Original XBOX = Media Center?

rscarrab · Jul 23, 2008

sunnytimes said:
XBMC rules!! if you have HI-def this skin is awesome.. www.aeonproject.com .. also i highly recommend keeping your XBMC up to date with new versions , and if you haven't updated in a long time it gets better everyday :]

for more skins this is the best app .. http://s205077464.onlinehome.fr/ .. super easy to get alot of up to date skins right from the official skin project SVN ..

What adapter or cable are you using to get Hi-def on your xbox? Im still running through Scart, doesnt bother me too much, but ive ordered the component cable for the wii and i figure i might as well get my xbox to follow suit. So, any suggestions?

lukereeve · Jul 23, 2008

Use the component cables. With these if you change your video reason using "Enigmah Video Changer" to chang into NTSC you can run XBMC and a few games in 480p and some even in 720p. Both THUGs are examples of 720p. Well worth the buy if you can find them.

sunnytimes · Jul 23, 2008

i have 2 sets of cables, one for each TV :] .. i have some originals...

http://www.kanection.co.uk/images/xbox/hig...ck-contents.jpg

my other ones are monster cables which i got lucky and got for $5.

http://www.onecall.com/ImageCache/Monster%...0_300x250_s.jpg
i think that image is a knockoff monster cable but they look like that.

a few of my friends have this one ..

http://i4.ebayimg.com/03/i/04/06/71/9e_1_b.JPG

cause it was on sale at walmart one day .. seems to work ok ..

if your using XBMC than getting the HD cables is worth it for sure.

fischju · Jul 23, 2008

Monster cables are an extreme waste of money, and the Xbox will only be able to play low bitrate 1280x720.

rscarrab · Jul 23, 2008

@lukereeve, sunnytimes & fischju;
Thanks for the info guys, much appreciated.

stonefry · Jul 23, 2008

fischju said:
Monster cables are an extreme waste of money, and the Xbox will only be able to play low bitrate 1280x720.

He did say that he only spent $5 on it.

Pici · Jul 25, 2008

modded xbox is really a cool thing. Nowadays, it costs 40€ with 2 games, a controller and a remote.
There are loads of homebrew. i manly use emulators that are very well made and XMC really read everything.

I see just one con. my xbox has trouble while reading hi-res .mov files.

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