This has GOT to be old news:
Well, my modded Xbox plays Divx, Xvid, mp3s, CDs, DVD movies, display pictures can stream media from my PC, plays MAME (I am sure I missed something) and play Xbox games. Thats close enough for me. Most or all of the software is free.
It did not cost me a lot for what it does and the picture on the TV is excellent and the interface is simple. (I am tired of those ATI cards, wires from my PC to my TV and squinting at the Windows interface).
I still have to record TV on my VCR, thats OK.
Xbox is filling just about every hackers previous expectation of what it could do and then some.
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This has GOT to be old news: Well, my modded Xbox plays Divx, Xvid, mp3s, CDs, DVD movies, display pictures can stream media from my PC, plays MAME (I am sure I missed something) and play Xbox games. Thats close enough for me. Most or all of the software is free. It did not cost me a lot for what it does and the picture on the TV is excellent and the interface is simple. (I am tired of those ATI cards, wires from my PC to my TV and squinting at the Windows interface). I still have to record TV on my VCR, thats OK. Xbox is filling just about every hackers previous expectation of what it could do and then some.