Post by: yourwishismine on February 06, 2004, 10:36:00 AM
| QUOTE (X-Phile @ Oct 1 2003, 04:37 PM) |
| I dont care what the dash looks like. It's visible for less than 1% of the time my xbox is on, so I couldnt care less. As for spending ages researching, reading faqs etc just for something that looks better, well thats eating into my game playing time. Beauty is skin deep, but functionality goes right to the bone  X |
I would guess that the best dash for you would be a modified micro$oft dash then.. like the THC modified.... and then using a BIOS with a built-in FTP server (I think x2 4976 had this ???) Anyway.. I have tried... EvoX, MXM, Avalaunch, MsDashboard, TCH MsDashboard, and UnleashX... I currently use UnleashX as my dashboard, and it is my current favorite... (um nothing wrong with that is there... I mean if I didn't try out different things, I might miss something good.. I'm only mentioning this, cause a few people have called me a person that jumps on the flavor of the month... personnaly, I think if they really only try 1 type of thing and never vere from it.. they must lead really dull and boring lives... SO F**K em if they can't take a joke), sorry for that off topic comment, oh well... anyway.. so yes, I use UnleashX as my current dash at the moment.. but that doesn't mean that it is the best dashboard out that. The best dashboard out there will be the one that suits YOU the best, not the one that suit me the best. If you use EvoX/UnleashX/MXM/Avalaunch/ect/ect and are happy with it.. I'm not going to tell you that you have to try something else, but I'm going to say that you may be missing out on some features that you might think are very cool. There are features that I love about all the dashboards that I have tried... and if I could have all those features in 1 dashboard, how amazing it would be... as for now though... UnleashX has more of the features that suit ME better... but new releases of the other dashes / or a brand new dash altogether could certainly sway my view...
Post by: discworld on February 06, 2004, 01:37:00 PM
the tHc dash is EASILY the best xbox dashboard avaliable, as long as you don't need ftp from it.
www.xboxdash.net
have a look at some of the tutorials with pictures in them - you'll be very impressed!
Easily the best, because of presentation, because of power and speed, because of coolness, because of ease-of-use, because you don't need to edit it from your computer to get your settings perfect!
WAHAY! go get this dash now!
Post by: Dunny on February 07, 2004, 08:27:00 AM
Nexgen 0.95 looked very nice, real shame it never got completed.
Post by: The Pen is mightier on February 08, 2004, 02:29:00 PM
Post by: heinrich on February 08, 2004, 02:42:00 PM
| QUOTE (The Pen is mightier @ Feb 8 2004, 07:29 PM) |
| I am the only one that voted for hack MS...I like all of them actually, I have them all on, and use X-select. |
That's prolly because I just added that option 2 days ago
This thread was started quite a while ago.
Post by: The Pen is mightier on February 08, 2004, 05:49:00 PM
actually I've looked in this topic many times, I just never noticed I guess.
Post by: Patch621 on February 12, 2004, 10:09:00 AM
I'm not an evox hater.. I just think that the reason anyone chooses evox is because:
A.) Haven't tried other dash's.
B.) Have tried others, but, jumped to conclusions too early, not really learning the dash. Trying different skins for all non-evox's dashes in imperative.
Wow, this one line post, became rather large.
Post by: Patch621 on February 12, 2004, 04:17:00 PM
MXM Tivo 1.4 - http://www.allxboxsk...app=mxm&pv=2887
Post by: BenJeremy on February 12, 2004, 04:25:00 PM
| QUOTE (Patch621 @ Feb 12 2004, 09:17 PM) |
| Wow. I like MXM so much more. Check this skin out. It's fantastic. MXM Tivo 1.4 - http://www.allxboxsk...app=mxm&pv=2887 |
Yes, it's an awesome skin (anybody who checks it out should view the VIDEO of it in action)
Boomboom has also created an Evo-X to MXM skin converter, so technically, MXM now has THOUSANDS of skins available for it.
I can't compare MXM to the others on merits not released to the public, but just know that I'm cooking up some special goodies for the next release.
