[blparent] new member intro

Thu Sep 8 13:48:46 UTC 2016

Some further thoughts.  I have not had to do this for quite a while, but can one put parental controls in place on the devices?  I remember doing something like that on our desktop when it came to using Internet Explorer, but this was back in the 90s in our kids' growing-up years.

Judy

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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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