Hey guys,
I thought I would share my personal solution to the Xbox One's terrible controller range. This solution also provided a way for me to get the kinect up and running as well, without needing an extension cable. All in all this solution was fairly pricey (~$500), however I splurged on high quality equipment, since it will be in use for quite some time.
I keep my equipment in a closet directly behind my screen, which is where I kept my Xbox 360. I never had any issues, since the Kinect wasn't really important and the controller range was great. Unfortunately, these are both issues with the Xbox One. I decided that the best solution was to build a mini rack on wheels that I can cart out whenever I want to play the new Xbox. This actually ended up being great for general organization. I am able to store some of my games and all of the controllers in this portable rack, which gets them off my shelves. I temporarily am running long cables from my closet to the portable rack, but I will soon run cables down the wall, which should provide a fairly clean solution to this annoying problem.
Details on the Portable Rack:
Some pictures of the final product (I placed the Xbox one and Power strip at the bottom since they both have indicator lights):
It ended up working out great! Let me know what you all think.
Hey guys,
I thought I would share my personal solution to the Xbox One's terrible controller range. This solution also provided a way for me to get the kinect up and running as well, without needing an extension cable. All in all this solution was fairly pricey (~$500), however I splurged on high quality equipment, since it will be in use for quite some time.
I keep my equipment in a closet directly behind my screen, which is where I kept my Xbox 360. I never had any issues, since the Kinect wasn't really important and the controller range was great. Unfortunately, these are both issues with the Xbox One. I decided that the best solution was to build a mini rack on wheels that I can cart out whenever I want to play the new Xbox. This actually ended up being great for general organization. I am able to store some of my games and all of the controllers in this portable rack, which gets them off my shelves. I temporarily am running long cables from my closet to the portable rack, but I will soon run cables down the wall, which should provide a fairly clean solution to this annoying problem.
Details on the Portable Rack:
- The main rack: I chose a 14u Middle Atlantic Rack. I chose this size since with the wheels it fits perfectly below my speakers.
- http://www.customavrack.com/products/347-middle-atlantic-rk14-14u-studio-rack.aspx
- I also purchased the strong wheel kit, which was definitely worth the extra $13 (beware this adds 3" to the overall rack height)
- After the Xbox One (which takes 3 units of space) I still had 11 units to work with.
- 1u: Power - http://www.customavrack.com/products/942-middle-atlantic-horizontal-rack-mount-power-strip-pd-815r-pl-15a.aspx
- 5u: Storage for current games - http://www.customavrack.com/products/515-middle-atlantic-dvd.aspx
- 2x 1u: Fillers for cooling purposes - http://www.customavrack.com/products/697-middle-atlantic-vtb-1-1u-perforated-vented-filler-panel.aspx
- I then added a 3 unit drawer at the very top. I decided to run charging cables into this drawer and made it a hidden charging station
Some pictures of the final product (I placed the Xbox one and Power strip at the bottom since they both have indicator lights):
It ended up working out great! Let me know what you all think.