Post by: Corspegrinder99 on February 12, 2004, 05:26:00 PM
Post by: Morglum on February 14, 2004, 06:54:00 PM
| QUOTE (BenJeremy @ Feb 13 2004, 02:25 AM) | ||
Yes, it's an awesome skin (anybody who checks it out should view the VIDEO of it in action) Boomboom has also created an Evo-X to MXM skin converter, so technically, MXM now has THOUSANDS of skins available for it. I can't compare MXM to the others on merits not released to the public, but just know that I'm cooking up some special goodies for the next release. |
I hope its something real good, ive been tempted many times now to use MXM, but i was sucked into the lazy evox way, i unpacked MXM took one look at all those files and promptly deleted it
Im using unleashx now though, and ive actually had a little tinker with MXM now too, takes alittle getting used to with its setup being quite differant to what im used to but its nice, and i reckon once im familiar with it it might become my main dash. I still want to read up on heaps more of the user guides/tutorials before i finally take the plunge though.
Either way its between UnleashX and MXM for me, my lifes so complicated
Post by: chilin_dude on February 15, 2004, 12:49:00 AM
Post by: BenJeremy on February 15, 2004, 05:49:00 AM
| QUOTE (chilin_dude @ Feb 15 2004, 05:49 AM) |
| You actually only need the default.xbe if i remember rightly. |
Correct.
MXM is designed to require only ONE FILE to run correctly: default.xbe
You don't even need to configure it.
Configuration, menu files and such are only needed if you want to tweak it to it's fullest potential. "All those files" will be greatly reduced in the next release, too. I'll be breaking out the release into two packages: Developer's edition and Regular. The developer's will add some goodies for Skinners and ActionScripters (people with problems will also be able to use the debugger in that package to help pinpoint issues), while the Regular edition will be greatly simplified in content.
I'm sorry that people are so easily scared off by the intimidating package. MXM is intended to be as easy as possible to use, but still retain the flexibility to make the power user very happy. Making a simple stop in our forums would clear up any confusion and misconceptions some may have regarding setting it up.
It even has quite a number of nice looking skins built in to the XBE file, with a variety of color schemes and layouts.
As for the next version, progress reports appear all over our forums, along with screenshots. It's not hype... I work with quite a few beta testers on honing the next release; I think MXM's next release should be a major event on a number of levels.
Post by: nihilistic on February 15, 2004, 07:57:00 AM
| QUOTE (BenJeremy @ Feb 15 2004, 03:49 PM) |
| I think MXM's next release should be a major event on a number of levels. |
Woohoo! Looking forward to try the new version of clearly the most advanced dashboard!
Post by: Corspegrinder99 on February 15, 2004, 11:32:00 AM
i use EvoX and Avalaunch
i just cant get into MXM it tried it for a while but i always come back to EvoX
Post by: Corspegrinder99 on February 15, 2004, 11:34:00 AM
Post by: BenJeremy on February 15, 2004, 11:45:00 AM
| QUOTE (Corspegrinder99 @ Feb 15 2004, 04:34 PM) |
| hey think it would ever be possible to run MXM thru EvoX like Avaluanch?...or is it already possible? |
It is possible, has been for a long time.
When was the last timeyou ran MXM? It's gone through a lot of changes over the last year and a half.
Post by: Corspegrinder99 on February 15, 2004, 11:56:00 AM
also could you tell me how to run MXM through EvoX?
Post by: BenJeremy on February 15, 2004, 12:04:00 PM
| QUOTE (Corspegrinder99 @ Feb 15 2004, 04:56 PM) |
| good point i will d/l the newest version of MXM and try it out. also could you tell me how to run MXM through EvoX? |
It will run like any other game or application. Put it in it's own directory, add it to your Evo-X (unless it's already in a search path) ini file.
Post by: Corspegrinder99 on February 15, 2004, 12:13:00 PM
Post by: Corspegrinder99 on February 15, 2004, 08:11:00 PM
Post by: andrusk on February 20, 2004, 11:03:00 PM
I do agree with your theory, but theres nothing wrong with taking the time to properly configure mxm and have a kick ass xbox.
Post by: The LukeMan on February 21, 2004, 02:58:00 AM
Bank 1 -=-tHc Hacked M$ dash
Bank 2 -=-EvoX 3935+
I may switch from EvoX to Avalaunch tho
Post by: Patch621 on February 21, 2004, 07:40:00 PM
| QUOTE (andrusk @ Feb 21 2004, 09:03 AM) |
| good point. Except the fact that most games for the xbox are no good and unfun to play. Id rather spend my time making my dash look nice and loading all sorts of cool stuff like xbmc. I probably use my xbox for 10% games and 90% watching divx movies, listening to music, or just having fun modding. I do agree with your theory, but theres nothing wrong with taking the time to properly configure mxm and have a kick ass xbox. |
I agree.
