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After eyeing the Xbox Media Center conversion for a few months now, I got all the required hardware for about $20 off ebay. The final push came from Lisa when I couldn't explain why the Xbox Media Center Extender couldn't display photos from my network share (it can only extend photos on the media center hard drive). Add to that the fact that the retail xbox can't play DiVX or any other useful format excpet DVD and MP3 and you can see why it becomes a "need" rather than a "want." My hackable game choice was "007: Agent Under Fire" since the MechAssault game has 4 different versions out, only one of which is hackable. After loading the save game from the Action Replay memory card in my 007 game the xbox blinked and a typical l33t h@x0r screen appeared. A hack this easy that doesn't require any hardware modifications always feels great. I quickly used the l33t h@x0r screen to back up the EEPROM and MSLOAD and replace them with the hacked versions. After rebooting the xbox I was greeted with FTP settings that allowed me to copy the media center software over the network. 20 minutes later I rebooted a second time and was greeted with my new Xbox Media Center Experience. I can even play the recorded TV .DVR-MS files on my media center via a file share. Now Lisa can enjoy DiVX, photos, music and emulated games on either television, which is why I did the hack. Not because I'm an obsessive techno nerd that can't leave well enough alone.