Original XBOX = Media Center?

[rscarrab]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[rscarrab]

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

 

[stonefry]

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]

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.