> > I would like to get the views of members here on the state of MAME on the original > > Xbox. > > I've heard bad things before about that project; my opinion is that it is dumb in > 2013 to use an original Xbox for anything. You can buy cheap small-form-factor PCs, > often fanless, which deliver orders of magnitude more CPU and GPU power, faster > networking, and HDMI output. XBMC runs a lot nicer on those, and you can go directly > to current MAME and other emulators like DEMUL and SuperModel that aren't possible on > the Xbox.
There is a difference. When you use coinops and Vision you will see why.
yes Xbox is outdated hardware, but BP and the other guys who donate their time to making Videos and art intro to make a really pretty front end menu for each game really makes coinops and vision worth using a XBOX again.
Also you can get an Xbox, 160GB HDD and softmod for under $20 bux these day. FOr $20 bux to have a all in one system you can turn on and have a pretty interface and 4-10K games at your finger tips makes a great little box.
So while I agree with you and I do have a Gaming PC for emulation and you have things like rasberryPI and Android devices, the Xbox still holds up well...
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