Amiga emulator on the Xbox 360

[BuZz]

pvr wise - it can talk and be a frontend to mythtv, so that's not a problem. its easy to launch a web browser of your choice from within xbmc. the gui is pretty decent I think, no problem using it from a remote. you can reskin also if you prefer a different layout.

as for setup. you can get live cds with it on ready to go.

we are not going to agree on this...

your final comparison to be honest, reads from someone who has not actually really used xbmc recently.

[alexh]

Originally Posted by th4t1guy

why not use any of the hundred other programs with more functionality/hardware support/easier to setup/etc.?

Of which you've listed how many by name?

Originally Posted by th4t1guy

Setup takes a while, it's high maintenance and very easily broken.

Not sure about the linux version but the Windows7 version installs with no setup and works fine and is pretty much impossible to break.

Originally Posted by th4t1guy

At the end of the day, I could just use a default player and not lose much.

Which "default player"? Certainly not Windows Media Centre 11 cos it doesn't play some of the more popular codecs out of the box.

I'm interested to consider other alternatives. Get me some details so I can try them.

Originally Posted by BuZz

if you want to watch 1080p x264, then xbmc on some htpc is a decent choice. if you dont care so much about hd, xbmc4xbox on an xbox can be a good cost effective choice still (although if you transcode you can do 720p on an xbox1).

I've found that my xbox1 with XBMC cannot play 99% of scene x264 720p files One of the main reasons I'm looking for an alternative. I wonder if I can get a upnp server to transcode to 720p xvid or something on the fly?

[BuZz]

you can transcode on the fly . i tested using ps3 media server i think. not sure though if transcoding that you can fast forward though whilst transcoding.. probably not.. i tend to just run a quick mencoder commandline and then watch it when its done (or during). some "releases" are tagged xvidhd and these play almost perfectly..

im not of course recommending an xbox1 for hd stuff though..

[S0ulA55a551n]

Dont bother.

Get original xbox for £10 , soft-mod it, whack a massive HDD in it and use XBMC, buy far the cheapest and best media centre/player around.

[BuZz]

And hopefully the next stable release of xbmc4xbox isn't too far away. (tagged as beta2 currently)

[seuden]

Can we stick to the original topic, please. I already know what I need to know about xbmc etc, take it elsewhere. Amiga on 360 is where I'm at.

[S0ulA55a551n]

Ok then

Don't hack a 360 and play pirated games.

Amiga Emulator on 360 pretty pointless I think

[deicidal]

I am just waiting for an Amiga emulator for the PS3

[seuden]

Originally Posted by S0ulA55a551n

Ok then

Don't hack a 360 and play pirated games.

Amiga Emulator on 360 pretty pointless I think

Having a 360, PS3 and a Wii under my tv is enough, so having emulators on these is very appealing. I also want to get my missus into Amiga games which would be easier if it was on the 360 as she loves the 360.

Looking very much forward to this.

[Dreedo]

I would be interested in this also if it wasn't so risky, chances are you will get caught eventually by Microsoft for Jtagging your Xbox, and then your console becomes pretty useless, you can't do anything that requires the internet, such as get DLC, game updates, play online, chat to friends.

Price is just too high to pay for an Amiga emulator methinks, i'd rather just use my real Amiga which is right next to my 360, or go downstairs and use my PC.

[deicidal]

Also dont forget if your 360 gets banned it also removes some features from the 360 like installing games to hdd.

[kipper2k]

Originally Posted by Dreedo

I would be interested in this also if it wasn't so risky, chances are you will get caught eventually by Microsoft for Jtagging your Xbox, and then your console becomes pretty useless, you can't do anything that requires the internet, such as get DLC, game updates, play online, chat to friends.

Price is just too high to pay for an Amiga emulator methinks, i'd rather just use my real Amiga which is right next to my 360, or go downstairs and use my PC.

a jtagged xbox 360 is the best one you could have... you have the options of copying all your dvds to a usb drive (up to 2TB) and play from there. You have pretty well all the console emulators, you can still watch movies, you can still play all the xblive games and get the DLC without the need of going online. and... (I saved the best for last)

you can play online using the xlink kai service.


It is freaking awesome!!!

forgot to mention, you can also play backups of nearly every xbox 1 games (even ones that M$ never officially supported)

[alexh]

Oooh... might have to consider getting one.... but where to find one in the UK?

I guess consoles that old would be susceptible to RROD? Can you even get the Jasper (was that the fixed version of the mobo?) that old?

[Amigafanboi]

Xlink Kai is still good for Xbox 1 too.

The RROD isn't so bad on the 2nd gen 360's, after hot air on the GPU and the Xclamp fix they never get returned for a 2nd repair to me and they can be had real cheap on Evil bay.
I also do the 12v fan mod which keeps the RROD at bay in the first place.

[kipper2k]

Originally Posted by alexh

Oooh... might have to consider getting one.... but where to find one in the UK?

I guess consoles that old would be susceptible to RROD? Can you even get the Jasper (was that the fixed version of the mobo?) that old?

forgot to mention Alexh, Jtagged consoles play all region games and you can get "donor" files for whatever version 360 you have, regardless of region. Jasper is the best but of course trying to find one with the 7371 Dash or earlier is pretty tough nowadays. There are a few coolmods that will decrease the GPU temps and make your 360 less susceptible to RROD

[Jgames]

Originally Posted by alexh

Oooh... might have to consider getting one.... but where to find one in the UK?

I guess consoles that old would be susceptible to RROD? Can you even get the Jasper (was that the fixed version of the mobo?) that old?

Brought a Jtagged xbox, after i SAW with my own eyes what a jtagged xbox opens.
You can install your "backups" on an external HDD, and play your Live "backups" games from the Internal one.
No more loading time, or disk swapping hassle.
I think a jtagged xbox is incredible (. But also you have These emulators on it
Final burn
Mame (not very good)
Snes(exellent)
Md(exellent)
Pcengine(not tried)
Nes (not tried)
Maybe others.
Just connect a 2TB external hard disk, and you are in heaven.

I brought one from the UK, with a Falcon revision, not jasper.
Go to this website UKmodchips.com

[roberthazelby]

Won't the 360 Amiga emulator suffer from exactly the same problem the Xbox Amiga emulators suffered from - run at correct speed (50hz), but have 'chuggy' scrolling, or run at 60hz, making games too fast, but have smooth scrolling?

[killergorilla]

Chuggy scrolling?

[roberthazelby]

Originally Posted by killergorilla

Chuggy scrolling?

Yep. There's one thing the Amiga was brilliant at was (and is) super-smooth scrolling. See, for example, Shadow of The Beast, Leander, Flimbo's Quest.

From all the years of faffing about I've done with various emulator settings you can either get the correct speed (50hz) and chuggy scrolling, or at 60hz you get smooth scrolling, but the games run too fast.

[killergorilla]

Well I've had WinUAEX set up at 50hz and the scrolling was spot on. No "chuggy"ness