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I didn’t know just how cool home media centers could be until I created my own.  I currently have a modded Xbox running XBMC networked with an Ubuntu Linux server that I use for all of my media storage. Basically, the Xbox acts as a console and player for all of my media – movies, pictures, and music.  Startup time is quick, the resolution is amazing, and I can still play my favorite Xbox games.

The total cost of his project was around $100 and about 20 hours of time (that was my first time – now I can mod the Xbox and configure it within 2 hours). Most of  my time was spent pouring over forums, tutorials, and blogs trying to figure out exactly how to get everything to work right.  The invaluable HowTo that I used which provided me most of the information I needed was from the awesome writers at Lifehacker.  The rest of the set up and configuration I learned on the fly and through Aaron Brauer-Reike.

Want to do it yourself?  Jump over to my Wiki to see all my personal documentation (still in progress) or leave me a comment!

DIY XBMC