Info for buying an xbox

[oosername05]

I am in the process of buying either a new or used xbox to softmod... and the following two questions arise...

I may buy a used xbox from a friend, i beleive he has a 1v xbox, but he has played halo 2 and also Xbl and i was wandering if any of these facðors posed as an obstacle to soft mod that xbox

or

I may buy a new xbox from a retail store... i am not sure as to what version this xbox may have...
(if anyone has info regarding the most common xbox version found in an US retail store i would gladly appreciate it.)

from what i have googled, i gathered that there are 8 xbox versions ranging from 1.0 to 1.6
(some sites said that softmodding a 1.6 xbox isnt even possible, while others claimed that softmods were flawless in a 1.6)

Also, i ask for advice from the pros in these great forums that have done any type of xbox softmodding
(please post any information that may be useful regarding this)

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I am buying an xbox because i want to run some of the best homebrewed app's such as XBMC, emulators and whatnot... i may even upgrade my harddrive if there is time for it

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Thanks for your time, I salute you

[BrooksyX]

I would buy your friends Xbox if he is selling it for a good deal and it is in good shape. I am 99.9% sure that you will be able to softmod it. The Halo 2 and XBL shouldn't be a problem.

[Balthasar00]

yes, buy your friend one. Then if the dvd drive play badly, just remplace it with a PC LG GDR 8163b or 8164b. There is many guide for that. Why a old v1 - v1.4 and not a v1.6 ? first, because 1.6 motherboard don't have optional ram areas. You wont be able to had ram. Also, the 1.6 video chip isin't suitable for a linux OS.

[JKKDARK]

Don't forget most of the emulators available for Xobx (like pcsxbox) are illegal because they are using the hacked SDK

[oosername05]

I bought a 360 instead, cant wait till i get halo 3!

[JKKDARK]

I bought a 360 instead, cant wait till i get halo 3!

Yes but Xbox 360 hasn't a perfect cokmpatiblity with Xbox games and plus you can't run the Xbox homebrew on it ;)

[Balthasar00]

Don't forget most of the emulators available for Xobx (like pcsxbox) are illegal because they are using the hacked SDK

illegal = fun. isn't it the same for psp?

I doubt that oosername05 is a lawyer. I Believe he's more like a gamer.. :D

[JKKDARK]

illegal = fun. isn't it the same for psp?

I doubt that oosername05 is a lawyer. I Believe he's more like a gamer.. :D

Real gamers are not pirates

[BrooksyX]

Yes but Xbox 360 hasn't a perfect cokmpatiblity with Xbox games and plus you can't run the Xbox homebrew on it ;)

The Xbox 360 will be hacked some time soon, especially since hackers have already gotten unsigned code to run on older 360 kernel. A few days ago a program was released by the Specialist that allows older 360 kernels to be dumped. This is a big step for the scene because this will probably lead to a downgrader and holes in the kernel.

Xbox 360 homebrew and emulaters will blow Xbox 1 homebrew away. The 360 is powerfull enough to emulate the Dreamcast, PS2, and Gamecube (and obviously Xbox 1). I am really looking forward to the day that the 360 is fully open to unsigned code. That why I just recently picked up a cheap core so I can still have the benefits of Xbox Live.

[Shadowblind]

I bought a 360 instead, cant wait till i get halo 3!

Get Xbox Live, Gears of War, and tell me your gamertag :)