Anyone running a modded Xbox as a media player? I'm looking for something to play DVDs off the console's DVD drive, and DivX/MP3s off a networked file server and am wondering just how easy this is to do once I've got a mod chip installed.
As I understand it, installing Linux on a modified Xbox is pretty easy, and I assume getting media player stuff to work from there is trivial for those familiar with *nix. However, I'm interested in hearing about anyone's personal experiences, or if there are any HTPC-specific front-ends or distributions that will do what I want. Sure I *could* surf TR from an Xbox, but I'd rather be able to play media from a networked drive if that meant getting a nicer interface and potentially easier installation routine.