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Project Plex-Box

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the fun-hacks dept.

Greasy Spoon writes "Behold! The most ultimate XBox in the whole world. After growing tired with the dull black appearence of this guy's XBox (even with the green lighting skin added) he decided to spruce it up a bit."

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  1. Re:Another lame mod... by Palverone · · Score: 5, Informative

    1st link in google! you are super-lazy

    http://metku.net/cryo/

  2. IT *WAS* sold on E-Bay - Today! by Greasy+Spoon · · Score: 5, Informative

    Good God... After reading your comment, I thought I would search e-bay for "xbox mod" and holy shit... Here it is:

    1. Re:IT *WAS* sold on E-Bay - Today! by aardvarkjoe · · Score: 3, Informative

      Well, according to the item description, which you apparently didn't read:

      XBox Game System - $200

      Plexiglass - $25

      Neon Light - $10

      Presumably, that's pretty close to the true values. (It looks like you can get a new XBox on sale at Amazon for $180, and I imagine you might get a bit better if you shop around, but $200 is probably about right.)

      So he made $70 for his labor. Unless he was really quick, it probably wouldn't be a good idea for him to quit his day job.

      --

      How can we continue to believe in a just universe and freedom to eat crackers if we have no ale?
  3. Re:Quick Capsule Review by Kris_J · · Score: 2, Informative

    It really is ugly. Now, if someone had manufactured a replacement Xbox case that was completely clear, that *might* be interesting. If www.thebestcasescenario.com did an Xbox mod I'm *sure* it would be interesting.

  4. Re:Call to MS X-Box support... by drinkypoo · · Score: 2, Informative
    The Xbox warranty lasts for about five minutes. Rumor has it that as soon as you open the box, it expires. I was originally planning to buy a used Xbox so I could mod that, and then use my shiny new one with Xbox live, but I'm going to do the opposite and buy a used one for that, because the new one I bought has the dope dvd-rom drive that reads everything.

    Note that my mods do not include a really extremely ugly magnification of all that is wrong with the Xbox.

    --
    "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
  5. Re:Another lame mod... by Kulic · · Score: 2, Informative

    All right, feeling less lazy now. Cryo lego man is here. The penny-arcade custom stickers are here.

    Meanwhile, I think I have worked out a nice business plan:

    1. Make (lame) X-Box case mod.
    2. Make self-congratulatory webpage (don't forget to have a sucker friend pose in the photos).
    3. Put X-Box on E-Bay.
    4. Post to /.
    5. Profit???

    Methinks my business plan has been stolen already...

  6. Re:Pretty boring by spagnitz · · Score: 2, Informative

    FYI, its impossible to machine a mold cavity to a mirror finish. All injection molds for optical quality parts get the finish via laborious hand polishing.

  7. Re:thanks for clarifying by King_TJ · · Score: 2, Informative

    The first thought that came to my mind was, "Oh, I guess this must be the *first* publicized X-Box mod - making it an automatic most ultimate." There's no way it rates even a "most mediocre" in my book, otherwise.... It's a downright waste of time and materials, really.

    I thought the fascination with transparent cases ended somewhere around the time Radio Shack stoppe selling those see-through "Princess style" telephones and Motorola quit making the transparent pagers?