XBOX Media Center Project Complete! (Mazda 3)
November-16th-2007, 03:13 PM
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XBOX Media Center Project Complete! (Mazda 3)
After almost 4 nights off the boards.... I finally got the xbox project done. it's in my car and f'n awesome. Pics tonight!
- Softmodded the XBOX
- 80 GB Hard Drive
- XBMC (XBOX Media Center)
- Edited original theme for a blueish feel and used Mazda Logo on splash screen (also zoom zoom intro sound)
- Music, Movies, SNES/N64/Playstation/Arcade Emulation
- Connects to Xenarc Monitor and auxmod for sound
- Two wireless mini controllers used to navigate XBMC and play games
Future plans: MOD the CASE
PICTURES
XBOX UNDER SEAT (it'll be pushed back further underneath the seat once i reroute some wires underneath)
On main screen while highlighted over "Pictures" button:
Main screen when an audio file is playing:
Whole center console at night:
During the day:
Another picture during the day:
Hard to see, but Mario 64 is currently playing on the screen
The mini wireless controllers:
VIDEOS
CAR ON AND XBOX BOOTING UP
MAIN MENU AND WATCHING VIDEOS
MUSIC FIRST IN FULL VISUALIZATION AND THEN ON MAIN MENU
EMULATION: HONORING THE GOODIES OF YESTER-YEAR
Update:
THE NEW UPDATES: ZOOM ZOOM INTRO SOUND AND AUTOPLAY OF MUSIC
Critique away!
- Softmodded the XBOX
- 80 GB Hard Drive
- XBMC (XBOX Media Center)
- Edited original theme for a blueish feel and used Mazda Logo on splash screen (also zoom zoom intro sound)
- Music, Movies, SNES/N64/Playstation/Arcade Emulation
- Connects to Xenarc Monitor and auxmod for sound
- Two wireless mini controllers used to navigate XBMC and play games
Future plans: MOD the CASE
PICTURES
XBOX UNDER SEAT (it'll be pushed back further underneath the seat once i reroute some wires underneath)
On main screen while highlighted over "Pictures" button:
Main screen when an audio file is playing:
Whole center console at night:
During the day:
Another picture during the day:
Hard to see, but Mario 64 is currently playing on the screen
The mini wireless controllers:
VIDEOS
CAR ON AND XBOX BOOTING UP
MAIN MENU AND WATCHING VIDEOS
MUSIC FIRST IN FULL VISUALIZATION AND THEN ON MAIN MENU
EMULATION: HONORING THE GOODIES OF YESTER-YEAR
Update:
THE NEW UPDATES: ZOOM ZOOM INTRO SOUND AND AUTOPLAY OF MUSIC
Critique away!
Last edited by NightRiderMZ3; November-16th-2007 at 03:18 PM.
November-16th-2007, 11:13 PM
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Rod,
Actually that's not the stock navi you see there. It's a Xenarc Touchscreen Monitor mounted to a Mazda Japan OEM nav mount that they sell to do just that.. mount your own monitor in there. Looks OEM though ;-)
The wireless controllers are 2.4 ghz, so it's just like your normal household wireless network, connects from any angle. I rarely use the controllers though for daily driving because it automatically plays music when i turn it on, which is its main purpose .... ton's of mp3's.
Thanks all for your comments!
Actually that's not the stock navi you see there. It's a Xenarc Touchscreen Monitor mounted to a Mazda Japan OEM nav mount that they sell to do just that.. mount your own monitor in there. Looks OEM though ;-)
The wireless controllers are 2.4 ghz, so it's just like your normal household wireless network, connects from any angle. I rarely use the controllers though for daily driving because it automatically plays music when i turn it on, which is its main purpose .... ton's of mp3's.
Thanks all for your comments!
November-20th-2007, 08:36 PM
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thats awesome, i'll have to give that a shot. but, in the mean time, what i'm most interested at the moment though is your factory HU display. it has the mazda symbol and zoom~zoom!! Is that somewhere on the board? i'll have to search around for it. or is that not a mod and something that is just on earlier models that us later adoptors have missed out on.
November-20th-2007, 09:08 PM
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thats awesome, i'll have to give that a shot. but, in the mean time, what i'm most interested at the moment though is your factory HU display. it has the mazda symbol and zoom~zoom!! Is that somewhere on the board? i'll have to search around for it. or is that not a mod and something that is just on earlier models that us later adoptors have missed out on.
... on another note i installed a clarion 7" in dash with my ps2 in my mazda when i first bought it....i freakin loved it its a priceless mod...i loved playing it while in drive thru lines at fast food places the chicks in the window love it!!!!!
November-21st-2007, 09:54 AM
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November-21st-2007, 07:56 PM
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lol, cool, thanks for the idea. i dont have the auto a/c so there is a huge blank space between the amb temp and the text. now i can get all custom on it, haha.
also on your xbmc, does it automatically turn on/off with the car? what are you using for power? just an inverter or one of those dc-dc power supplies like on a carpc. i was looking into the carpc route, but this seems much cheaper and more fun
also on your xbmc, does it automatically turn on/off with the car? what are you using for power? just an inverter or one of those dc-dc power supplies like on a carpc. i was looking into the carpc route, but this seems much cheaper and more fun
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