Xbox 360’s DVD Playback: Stunningly Bad?
Don’t bother using the Xbox 360 as a DVD player (note: that’s regular DVD, not HD DVD) since, according to Extreme Tech, it’s absolutely terrible. ET went to extreme measures to test the performance of the 360’s DVD player, comparing it with a Denon DVD-3910. Out of a possible 130 points, the Xbox 360 walked…
Install Western Digital Hard Drives Into Your Xbox 360
It’s now possible to install third-party hard drives into the Xbox 360, but there are some caveats. A hacker created a DOS-based program that, for now, only works on Western Digital BEVS hard drives. Also, the 20GB storage limit is still in place. It can only be surpassed if Microsoft officially releases a larger hard…
Xbox 360 Controller Full Tilt Contol Mod
A budding engineer has given the Xbox 360 full tilt control, placing it in the same camp as the Wiimote and the PS3’s SIXAXIS controller. By adding an accelerometer to the 360’s controller, Adam Thole was able to get the controller to respond to his physical movements. There’s been such a positive reaction that he’s…