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(More customer reviews)First things first. Looking at the larger picture of the stand it gives the illusion that it is adjustable. After researching forums before my purchase I found out that it not adjustable, despite the ring in the middle that makes it look adjustable it is not. Even the people at the store I purchased it (a certain game store) at said it was adjustable from looking at the picture, and I had to tell them I read that it wasn't. I can confirm that, because I just assembled it. In the product description it fails to tell you what the dimensions are, it is 24 inches tall. Which puts you in minimum height level for the sensor. Next it is made out of plastic, it feels durable, but I haven't had anyone bump into it yet, it is basically 2 pvc pipes put together. Once you pick up the small box it comes in you can immediately tell from the weight it isn't make out of metal. However now that I think of it, if it was made of metal and it does fall to the ground the sensor would hit the ground harder because of the weight. Maybe plastic would be better. Not sure. So with all this being said why did I rate it 4 stars when it seems like it is all I've talked about is cons.
I rate it high because I knew all these cons before purchasing (with research). I have a 73 inch Mitsubishi DLP and it is on the manufacturer stand in a very large room. The kinect requires you to be about 6 feet from the TV, which is too close with a TV this large (also which happens to be right below my ceiling fan). This stand allows me to move it a couple of feet in front of TV (and away from the fan), and put me in the sweet spot for viewing and playing. It is ideal for large TV's in a big room (it says this in the box). Since it is only 2 feet high, and you are playing the kinect standing in front of your large TV, it shouldn't be in your viewing area. In addition, I like it because the sensor is easily removed by depressing clips, and the stand is easily kept aside when not in use.
Now why did I take off 1 star. It is for the lack of product description on the box as well as the retailers. It should say somewhere what the dimensions are at least on the box. The description also says it is "Weighted, sturdy base with a sleek piano black finish", here on Amazon as well as the manufacturer website, when it is very light, not more than 1 to 2 pounds if not less. So a slight bump would knock it over. On the actual box they replace the word "weighted" with "wide," on the same sentence. Probably because most people wouldn't consider it weighted. In addition there is a slider thing on the portion top of the stand that connects to the sensor that I have no idea what it is there for. It doesn't say on the manual, and its driving me nuts why they put something there and it doesn't say in the manual what it is for. I can't figure out what is for. If you know, please reply in the comments. I would like to know.
Overall, for the same retail price or much less you can buy a foot stool, small table, toddler chair, stack of boxes, that would do the same purpose. It is quite expensive for what it really is, when you can buy speaker stand in a pair for the same price. However, if your like me and want something custom to the product, this works and does the job. Just know what your are buying before you spend the money.
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