Xbox 360 4GB Console with Kinect

The other reviewers have covered the more technical area of this product, so I won’t go into that.The only reason I got an Xbox at all was because, I wanted Dance Central 2 for working out. I have to say this Kinect has been really fun and amazing.I had no problem at all setting it up. The only problem I have is using Xbox Live. If you live in a rural area and you have a satellite DSL internet connection (such as Hughesnet) you probably won’t want to use the Xbox live as it takes FOREVER to connect and/or download anything. I don’t have that problem as much with my Wii WiFi, so I don’t know what the problem is.If you are contemplating a Xbox or Wii for working out, I’d suggest the Xbox 360 with Kinect. I have the Wii (which I also love) and this system with the Kinect. I prefer the Kinect for workout games as your hands are free and you just overall have much more freedom. The only thing I can see being a problem is that most of the other games at this time for the Xbox Kinect are pretty much one note and games I personally wouldn’t be into. I really can’t see myself anyway playing any other game on this besides workout type games. Though, the longer the Kinect is around I’m sure that will change.If you are not interested in working out and are a more traditional gamer, I’d stick with Wii. My Wii is still my family’s go to for other types of more traditional gaming, though some of the Wii Resort games can be a small workout(boxing).Overall, if you are a gamer, you will be glad you got this. Plus, with all the great workout games available for Xbox Kinect, it will get you off your rear end and make it fun to get into shape.

We received the XBOX this week and it is awesome!!! I cannot believe how good the kinect technology works. It tracks each arm, leg, hand, foot, and even your head. We ordered these kinects games: Power Up, kinectimals (with cats and bears, the newer one), Sports seasons one and two, and it came with Adventures. The set up was easy. Just a warning, if you want HD 1080p you will need to have your own HDMI cable. The unit comes with the standard RCA (white, red, and yellow) plugins and that will only give you 480p. You can select widescreen, but it is still 480p. When I used an HDMI cable (from one of my DVD players) the unit immediately sensed it and went to amazing 1080p. The kinect games are amazing. Power up is super fun, my kids love kinectimals. The adventures game really trains you how to use the kinect system and what move are possible. The unit has very good parental controls. Since I have a 6,8, and 10 yr old I locked out the M for Mature games and set the daily timer to 3hrs total (that they share) for the weekends. It was amazing to see the kids literally run our of breath and break a sweat playing the games. I bought the 4gb unit and it works fine. It has five USB ports with two facing the front of the unit. You can add up to 16gb with memory sticks this way. I do have WiFi in the house but did not activate this feature yet. I may not, since we do not really plan to play Live via the internet and already have Netflix with DVDs. In all, very satisfied and highly recommend this unit (bundled with kinects) to anyone.

First, let me review the XBOX 360 Slim. Prior to purchasing this I had owned 2 of the original XBOX 360s (bought the first, and Microsoft sent me a refurbished one when mine got the red ring of death). The Slim version is MUCH better than the original. The original one sounded like a jet engine when running with all the fans at full speed; the slim one is extremely quiet. The original would get very hot and raise the temperature in the room by a few degrees when running for an extended period of time; the slim runs pretty cool, and does not noticeably heat up the room. The slim version is smaller than the original. The slim version has built in wireless. And a few other minor improvements.Now on to the Kinect. One reason I purchased a Kinect was that I have a pretty sedentary life. I sit in front of a computer most of the day, and I play video games and watch TV at night. I was hoping that the Kinect would motivate me to move around more and get some exercise without breaking up my routine. I haven’t owned it long enough to verify that I will use it over the long term, but in the short term, I believe I will use it often. As for the exercise, after playing it for an hour I was sweaty and tired, and the next morning, my muscles were pretty sore. It certainly requires a lot more movement than sitting in a chair with a controller, and I am pleased that I found doing it to be pretty fun (which is good since I abhor exercise in general).A lot of people are concerned about space requirements, but I find them to be very reasonable. I was worried about buying it because I live in an apartment, and I was going to set this up in a small room with a lot of furniture. However, I haven’t had any problems. The Kinect sensor senses your “workspace” when setting it up, and it seems to know where I have to stop moving because it doesn’t require me to go out of my furniture boundaries. I stand about 6-7 feet away from the Kinect sensor, and have about 1.5 arm lengths of space in front and to each side (no room behind me). With that, I am able to do everything required in the Kinect Adventures game without any issue.My largest problem is that Kinect Adventures wants you to do a lot of jumping. I live on the second floor of an apartment, so jumping is out of the question. I’ve found that if you squat down a little and stand up quickly on to the tip of your toes and shrug all at the same time, it recognizes that as a jump. It takes a little practice to get the hang of that, but once you do, it works while preserving the sanity of any downstairs neighbors.Next, the Kinect Adventures game. As someone who likes to play a lot of action games (Call of Duty, Halo, et cetera), I don’t find the premise to be my cup of tea, but it’s still fun. It seems to implement the Kinect sensor pretty well, and I think it’s a good demonstration of what the Kinect can do. That being said, I don’t think I’ll be playing a lot of it once I get some other Kinect games.And a final note. If you intend to use the Kinect with an older XBOX 360, or to use it on a computer, you will need a “Kinect Sensor Power Supply.” If you buy the Kinect standalone, it comes with one. I assumed that the bundle would come with one as well. It does not. I had to purchase it separately from the Microsoft Store for $34.99. Not too big of a deal, and I understand Microsoft’s leaving it out, but it would have been nice to know.

I bought this for my husband as an anniversary present, and of course he was stoked to be able to play all the cool games with it. (Hello, Madden?) I also bought a bunch of games the kids would like, like Disneyland Kinect, and let em tell you, this thing is amazing. The Wii is a distant memory now. I like how it is voice activated for some features, so you call out what you want it to do rather than try to hold your hand still long enough over the hand symbol for the time it takes to “load” that setting. (Yeah… that feature and I don’t get along.) Still, this system is incredible. Of course it will still play any of the older X-Box games, or DVD’s/CD’s, and you can expand with an external hard drive to store game memory without bogging this one down. I even bought one of these for my parents as a gift because they love it so much. You can’t get me to pick up the gaming remote to play a game, but I’m always up for some MJ dancing or Disneyland Kinect.