I spend about 50% of my time modding, skinning, and tweaking the xbox. That's the most fun. I'm an EET, and I enjoy all things technology. I probably spend about 25% of my time with the emulators, and another 15% of my time with XBMP/XBMC. Probably about 10% going to actual xbox games. Halo mostly. I'm not real impressed with what we have to play with here as far as xbox games go.
Again, if your going to "try" mxm, get the MXMTivo skin. It's amazing.
Post by: V1510N on February 23, 2004, 11:01:00 PM
Post by: SniperKilla on February 24, 2004, 04:02:00 AM
but its lack of ftp kills it (source anyone?)
therefore avalaunch wins by a fiar margin...
evox is plain
unleashx... pfft not gonna comment on that, would be too long and ranting
mxm.. is great but no where near dash useable yet.. (common whats up with the 2 minute wait when you reset the menu cache, there should be no cache to have to reset)
nexgen.. is more proof of concecpt then anything
Post by: SniperKilla on February 24, 2004, 11:46:00 AM
.. other then that its the best behind ava.. and im waiting to see what is in store for the future, like the text editor is nicce
Post by: SniperKilla on February 24, 2004, 01:03:00 PM
and if ava gets some of the things ulx came with first, i dont expect you to do that because no ava users will go "OMFG THATS A GREAT ORIGINAL FEATURE!"
something that happened when ulx came out and people saw the game icons and background music and stuff, they acted like it was never done before..
and why should anyone care about file sizes? its not like theres a difference in download time between 2 and 8mb or whatever the biggest dash is
and C has 100+mb free for nothing other then dashes, so filesize really dosent come into play
i still cant understand how evox is winning this poll as the best dashboard, those people must have never tried an alternative... evox is so bare its not even funny :/ and it dosent have something the other dashes benefit from... UPDATES
Post by: PENiX on March 08, 2004, 11:11:00 AM
Evox was great till unleashx came out, evox gets credit for being like the first most used dash ect.
mxm and avalaunch blow, i tried both of them
Post by: ilonely2 on March 08, 2004, 05:00:00 PM
| QUOTE (SniperKilla @ Feb 24 2004, 06:03 PM) |
| hey man i have nothing but respect for you and the dash, its just the userbase i cant stand.. its somewhere between complete newbie and someone who knows what their talking about and if ava gets some of the things ulx came with first, i dont expect you to do that because no ava users will go "OMFG THATS A GREAT ORIGINAL FEATURE!" something that happened when ulx came out and people saw the game icons and background music and stuff, they acted like it was never done before.. and why should anyone care about file sizes? its not like theres a difference in download time between 2 and 8mb or whatever the biggest dash is and C has 100+mb free for nothing other then dashes, so filesize really dosent come into play i still cant understand how evox is winning this poll as the best dashboard, those people must have never tried an alternative... evox is so bare its not even funny :/ and it dosent have something the other dashes benefit from... UPDATES |
Nice way to generalize there snipperkilla... if I were to generalize the avalaunch community like that... based on the avalaunch users that I've seen post.. I would say that the whole avalaunch community if full of a bunch of whining babies and bull-headed assholes..., but I'm smart enough not to generalize like that... instead I realize the there are some stupid fucked assholes in all the different dashboard forums... but as a whole.. most of the users (be it MXM, EVOX, UNLEASHX, AVALAUNCH, XBOXDASH HACKED, NEXGEN or what ever users) are a great bunch who love the xbox and the scene. Yes UnleashX is my favorite dash.. and yes I think it's filled with originality... maybe the features aren't original... but the way they have been implemented and the ease of functionality makes all the feal of the dashboard a refreshing experience. Other dashboards are comming along great as well... reading in what's been added to the MXM wip releases...
BJ.. it will be awesome to give it a go on the next release... EVOX does what it was made to do great.. to the EvoX team... the Avalaunch team does a superb job of pushing things to new levels for the benefit of all the scene ... The modded XBOXDASH... I simply love it.. to the xboxdash modders...
