[mythtv-users] What version of Xbox is best for myth?

[Andrew Close]

On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 08:54:24 -0500, John Kuhn <kuhn at razorsys.com> wrote:
> I'm going to get a xbox for myth uses only and wondering what version of
> xbox should i try and get.  all the local stores around here carry what
> i assume to be 1.6 or 1.6b xboxs, any way to tell by looking at the
> box?  reading online i see that 1.6 and 1.6b xboxs are not ideal because
> you can not software mod them.  The 1.6b have overscan issues as well.
> So that leaves me with the question of, if I can get an older xbox what
> version would i want? to obtain the best picture quality and reduced
> noise levels.

the hardware mod isn't really that difficult to do if you just have patience.  
the nice thing about some of the older XBoxen is that their RAM can be
upgraded to 128MB which would help out with Linux and Myth, but isn't
necessary.  and i don't really think you'll find that much difference
in output (picture quality) between any of them as they are all pretty
similar hardware.


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