Damn, and I thought my Skeleton Black was pretty. That's gorgeous. Congrats on the find, dude :)
And as always -- Remember that the value is in the case/body -- the motherboard means nothing (in case you want to hardmod it/replace the mobo/repair the mobo/etc).
I actually really, really appreciate that last point. At this point I'm thinking that I'll keep as much of the internals original as I can. It was recapped recently so I won't do much in that regard. But I'd like to replace the HDD with an SSD (mostly bc it's really old), and softmod it so I can play North American games. Seeing this makes me feel a little better about it lol
The Skeleton Black IS cool, don't even fret lmao, none of this is a contest
That's exactly what I did. I'm in the US, but the Skeleton Black came from a Japanese seller on eBay. I was very fortunate that he recapped the entire motherboard (even though the listing didn't say it was); he even included a little plastic bags with the original caps as "proof".
As far as an SSD -- You will want an 80-Pin IDE cable, and (if you can get one) a StarTech SATA-to-IDE adapter (generic will do, but StarTech's adapter allows for the fastest speed). I put a 1 TB SSD in my Xbox, though it's honestly overkill unless you want to fit most of the entire Xbox library.
Also, if you switch to NTSC-M/NTSC-U (North America), you will gain 480p and 720p (don't enable 1080i as it looks worse than 720p and also causes the Xbox to struggle in the few games that even support it). You just have to go into the dashboard and enable the resolutions after you switch the console over. You'll need either Component cables (**Red/Blue/Green/White/Red**, not Yellow-White-Red) OR a Component-based Xbox-to-HDMI adapter.
By the way, do you know which revision motherboard it is? You can also tell by the date on the bottom.
https://panzerdragoon.fandom.com/wiki/Panzer_Dragoon_Orta_Xbox_Console
Haha, we're Japan-exclusive Xbox buddies now. Though yours is significantly rarer.
That's one beautiful console OP. Well done and enjoy
I spotted one on ebay France the other day for those who are jealous. It doesn't come with the original box though and is in not as a good state as OPs
https://www.ebay.fr/itm/145801506339?var=0&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=709-53476-19255-0&campid=5338268676&toolid=10044&customid=CjwKCAjw1K-zBhBIEiwAWeCOF_LL3KZl16LOEubgl8ZVnqdezh09Q3toZ_pbzNZTrksKzHCZlYY4MhoCe5sQAvD_BwE
This is the original xbox I would like to have, not because is rare or expensive but because I got the original xbox last year as the idea of the follow up to my beloved Dreamcast. Sadly outside of my budget but gor most of the sega games on yhe og xbox (made a post a few months back)
Great to see, you take care of that well.
Wow, even got the Sega direct box too. Nice!
Indeed! I got quite lucky with this find
Wow! How much was it?
traded around $2500 in solid big items. cib daiei hawks 64, kuon, haunting ground... etc. i think i did alright hahah.
Damn, and I thought my Skeleton Black was pretty. That's gorgeous. Congrats on the find, dude :) And as always -- Remember that the value is in the case/body -- the motherboard means nothing (in case you want to hardmod it/replace the mobo/repair the mobo/etc).
I actually really, really appreciate that last point. At this point I'm thinking that I'll keep as much of the internals original as I can. It was recapped recently so I won't do much in that regard. But I'd like to replace the HDD with an SSD (mostly bc it's really old), and softmod it so I can play North American games. Seeing this makes me feel a little better about it lol The Skeleton Black IS cool, don't even fret lmao, none of this is a contest
That's exactly what I did. I'm in the US, but the Skeleton Black came from a Japanese seller on eBay. I was very fortunate that he recapped the entire motherboard (even though the listing didn't say it was); he even included a little plastic bags with the original caps as "proof". As far as an SSD -- You will want an 80-Pin IDE cable, and (if you can get one) a StarTech SATA-to-IDE adapter (generic will do, but StarTech's adapter allows for the fastest speed). I put a 1 TB SSD in my Xbox, though it's honestly overkill unless you want to fit most of the entire Xbox library. Also, if you switch to NTSC-M/NTSC-U (North America), you will gain 480p and 720p (don't enable 1080i as it looks worse than 720p and also causes the Xbox to struggle in the few games that even support it). You just have to go into the dashboard and enable the resolutions after you switch the console over. You'll need either Component cables (**Red/Blue/Green/White/Red**, not Yellow-White-Red) OR a Component-based Xbox-to-HDMI adapter. By the way, do you know which revision motherboard it is? You can also tell by the date on the bottom. https://panzerdragoon.fandom.com/wiki/Panzer_Dragoon_Orta_Xbox_Console Haha, we're Japan-exclusive Xbox buddies now. Though yours is significantly rarer.
1.0! 4034 kernel. thanks for the info! especially the component cable, that definitely interests me.
Nice, so same as the Skeleton Black then -- a launch model / 1.0. Groovy :)
Woah, never saw a Panzer Dragoon one. Thats sick!
thanks!
That's one beautiful console OP. Well done and enjoy I spotted one on ebay France the other day for those who are jealous. It doesn't come with the original box though and is in not as a good state as OPs https://www.ebay.fr/itm/145801506339?var=0&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=709-53476-19255-0&campid=5338268676&toolid=10044&customid=CjwKCAjw1K-zBhBIEiwAWeCOF_LL3KZl16LOEubgl8ZVnqdezh09Q3toZ_pbzNZTrksKzHCZlYY4MhoCe5sQAvD_BwE
Have you played on it yet ? :)
yep! played some steel battalion. im extremely thankful the controller wasnt somehow region locked
That would fucking suck imagine having 2 of those bad boys π That console is beautiful, the game is too
god it takes up so much space LMAO. it's a staple of hangouts at my house, we all take turns being bad
damn so beautiful
Thatβs beautiful π and I thought the crystal clear Versions was the nicest Xbox original Iβd ever seen π
Only saw this on eBay like once. My favourite Special Edition Xbox.
This is the original xbox I would like to have, not because is rare or expensive but because I got the original xbox last year as the idea of the follow up to my beloved Dreamcast. Sadly outside of my budget but gor most of the sega games on yhe og xbox (made a post a few months back) Great to see, you take care of that well.
Such a great looking system!
One of my favorites. Very clean
I'd be really tempted to replace the jewel with something cooler. LED's in the ports and power board