Xbox and iPod

[HdGLaxWarrior]

I want to get a Xbox, good or bad? I currently have a PS2, and I'm slightly mad at the limited online capabilities. I heard Live for Xbox was insanely awesome.

I also want to get an iPod, good or bad? I dont have any sort of MP3 player now. And I dont feel like burning CD's everyday.

[SullyLax]

Xbox Live is pretty sweet, but you have to pay. And you need a sepreate modem i believe. what dont you like about the online ps2? just curious. Yes, get an iPod, almost everyone will agree, considering theres only been like 30 or so discussions on them. Enjoi is the man to talk to on an iPod. P.S. are you rich? mannnnn a new xbox and an ipod...

[FredtheCat]

Xbox- Depends on what type of games you play. I would take a PC over an Xbox anyday for online gaming, since there are so many more games and ways to customize them.

Ipod- I don't have one, but as I'm sure you know, they're easily one of the best harddrive based mp3 players. I personally just have an mp3-cd player, which is fine for me. You can get one for under $100 to $150+, and they play as many songs as you can fit on one cd, I have around 300 on each. If you have the money though, I'd probably go with an Ipod. Just make sure you get a newer model, the older ones have major battery issues.

[fungi27]

I have an iPod and i love it. its great i use it all the time.

[enjoi]

Can we make a sticky about Mp3 players so i dont have to repeat myself....?

Xbox - Yes, it kicks ***, and if you mod it you can keep games for ultra cheap on it...

iPod - Get a 20 giger, and then i shove my 40 giger in your face and be like 30 GIGS OF MUSIC *****!!!

[joeyp2003]

enjo what do u mean by mod the xbox?

[anjang86]

Originally posted by joeyp2003
enjo what do u mean by mod the xbox?

that would have to be like... illegal stuff...

copy games and such

[a_nik_02]

Originally posted by joeyp2003
enjo what do u mean by mod the xbox?

Modding an x box would mean putting a mod chip (hence the name) in to play burned games. You can also put in a bigger HD if you want to, but its not really worth it. The only thing that I would do, if I got an x box would be to get a mod chip put in. I don't suggest you do it your self, because if you screw it up you are out 100 bucks.

Try and find a place in your area where they will do it while you wait. Check the newspaper in the classifieds. Modding usually costs between 25-50 dollars. I also suggest that you DON'T send it away to be modded, because the people can steal parts out of your x box and you would never know. Also just to let you know, once you open up your x box it voids the warranty, so make sure you buy one used off of a fried or pray that nothing goes wrong with it because you will never be able to send it back to Microsoft after that!

[Pat Rick]

i have xbox but u need broadband or a cable modem for xbox live so i cant use it for internet cause i have 56k

[joeyp2003]

Originally posted by Pat Rick
i have xbox but u need broadband or a cable modem for xbox live so i cant use it for internet cause i have 56k
yeh i think with ps2 u can still go "live" bc they support a 56K but it doesnt matter having a 56k and trying to go online would kinda suck i think itd have alot of lag...xbox live is amazing and for all you thinking bout getting it def get it soon before halo 2 comes out bc the price is going to be raised...but god its gonna be glorious

[enjoi]

Originally posted by nrvlc
that would have to be like... illegal stuff...

copy games and such

YAR!!!

<----Pirate.

[HdGLaxWarrior]

No, I'm not rich, I have a birthday coming up. I'm still at the age of parental gifts. Thanks for the help guys. I'm going to ask for money + I'm going to have a party. And I want an Xbox and a iPod. And I'm buying Glads, and starting an etrade account with all my money.

What would I need to burn games, a DVD burner?

[enjoi]

No no no, you want to buy a mod chip install it and put a bigger hard drive in there, its relatively complicated so if you dont know what you are doing i may not do that...

http://www.xboxmods.com.au/ looks interesting.... But i dont know anything about them, all my friends modded their own Xbox's themselves.

If you want though you can get a ton of free movies for relatively low cost...

1. DVD Burner+-/RW burner
2. DVD Shrink
3. Nero
4. Blockbuster Movie pass (25$, one month only)
5. Blank DVD+R(s)

And that is all you need to h4xxor DVDs

[HdGLaxWarrior]

Will that work for games though?

[enjoi]

I never tried it, couldnt tell ya.

DVD shrink definetely wont work on it though.

[HdGLaxWarrior]

On PS2 games, it says DVD on it. So would it work.

And whats your thoughts on Dell Digital Jukebox?

[enjoi]

It sucks, as i have reiterated several times.

Sound quality is sub par, but you get what you pay for.

[HdGLaxWarrior]

Ok? So would it work with video games?

[laxboarder22]

I have an xbox and xbox live and i have to say there awesome. I play live at least once every 2 days for awhile. counterstrike is really awesome.

