[mythtv-users] Xbox Versions

[Mudit Wahal]

Calvin,

Please visit
http://www.xbox-linux.org/

There is FAQ which discusses about various xbox version numbers. I
think anything older box (pre 2003) is required. And version 1.6 is a
no-no. It also tells how to do a software mod and a hardware mod.

I am thinking to get xbox as frontend. I also found that the haupagge
(sp?) media MVP also has good potential for a front end. Though its
limited by its memory (16mb). It has h/w mpeg decoder and a nice
remote. Visit http://mvpmc.sourceforge.net/idx.php?pg=main for more
information. I just bought it, but still struggling to get my backend
running (HDTV card was little flaky, getting a replacement soon).

Thanks
Mudit


On 5/4/05, Calvin Harrigan <charriglists at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>     I've been looking for an economical way of setting up a couple
> frontends.  I currently run a combo be/fe which has served me well for
> over a year.  I though perhaps getting a couple used XBoxes would be a
> decent route.  I've been skimming the archives and one thing that keeps
> popping up is a discussion/mention of versioning on the XBox.  What is
> the easiest version of the XBox to mod to allow it to run mythtv?  Does
> it require a hardware modification?  How do the xboxes perform
> displaying SD TV encoded at 480x480?  Any comments?  Thanks for the feed
> back.
> 
> Calvin
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