{"id":225602,"date":"2010-01-25T09:08:37","date_gmt":"2010-01-25T14:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/2010\/01\/25\/modder-trims-the-fat-turns-chubby-original-xbox-into-svelte-xbmc-machine\/"},"modified":"2010-01-25T09:08:37","modified_gmt":"2010-01-25T14:08:37","slug":"modder-trims-the-fat-turns-chubby-original-xbox-into-svelte-xbmc-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/225602","title":{"rendered":"Modder trims the fat, turns chubby original Xbox into svelte XBMC machine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/photos\/xbmc-customized-xbox\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" vspace=\"4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.engadget.com\/media\/2010\/01\/xbmc-20100125-01-600.jpg\" alt=\"Modder trims the fat, turns chubby original Xbox into svelte XBMC machine\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The original <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/tag\/xbox\">Xbox<\/a> has been cracked six ways to Sunday, giving us the distinct impression that those consoles still in use are, at this point, providing services very different than its designers intended. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/tag\/xbmc\">XBMC<\/a> is largely responsible for that, turning the original big black box into a more than respectable media machine, and now modder Richard Wileman has given it a redesign to suit its functionality. He&#8217;s replaced the original, full-sized HDD with a 2.5-inch model, performed a DVDectomy, and wedged everything into a svelte, aluminum case. There&#8217;s even an IR port on there for remote control and a wee LCD for checking playlists without turning on the TV. It&#8217;s less than half the size of the original and, by our count, more than twice as attractive. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/photos\/xbmc-customized-xbox\/\">XBMC customized Xbox<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/photos\/xbmc-customized-xbox\/2647427\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.engadget.com\/media\/2010\/01\/xbmc-20100125-01-800_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/photos\/xbmc-customized-xbox\/2647428\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.engadget.com\/media\/2010\/01\/xbmc-20100125-02-800_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/photos\/xbmc-customized-xbox\/2647429\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.engadget.com\/media\/2010\/01\/xbmc-20100125-03-800_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2010\/01\/25\/modder-trims-the-fat-turns-chubby-original-xbox-into-svelte-xbm\/\">Modder trims the fat, turns chubby original Xbox into svelte XBMC machine<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\">Engadget<\/a> on Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:59:00 EST.  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