I also just bought an ipod mini and its sweet too. so yeah id say get both

[AHSlaxer3]

iPod's are amazing. i have one and can't say enough about it. the dell jukebox is a pile. a friend of mine got one and now wants an iPod.

x-box is also really cool. i've got ps2 as well and even though there are more games out for ps2, the games for x-box are really nice and the live feature is really cool too.

basically get both :)

[enjoi]

Originally posted by HdGLaxWarrior
Ok? So would it work with video games?

Its an mp3 player man, how would it work with games???:wtf

[anjang86]

Originally posted by enjoilax
Its an mp3 player man, how would it work with games???:wtf

haha I think some people are getting cofused man...

[HdGLaxWarrior]

I was talking about the DVD burners...

[FredtheCat]

Gogo Suprnova (http://www.suprnova.org)

[enjoi]

Wrong area cat but whatev.

DVD shrink does not work with games i'm almost a hundred percent sure. I have no idea of how you could burn PS2/Xbox games.

[SullyLax]

You can make XBox games and im almost definite PS2 games with a DVD burner and some knowhow. think it requires a mod chip as well.

[a_nik_02]

Originally posted by FredtheCat
Gogo Suprnova (http://www.suprnova.org)

Go to the suprnova forums from the link above then to the how to group. In that area, you can find a how to, burn games on to a dvd.

Good luck!

[enjoi]

Suprnova is a nest of RIAA people, just dont use Bittorrent from there.

[Despise Purity]

I have a 15gb Ipod and I love it. I figure 3,700 songs is really enough room for me, plus I don't think I have 10,000+ songs to put on the 40gb Ipod. It's also useful to use has a backup hard drive to your computer.

[enjoi]

Originally posted by Despise Purity
I don't think I have 10,000+ songs to put on the 40gb Ipod.

I do. :devil

[Snuffilufigas22]

Yea, I think enoji knows what he is talking about w/ the whole I-pod situation.

I have X-box Live and it is the ****. Nothing beats Rainbow 6 live. Both are great but you gotta shell out a little cash. Definatly worth it though.

[HdGLaxWarrior]

For the 40 Gig iPod, its like $500.00 and I dont think I'll really need that much space. I have over 20,000 songs on my 4 different iTunes.

[Lyons Lax]

The XBOX and IPOD the ONLY two electronics you need to own

[enjoi]

Originally posted by HdGLaxWarrior
For the 40 Gig iPod, its like $500.00 and I dont think I'll really need that much space. I have over 20,000 songs on my 4 different iTunes.

Dude. Logic time!

40 gig = 10,000 songs,

You=20,000+

You would need over an 80 gig hard drive man.... just for music....

[HdGLaxWarrior]

I know, but $500.00 for a MP3 player? I think thats way too much.

[Despise Purity]

It's not really just an mp3 player. For most kids it is, but I know a few people who also use it as a back-up hard drive. You can save documents on it, and this kid has like all the Family Guy episodes on it. It can be very useful, crap 20,000 songs that is a lot. I only have like 500 on my Ipod.

[HdGLaxWarrior]

Is the memory like songs, or time of songs?

[enjoi]

The size of the iPod refers to how much data you can hold in the ipod, because how many songs you can put into an iPod is dependant on several things:

Bit rate ripped at, actual length of the song, and the encoder used. iTunes is a great encoder, but use the AAC encoder when ripping with iTunes.

[Aust.MaleLaX]

To the ppl that wanted to know how to "back-up" X-Box games email me or PM ,i have over 270 games for my box and got it down pat how to do it ;),and whats needed ,i got tons of links for xbox forums too

cyas

[HdGLaxWarrior]

Ok first of what does "back-up" games mean? And can you tell everyone here on this thread how to do it. And tell us the xbox forums websites.

[Aust.MaleLaX]

back-up ='s copy/pirate lol
and to tell u here would takeup to much time, if ya want links ill emal them

for starters u need a moddified xbox ,with at least a exucutor II chip,you need evolution x dashboard installed, you need a router or a network card,in you computer, u need cat 5 X-over cable (enuff to go from the xbox to p/c), u need flash ftp installed on your p/c...

then you need a +/- dvd burner and finally nero 6(it has settings for the xbox)

if your mates have "backedup' games allready you can back up them backups easy, u just use nero or record now max, and do a one to one copy , its easy this way as the game has allready been 'backed-up'

if ya want more info ,just ask cya M8

[HdGLaxWarrior]

Ok, does it take any skill to put all this stuff in my xbox, and if I do it, and I screw up, is it totaled? And how much will all this stuff cost?

[Aust.MaleLaX]

except the actualy mod chip and cable /router all the software can be used on a trail basis,and i'll almost garentee it all the way from Australia that,where you get the chip in,the guy will put all the software u need on the xbox harddrive....