Post by: thejt on March 08, 2004, 07:02:00 PM
Nice filemanager with really fast FTP between ava boxes or Quix PC. Online features like skin and gamesave downloads.. These are the things that set it apart for me. MXM and UX are a bit more jazzy with the skinning features but ava with the right skin is almost as seksy.
Post by: BloodyMary on March 10, 2004, 06:38:00 PM
| QUOTE (thejt @ Mar 9 2004, 12:02 AM) |
| Ava is my favorite. Actually I havent really tried MXM or UX but Ive scoped them out enough to know that Ava is my dash. Nice filemanager with really fast FTP between ava boxes or Quix PC. Online features like skin and gamesave downloads.. These are the things that set it apart for me. MXM and UX are a bit more jazzy with the skinning features but ava with the right skin is almost as seksy. |
Ya know.. if Avalauch supported preview videos, it might be my dash of choice... I have seen the team posting and say that preview videos will be coming, so I plan to check it out again after that... After EvoX... avalaunch was my second dash that I tried on the xbox... but I only ran it for a very short while before switching to MXM.. and after falling in love with the videos everywhere feature of MXM... I can't seem to live with a dashboard that doesn't support preview videos... then came UnleashX.. which supported preview videos and had a sweet user interface and a file manager... now it seems taht I can't get by without the filemanager... (I know that avalauch has a nice filemanager too.. so I didn't miss that)... have to see what happens next... will ava support preview videos, before BJ releases the next MXM... what will come from unleashx... and mxm with its scripting... and BJ speaking of dll plugin support in a future project... all in all.. it sounds like some really cool things are coming along the homebrew highway.. and I for one am excited about that...
Post by: HoRnEyDvL on March 15, 2004, 10:24:00 PM
Anyways i know it be upthere sometime soon
just going 2 leave you guys with
http://xdashos.xbox-...com/dlldash.jpg
cyas
Post by: BloodyMary on March 16, 2004, 03:09:00 AM
| QUOTE |
I dont know y u guys dont give nexgen a chance. Anyways i know it be upthere sometime soon just going 2 leave you guys with:  |
So, the HoRnEyDvL sends us a picture of the Purple Devil, very ironic.
Attention Oswald / other moderators. If possible, can you combine the posts in this thread with the new updated thread (that includes the latest dashboards), or just lock/delete this thread so people aren't voting/posting in both spots. Like stated above, if possible, and please!
Post by: HoRnEyDvL on March 16, 2004, 03:42:00 AM
man i think the dns is playing up or something try
the iamge can be found on www.xboxopensource.com
i dont know why the f*** barney came up 4 as u can see it redirects me 2 some otehr site.
Post by: Morglum on March 29, 2004, 03:14:00 PM
Post by: celinedrules on April 04, 2004, 04:08:00 PM
Post by: mrRobinson on April 23, 2004, 04:23:00 AM
To post about best dashboards please use this thread:
http://forums.xbox-s...howtopic=185614
Post by: HSDEMONZ on July 18, 2003, 11:26:00 PM
MXM - more Advanced.. with some unique features. Doubles an an excellent multi-purpose tool.
Avalaunch - Progressive Dashboard.. too many features to list. Nothing but good things.
NexGen - BEst mimic of the stock dashboard. Had a clean crisp look. Depending on who you listen to.. either all progress and dev have stopped.. or key people have moved away and started up separate better projects.
Post by: shanafan on July 18, 2003, 11:41:00 PM
Post by: brahm2 on July 19, 2003, 12:29:00 AM
Post by: JD22 on July 19, 2003, 12:34:00 AM
Post by: chilin_dude on July 19, 2003, 06:34:00 AM
| QUOTE (brahm2 @ Jul 19 2003, 09:29 AM) |
| null vote, no modchip |
Wtf? why you at this site?
You got an xbox?
MXM by miles IMHO...although Evo-x is less hassle but if you know what you're doing mxm kicks ass
Post by: BenJeremy on July 19, 2003, 06:42:00 AM
Post by: chilin_dude on July 19, 2003, 06:53:00 AM
| QUOTE (BenJeremy @ Jul 19 2003, 03:42 PM) |
| I don't think anybody should vote for Evo-X unless they've tried the others (latest versions). Too many people will select that choice out of "habit" and ignorance. Um, is there any doubt which one I chose? (no offense, Team Ava... you guys rock, too!) |
Yeah plus its because theres tool such as slayers auto installer to use!
