I decided to buy an already modded xbox, and I would really appreciate if you tell me if you think it is a good deal. Here is the ad that I found:

I HAVE A MODDED XBOX I WANTED TO SELLL.....NTUHIGNS WRONGG WITH IT....I HAD THE XBOX IT SELF FER LIKE 4 MONTHS NOW....I RECENTLY GOT IT MODED A MONTH AGO...TONS OF FUN.....modd chip can be turned off so you can play xbox live. SO...THE XBOX HAS 80 GIGS....I ALSO PUT ANOTHER CHIP WHERE IT ALOOWWS YOU TO PLAY ANY DVD VCD...BOOTLEG W/E....IF ITS ONA CD...MOST LIKLLEY THE SPECIAL DRIVE I PUT IN WILL READ IT. COMES WITH ONE CONTROLLER, THE XBOX SYTEM(MODDED) , AND THE CABLE CORDS AND ELECTRICAL.

I am offered this unit at $180. This is the first time I buy an xbox not to mention a modded xbox. Please advise me what questions I should ask the seller and what I should look at when I pick it up.

he put in another chip? what exactly is that?

... Jsut my opinion but that sounds phony.. Not only is that dude's grammer and spelling worse than mine (which is about a 6th grade level Lol) --

I ALSO PUT ANOTHER CHIP WHERE IT ALOOWWS YOU TO PLAY ANY DVD VCD...BOOTLEG W/E....IF ITS ONA CD...MOST LIKLLEY THE SPECIAL DRIVE I PUT IN WILL READ IT

-- Garbage unless this dude will provide info on the chip name and the "special drive " he put in it. I think this is a crock, but you've got the money not me.

doesn't sound tryst worthy if ur gonna get one do ur reashearch find what size hdd and chip u want then buy it in the b/s/t forum here. u won't be swindeled and u'll have quality

-wolf

I wouldn't trust it either. Why not look at the BST forums here. Look at the feedback that people have got from making various deals with other members. Or maybe even a shop that sells premods (System mods/BM Mods). This is what I would do, but as EverestX said, it's your money

BST Forums link

I just emailed this guy about the chip and the drive. Here is what he said:

its a evolution chip which is a dvd x which let syou watch any dvd in the world......literally.....the drive name is not availble.....amde specaily by my freind....he used a samsung reader witha maxtor drive capppacity....which alone iws worth 120

Does it make much sense?

this is shady i'd say leave it be if he can't take the time to spellcheck or not bullshit u then don't buy from him.

-wolf

Can anyone smell it.....Bullshit
Stay well clear my friend and buy your box from someone here in the BST section

this guy doesnt know what he's talking about. there is no such thing as a evox chip.


and when they say "made specially by my freind", they mean "it may or may not work, i dont know"

the name of the drive is always available. you can look on the inside, or just look at the tray.

it could be a xchip. but most likly its softmodded, or tsoped

-wolf

But the ad says "modd chip can be turned off so you can play xbox live". Do you really think it can be softmodded or tsoped?

Dude it's Bullshit. I can hook you up with a TSOPed box for 100. plus shipping. Or a Chipped box for 150. + shipping. All complete with hook up kits and 1 controller...Actually its much easier to just snag the box your self and load mod it ;-) Its also fun!


Cheers!

softmods can use live via colbooting and a tsop on a 1.0 or 1.1 can have a switch

-wolf

Yeah all moddern ways of modding the xbox usualy let you go live.

Well i Got mine here in B/S/T and it worked nice i dont know alot about Xbox but that looks like a BIG scame so u decide to be on the safe and look in here or go and give your money to some one u might never get a box.

As said before this guy is talking absolute sh*t to you:

"evolution chip" -its got evolution-x dashboard (software) on it

"dvd x" -dvd region x, a program that plays dvd's & ignores region checks

"samsung reader witha maxtor drive capppacity" well that to me makes no sense - a dvd drive can't have capacity they just read dvd's.


given his blatant lies about dvd drive (maybe he had to change the lens?) & all the rest of it. I also reckon it would just be softmodded & a few apps put on it by an auto-install package - something you could very easily do yourself.

This also makes me dubious about having 80gig hard drive.

but anyway i'm sure by the time you've read the previous posts you've already decided not to get.


What you should do is get cheap second hand xbox preferably version 1-1.5 & get a solderless chip & put in yourself. It really is very easy once you've read all the guides & a sense of achievment.

You can also softmod but i'd reccomend chip as its easier to sort out problems if things go wrong cos you can always ftp into the box & its really easy to change hard drive.

Thank you for your help. Now that I heard you all and I decided not to buy this unit, I got another offer from a different seller. Could you please tell me what you think about this one?

