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Two years ago I bought a Kinect for my XBox 360 in the naive hope that Microsoft would release Skype for the console.
Sadly they didn't but I would still like to use the Kinect for video conferencing on my HDMI television.
Is there a way to achieve this? Ideally using Google Hangouts or Skype.
Do Chromeboxes support the Kinect?
Rich
Posted 2014-09-08T10:18:34.500
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The Xbox version of the Kinect can be used on the PC with a little bit of work. Upon review of the links, I'd recommend the this video since I didn't have the time to watch the whole youtube video at the time I first posted.
To use it you need the following:
At this point, just follow the youtube video in order to install the proper drivers and get everything set up. I've wanted to do this for a while, but haven't since I already have a webcam that I never use and no proper application for motion capture (yet), let me know how everything goes!
slow_excellence
Posted 2014-09-08T10:18:34.500
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No; the 360 hardware isn't even compatible with a PC because there isn't a driver – Ramhound – 2014-09-08T10:28:34.070
I thought there was an unofficial driver for the XBox version of the Kinect? – Rich – 2014-09-08T10:30:17.447
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Yes, you can use an xbox kinect on pc. Here is a related youtube video and here is a related article. It'll take some technical know-how and a little bit more money, but it is possible to do!
– slow_excellence – 2014-09-08T10:35:13.3672@Rich - I wouldn't know. I have only ever used the official device with the official drivers on Windows. I can tell you both versions of the Kintect for the pc ( version 1 and version 2 ) both worth with Skype flawlessly. – Ramhound – 2014-09-08T10:45:49.167
@slow_excellence you should post your links as an answer... – Rich – 2014-09-08T12:05:22.763