From the little I've searched around there are two ways to mod the 360, either using the chip or flashing.
Which is better and which is safer?
Also would you still be able to use online services with either?
What are the chances of bricking?
What are your own opinions on each?
Originally posted by gameover9: No but a modchip would.
Of course flashing voids the warranty too. Everything that makes you open the console case voids the warranty.
The rest:
Which is better and which is safer?
Mod chips haven't been develloped on since two years, so they are pretty much a dead end. Flashing is cheaper and therefor better.
Also would you still be able to use online services with either?
Don't know about the chip but with the flash you can.
What are the chances of bricking?
Depends on your knowledge and experience. The chip needs sodering, so if you are familiar with a sodering iron chances of bricking might not be this high. The flash on the other hand is pretty easy and only software-sided, so if you do anything wrong chances are high you might be able to undo it.
What are your own opinions on each?
Chip on the Xbox 360 is expensive and a dead end, I wouldn't recommend it. A flash on the other hand you have to keep up to date so you should know what you are doing, so read the tutorials and follow them. I would do it myself, it's not so hard, if you have ever taken appart a computer you should be able to do it.
Xbox 360: Slim untouched with a faked 320 GB harddrive for XBL, phat with LT 3.0, played Halo early, so going on live would be an instand ban, also with a faked 320 GB harddrive
PS3: Untouched 160 GB Slim, 60 GB Fat with latest Rogero and 160 GB internal harddrive.
PSVita: hardly ever play it
GameCube: Black with a Viper chip installed. With gameboy player. Trying to get a Wavebird controller.
Tell that to the people that send boxes into M$ all the time that have been flashed and opened. If you do it right, it will not void the warranty. This includes taking the sticker on/off.
Originally posted by gameover9: Tell that to the people that send boxes into M$ all the time that have been flashed and opened. If you do it right, it will not void the warranty. This includes taking the sticker on/off.
The warranty is still void and if M$ had the time to check all these systems sent in more exhaustive, there would be a lot more which wouldn't get repaired.
Xbox 360: Slim untouched with a faked 320 GB harddrive for XBL, phat with LT 3.0, played Halo early, so going on live would be an instand ban, also with a faked 320 GB harddrive
PS3: Untouched 160 GB Slim, 60 GB Fat with latest Rogero and 160 GB internal harddrive.
PSVita: hardly ever play it
GameCube: Black with a Viper chip installed. With gameboy player. Trying to get a Wavebird controller.
Originally posted by gameover9: No but a modchip would.
Of course flashing voids the warranty too. Everything that makes you open the console case voids the warranty.
The rest:
Which is better and which is safer?
Mod chips haven't been develloped on since two years, so they are pretty much a dead end. Flashing is cheaper and therefor better.
Also would you still be able to use online services with either?
Don't know about the chip but with the flash you can.
What are the chances of bricking?
Depends on your knowledge and experience. The chip needs sodering, so if you are familiar with a sodering iron chances of bricking might not be this high. The flash on the other hand is pretty easy and only software-sided, so if you do anything wrong chances are high you might be able to undo it.
What are your own opinions on each?
Chip on the Xbox 360 is expensive and a dead end, I wouldn't recommend it. A flash on the other hand you have to keep up to date so you should know what you are doing, so read the tutorials and follow them. I would do it myself, it's not so hard, if you have ever taken appart a computer you should be able to do it.
Originally posted by gameover9: Tell that to the people that send boxes into M$ all the time that have been flashed and opened. If you do it right, it will not void the warranty. This includes taking the sticker on/off.
The warranty is still void and if M$ had the time to check all these systems sent in more exhaustive, there would be a lot more which wouldn't get repaired.
As long as you do a good job and get the sticker on there nice, you won't have an issue.
Xbox 360: Slim untouched with a faked 320 GB harddrive for XBL, phat with LT 3.0, played Halo early, so going on live would be an instand ban, also with a faked 320 GB harddrive
PS3: Untouched 160 GB Slim, 60 GB Fat with latest Rogero and 160 GB internal harddrive.
PSVita: hardly ever play it
GameCube: Black with a Viper chip installed. With gameboy player. Trying to get a Wavebird controller.
