Re: Source of Cheap (New?) XBOXes or other cheap media centre hardware

[Simon Pawson <SimonP1234@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the ideas.

I've tried two Games (Southend and City of London) and they either=20
didn't have any or looked at me in amazement for wanting such old kit.

I'm in a lot less of a rush as my job isn't now finishing on Friday so I=20
wouldn't have been able to get it up and running for Christmas/New Year=20
which is good news as there aren't many mainframe db jobs around at the=20
moment.

I think come the new year and with all the people selling their used=20
ones as a result of getting 360s for Christmas EBAY will be my friend.=20
Hopefully I'll be able to pick up softmod bits as well if not I may be=20
back.

Thanks again,

Simon


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Vargster <vargster@xxxxxxx> writes
>
>I was at Game (iirc?) in Milton Keynes three/four weeks ago, and they
had
>two in the window...
>You got a pair of games with each console, but I can't remember the
>price...
>
>Lee
>
>On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 10:10 AM, Paul Gordon <paul@paulgordon.
>homeip.net>wrote:
>
>> Not any more.... I always keep an eye out for any as I'm out &
about,
>> and the last few times I've been into any of those type of stores
there
>has
>> been no trace of the Mk1 XBOX ever having existed. Not even any
racks
>of 2nd
>> hand games, never mind consoles or accessories...
>>
>> There's still bucketloads on Ebay though...
>>
>> Paul G.
>>
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: SimonP1234@xxxxxxx<:%21%21%20Malicious%20link%
>20%21%2140vitcons.co.uk>
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> > > Hi List,
>> > >
>> > > Anyone found a source of cheap new xboxes as with all
the talk
>over
>> > the
>> > > last three months of XBMC etc I fancy trying a softmod?
>> > >
>> > > Trouble is the two sources in the recent posts
(Game,Gamestation I
>> > > think) which had then for about =C2=A325 new don't have
them on thei=
r
>> > > websites any more. Whilst I'd risk that sort of money
for an
>> > experiment
>> > > I don't want to spend too much (wrong group I know,
sorry).
>> > >
>> > > If not XBMC what simple, cheap hardware would you all
suggest? I
>want
>> > to
>> > > play ripped DVDs (probably not in ISO format) and
recorded TV. The
>> > > source may be WHS.
>> > >
>> > > Thanks,
>> > >
>> > > Simon
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Simon Pawson
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
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