X Box Live Vision camera....Help!

[Zookeeper]

My sixteen year really wants this for Christmas. He wrote a long paragraph on his list about all great things about this gift, trying to counterbalance my concerns regarding he (and his younger sibs) engaging in live video chat. And we don't even have an internet connection set up for their PS2 and XBox anyway, so that would have to be part of the gift as well.

Do any of you have experience with this camera and the live chat? It seems like it would be heaven for pedophiles.

On edit: Would XBox Live without a camera be a good compromise? I really don't understand how this all works, especially since the kids just got the XBox two months ago.

[sam sarrha]

1. if you are playing on a team in a multi-player game you really need a mike and audio for some of it.

we used to worry about kids running with a sharp stick.. now it is doing something really stupid and embarrassing on YouTube.. if they are creative you can always agree to review anything they publish.

hey.. you have to admit the cameras are cool.. is it for conversations with his friends..?? or cruising the back-alleys of the internet for hot chicks.??, talk with them maybe it is just a fantasy that sounds good or they have a plan. nothing is easy these days, the movie "A Christmas Story' is on now and they are telling the kid he cant have a BB gun cause he will 'shoot his eye out..', nothing really changes..except for the worse, now it is long distance pediphiling..

there was a string of 3 four year old girls murdered in El Paso TX about 4 or 5 years ago, a check of the pedophiles revealed that there were 450 paroled pedophiles in a 6 block area of apartments and multi dwelling housing near downtown..there were about 780 in the area. it seems that they were imprisoned in a prison near el paso, and chose to be paroled there rather than face the music where they came from. it was a big mess for a long time.

i just got a camera with video i want to talk with people in other countries about things, tell people we dont support war.. i have Buddhist monk friend in Dharamsalla, india.

[Zookeeper]

2. Thanks for the response, Sam...

My son decided the video camera wasn't necessary and I was happy that he actually seemed concerned about the safety of his younger sibs. ( :wow: )

We did end up setting up a wireless connection and subscribing to XBox Live, though. So, all is well as far as my boys are concerned. :hi: