XBMC rocks...

[coinz]

Originally posted by: TheSiege

Originally posted by: funboy42
Holly Sh1t, I got to find me a Dreamx!

what would be the point? to have roms play better? thats the only real advantage, but you could just upgrade the Ram for that, and it would be alot cheaper

I'm thinking to be able to play HD files, that would be pretty damn good..i want one

 

[Sheep]

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice
The community makes this all really confusing cause there are what seems to be 100 diff ways to mod your xbox and they all just throw around terms and say just do it like you should automatically know how to do everything.

Going from Xbox to XBMC in 30 minutes.

Assuming you're not my parents' level of computer-illiterate, these instructions should be easy to follow and will work perfectly. I borrowed an Action Replay from a friend and bought Mech Assault used for $2.99+tax from EB Games.

 

[Chiboy]

Welcome to the past...

 

[indamixx99]

Are there any mods like this for the 360?

<== 360 n00b

 

[KarmaPolice]

Originally posted by: Sheep

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice
The community makes this all really confusing cause there are what seems to be 100 diff ways to mod your xbox and they all just throw around terms and say just do it like you should automatically know how to do everything.

Going from Xbox to XBMC in 30 minutes.

Assuming you're not my parents' level of computer-illiterate, these instructions should be easy to follow and will work perfectly. I borrowed an Action Replay from a friend and bought Mech Assault used for $2.99+tax from EB Games.

its just confusing causei have no idea if this is the newest and best version or not....and i dont have an action replay...wonder if there is a way around that.

 

[KoolAidKid]

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice
I want to do this it looks so bad ass....


It looks complicated to do a softmod tho..

I would deff want to put in a new hard drive and i would prob screw it up.

You can mod an xbox in many different ways. Three that I can think of include flashing the bios on the motherboard (TSOP flash; requires soldering and either a TSOP programmer or some other temporarily-installed mod), installing a modchip to override/bypass/whatever the original bios (some required soldering, some don't), or softmodding. My personal Xbox was modded using a TSOP flash, although I tend to prefer softmodding these days. I have softmodded 5-10 xboxes and put larger hard drives in them. I find the 'hot swap' method to be easiest, although I have used the MechAssult/007AUF method as well. You will need to download a bunch of software tools from the usual place if you wish to go this route.

You should read all tutorials and info you can get your hands on before the mod, IMO. If you are new at it you can brick your xbox with a softmod pretty easily.

 

[KoolAidKid]

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice

Originally posted by: Sheep

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice
The community makes this all really confusing cause there are what seems to be 100 diff ways to mod your xbox and they all just throw around terms and say just do it like you should automatically know how to do everything.

Going from Xbox to XBMC in 30 minutes.

Assuming you're not my parents' level of computer-illiterate, these instructions should be easy to follow and will work perfectly. I borrowed an Action Replay from a friend and bought Mech Assault used for $2.99+tax from EB Games.

its just confusing causei have no idea if this is the newest and best version or not....and i dont have an action replay...wonder if there is a way around that.

There is... I have used a USB flash drive and a modified cable (see here) as well as a hacked version of the action replay software.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: indamixx99
Are there any mods like this for the 360?

<== 360 n00b

Just for playing burned games, that's pretty much it at the moment aside from aesthetic mods. The 360 would be crazy powerful for an XBMC system, but the security is too tight on it.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: indamixx99
Are there any mods like this for the 360?

<== 360 n00b

Just for playing burned games, that's pretty much it at the moment aside from aesthetic mods. The 360 would be crazy powerful for an XBMC system, but the security is too tight on it.

i am sure with time it will be just as hacked

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: indamixx99
Are there any mods like this for the 360?

<== 360 n00b

Just for playing burned games, that's pretty much it at the moment aside from aesthetic mods. The 360 would be crazy powerful for an XBMC system, but the security is too tight on it.

i am sure with time it will be just as hacked

Oh definitely, I'm sure we can count on it

 

[RaiderJ]

I'm a little biased, as I am very experienced with a soldering iron, but you can get a $20 chip and install it very easily. You're going to open your Xbox anyway to install a larger drive (or you should), so soldering ONE small point and a few big ones took me maybe 5 minutes. It was literally faster than putting the system back together.

Once a chip is installed, all you have to do is put in Slayer's disc and boot the system. Done!

 

[KarmaPolice]

Originally posted by: RaiderJ
I'm a little biased, as I am very experienced with a soldering iron, but you can get a $20 chip and install it very easily. You're going to open your Xbox anyway to install a larger drive (or you should), so soldering ONE small point and a few big ones took me maybe 5 minutes. It was literally faster than putting the system back together.

Once a chip is installed, all you have to do is put in Slayer's disc and boot the system. Done!

Me + soldering = fire

 

[kalster]

is the upscaling (dvd's to 720p/1080i) done by xbmc better or comparable to a upscaling dvd player? i am thinking of getting 1 for that purpose

 

[RaiderJ]

Originally posted by: kalster
is the upscaling (dvd's to 720p/1080i) done by xbmc better or comparable to a upscaling dvd player? i am thinking of getting 1 for that purpose

I think it is comparable, but maybe not to the very high-end component scalers out there, or the various PC software based solutions.

However, for something you'd buy for $100 at a Wal-Mart, this is a better solution IMO.

 

[kalster]

also, can buy a replacement cpu fun to make it run quieter

 

[TheSiege]

ive doen all 3, soft mod is easy and best if you plan on just using XBMC and using network shares. TSOP if you are experienced and cheap, you can put a switch on it so that you can still go on live. mod chip, if you are not experience, know how to solder, and want games/xbox live/xbmc/multiple bioses/ or if you are scared you might screw up.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: kalster
also, can buy a replacement cpu fun to make it run quieter

Sure, you can stick an 80mm fan in there with a little dremeling. You can go all kinds of crazy with an Xbox - mine has a black jewel, a nice American Cherry wood skin, blue LEDs around the eject button, an XERC chip for remote on/off, a 500gb hard drive, a quieter aftermarket fan, a 16x disc drive, and on and on and on. You can do a LOT of neat stuff with these machines

 

[RaiderJ]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: kalster
also, can buy a replacement cpu fun to make it run quieter

Sure, you can stick an 80mm fan in there with a little dremeling. You can go all kinds of crazy with an Xbox - mine has a black jewel, a nice American Cherry wood skin, blue LEDs around the eject button, an XERC chip for remote on/off, a 500gb hard drive, a quieter aftermarket fan, a 16x disc drive, and on and on and on. You can do a LOT of neat stuff with these machines

It's too bad you can't still buy these things retail!

 

[KarmaPolice]

i need to find someone that mods xboxs near me

 

[TheSiege]

$110 modded with 160gb HDD

 

[ric1287]

has/will XBMC ever be able to stream live tv like MCE extender? until then its still weak imo.

 

[TheSiege]

stream TV? like live TV? just change the channel

 

[ric1287]

Originally posted by: TheSiege
stream TV? like live TV? just change the channel

well you dont know what a MCE extender is then. Stream live tv from a MCE PC, playback recorded DVR-ms files, etc.

 

[TheSiege]

i assume you are talking about MCE for the 360, cause MS also put one out for the original XboX. I dont record TV much so its not a concern of mine, but i can see it being an appealing feature, it will never happen though...

 

[ric1287]

why is it not possible? its the only thing missing from XBMC