What Xbox To Use?
#1
Hi

I new here and to XBMC and Kodi.

I see many old Xboxs at local thrift shops, so I wondering what models would I look for to put together an XBMC box?

Thanx
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#2
Don't use an old Xbox, buy yourself a mini-PC and call it a day. The old Xboxes can't even play 1080p video.
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#3
What? I've been watching these forums, admittedly sparsely, for the last couple of years and have never seen someone ask this before. Though supposedly this was why they renamed the software to KODI. Is this a joke based on that?
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#4
there are still people that bring it up, although the original xbox hasn't been supported in forever. there is a still a community over at xbmc4xbox.org.uk that is still active to my understanding.

for the record, during the original xbox's time, it was a nice little box that could handle quite a bit. obviously it's way underpowered by today's standards.
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#5
I run an old xbox,for a media centre its a carthorse but as been mentioned nip over to xbmc4xbox, from there you could learn how to soft mod it,or buy a 2nd hand chip,then install a larger Hdd and load it with CoinOPS.
I still use it weekly for retro gaming,
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#6
As mentioned, you want XBMC4Xbox which is a fork of XBMC and a separate project/community over at xbmc4xbox.org.uk

http://www.xbmc4xbox.org.uk

You do not XBMC or Kodi itself which is what this community here supports here at xbmc.org / kodi.tv


Most of your question regarding the old Xbox are otherwise probably all already answered here in this other thread:

http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=20911

(2014-11-17, 14:43)Hedda Wrote: Checkout some basic info on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBMC4Xbox and tutorial guides on xbox-scene http://xbox-scene.com/xbox-tutorials.php

Today it might be good enough for your young kids or old parents/grandparents, but IMHO it's not good enough as a main media-player in the living-room.

Regardless you are actually have to do some work to get it updated and configured, just as you will also have to do with XBMC on other devices today.

(2014-11-17, 11:29)MVerde Wrote: I recently bought an original XBOX with XBMC Pre-2.1 installed. It tells me the software if over 7 years old. (I know, ancient right!)
They still update XBMC4Xbox core at xbmc4xbox.org.uk however don't have unrealistic expectations from game-console hardware released back in 2001.

Remember that game-consoles is usually not even cutting-edge hardware when it is initially released, so its CPU/GPU/RAM/HDD are almost 15-years old now!

And FYI neither XBMC4Xbox, XBMC, or Kodi runs on Xbox 360 or Xbox One at all.
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