I bought my first Xbox after my 360 had died, and I am happy to say I am much more happy with it!

I have had no GPU or over-heating problems. It works just as it should and it's QUIET. I really like the S-controller, the original controller's ABXY buttons are weirdly placed in comparison so I prefer the first.

As for the graphics I can't complain, it is an older console and 720p's capability looks great on an standard resolution 21" CRT television that I have it connected to.

They are about $39 used at EB Games and definitely worth all of that and more!

The processor is soldered to the mainboard.

Is there a way to upgrade the processor???

My kids got one ready for the heave ho, this has given me some ideas now, Im not a games buff but if this unit can be put to a better use then maybe its not gonna make it out the door, very interesting indeed.

Cheap to buy & cheap to mod,go the extra & install a extender kit & have 3 hdd's,i have with two of my xbx's maaan it's freak'n awasome the only thing that comes close to any modded xbox is the computer & even then it's not as portable,two more xbox's are in the works for the same treatment,they should've kept making them like Sony has with the PS2 what a cry'n shame

This is the best media center console I have ever used it beats out any other console currently able to do media and i love the xbmc and the streaming feature along with all the emulators and its free to mod

You can pick up a xbox for around £20 these days. I would recommend it for the following reasons...

You can mod them for free so long as you have a PC. They can be used as a great media server for all your TV shows and movies stored on your pc or the xbox. I have used with a 50" HD 1080i TV and the quality is still good Its also still quite a playable console to play games

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!