[blparent] new member intro

Thu Sep 8 13:29:03 UTC 2016

Not all Xbox games are violent.
The Xbox Kinect gets better reviews than the WII Fit. Apparently you can
cheat with the WII Fit and not be active, where that doesn't work with the
Xbox Kinect
The Xbox does have Narrator, the Windows screen reader, but it is of little
to no use on most games and apps. It will require sighted assistance for
setup. My kids got an Xbox last Christmas, and have not played it since
April. Honestly it was probably one of the worst gifts they have gotten in
hindsight. 

My recommendation would be for a tablet, and not an Apple product. I would
find a refurbished Nexus 7 2013 32 gig off eBay. For a 3 year old tablet,
IMO, they are probably still one of the best 7 inch tablets around, that
won't break the bank.

The other downfall to the Xbox, is the price of the games after the system
has been purchased. Most games seem to go for 40-to 50 dollars. Yes I know
less expensive ones can be found, or they can be bought on sale, but your
son isn't going to be happy with an Xbox if he has to wait another 6 months
to get a game beside what comes on the Xbox. There are thousands of free
apps for a tablet.

Michael

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Very good advice.

Back in the day when we had a gaming system for our kids, we wouldn't allow
any of the violent games, but made up for it by having a variety of others.
The system was in the livingroom, and if all chores and homework were done,
I did not mind them playing at all.  Also, the computer was placed in a
public area on purpose.

Judy

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			Channel your inner Nancy Reagan and just say no. 
I'm not an xbox fan, the games are way way too violent in my opinion. If you
want to get him a gaming system, get him a WII and put it in the family room
so you can play together or so he an play and you can participate just by
being in the samephysical space. Don't allow him to play shut up in his
room. 

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hi
I'm a new member well not exactly I was on this list about 10 years ago. 
But I may be new to some of you. Anyway my name is Josh Kennedy I live in a
rural town in PA. I subscribed mainly because I have a question. My sighted
son is 9 years old. He keeps asking for an xbox 1 or xbox 1s for Christmas.
But they are expensive and I'm on SSI. Also my tv only has one HDMI
connection and that is being used by the apple tv box. and I'd rather not
spend nearly $600 for an xbox 1s and a new tv to put in his bedroom where he
wouldn't be supervised as much. I'm totally blind by the way and use NVDA
for my screen reader and will soon be using the orbit reader20 low cost
braille display for braille input and output. 
You all can google search orbit reader20 if you want more info so anyway
rather than getting him an xbox 1s and new tv and stuff besides I don't have
the money for a new tv in my living room with 2 or more HDMI connectors at
the moment and I won't for a good many months... So do you all think I
should just get him a good android tablet? I found one with a 10.6 inch
screen octa-core 8 processors and 2gigs of ram for $130. 
much more affordable for me. It's difficult to save money when only on SSI.
I had to save 6 months and give up lots of stuff just to save up for the
orbit reader 20 at $499 due out in october 2016. He keeps asking for M-rated
games like GTA and the crew and stuff like that. So what do you all think.
save up for xbox 1s, and new bigger tv or good nearly 11-inch much more
affordable android tablet? also gotta save for the braigo low cost embosser
supposed to be out next year so I can have as much braille as possible for
his future school endeavors. next point is i figure if he wants a fancy xbox
when he's older that may give him an incentive to get a job and get it
himself. after all if I get him everything where's the incentive to
eventually work for or save for what he wants to have just like i had to
save for the orbit reader20 and will save for the low cost braigo embosser
due out sometime in 2017?

thanks

Josh Kennedy

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