Plug: Soon there will be the Ultimate installer that will install every app, dash and homebrew game...coming to the usual places within the next week
Post by: JayDee on July 19, 2003, 07:01:00 AM
use the box 95% for movies and music so it is the far best for me.
Post by: BenJeremy on July 19, 2003, 07:47:00 AM
| QUOTE (JayDee @ Jul 19 2003, 11:01 AM) |
| Null vote since Xbmp aint in the list use the box 95% for movies and music so it is the far best for me. |
Yeah, if I could add it, I would.
Post by: jizzlobber on July 19, 2003, 08:39:00 AM
When the 1.0 release comes it'll be bloody amazing by the sounds of things... I mean it's already awesome.
Benjeremy- is my cheque in the mail?
Post by: thetruethugg on July 19, 2003, 09:13:00 AM
Post by: koldfuzion on July 19, 2003, 09:31:00 AM
Post by: SupeRdUPErBlakE on July 19, 2003, 09:38:00 AM
| QUOTE (chilin_dude @ Jul 19 2003, 09:34 AM) | ||
Wtf? why you at this site? You got an xbox? MXM by miles IMHO...although Evo-x is less hassle but if you know what you're doing mxm kicks ass |
He has an XBox, I forgot the Exact reason why he doesen't have a chip though.
Post by: Johno on July 19, 2003, 10:58:00 AM
Post by: cyrusuncc on July 19, 2003, 11:12:00 AM
| QUOTE (koldfuzion @ Jul 19 2003, 06:31 PM) |
| MXM for me too.. if you vote for evox.. you need to broaden your horizons and power-up your xbox with a real dash |
i voted for evox. Its clean and it works.
i also have mxm installed, to test it out, but not as default dashboard.
The way i look at it is it doesn't offer me anything that evox doesn't do.
I like xbmp as a media player, but not really as a dashboard.
I'm the kind of person that has an "old style" cell phone (not a bag phone or anything). I see no reason to have one with a color screen, digicam, and pac-man on it
Its a phone.. i want it to ring.
Same thing as a dashboard... I want it to select the games/apps i want to run.
My 2 cents
Post by: brahm2 on July 19, 2003, 12:14:00 PM
I dont have a modchip for several reasons
- got into X-S as a case modder, and was intrigued about how one would case mod an Xbox
- Bad experieces. I totally fucked up a 6 wire PSone mod ... scared to try again, lol
- Cash. Its not really an issue of if i can afford a modchip, a 120 Gb HDD, a samsung drive (i would have to get a samsung), A DVD burner, etc, etc. Its an issue of whether I really really want to spend that much cash on my Xbox. For that less than that total I could buy all the games I wanted anyways.
- I like little projects anyways...the red eject lights, lights in controllers, etc. Its all good
Fear not, Xbox-Sceners, I will eventually get one...eventually
Post by: XeroKitsune on July 19, 2003, 01:13:00 PM
Not to say the other dashboards do not have thier points, personaly I love the interface tweaking of MXM.
Post by: phantazma1 on July 19, 2003, 01:27:00 PM
Post by: BigGanja on July 19, 2003, 04:18:00 PM
I think its awesome
I got an X2lite and currently EvoXDash.xbe IS EvoXdash
Also XboxDash.xbe is the MS dash
So my question is
I already got MXM ON my HDD
What Can i call it, that will boot B4 the evoXDash.xbe ?
Or is there another name i can call evoXdash.xbe so its a secondary boot, not a primary
BTW: I want to keep the xboxDash as IS no swapping names with that
Thanx and MXM is great, i espesh like the PS2 skin LoL
Post by: ASheva10 on July 19, 2003, 08:56:00 PM
MXM is winning
w00t! w00t!
Post by: krackheadbill on July 19, 2003, 10:42:00 PM
Post by: RinGz on July 19, 2003, 11:39:00 PM
it's teh koolest!!!!!!!!1111
Post by: Jse on July 20, 2003, 03:54:00 AM
??????????????????????????
Post by: GREGWILLRULEYOU on July 20, 2003, 07:29:00 AM
Post by: johnney5 on July 20, 2003, 10:32:00 AM
| QUOTE (brahm2 @ Jul 19 2003, 08:14 PM) |
| I dont have a modchip for several reasons |
omg 2k posts and no chip?! Thats wild!
