If anyone is not too busy discussing weather Jtagging is piracy or not, I would like to say/ask something.
I have become interested in Jtagging ever since I heard you could add PC mods to your 360 if it was jtagged. I found a person who is selling a "jasper"(idk) xbox 360 that has been Jtagged by him for $195 or as a package(cables and harddrive and whatnot) for $245. Were I live we don't have any internet and the only time I can use live is when I'm staying at my dads place. And I don't think I have any online games anyway. I have two questions I would like answered, is $245 for a Jtagged console package a good deal? And if I am banned from Live does that mean I can't use the marketplace to buy things?
Firstly, "Jasper" is a name given to a certain model of motherboard. I think the Jasper boards RRoD less or something or have some benefit, but I'm not sure.
Second, if you're going to use a Jtagged xbox, don't hook it up to the internet at ALL. That includes the marketplace. Microsoft doesn't just ban gamertags, they ban entire consoles so that it can't be used online regardless of the gamertag. Saying that, I think there is a way to purchase things on other xboxs and then transfer them via usb or something to your console, but I'm not positive.
A good place to check on prices would be to visit
acidmods.com and ask around.
Finally, jtag isn't piracy. Take a look at the homebrew community of any piece of hardware. Their sole goal is to be able to run unsigned code on their particular system. However, being able to run that unsigned code gives way to people with lower standards that create the piracy software.
Just because something can support piracy doesn't mean that's all it's for.
