recognition and I look forward to seeing how Kinect works with that. I built "walter," a speech recognition test using macros in Vista. It's very impressive. I was even able to create an alarm clock so Walter wakes me with a selection from Pandora and briefs me on the weather.
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    • nc0ffey
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      • Jul 2002
      • 6223

      #107
      Re: Kinect Reviews

      you guys talked me into it, just ordered Kinect, Kinect Sports, and the dance game...looking forward to it...time to sell the Wii!

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      • CaptainZombie
        Brains
        • Jul 2003
        • 37851

        #108
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        My wife has been bugging me most of the weekend to get Kinect after seeing commercials and playing the demo at Best Buy. We picked it up today and the damn Kinect got stuck in the down position. Best Buy had already closed when we got home and got it set up that we have to wait till tomorrow to go and exchange. She was so excited to get this going and had the kids excited too.

        It's weird, the camera moved up once and then down position. After that, it stayed in the down position no matter what kind of calibration that I tried. Thinking the motor might of had a heart attack.
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        • injunwal
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          • Jul 2002
          • 2103

          #109
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          Played for a few hours over the weekend and I definately had fun with it. NOt sure it is something I am going to fire up alone and play but the time I spent with my 5 year old was worth every cent. He loves it
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          • Quint75
            MVP
            • Jul 2002
            • 3304

            #110
            Re: Kinect Reviews

            Originally posted by aholbert32
            Really? I cant think of anyone I know who doesnt have at least 7ft between their couch in their big HDTV. I have at least 8.
            I have a 62" TV and my couch sits 9 feet away from it. So I have enough room for 1 player but maybe not 2.

            My big concern is the height of the Kinect itself. I see Microsoft is saying it needs to be between 2 to 6 feet off of the ground. My TV stand would put it 19 inches off the ground. That may be enough as no one in my family is 6 feet tall, but I am not sure. And I am NOT gonna spend upwards of $300-$400 for a new TV stand. Putting the Kinect on top of the TV is not an option either; the top of the TV is very slender and there would be no way to keep it from sliding off without some sort of modification. That ain't happening either. So I am torn as to whether or not to even try the thing.
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            • CaptainZombie
              Brains
              • Jul 2003
              • 37851

              #111
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              My wife returned the the one we got yesterday since the camera would not move up and down. This thing is very impressive to say the least and once the hybrid titles start coming out Kinect can really become an amazing piece of tech. I was so surprised that she was so interested in getting this and she has enjoyed it more than Wii so far.

              We only played Kinect Adventures, Kinect Sports, and the demos for both Dance Central and Your Shape. Kinect Adventures to me is fun for a pack-in, but I still feel it was the wrong collection to pack-in. I would have gone with Kinect Sports. Bowling, Tennis, Boxing are the games that sold the Wii.......MS and Sony, you dummies, might as well have copied the leader in motion gaming on the pack-in. LOL!

              I moved the TV and stand back a little bit so now we are closer to having 8ft between the couch and TV. It helps, but still can't get 2 players in. I am thinking of placing the Sensor on a shelf in the back of the TV. That might work get a few more feet as I have read others did the same thing.

              The voice recognition and hand navigation is great and I can't wait till its fully integrated with the dashboard. The new dashboard looks like it is tailored for this + I would love the Kinect Hub and Dashboard to just be one.

              If I had to rate the 3 motion options right now, it would be

              Kinect > Move > Wii Motion Plus......Kinect edges Move for me just because I feel like you are getting more of a workout, the voice recognition, and the hand navigation of the Kinect Hub.
              Last edited by CaptainZombie; 11-08-2010, 07:11 PM.
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              • ODogg
                Hall Of Fame
                • Feb 2003
                • 37953

                #112
                Re: Kinect Reviews

                Thanks for the review CaptZombie. The big downfall of the Kinect though (IMO) is no way to press buttons. I mean besides the "requiring 6 to 8 feet" aspect which has been well discussed.
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                • st67
                  Banned
                  • Oct 2010
                  • 547

                  #113
                  Re: Kinect Reviews

                  Originally posted by ODogg
                  Thanks for the review CaptZombie. The big downfall of the Kinect though (IMO) is no way to press buttons. I mean besides the "requiring 6 to 8 feet" aspect which has been well discussed.
                  They should be able to fix that easily, I would think.

