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Quite possibly the most intelligent post on the subject... thanks Pir8.

[Merle Corey]

First off, you're right in general - like feature comparisons from any company, most of the stuff they brought up was pretty bogus.  That said...

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3.) "Wires Option" Hehehehe! this one doesnt deserve an explanation. hehe im just wondering who the hell would prefer Xecuter cause of needing wires to be solded in order to install it .

Who would prefer a wired mod over pogo pins?  People like me, I guess.  Don't get me wrong, I'm generally satisfied with my Matrix, but I've already had to re-seat it twice because it keeps losing contact.  Of course, I'm also the kind of guy who thinks iMurderer had the right idea in installing his x-ecutor with a socket instead of soldering it straight on.  I've considered wiring my Matrix (or even installing a socket on it), but ultimately decided to just wait a few weeks/months/whenever and replace it.  Maybe with an x-ecuter2, maybe with whatever else comes out.

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5.)"4 x Different Bios's" Well, i thought the purpose of the Xbox was to play games and a few other things! hehe not spend time switching bioses! I have Evox 2.5 and im waiting for a reason to switch. havent found one yet.

This one may not apply to you, but it does apply to plenty of other people.  The debug BIOS, for example, won't even fit on a Matrix.  Granted, multiboot-BIOS is kind of a strange feature, but having 1MB BIOS support is definitely a Good Thing.

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6.) "works on v1.1 Console" hehe. Do you really think yours will be the only Bios released??

Yeah, but their BIOS is the only one currently claiming that feature.  The better question is how valid that claim is when no one can prove it yet.

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Its perfectly clear that Xecuter2 Bios wont work on Matrix not because of its size but cause Xecuter team is want it that way.

Perhaps.  But in the long run, this is the trend we're going to see.  Call it feature-creep, call it bloatware, but the bottom line is that as time goes on, we're going to see more and more BIOS's that require more than 256K, mostly because of lame-ass hacks being tacked in.

What I'm surprised at is that you didn't point out the most obvious problem with the x-ecuter2 comparison...

Matrix:  Available NOW.
X-ecuter2:  Available at some unspecified later date.



MC

[Patriot]

I'd take a solder version over a pogo pin design just like I would solder a wiring harness instead of using crimp connectors.  Although after reading the posts of inexperienced xbox owners who thought they could solder over the past few months, I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to others right off the bat.

[formosauk]

i dont think he sounds to happy with his matrix .
he sounds a little bit worried that he bought one and now it will be overtaken and that the new bios might not even work on his.
because lets face it ,if  you really didnt care why the fuck would you type sucha long post

[bagel5009]

x-2 works w/ xblive rite out of the box, so..... lil easier

[Ace25]

I as well prefer wires over anything else. Then again, I already own a PC-Bioxx so neener neener neeeener to you Matrix owners.. hehehe.. parallel cable out the back so VERY easy to flash. Sorry.. see so many of these post I just had to reply to one of them this way.. hahahaha .. So, my ? is, why would *I* want to change my mod to anything else, even X2? I can just flash the X2 bios on if I want.

[opjose]

Lol!

Me -LIKE- solder! Tastes good!

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I'll just go reflash my TSOP again because it feels good.

[Cr4z33]

Oh please... not another modchip war thread...

[XanTium]

Team X-ecuter answered this thread.

You can read the answers on their webpage : http://www.x-ecuter.com/

[RiceCake]

Nice one you got XEcuter to make a thing on the front page of their site on how stupid they thought this post was.

[Snipey]

what I can make up out of this is that e-xecuter is right about everything. I code C++ and the benefits of this OO langues can be quite substencial compared to normal C. Also they will have more space for a kernel so they can implant allot more features into the bios then before.
Those guys at x-ecuter are awsome coders, you cant deny that cause basically 90% of you modchip owners must have used one of there bioses (x-ecuter bios or evox)
I do not see why you ppl have to argue about this subject. Matrix is indeed a real nice chip but the biggest difference is the pogo pins, other then that, the openxbox from lik-sang will be just as good or even better. X-ecuter should defentaly not be bashed when they make the bios that you use.

It obviously irritates you that the bios probably wont fit on your matrix mod, but still you say it doesnt. If this is so, y this post? You argue that the new x-ecuter will improve the matrix but you also comment on every new feature that it will have that it wont change anything and is just a bunch of extra bs nobody needs.

No offence but your post doenst contain any real facts.  

no matter what modchip you own, if it live's up to your needs be happy with it and thank the ppl at x-ecuter for making those great bioses that you use  

[manywatts]

I believe the old kernel was done with Assembly, not C. In fact they even state that in several places. I highly doubt they are using many advanced C++ OO features in their kernel code, they are not building a massive software application suite, but again I am merely speculating and it's possible some C++ features are being used.

The truth about these silly debates is this: I recently bought a matrix, and guess what, it really seems that the Executer 2 will be quite an improvement. Will I bemoan this fact? No, I simply will go buy the Executor 2, whoopdy-do, another $40.. I fail to see what the big deal is here. If it works for you enjoy it.

[PLUTO 3.14]

[sush1a]

ouch.... i must say thats a some bitch slapping posted up on x-ecutor site.... lol lucky i ain't no matrix owner..

[POTF]

I really liked how the X-ecutor team took the time to respond. Even though most of this post was ment just to put down their chip, they really did a nice job clearing up anything you said that was biased. I also have to say they did it very nicely without cussing you out for such a lame agruement. I just wish they would post a release date.