Just get a matrix and take ur pc hdd out, switch it with your 8gig xbox hdd 
i vote evox because evox is the best, always will be the best, and developed by TEAM XECUTER. I dont really see the point in mxm cuz it just whores harddrive space for movies of games that you dont even watch/need. Nexgen is alright but it dont have some features id like to see, and avalaunch is too alpha for me.
Post by: chilin_dude on July 20, 2003, 01:02:00 PM
| QUOTE (BigGanja @ Jul 20 2003, 01:18 AM) |
| ok i just upgraded to MXM too I think its awesome I got an X2lite and currently EvoXDash.xbe IS EvoXdash Also XboxDash.xbe is the MS dash So my question is I already got MXM ON my HDD What Can i call it, that will boot B4 the evoXDash.xbe ? Or is there another name i can call evoXdash.xbe so its a secondary boot, not a primary BTW: I want to keep the xboxDash as IS no swapping names with that Thanx and MXM is great, i espesh like the PS2 skin LoL |
Well the easiest way is name evox nexgen.xbe and name MXM evoxdash.xbe!
Post by: musical_mercenary_420 on July 31, 2003, 06:56:00 PM
| QUOTE |
| i vote evox because evox is the best, always will be the best, and developed by TEAM XECUTER. I dont really see the point in mxm cuz it just whores harddrive space for movies of games that you dont even watch/need. Nexgen is alright but it dont have some features id like to see, and avalaunch is too alpha for me. |
1 wurd
outdated......
Post by: Ben999_ on July 31, 2003, 07:16:00 PM
Post by: the joker on August 01, 2003, 11:12:00 AM
And when someone say "it's too alpha" - they are completely correct. Its not made for being used yet, so I'm happy to see we're making people happy before even adding the features that is disabled or not completed yet
Post by: switzch on August 01, 2003, 11:52:00 AM
Post by: Wong Hung Lo on August 01, 2003, 03:25:00 PM
| QUOTE (johnney5 @ Jul 20 2003, 02:32 PM) |
i vote evox because evox is the best, always will be the best, and developed by TEAM XECUTER. I dont really see the point in mxm cuz it just whores harddrive space for movies of games that you dont even watch/need. Nexgen is alright but it dont have some features id like to see, and avalaunch is too alpha for me. |
Don't you mean Team Exodus or are you just talking out of your butt? If you like things that are simple then you can stick with EVOX and use pogo pins.
MXM kicks EVOX's ass and that was why I voted for MXM.
Post by: johnney5 on August 01, 2003, 03:39:00 PM
Thats all i really have to say
Post by: Zero on August 01, 2003, 03:46:00 PM
Post by: bombzhome on August 01, 2003, 04:20:00 PM
Post by: MeNaCe911 on August 01, 2003, 05:09:00 PM
Post by: wazzupbe1 on August 01, 2003, 06:14:00 PM
| QUOTE (MeNaCe911 @ Aug 1 2003, 08:09 PM) |
| mxm...its way more advanced...IMO they should all work together make one great dashboard |
my thoughts exaclty
I voted for evox
Post by: the joker on August 03, 2003, 02:05:00 AM
| QUOTE (MeNaCe911 @ Aug 2 2003, 02:09 AM) |
| mxm...its way more advanced...IMO they should all work together make one great dashboard |
Yea, because we work for _YOU_... noooot.
Team ava has put up "goals" and these goals define what ava will be. Because of the limitations you have in the xbox, "merging" projects is as simple as merging two houses in two different cities. Absolutely possible - but is the result really worth the efforts ?
In ava we lifted many of these limitations, esp. numbers of threads, from 4 to appx 30-40, effectively speaking.
sooooooooo....we're never gonna "merge" with any project - and I'm pretty sure I speak for BJ as well. The time he's put into MXM is something he'll want to keep working on.
Post by: JD22 on August 06, 2003, 09:02:00 PM
Post by: CraiZEAH on August 26, 2003, 04:17:00 PM
lets thank them guys, whoever done a dash that made it to daylight deserves that 
Post by: BigGanja on August 26, 2003, 09:14:00 PM
Hacked M$ Dashs
Coz its fun to learn, and does ALL that these dashs have to offer except FTP,
im sure in 2-3months time u will all see the way forward, M$Dash is Sturdy, Strong not crashing etc, 3Dimentional
u can play BG music, see the visualiser ALL the time if ya want, YES in the menus
it STILL aint my MAIN dash YET, but as soon as its finished being edited and i am happy with it, there REALLY is gonna be NO contest
Sure i use other dashs too, AVALaunch, mXm, Chihirox, and EvoX but HONESTLY, once ya get a flavour of the TRUE M$Dash in action, u wont be going back LoL !!!
