Tiny LCD built into a 360 ... why?

by Dustin Burg { Feb 4th 2007 at 12:30PM }

Ever wanted your Xbox 360 to be a portable gaming system? We hope you said no otherwise you'll actually think about purchasing one of those 360s showcased in the video above. We present to you a Xbox 360 with one tiny LCD built into the side. Think PSP without the ability to hold it in your hands ... yup, just like that. It may be be cool in theory, but we aren't finding any practical reasons for this mod. Unless you're in a pinch for a display and need a quick gaming fix to feed your addiction. And excuse the lovely Metallica music in the video, though they may have chose it because this mod may be sad but true. Okay seriously, what's your opinion? Would you pay extra for this LCD option on the side of your gaming console and why?

[Thanks, Machiavelli 420]

Tags: lcd, mod, xbox 360, Xbox360

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

kerbero9 @ Feb 4th 2007 12:38PM

Think PSP without the ability to hear a damn thing that's going on.

zourskittles @ Feb 4th 2007 12:54PM

its interesting but since i would have to find an outlet to plug it in to play im sure i can just find a TV somewhere near to

Lee1733 @ Feb 4th 2007 1:16PM

I wouldn't buy a 360 pre-modded but I might do this myself...after my warranty runs out that is. If I did I would never use it, it would just be for bragging rights.

Hammer @ Feb 4th 2007 1:42PM

I think it would be a lot more useful if it could be used like the 'SlideShow' feature in some of the new Windows Vista laptops, so it could show, say, the progress of a movie download when you play a game on your TV. For that to be useful though, the screen would really have to be on the front of the system.

Still, it's an interesting mod.

undroth12 @ Feb 4th 2007 2:03PM

like the 360 doesn't have enough heat sources =P as hammer said thought it would be useful to display downloads.

Kellydude025 @ Feb 4th 2007 6:28PM

FIrst of all, haven't you guys ever heard of a LAN party...think of it this way, now you don't have to lug a giant ass TV around. I like it.

Steve @ Feb 4th 2007 6:43PM

tiny little Gears, pulling off tiny little headshots

Tim Marman @ Feb 4th 2007 2:23PM

The Xbox 360 is more than a gaming console. I can see this being useful when the 360 is used as an HTPC/Media Center Extender. I had an old Philips Streamium that had this on the front, and it was nice being able to navigate your music without the TV on. Or, as Hammer suggested above, showing the time left on music/video without having to bring up the on-screen menu.

So no, it's not completely useless - it would be a nice feature, but I don't think I could justify paying too much extra for it.

But yes, it's of limited use - it's