![]() ![]() HOWEVER, it IS capable of connection to High Definition televisions using the Component cables. Your audio options are stereo (RCA) or digital audio for 5.1 surround-sound (TOSlink, or Coaxial via an adapter). Your options are RF (cable line), Component, S-Video, and Composite. It does not have HDMI, DVI, or even VGA output. ![]() Tweak XBMC (calibrate for your TV, setup network sources, apply AppleTV skin)įirst of all, the Xbox is NOT a high-definition multimedia player. Format the hard drive (includes an old version of XBMC to start with)ĥ. Here is what we are going to do in a nutshell:ģ. This guide will show you how to take your Xbox and install Xbox Media Center (XBMC) as well as how to skin it so that it looks like an AppleTV (only better!). With the appropriate software, it can play any format you can throw at it, including some light HD material and small-bitrate x264 videos. Hackers jumped on this and turned the Xbox into a lean, mean multimedia machine. ![]() The original, 8-year-old Xbox (not the 360) is basically a computer inside a gaming console shell (733mhz Celeron, 64mb ram, etc.). So you want an AppleTV but don't want to spend $300 on one or be locked into Apple's DRM universe? Sure there are hacks available for the AppleTV, but you can do the same thing for less than $100 and get a better multimedia player. ![]()
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