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SithMaster:

Id go pc since its cheaper and then you just need a decent video card to output to svid or comp.

The xbox should always remember what buttons youve assigned.

Kaytrim:

Installing a PCI card is not that hard.  Installing a modchip in a XBox would scare me.  Parts for a computer are more readily found and are standardized.  Modchips are not.  Customizing the front end to look the way you want is part of the fun.  You have the option of getting emulators for the various consoles not just MAME.  You are very limited to the games and emulators for the XBox.

For the flexibility, I would stick with a computer.

TTFN :cheers:
Kaytrim

Jeff AMN:

I'd go with the PC for many reasons, but most importantly, you'll find a stronger support base here for it. Most guys here have gone the PC route and should be able to identify any problems you come across and address them quickly. I think that you're more "future proofed" by going with a PC too.

Zeppo:

From what you want, and what you are able to spend, I would have to say it isn't really possible.
You say you want to play EVERY arcade rom. For that you will need a very high end machine and even then some may not play well from what I have heard.
If you want to stick to the 2D games you mentioned, then you will probably need a good 2GHz machine.
Or thereabouts.
If the computer you have only has PCI, no AGP or PCI-e, then it is most likely an older computer that doesn't have enough power.
You may be able to get lucky and find a computer either on ebay or craigslist.com that would work for you for $200.

I know nothing about X-Box setups, so my only advice there is that I have heard they don't exactly work the best in the world.

Good luck.
Wish I could help more.


DrumAnBass:

I originally was planning on using my modded Xbox to run mame in my cab. I installed a xenium SPICE solderless modchip, which was fairly painless and used the AID intaller disk (look for a torrent) to load in all the apps, including MameOx.

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.

So then I decided to build a cheap PC for my cab. I bought an AMD Semperon 1800+ motherboard/processor combo from Frys for $79, a cheap power supply, 512mb ram, wireless keyboard/mouse, and used an old hard drive I had sitting around - all for less than $200. What the PC offers is more flexibility. USB ports, trackball support, utilities for keymapping, cool screensavers, much better frontends. I used a GGG GPWiz as an encoder so the computer thinks my player 1 joystick is a "gamepad" so it will work with any PC game that supports gamepads.

A cheap PC is just a lot more flexible than the Xbox. Now I use my Xbox for the XBMC Media Center, which is a much better use of it than sticking it in my arcade cab.

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