From: bel@whipassgaming.com   
      
   >> Might as well go with the DVD-RW burner. I love how DVD burners are   
   >> now almost cheaper than CD burners! Depending on how fast you want it,   
   >> you may want to check out Newegg as they have some dirt cheap DVD   
   >> burners(I got mine there for, like, $30). This way, when you do get a   
   >> new PC you can just drop it in there and you'll be set.   
   >   
   > I went with the CDRW burner. I was unsure of whether the DVD burner   
   > could burn CDRWs.   
      
   They do, but it's no big deal. CD-Rs are dirt cheap everywhere.   
      
      
   > Anyway, I also bought a DVD burner (not a PC drive)   
   > on clearance for $79. Time to transfer all of VHS cassettes over and   
   > then get rid of them.   
      
   It's the way to go. Once I get another video capture card, I'm   
   transferring the rest of my old VHS stuff to DVD.   
      
   > It only comes with Nero express (which I can actually see at least),   
      
   Was it Nero OEM? That is, it has the whole suite(Showtime, Digital,   
   Trasncoder, etc). It most likely does.   
      
   > so I'll have to download the Alchohol program in order to burn DC CDs.   
      
   Don't do it until you're absolutely ready to burn(the demo is only 15   
   days or something like that).   
      
   > I just hope this works. If it doesn't, I'll burn the dreamcast :D   
      
   Just be patient...and if you can, try to find a prepared image that you   
   just burn. There's plenty on bittorrent that are ready to go...   
      
   >> I wouldn't bother with the Xbox newsgroups. They're just filled with   
   >> non-stop trolling, plus you're likely to get more sneers for "just   
   >> owning an Xbox" instead of a 360(just like at GameStop). There are   
   >> plenty of sites, though, that have the full walkthrough posted and   
   >> then forums for when you need help. :)   
   >   
   > XBOX fanboys definitely are annoying.   
      
   Well, I'd agree, but it's the 360 fanboys that I'm talking about. It   
   reminds me of when Apple started up OSX, it split the Apple community.   
   We were all *supposed* to be on the same side, but if you didn't have   
   OSX, you were still using OS 9, you were treated like a leper by your   
   own people.   
      
   >> The only real issue with a modded Xbox, that I've noticed using his   
   >> unit, was how hard it can be to update your dashboard and just the   
   >> idiotic way the HD is mandatorily partioned into 5 or 6 pieces. Still,   
   >> there are apps that make the update easier...or you can just not   
   >> update it at all, no big deal....   
   >   
   > My only problem with this is having to use Linux.  I'm just not crazy   
   > about it.  I've used it on my PC, and I'm just not as proficient with   
   > it. Worse, there were always hardware problems (USB, sound card,   
   > modem.)  I've got noppix live, which is cool because it has good usb   
   > support and no hard drive is required. I think it had a problem with   
   > my sound card though.   
      
   Well, it's not really Linux...it's just a tiny, tiny shell of what Linux   
   really is. People with a modded Xbox only use it because they want to   
   browse the net, not to actually do any PC-like work on their Xbox. Trust   
   me, it's not as bad as you think.   
      
   Bel   
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