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EVERYONE Please Give me Advice!!! I need some direction :-(
ChadTower:
XBMC > everything
That is all.
javeryh:
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Buy and read.
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I couldn't agree more.
For what it's worth, I'd also vote for going with a PC due to flexibility and the support you can get here for it. Also, IMO, the biggest mistake anyone can make when they are starting is to think that there is an all-in-one solution for MAME. There just isn't. If you try to build something that will "play everything" (which you can't) you will end up with something that doesn't feel right for a lot of games.
parpunk:
hey guys thanks a lot for all the help thus far.
As for the computer i have its a hewlett packard pavilion 533w. and after talking to a few people everyone said it should definetly be able to handle 95 percent of the arcade games. When i say ALL the arcade roms, i mean the ones that are logical to play. NOT the new 3d games. the most advanced game i would like to run would be something like Marvel Vs. capcom. and from what im told my computer will handle that fine.
i was just thinking modded xbox might be better, but now you guys are persuading me the other route lol.
Oh one other thing, what up BIOS? i had one user tell me about them, but if i was looking into getting a complete rom set, would the bios normally be with those etc.?
Thanks for all the info so far guys, and please keep the input coming if anyone has a minute to share info/experience. thanks guys!
-mark
unclet:
My first thought is if you build a complete cabient around an Xbox and then the Xbox fails in a year or so .... then what? Try to get another old Xbox and perform a hack on it years from now? Yikes. I would stick with a computer in which it is very easy to replace, upgrade and configure.
Also, why would you build a cabinet and not want to configure a front end now and days, since they are so easy to set up. I used MALA as my frontend, but others exist which are easy as well. Part of the fun in my opinion.
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: DrumAnBass on March 07, 2007, 01:48:23 pm ---However; MameOx needs an old romset which I couldn't find, and it isn't the greatest front end. Just not very flexible or customizable.
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