Kinect Setup Problems

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Originally Posted by pyroslev

Be sure when you build this DS, you have both power(s) to do it.

• The laptop has to have decent specifications to run it without lag. Quad Core with good speed RAM helps out. USB 3.0 also has a marked improvement.
• Also, with the addition of a power plug to the field you will have power to the Kinect. There is a downside that the Kinect drains the battery faster on your laptop. Rigging up a power strip, a travel size one if the rules allow, on your DS board could come in handy.

Thanks for the advice, but our computer is fine. We have been powering both the kinect and the laptop with chargers with their own outlets. We will make sure to bring an extra portable power strip for the competition (that hadn't occured to us yet!) Thank you.