(For some reason, posting this went wrong yesterday. Sorry if there are any double messages!)
On Mon, 2005-01-10 at 11:16 -0600, Andrew Close wrote: > On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 23:22:20 -0700, nowhere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This does sound interesting. How much should I expect to fork out? Seems > > like about $100 for an Xbox + $50 for a mod chip, then some solder time > > or about $250 for a modded system and whatever I want to pay for a > > bigger hard drive yah? > > i got my XBox for Christmas, so $0 there. ;) but i haven't seen any > 'new' systems for < $150. but you may be able to get a used system > off eBay cheaper (which may be better if you decide to upgrade the > memory). > mod chips range in price, the one i purchased was ~$60 and came with a > Linux distribution for the XBox. www.smartxx.com - smartxx v2 LE > i installed a 300GB Seagate in my XBox, roughly $190. > solder time took me a couple hours, but if you have experience and > have done a lot of reading in the various XBox mod forums, i've heard > that i can take less than 30 mins... ymmv. :) having done it once i > could probably do it in under an hour now since i know what i'm > looking for. you can buy pre-modded systems on eBay and off of some > of the XBox mod sites. i didn't look at prices since i wanted to do > it myself. It's also possible to 'softmod' an xbox, using bugs in games and the dashboard to install unsigned software. I've recently tried this method to install xbmc on someone's xbox, and it's a lot easier than the whole modchip-soldering thing... (and cheaper:-) Check http://www.xbox-linux.org/ for more info. Or mail me, I should have some links somewhere in my bookmarks at home... > > How does the xbmc handle power down? Just punch the power button? > > yep > > > Does it support a remote? Couldn't really tell from the xbmc site (although > > I > > haven't spent a ton of time reading it yet :P) Do I need to buy some > > kind of DVD kit for the xbox? I do remember seeing a bunch of JP1 talk > > there. Something else I would have to learn... > > there is a DVD kit for the XBox that includes a remote and an IR > sensor. i believe it works with XBMC but i don't have the DVD kit so > i haven't tried it. XBMC is fully 'drivable' by remote. <...> > > And again, I want this to store a pile of Divx encode DVD movies and > > play them. If the Xbox still functions as an Xbox then BONUS! That would be no problem, as long as you place a large enough hard-disk in the xbox:-) Wouter
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