Was the original Xbox the best Microsoft console?

[Guitarguy]

Pemalite said:
Unfortunately. I sold my original Xbox once the Xbox 360 got released, it seemed superfluous to hold onto with the Xbox 360's backwards compatibility via emulation... Plus scaler for better image quality.
Not to mention I preferred the Xbox 360's controller anyhow.

However... That machine was built like a brick shithouse and the break-away cable was a godsend and managed to pave the way for Achievements, DLC, Online console gaming.

I also enjoyed it for it's media capabilities back then, which was impressive for a console, had my entire music collection ripped onto which I happily used instead of Grand Theft Auto's default music.

Forgot about this feature! Totally loved playing Project Gotham to my own soundtrack(Faithless, Fatboy Slim, Prodigy, Moby etc) :P

Component cables are a must for playing the OG Xbox on any modern TV. I found that the PS2 cleans up better with component(bigger difference) but the composite signal was really bad, where the Xbox's composite signal was better than the PS2's composite. Component for both consoles is ideal.