Well, Many people forgot about Original MS Xbox because of Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3. if you have old Xbox collecting dust, have weekend project to mod Xbox to make Ultimate Xbox Arcade System. It is not easy and time consuming I guess. So, What can you do with Old Xbox?
First, You can upgrade to Lager Hard Drive. Put 250GB or 300GB + drive in it. Then Put Mod Chips(search google and read instruction) such as DuoX2 modchip.
Now, fun begin. With Mod chip and Larger HD, you can backup your Xbox games, thousands of roms(games) for all these emulators.
# Nintendo # Super Nintendo # Nintendo 64 # MameOx(Midway) Arcade # FB Alpha Arcade
#Neo Geo # Neogenesis # Sega Genesis # Sega Game Gear # Gameboy Advance
# Gameboy Color # Atari 2600 # Atari Lynx # Turbo Grafix 16 # CPS1 & CPS2 # Playstation into HD(do not cross over copyright rules).
Secondly, You could use Xbox as Media Center via XBMedia. A connection to Media Center PC can take your digital entertainment experience to new heights. This add-on can help you play your favorite games while being connected to the Internet. Individuals who play online poker can also stay connected their friends through instant messengers.
XBMedia Player and XB Media Center for playing any type dvd such as Divx, Xvid,.Avi,.Mov,.Mpeg,.Mp3,.Jpeg. Also rip music from cd's to the xbox. Save pictures and home video to system as well.
Lastly, it is internet box. You could browse the internet with a broadband connection.
Isn't this amazing? Old technology dosn't means always slow and bad. This sounds fun and great project.
