bit-tech Shopping: Microsoft Xbox 360 Live Vision Camera Bundle

Rating: 6

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Strengths: Includes bunch of stuff, Camera can be used as webcam

Weaknesses: Camera not supported well by games

Summary: This bundle sounds pretty attractive at first since it includes one year live gold membership, camera, headset & a bunch of codes for xbox live arcade games. But in the end , the camera turns out to be pretty redundant. Almost a year after it was released, there is still very limited support for this camera. And the few games that did support it partially - it didn't really turned out well. It becomes more of a struggle to play with it & hardly any fun at all. If you plan to use the camera as a webcam & the all the stuff on this bundle appeals to you, take the plunge. Else look for some other cool add-on for your xbox 360.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 2

Strengths: um, it's Xbox Live Gold, and a (nearly) free camera?

Weaknesses: Free camera is essentially useless

Summary: I bought this pack because it was only 10 dollars more than a normal gold subscription at the time of purchase. It includes the Xbox Live Gold membership, 200 Live Points, Uno Live, Robotron, and the Camera. With the camera, you can also now play the free download Totemball arcade game, which is basically a time waster, as it is nothing special.Uno and Robotron play just as you would expect, and Uno lets you use the camera to display your face (please, just your face ;) ) when playing online against others.Other than that and a couple token games, the camera is fairly useless. It's not bad, but not great in terms of picture quality, but if you want, you can hook it up to your PC as a webcam.If you don't already have a Gold membership (Shame on you!) and find this cheap, you might want to consider it, as you get a decent amount of stuff cheap (the camera separate is 30 bucks alone).

Rating: 8

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Strengths: With all the extras this comes with, the camera is pratically free.Works with Windows PCVideo chat/Face mapping in selected games.

Weaknesses: Slow growing support of the CameraNo Linux or Mac support yet.

Summary: The Camera is quite small and very clear. Only one motion game exists to date which is free to download off the marketplace. The rest of the games use the Camera for video chat while playing. Well worth the price with all the extras this comes with. If u need a new subscription to live, it is worth getting this as it is like 5 dollars more, and goes on sale at amazon ALOT. Lowest I have seen is about 35 dollars.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 2 Weeks

Strengths: With everything you get you can not go wrong.

Weaknesses: Nothing.

Summary: Like the other review written before, if you don't have XBOX live yet for you 360, you don't know what you are missing. This bundle has it all. Any extra headset for your other control, one year of XBOX live (which costs almost 50.00 by itself), two arcade games, 200 Microsoft points, and also the camera. You can not beat this bundle. The camera alone to me is worth it and also UNO the game is fun.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 2 Weeks

Strengths: Unbelieveable deal considering the price you can get it for via PriceGrabber and how much is included, enhances XBOX 360 user experience, XBOX Live ROCKS!!!

Weaknesses: Camera picture is not the best, I wish the camera tilt & focus was remote adjustable

Summary: Face it. If you don't have XBOX Live, you're not REALLY getting your moneys worth for you XBOX 360 system. It stinks that we have to pay for a yearly membership, but the upside is that it's worth every dollar. When you consider that there is online multiplayer, game updates, free demos, XBOX Live arcade, trailers, movies, TV shows, etc., there is always something new to do! The included camera is nice, but it is a little awkward to setup. Tilt and zoom needs to be adjusted from the camera, and you can't adjust for you being in focus unless you are in your desired on camera position. This makes for a lot of back and forth, and all it takes is a bump of the camera and you're back to square one. Being able to communicate on camera over XBOX Live does enhance the user experience. When you think about it though, you're enhancing the experience for the other user, since they are able to see video of you, but you may not be able to see them (if they don't have the camera). The additional included points, games, and headset all add to the value of this package. Uno is the BEST game on XBOX Live Arcade (in my opinion). It's nice to have a spare headset for when friends come over, and the included points don't really buy you much on XBOX Live Arcade, but I'll take them. Overall, a GREAT value that I would recommend to any XBOX 360 user. You would spend A LOT more if you bought all of these things separately