Wanted Modded Xbox

[jiveturkeyjack]

wanting a modded xbox for my wife/kids to use. So the only thing i need it for is xbmc.I would like it to be fairly easy to use so i would want upgraded hdd and at least 1 usb port somewhere on it. I have seen a couple on here for sale but not sure if they would work in the states or not.If they will let me know. I am looking to buy one or 2 with in the next week or so..Let me know what you have please.Thanks

[mrmajikbus45]

Regardless of where you are, they will work. Just specify NTSC. What are you looking to pay? Secondly, where do you live as that will be factored in to shipping? Third, you would need to specify exactly what you wanted. I hope you get a builder.

[asbo]

If you buy a European xbox it won't work as our electricity is at 220v(230v(240v)) and the United States electricity is at 110v. You could of course change the power supply but it makes more sense to buy one from your own country, besides importing one would cost a stupid amount of money compared to buying on locally.

[spicemuseum]

...importing one would cost a stupid amount of money compared to buying on locally.

I looked at Parcel Force's charges for this last week - more than 60 quid for the cheapest economy option.

[jiveturkeyjack]

Thanks everyone for your quick responses and knowledge..I am looking for a hard modded xbox with xbmc only..upgraded hdd and a controller port turned to usb...It will be used as my kids htpc for watching all their cartoons and my wife can watch her cooking shows..I live in crawfordsville,IN its about 40 miles west of indianapolis and "mrmajikbus45" , if you know how to build them i am more than happy to drive to you to pick it up as i have family right by ben davis so im familiar with indianapolis. I'm not going to specify how much im willing to spend as thats a noob move on my behalf..lmk..guys

ps it doesnt have to play games and it can be slim or regular dont really care

[Nextelhalo]

You'll most likely get a regular sized xbox unelss someone wants to go through the hassle of making it for you Just curious have you checked your local Craigs List to see what's there?

[mrmajikbus45]

I grew up in Lebanon, so I am very familiar with Crawfordsville. Nice to see a local. I don't hardmod personally, but I can build you a softmodded machine with the specs you state otherwise. Before we go further, is this an issue? If softmod is cool, I can do everything else without much issue. How big of a HDD do you want?

Also the question on what you're willing to spend is quite the courtesy. Before I do it, I would have to buy parts (HDD, USB cable), and mod it. I don't want to waste my time if you're gonna lowball me... Not meaning to sound like a dick, but I have been burned before. Make an offer if you're still interested.

[spicemuseum]

I grew up in Lebanon...

Why do I get the feeling we're not talking about the country in the Eastern Mediterranean...?

[mrmajikbus45]

Why do I get the feeling we're not talking about the country in the Eastern Mediterranean...?

You would be right. It is a town near Crawfordsville here in Indiana.

[jiveturkeyjack]

The only thing i have against soft mod is i heard if you leave the usb in after you turn the xbox off and on it re-formats the usb which would make me cry..Now if this is not true then i would be down for a soft modded machine no problem.Also i would like at least a 60gb hdd..That way i can add all the stuff in xbmc and not have to worry about space.If you can get a parts price and what not i would be willing to pay 100% for the parts and throw you some money for doing it..How long do you think it would take..And do i need to provide my own xbox. lmk..Or if you already have one pre-built maybe we can work something out


As for craigslist,their is nothing.I have been looking for ever for one and with no luck i ended up on this wonderful site..Their is just alot of people who claim they can mod 360,wii and ps3

[Heimdall]

I heard from someone on the Internet that Elvis was alive and living on the moon, but that doesn't make it true.

Even if it does happen, it's at most a 4GB USB stick, and reformatting it and replacing the small amount of content on there would take under a minute.

Reading between the lines, I suspect that you might be imagining that you can have content (movies etc.) on a large external USB drive connected to the Xbox. You can't. The Xbox will only read USB pen drives of 4GB or smaller, and even then it is very choosy about which drives it will read. Your content has to be on the internal hard drive, or on a network drive i.e. a NAS or a PC, or streamed from the Internet.

[mrmajikbus45]

To build this including parts and xbox (which I have some), I have an 80GB sitting around, USB cable is like $2. Modding the xbox would take about 2 hours for the USB mod and case mod for the USB jack to sit flush and clean looking. To install and build that would be $170.

Heimdall is right though, so the USB may not be what you are wanting. You may want to upgrade the HDD to larger instead of the USB port. In that case, $95 plus HDD cost. That would be without the USB port. Included is xbox v1.6 w/ cables and 1 controller, softmod, XBMC4XBOX as dashboard, script module libraries installed, HDD upgrade install fee. Again, anything larger than the 80GB add cost of new HDD plus the $95. With the 80GB it will be $125 total using setup earlier in this paragraph. This would take less than an hour after I had the HDD (should you go bigger than the 80GB I have).

Let me know. If you decide to pull the trigger, I will pm you for more information.

And Heimdall, Elvis and Tupac are alive and hanging out somewhere in Iowa as discount furniture sales guys.

[spicemuseum]

I heard from someone on the Internet that Elvis was alive and living on the moon, but that doesn't make it true.

It's not true - he's playing down my local pub tonight.

[michaellowe]

did you ever get this sorted? I found a much better solution for you if all you want is xbmc? well youll get a whole lot more as well!!!
visit this site and buy yourself an M8 set top box, just visit amazon and type in quad core android M8 and you will be amazed, choose the jailbroken fully oaded xbmc one, all the others are crap. enjoy!

[29erallday]

If u haven't found it yet I have this http://cosprings.craigslist.org/ele/4910303332.html minus the external