coming from modded xbox, what do I need to know for xbox 360?

rh71

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My kids have been playing downloaded games & old N64 ROMS on my chipped XBOX 1 a lot and I want to get an XBOX360 to do the same thing (not the same games obviously), but I know nothing about it - didn't want to pay $60 for each game anymore so I never looked into it. What would I be looking for as far as mod-ability? I see many 360s for sale on Craigslist for ~$100, some with Kinect for ~$150. Tell me what I need to know please? For instance, do I need one with a 250GB hdd? 32GB? 4GB enough if I don't need to copy games onto the hdd? Etc. Would you risk these used ones with all the RROD issues or buy new for $200? PM is fine too thanks. Not sure where to look.
 
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rh71

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You can't get xbox360 to even work as a media player without modding it and getting banned from XBOX Live?
 

Soundmanred

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You can't get xbox360 to even work as a media player without modding it and getting banned from XBOX Live?

You might ask in the home theater forum for that subject. How to pirate stuff probably goes here though.
 

Pr0d1gy

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Get something else unless you want to replace the 360 within a year or two max.
 

Pheran

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You can't get xbox360 to even work as a media player without modding it and getting banned from XBOX Live?

Media playing works but the supported formats are pretty limited unless you back it up with software on a PC that can do transcoding on the fly, such as TVersity.