Microsoft Xbox
Microsoft's first home console, featuring an Intel Pentium III-based CPU, an internal hard drive and the Xbox Live online service.
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Microsoft's first home console, featuring an Intel Pentium III-based CPU, an internal hard drive and the Xbox Live online service.
For its generation, this Intel and NVIDIA combination provided a strong hardware foundation for 3D games. Today the Xbox is a retro home console, valued above all for its original game library rather than as a modern machine. Its 64 MB of RAM is modest by current standards, but it is enough for the titles built specifically for the platform.
The console has no built-in screen and connects to a TV through composite, S-Video, component or RGB video outputs. Component and RGB deliver a cleaner picture on compatible TVs and monitors. That makes the Xbox a good match for CRT televisions and retro setups. All outputs are analog, with no digital video connection.
On the storage side, the Xbox includes an internal hard drive of 8 GB or 10 GB depending on the unit, a novelty for home consoles of its time. It also has a DVD-ROM drive for disc-based games. The console was associated with the Xbox Live online service. As a living-room console it runs from mains power, so there is no battery to manage.
The Xbox runs the Xbox system software. Its PC-familiar x86 architecture and built-in hard drive make it an appealing platform for enthusiasts who enjoy exploring console hardware. The gaming experience is designed for the couch, with the console hooked up to your TV.
Ideal for: retro home console collectors, fans of early-2000s gaming, owners of CRT or component-capable displays, and hobbyists interested in PC-inspired console hardware.
- Manufacturer
- Intel
- Model
- Intel Pentium III (custom Coppermine-based)
- Frequency
- 733 MHz
- Chipset
- NVIDIA NV2A
- Capacity
- 64 MB
- Technology
- DDR SDRAM
- Video Output
- composite / S-Video / component / RGB
- Internal Storage
- 8 GB / 10 GB
- Card Support
- internal HDD + DVD-ROM
- Operating System
- Xbox system software
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Pros & Cons
Pros
- Intel Pentium III-based CPU
- NVIDIA NV2A graphics
- built-in hard drive
- DVD-ROM drive
- Xbox Live online service
- component and RGB video output
Cons
- only 64 MB RAM
- analog-only video output
- no HDMI
- limited 8 GB / 10 GB storage
- aging 2001 hardware
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