                  I can't understand why they didn't do from the start where if you move your arm forward as if you were pushing an elevator button or something it acts like you're pushing a button. Makes more sense for selecting things than holding your hand in place for a couple seconds. It can certainly sense the arm/hand movement.

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                  • Skyboxer
                    Donny Baseball!
                    • Jul 2002
                    • 20302

                    #114
                    Re: Kinect Reviews

                    Originally posted by ODogg
                    Thanks for the review CaptZombie. The big downfall of the Kinect though (IMO) is no way to press buttons. I mean besides the "requiring 6 to 8 feet" aspect which has been well discussed.
                    They've said there will be games where a controller would be used in conjunction with the kinect. I think I seen that stated....
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                    • Quint75
                      MVP
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 3304

                      #115
                      Re: Kinect Reviews

                      Originally posted by Skyboxer
                      I have the Kinect right in front on TV on the TV stand, roughly knee high.
                      Sky,
                      How high would you say "knee high" is? My TV stand is 19 inches high. I am wondering if that would be enough.

                      Thanks.
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                      • Skyboxer
                        Donny Baseball!
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 20302

                        #116
                        Re: Kinect Reviews

                        Originally posted by Quint75
                        Sky,
                        How high would you say "knee high" is? My TV stand is 19 inches high. I am wondering if that would be enough.

                        Thanks.

                        Joshua:
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                        • Pete1210
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                          • Aug 2006
                          • 3277

                          #117
                          Re: Kinect Reviews

                          I've read about the floor space needed which I have, but I am concerned about the height. Our 360 is in the basement and the ceilings are low. I can just about touch them standing, so if there is a lot of jumping around with arms up I'm afraid my room is no good.

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                          • sportdan30
                            MVP
                            • Feb 2003
                            • 2012

                            #118
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                            Last night, I played Kinect with my 6 and 8 year old kids. I have couple questions.

                            I set up my avatar the other day (new Xbox owner) and the sensor immediately recognizes me when I play Kinect Adventures. However, when either of them jump in to the game, it doesn't recognize them. Do I have to set them up with their own specific avatar? Also, if the sensor isn't recognizing them right away, should I place the sensor below my HDTV? As it is now, it sits perfectly on top of my tv as it's about 3 inches wide. Then again, I'm 6'4. We have a good 9-10 feet of gameplay space in the basement.
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                            • Skyboxer
                              Donny Baseball!
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 20302

                              #119
                              Re: Kinect Reviews

                              Originally posted by Pete1210
                              I've read about the floor space needed which I have, but I am concerned about the height. Our 360 is in the basement and the ceilings are low. I can just about touch them standing, so if there is a lot of jumping around with arms up I'm afraid my room is no good.
                              Yes there are. You don't have to put arms up but you'll miss some points etc.. on certain games.
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                              • Skyboxer
                                Donny Baseball!
                                • Jul 2002
                                • 20302

                                #120
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                                Originally posted by sportdan30
                                Last night, I played Kinect with my 6 and 8 year old kids. I have couple questions.

                                I set up my avatar the other day (new Xbox owner) and the sensor immediately recognizes me when I play Kinect Adventures. However, when either of them jump in to the game, it doesn't recognize them. Do I have to set them up with their own specific avatar? Also, if the sensor isn't recognizing them right away, should I place the sensor below my HDTV? As it is now, it sits perfectly on top of my tv as it's about 3 inches wide. Then again, I'm 6'4. We have a good 9-10 feet of gameplay space in the basement.
                                My daughters each went through the Kinect ID steps and whenever they come in and it scans them it works. HOWEVER sometimes the avatar will switch but then switches back to them after current game is done. Little quirky but overall works well with recognizing them. Mine works well at the height shown in the picture above.
                                Joshua:
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                                a.k.a. Stephen W. Falken, 5 Tall Cedar Road, Goose Island, Oregon"


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