Im not sure on prices outside Australia but my chip $65 Router $100 cat5 $2 thats all it costs me....

Just a hint if you can afford it get a bigger hard drive put in the same time u get chip, u can go upto a 200gig drive, its best to play games off the hard drive to save the laser, and besides with a bigger h/d u can hire from blockbuster and .backup to harddrive ;)

[HdGLaxWarrior]

What type of router do I need? I have a wireless router set up right by my computer. And can you give me links to the websites that carry mod-chips.

[Aust.MaleLaX]

ok almost any router will do i sent a few links to ya PM ,im not sure if i can post links in here ,it might be called spam. anyway all u need to know is in them links :).

[HdGLaxWarrior]

Ok, I dont even have an xbox, but would this be fairly easy for me to do?

What time is it there?

[Aust.MaleLaX]

12noon saturday in melbourne(east coast aust)

[HdGLaxWarrior]

Wow, its 10:13 Sunday Night. Would this be easy for me to do?

[anjang86]

Originally posted by HdGLaxWarrior
Wow, its 10:13 Sunday Night. Would this be easy for me to do?

dude it's not worth trying man, you wont figure it out and you'll just get frustrated. It took me forever to figure out and by then I was done w/ video games

[HdGLaxWarrior]

I could get my computer nerd friend to do it for me.

[HdGLaxWarrior]

I can buy a pre-mod xbox on this site www.modchipstore.com

[x-man]

get an ipod it is amazing I have one

[HdGLaxWarrior]

I think its pretty much in the bag with the iPod. But I'm curious, what uses do you guys have for yours? I'm just curious about where you guys take yours.

[HdGLaxWarrior]

Would that work?

[enjoi]

Where i take mine..? Everywhere...

[CuseLax18]

both are crazy sweet, plus, i believe the new lax game they might finish is coming out for xbox

[stxlcr18]

ipod is sweet ps2 is just as good as xbox though

[a_nik_02]

Originally posted by HdGLaxWarrior
Would that work?

It looks pretty legitimate, just be really carefull because it might not be. Also e-mail them for some programs to burn the games with, they might be able to help you with that too.

[enjoi]

Originally posted by a_nik_02
It looks pretty legitimate, just be really carefull because it might not be. Also e-mail them for some programs to burn the games with, they might be able to help you with that too.

Listen man, i am sick and tired of hearing about your minidisc player.

:agree

PS2 is the suck compared to the Xbox... Xbox games can only get better from now, while PS2 has already hit to the point where they can no further.

[a_nik_02]

Originally posted by enjoilax
Listen man, i am sick and tired of hearing about your minidisc player.

:agree


What are u talking about? :wtf For once im not talking about my MD!

[robbinthehood]

try out some pc games. i prefer them over ps2 and xbox stuff unless its like madden or something that you play against a friend with. pc games are definitely the best online. try unreal tournament 2004 or warcraft 3, both are good games

[lzlax09]

just get a mod chip in yhour xbox rent games and then put that game on your box. And for an ipod its alot better with a mac because there are alot more programs available for it and such

[enjoi]

Originally posted by lzlax09
just get a mod chip in yhour xbox rent games and then put that game on your box. And for an ipod its alot better with a mac because there are alot more programs available for it and such

Agreed, but their are alot of programs for the windows version as well.

The mac community(SP?) has had alot more time to develop working software for it.

The windows community only recently had a chance to start making programs...

[HdGLaxWarrior]

Enjoi, heres a stupid question: are the iPods capable on both windows and macs. I know they have a windows version, but is it the same?

[WestSideLa X eR]

yes, pretty positive but enjoi will know for sure

as for games, i have and xbox, ps2, gameboy advance,
and gamecube emulator. Then i go steal 500+ emulator games from my asian friend with a portable hard drive.
:agree ....you need a huge hard drive to keep 500+ games though....plus with a tv out cable you can play it on your tv

[Despise Purity]

yeah, you put the itunes cd in that comes with the ipod and it works for both macs and windows. if you get the ipod you need to buy a 2.0 usb port because the one that comes with it only works for macs, i think if you get the mini it comes with it...just not for the regular ipod....=(

[enjoi]

Well if you have a firewire port on your comp (4 pin or 6 pin) then you still dont need to get another one.

Heres the first article in a 5 part series of articles on getting an ipod (http://www.ipodlounge.com/articles_more.php?id=4090_0_8_0_M)

[AeroLax15]

well it depends on if your grandpa ate pasta last night:bawling:

[veronalax33]

i've got both, and both reccommended highly. halo on the xbox is amazing. and the ipod is well worth it. you can do much more than just listen to music on it too.