PEACE 4 NOW !!!!
Post by: LafferUSA on August 27, 2003, 10:11:00 PM
I know you all envy me.
Post by: zerowizard on August 28, 2003, 09:36:00 PM
most of u may not believe but i was not alone. one of my friends saw it happen.
Post by: funkydub on August 29, 2003, 08:55:00 AM
crash.
Post by: rob1309 on September 01, 2003, 07:44:00 PM
| QUOTE (zerowizard @ Aug 29 2003, 12:36 AM) |
| avalaunch is the bomb. i didnt like it till i switched to it. when i had evox my ini somehow got wiped. i was loading a skin, that i used most of the time, and my box froze up. i didnt think twice, and pressed power button, then again. when it rebooted everything was gone. only thing on my menu was launch disc and settings. thats when i decided it was a time to change. most of u may not believe but i was not alone. one of my friends saw it happen. |
yep, it was i that made him pick avalaunch
i love avalaunch so damn much
by far my favorite dash
Post by: BigGanja on September 09, 2003, 05:43:00 PM
Post by: the joker on September 10, 2003, 03:50:00 AM
Post by: BigGanja on September 10, 2003, 05:29:00 AM
Great work The Joker, i am really liking avaLaunch at the moment m8
i like the MSDash best tho' coz of its looks and feel, but avaLaunch is the best dash outta the others
EvoX, mXm, chihirox and all them,I espesh like the irC feature, u think it will ever get an update ??
and i also like how you can DL save games etc, thats pretty cool
anyways, PeaCe and ConTinue the Great work guys :- bTW AvaLaunch is Still my main dash, i have it link into my M$Dash from yours Because theres no FTP in M$Dash yet, u guys goT more features over on M$Dash , i am loving ur work, Keep it up
Post by: the joker on September 10, 2003, 06:16:00 AM
Thought there was no reason to let the engine just "be there" without being able to use it.
Post by: BigGanja on September 10, 2003, 10:58:00 AM
Post by: jinx_removing on September 10, 2003, 02:33:00 PM
I just dig it.Everyone needs to look at dash development from two perspectives:
1) These things are free to us. Not so to BJ, Team Ava and anyone else contributing to the further advancement of the XBox as a modder's heaven. They're spending significant amounts of time and energy to bring us a bit of glitz, stability, features, etc. Appreciate that, cause God knows they're not getting paid.
2) No one likes a hater -- so don't be one.
I like to see that the dash developers share a basic brain trust to ensure that users of any of the newer dashes are getting the features they like and want, as a result of everyone elses hard work.
Call me a hippy, whatever.
-Jinx, saving the world with a flower.
Post by: SupaDawg on September 10, 2003, 05:16:00 PM
Post by: akillamuthafucca on September 11, 2003, 03:37:00 PM
to modding. And evox is as easy as its gets, and does pretty much anything I would want to do.All I wanted really to do is make make backups and I accomplished that so evox baby! As for getting my chameleon to work in all its modes thats a diff. story.
Post by: JbOnE on September 14, 2003, 05:57:00 PM
avalaunch - whoa - evox on steroids hehe - too much use and NO eye candy. i can not think of anyone who could ever need half of the utils built into that bad boy. nexgen - c'mon - this thing has died more times than buffy the vampire slayer. except every season buffy came back looking better than the season b4 ;P stick a fork in that one already plz.i'm sure you'd see a change in the numbers if you closed this poll and started a new one including ALL the contenders
pEAcE
JbOnE
Post by: BigGanja on September 15, 2003, 01:55:00 AM
i am running 1 from F: as well as one in standard C: partition
also i agree wit JbOnE, What good is this if M$Dash is NoT a choice in the VoTE ??
i stiLL noT voting till i see it as an option hehe
Post by: SKoT on September 29, 2003, 12:02:00 PM
Post by: X-Phile on September 30, 2003, 11:24:00 AM
/smugX
Post by: BenJeremy on September 30, 2003, 05:15:00 PM
| QUOTE (X-Phile @ Sep 30 2003, 03:24 PM) |
| I haven't tried the others, i'm too noobish to dare really, but every feature i desire is in those two. |
Then perhaps you should try the others before you comment.
