Easy to softmod, and able to play DVD without buying the adapter (XBMC). Really like the Online Feature with Halo

As a gaming system, there weren't that many games made for it compared to the PS2. As for a media server, softmodding it to XBMC and running it with games on the HD to eliminate loading times, excellent.

Now that you can pick one up used, I highly recommend getting one and soft-modding it. As one of the posts said, XBMC can stream music and movies from home network, and supports far more formats than the newer 360 does. (Forget about HD content however, the processor is too slow.) Also, you can relive nostalgia by loading one of a number of emulators to the system. I think I've played more NBA Jam, Dr. Mario, Bomberman, etc. on this machine than actual Xbox games. A DEFINITE BUY even for a dead console, due to the ability to mod it!

A really GREAT system!!! I bought 3 of them that had drives that would stick, and loaded XBMC on all three, and now I have a server running throughout my house! Way nice to watch a movie from the computer downstairs!