Modded XBox The Ultimate Multimedia PC?

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday May 13, 2004 @07:22AM from the i-sure-think-so dept.

Anonymous writes "Can a modded Xbox running homebrew software really beat all existing designed-for-the-living-room multimedia devices hands down?! Tom's Hardware Guide seems to think so. They reviewed Xbox Media Center (XBMC) and say the free open source software turn an Xbox into The Ultimate Multimedia Center, the ideal home playback system for audio and video. (Apparently there is a PC software version available too: Media Portal)" The article also explains some of the more convoluted issues surrounding XBMC. But I definitely agree that this is a great system.

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no question... by nomayogr · 2004-05-13 07:25 · Score: 5, Interesting

XMBC is the first media center type application that I have found that runs on $150 worth of hardware. That says a whole lot about it's success.
XBOX os by kunudo · 2004-05-13 07:27 · Score: 5, Interesting

Might be a little offtopic, but since the XBOX is an x86, and at least some people have the expensive flash burners/readers it takes, why hasn't anyone taken the XBOX os and put it on a PC? Maybe run it inside emulated XBOX hardware? I wanna play XBOX games on my PC... :)