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EMK0
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To be able to run unsigned code on 360 u will have to have a 360 that was not updated past 7371 witch i bet most people did since they want Live and the jtag hack is not easy to do. I just don't see many people will do this to there 360 it would be much easier to just buy a cheap htpc and keep your 360 that can play games online.
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Well its sad too see how xbmc turned out, im also hoping some one still has the xbox spirit in them... Seems to have been lost looking at some of these comments...
i remember the days when you guys first got xbmp playing the matrix sample at high speed lol.
my 360 is now homebrew'd it wasnt hard at all, i dont really want any other hardware under the tv when my 360 already plays xvid etc... all i want is mkv support.
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The ion box cannot be compared to an Xbox360 performance wise. A console with maximum capabilities to play games and free choice of HD contents is prefered by several owners of this console. And why should we buy an ion based box when we already have a Xbox360? Then you have to add another cost! The noise from the console is a of a subjective opinion and there are some Jaspers out there, which can be JTAG upgraded. Besides those ion boxes are NOT available everyhere priced at a lower pricetag compared to a Xbox360.
How many of you raise you hands up for XBMC for Xbox360? I will definiately do it! I also believe there are like over 50 000 people who would like this app ported to this console.
Another good question is why Apple TV was so internesting to make a port to. That junk of hardware cannot play 1080p files and is more expensive also because it is a damn Apple brand!
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natethomas
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Look, Jill and Adi, I think you are not getting the point here. XBMC is open sourced software. The current official dev team has no interest in making an Xbox 360 port, and, because they are not getting paid, they only program things they are interested in.
However, BECAUSE XBMC is open source software, you and the 50,000 other people out there with interest are totally welcome to take it and do with it as you please. If you want to develop a version for the 360, more power to you! Do it with all haste! I probably wouldn't personally use that version, but I'm sure many people would be extremely grateful. None of us here are stopping you from doing so.
As to the donation question, once again, the devs do not get paid. They do what they are interested in. If you don't like what they are interested in, donate somewhere else. Maybe you could even donate to a group that you put together who actually made your port!
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Still 360's are cheaper than ion based systems in the uk. And the hack is no more difficult than installing an x3 chip to the original xbox.