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02-04-2008, 02:51 PM
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Goggled this - got confused.
I have an old type x box I never use - I heard you can trun an x box into a media centre - anyone done this or know much about it?
Can you get video into a x box so you can use it as a recorder? Or, can you only use it as a player and hopefully to connect to other pcs to show remote media like the new x box can.
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02-04-2008, 03:10 PM
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You'd need it 'chipped' so that you can do things that MS didn't really want you to do. This is essentially an extra processor that you solder to the circuit board of your xbox. |
02-04-2008, 03:58 PM
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And then... and what can you achieve?
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02-04-2008, 04:20 PM
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It means you can change the dashboard software and launch all kinds of applications - most importanly load something called XBMC which is what turns the Xbox into a media center capable of playing films, music, etc. You can also rip games to the harddrive to make them load a lot faster and swap out the HDD for a bigger one. |
02-04-2008, 10:51 PM
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XBMC - will google.
A dodgy games shop for the chip then - is the rest prestty numpty proof - I can build a pc and install xp - enough savvy ?
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02-07-2008, 09:56 PM
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If you can follow a circuit diagram and are fairly neat with a soldering iron, the yes! | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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