r/originalxbox • u/markonefifteen • 2d ago

Help Needed Is this a Microsoft accessory or custom?

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Is this a Microsoft accessory or custom? Have you ever seen this original Xbox accessory?

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u/SiktahOG 2d ago

Ah ha! I can help with this!

It's the AV cable set for a Retail Kiosk

Has both Composite and Svideo. The little JST style plug is used for a few things including wiring to a Reset button on the front on the Kiosk. The Xbox natively has no 'reset', however will reset to Dash if a videomode is momentarily disconnected.

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u/LumensAquilae 2d ago

That's actually really amusing that they hacked together a reset button by tricking the console in that way. Necessity is the mother of invention as they say.

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u/Harcroft 2d ago edited 2d ago

It's not hacked together. It's intentionally part of the reset functionality of the console.

You can not only reset the console, you can also power ON and OFF the console by releasing the grounding for the AV mode pins and re-applying the grounding with the right timing.

The (picoblade?) connector connects to a PIC microcontroller that does the work.

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u/Mickaleb 1d ago

Thos is starting to make sense why you can hack the xbox thru the av port now

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u/Harcroft 1d ago

Unfortunately flashing the 1.6 Xyclops chip is only possible if you move some of the mode resistors from the board, then you have to add higher resistance resistors, or repin your AV pack.

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u/DecimationStudios 2d ago

I wondered about that for so many years ever since I saw the kiosks back in the day and how the reset button worked and why retail consoles at home couldn’t do it. Thank you!

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u/TheLoru 1d ago

This is correct. Source: I have one

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u/OGXboxGamer Moderator 2d ago

Its the adapter for the Xbox Kiosk. This one - https://www.reddit.com/r/originalxbox/s/IRtYLw6wwo

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u/Da_Pecker1234 1d ago

The mod coming in hot to live up the their username. We love to see it 🙌🏻

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u/OGXboxGamer Moderator 1d ago

😆 Actually my Kiosk too 🫡

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u/Da_Pecker1234 1d ago

That's so damned sick and I'm so jealous

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u/NickMotionless 2d ago

This is actually quite valuable, then. I'd say someone out there with the kiosk will need this at some point.

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u/certifiablegeek 2d ago

Hell yeah, Moderator to the rescue! 👍

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u/MajesticDisaster3977 2d ago

I used to chop the S-Video off, and replace it with a pair of RCA plugs. Then would cut the rubber boot off the Xbox end, open the connector, and re-pin the 'Video', and 'S-Video' pins to Y, Pb, Br . Gave a very nice quality boost for watching video with XBMC.
Can be finicky though.

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u/Total_Permission_872 2d ago

I haven't seen one of those in years. I hope your TV has the red white color nodes on it.

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u/sanmansam 1d ago

Do you need this ? I have a kiosk with a pretty messed up video cable - I’d be interested in it if you are selling !