RE: Which Media Center ?

["Christopher Purves" <CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx>]

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off head releases so would not want to worry about wiping out my changes.

Chris




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> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> From: shaf@xxxxxxx
> Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:43:48 +0100
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Which Media Center ?
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> Heh fortunately for me I'm a Linux savvy so it'll be a doddle...
Compile
> up what I need on a fast machine transfer image set up wifi : 30mins
max.
> I'm reading http://www.xbox-linux.org/wiki/FAQ
at the mo and all looks
> straight forward just going through any hardware/firmware restraints.
> Cheers dude
> > Why not just buy the xbox wireless bridge instead off faffing
around wi=
th
> > drivers ?
> >
> >
> > p.s we have 2 xbmc's - very nice indeed.
> >
> > Chris
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> >> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >> From: shaf@xxxxxxx
> >> Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:22:49 +0100
> >> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Which Media Center ?
> >>
> >> Sweet info Marcus... cheers.
> >> ps How do I tell the version no.
> >> Seen a couple of xboxs for sale around the 40-50 squid mark
sound
> >> reasonable ?
> >> Some last q's : does the xbox have usb ? and obviously must
have netwo=
rk
> >> ?
> >> Was thinking of a wifi card for it via usb and compiling up a
kernel t=
o
> >> handle it.
> >> Shaf
> >> > AFAIK the TV out from the Xbox is second to non and you
would
> >> certainly
> >> > end up paying
> >> > more than the price of the Xbox for the graphics card
alone !
> >> >
> >> > There are still Xboxes available on eBay and my local
Game shop has
> >> > second hand ones
> >> > with a warranty. If you soft mod it (rather than chip
it) then you
> >> won't
> >> > loose the warranty :)
> >> >
> >> > I don't think you'll find anything to beat the Xbox for
"value for
> >> > money"
> >> >
> >> > The later models (1.6) seem to have much quieter fans
than the early
> >> > models, I have changed
> >> > the fan in my 1.4 model for a quite PC case fan.
> >> >
> >> > Does anyone know if there is a xAP connector for the
XBox ?
> >> >
> >> > Marcus
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> >> > Behalf Of Shaf Ali
> >> > Sent: 18 July 2006 09:45
> >> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Which Media Center ?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > BIG BIG SMILE :)
> >> >
> >> > I was gonna mention this as I know a lot of boys had
been doing
> >> > this a
> >> > while back.
> >> >
> >> > I think I will end up going down this route as
ultimately it
> >> > does/did have
> >> > the more superior TV out stage.
> >> >
> >> > Is it still the best ? Or is there another bit of
hardware out
> >> > there that
> >> > we can hack/flash ?
> >> >
> >> > ps I wonder where I can pick up an old xbox up from in
the UK.
> >> >
> >> > > Apart from recording (which I use a backend MythTV
box for),
> >> > you can't
> >> > > beat an XBOX and XMBC for
> >> > > playback :)
> >> > >
> >> > > Marcus
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