This modded XBOX has a solder pinheader installed SmartXX v2. No faulty or unreliable solderless modchips here. With this modchip you can play backup games, SNES NES Genesis Gameboy etc, Xbox Media Center (use it as an HTPC, or burn your movies and music to the harddrive), and you can even install Linux. It also has some mods on it including a passive heatsink to make it less noisy, and an ATA133 cable to make it load faster. It includes 2 controllers (one s one normal), USB homebrew converter, DVD dongle kit, Xbox live headset module for controller, and the cables. This modchip can be turned off so you don't get banned on XBOX live. Price is $150.

Haha I'm still new to xbox modding and I can see something wrong with that.
First of all, correct me if I'm wrong, I don't think changing the ATA cable would make it load faster, if the motherboard is only ATA33, a "faster cable" won't do anything. If I'm wrong then I'll remember that for when I change my HDD.
Also, it's not the modchip that allows you to play those old console games, it's the emulators and those can easily be downloaded and FTP'd onto the xbox(or burned to a disc and played that way.)
-R.E.A.

Well, llamma sells upgraded ata cables that are xbox size and folded into shape, they had an article about games loading a bit faster too and I think they are a reputable site so there maybe something to that ata-133 cable stuff, but I'm still not personally convinced.

As far as the rest of the stuff that this unit has, do you think it is worth $150?

sounds to me like you need to find a new source of buying info mate
if you really wanna part with your money then you can give it to me

That actually sounds like a better deal, because it sounds like he modded it first hand, knows the chip that he put in, and you get two controllers. I would check the dvd drive to make sure that it is not a Thomson, then I would buy it.

Fake, don't even waste your time. Were did you find this any way?

Why do you think it is a fake?

I just asked the seller about the drive, and below is his reply. Could someone please comment on this issue with a Thomson drive? Why is it not recommended to get an xBox with a Thomson drive?

It has a thomson drive. Many will tell you Hitachi drives are the best but in reality it breaks down that Thomsons can read nearly and DVD media and not much CD-R Media. Hitachis are better at reading CD-Rs though and not the best at dvds. If you are backing up games the Thomson is better. With this modchip you dont need to use CDs to install things as for the most part you can just FTP over a network.

Unable to control CAPS LOCK = don't even bother...

Sorry, as a newby, I don't understand what you are saying. Could you please explain why people don't recommend Thomson drives?

If someone (the suposid seller) can't control thier CAPS LOCK it's wise to stay far far away. As for why Thompsons sux the donkey balls is because it's the early drive Xboxes come with and are the most prone to DRE (disk read error...you get to buy a new drive for the xbox!).

Old Tompson drives are notoriously bad for loading certain types of backup media (ie will only recognise CD-RW and certain DVD-r & +R's)

Poeple tell you to stear clear of them becasue they dont read cd-r's.. Mine reads some random ones Mainly I sitck to cd-rw's for it.. It is ver finicky with them also. You should take into consideration that all these people tell you they suck becasue they dont read cd-rs.. Well that's well and great but it's a dvd-rom drive. You should be ok with a thompson if you plan to be modding boxes frequently and want to go through all types of media get a smsung, otherwise a thomson will treat you jsut fine.

Oh, you are talking about the original message. Yes, I have moved along. As I mentioned a couple of posts above, here is the new offer from a different seller that I am considering:

This modded XBOX has a solder pinheader installed SmartXX v2. No faulty or unreliable solderless modchips here. With this modchip you can play backup games, SNES NES Genesis Gameboy etc, Xbox Media Center (use it as an HTPC, or burn your movies and music to the harddrive), and you can even install Linux. It also has some mods on it including a passive heatsink to make it less noisy, and an ATA133 cable to make it load faster. It includes 2 controllers (one s one normal), USB homebrew converter, DVD dongle kit, Xbox live headset module for controller, and the cables. This modchip can be turned off so you don't get banned on XBOX live. Price is $150.

where are u getting these offers from?

thats more like it. Specific in the method of install, seems alot more trustworthy. Go with that one

From a local online board.

Xecuter 3
120-300gig HDD
new DVD tray if u got the gay one
painted or clear case.
Custom X-S jewel
lit up by Blue LEDs
LEDs in controller ports
LEDs in eject botton
Blue Feet


YAY

And what does it have to do with this topic?

They are bad dvd drives they will crap out on you or give you alot of dirty disc error's. You should get a Samsung but not the 616 model unless you want it or Phillips drive I perfer the Version 2 model. If you really want a Thompson then I would sugest pot tweeking it.

Grammer, hell mine is even that abd and allot of my posts r shit. He had it for 4 months after doing all that and wants to get ride of it, hmm sounds like an issue with the box. He doesn't specify exactly what chip he installed, and wtf is the special drive thing?

Can you post a link to it for fun?

well ... my advice sounds like this: buy a virgin xbox. its only 150€. buy a modchip. even a duox will work. thats another 15€. let it install in your hometown by someone or install it yourself. afterwards its a great experience. and youll be also prepared to mod the 360 in the future ;-)

with this you also wont have a shitty thomson dvd drive