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20 Jul, 2016
Older Players Make Sure Your TV is at least 48 inches
6 of 12 found this helpful I bought a 360 about 18 months ago and still had space left on it. Didn't need to upgrade. Didn't plan to upgrade. But I "accidentally" found this on sale for $229 and since it came with the kinect sensor and 3 games I decided to invest in it. At first I found it really hard to navigate and I also found that the "font size" on the dash and in game menus is much smaller than it was on the 360. That may not be a problem for people in their teens and 20's but I'm in my late 40's and my eye site isn't what it used to be. After several calls to tech support and message forum posts, I learned that the only two options for increasing the on-screen writing is my using a temporary magnifier that doesn't allow you to select items when magnified, or by using a narrator who reads EVERY SINGLE THING to you and that gets annoying real fast. My only solution was to buy a larger TV. So I went from a 37 inch screen to a 48 inch and I can comfortably read the dashboard menus, however some in-game items are still a little challenging depending on the maker of the game and type of item.
What I like about the Xbox most is the voice control options. It's pretty cool to just say, "Xbox On!" and the Xbox turns on, then it turns on my Kinect, my TV, and my Controller. I can tell it (with my voice) which programs to open or close, I can say "pause" and it will pause netflix for example, I can say "play" and it will play the show again.. I can also fast forward and rewind with my voice as well. I love this function. I also feel compelled to tell it "thank you" after it performs these functions for me but it doesn't acknowledge courtesy. lol
I love the versatility of the Xbox One as well. You can watch TV on it, though I haven't yet because my antenna is connected to my Tivo and my Xbox 360 is connected to my Xbox One so I just watch TV on a different input/source. But it has all the streaming apps, it plays blurays, it plays games... it's a one stop shop.
Another downside is the game store. I liked the way the 360 broke things down by genre and it was a lot easier to find what I was looking for. I find this game store to be more challenging to navigate. Plus there's the game store, the game hub, and my games and apps, plus there are homescreen game pin areas.. it's a bit confusing to me. Too many places to get lost in.
Overall, I don't regret the purchase.. it was an excellent value for the price I paid and I'm sure I'll learn more as I go.
06 Jul, 2016
Too advanced for me
This is good for somebody who's already in shape and not on medication... I hope to work up to this level in the future but I don't recommend it for beginners.