Honestly, it's like putzing arounfd in a Chevette, because 4 wheels, an engine and a steering wheel are all you need, and deciding it's better than the Jag XK7, even though you've never driven the other car.
Post by: X-Phile on October 01, 2003, 02:39:00 AM
Give me a chance, I've only had the box a couple of weeks, and I've been too busy playing games to stare at menu screens.
You should also consider that many people would be completely unable to drive a jag safely, and would probably write it off and annoy or injure other road users at the same time.
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Post by: BenJeremy on October 01, 2003, 05:12:00 AM
| QUOTE (X-Phile @ Oct 1 2003, 06:39 AM) |
| I was commenting on the ones i had tried, would u rather i commented on the dash's I've no experience of? I wasn't criticising the ones I hadn't tried, as is evident from the post, but simply saying I hadn't tried them. You might not want to be so confrontational or you may suffer a stress related illness in later life. Give me a chance, I've only had the box a couple of weeks, and I've been too busy playing games to stare at menu screens. You should also consider that many people would be completely unable to drive a jag safely, and would probably write it off and annoy or injure other road users at the same time. X |
Yes, I do that all the time.
Apparently, you don't understand the emoticons very well, either. If I was pissed, I would have used
or 
instead of The point was you are lending your opinion one two dashes without checking out the others, and deciding that's good enough for you. I found, in life, that there are often times many things I couldn't imagine needing until I actually had them and used them - and now find I can't imagine life WITHOUT them.
I was pointing out that your statement was shortsighted and potentially misleading to newbies.
Honestly, Avalaunch and MXM don't require much effort to run. MXM has some nice payoffs if you invest some time and effort, but it's not required - 95% of MXM users pick it up right away (the other 5% get excellent help from the forum
) Unlike Evo-X, MXM doesn't require you to even have a configuration file in place to work. I've taken great pains to give MXM abilities at both ends of the spectrum: for the newbs and for the experts.
Post by: X-Phile on October 01, 2003, 09:11:00 AM
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Post by: chilin_dude on October 01, 2003, 01:26:00 PM
| QUOTE (X-Phile @ Oct 1 2003, 06:11 PM) |
| Alright man, I was just refuting your assertion that I'd commented on dashes I hadn't used. Dont get me wrong, MXM and ava etc look great, and I really appreciate the work the devs put in to them and all the other homebrew projects, I just haven't had time to check them out yet. To go back to your car analogy though, if you only use your car to nip to the shops and back (i.e. only use your dash as a simple menu/ftp server/media player) then whats the point in having the jag when the punto you already have works just as well? I will try the other dashes out tho, and when I have an opinion on them I'll post it here. Peace X |
Because it looks better... i'd prefer a jag to a punto
Post by: X-Phile on October 01, 2003, 01:37:00 PM
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Post by: triple_s on October 02, 2003, 03:21:00 AM
)this poll will help me decide what dash i will use too. Sofar i have downloaded EvoX, but will also now download MXM to try it out.
Post by: chilin_dude on October 02, 2003, 09:42:00 AM
| QUOTE (X-Phile @ Oct 1 2003, 10:37 PM) |
| I dont care what the dash looks like. It's visible for less than 1% of the time my xbox is on, so I couldnt care less. As for spending ages researching, reading faqs etc just for something that looks better, well thats eating into my game playing time. Beauty is skin deep, but functionality goes right to the bone X |
Well i use it more than any other part of my xbox As i use it to play my soundtracks all the time!
Post by: juan23 on October 02, 2003, 11:23:00 AM
personally I like them alleach one has its differences and there own accomplishments.
i agree with BenJeremy that most will pick Evox just for the mere fact thats thats the 1st app associated with the xbox.
However there isnt one i like more than the other. MXM is great for all the video previews, avalaunch offers many more features than any of them, nexgen, seems as though it died. and then evox is great for noobs. Nice and simple nothing to mess with.
I use evox as my main dash, but also use avalaunch and MXM as other dashes.
XBMP have never tried as a dash, but love the app.
to all the developers!!!!!!!