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Project Stellar Plus and Stellar Plus Upgrade Kits will ship with a front-mounted PCB antenna to maximize WiFi and Bluetooth reception inside the Xbox.

Is anyone interested in an optional external antenna kit, with drilling templates, for users who want to push performance even further?🤔

MakeMHz Update – January Hey, it’s Dustin from the MakeMHz team. Here is a quick update for January. I normally don’t go into personal health matters here, but it impacted our schedule, and I want to be transparent. Personal ...

The MakeMHz January update is live. 🚀

XboxHD+ shipping resumes Jan 12 with fewer than 30 orders remaining.

Stellar Plus and Wireless Upgrade Kit timeline has shifted to late April due to CNY schedules.

Wireless Upgrade Kit orders close at the end of January.

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Microsoft employees and Tito from Macho Nacho Productions posing together around a prototype original Xbox replica sat on a table in the foreground. A TV is behind the group posing for the photo and the Project Stellar modchip StellarOS UI can be seen on the screen.

this photo of @machonachomedia.bsky.social with Microsoft employees and the @makemhz.com StellarOS in the background is an art piece. from www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfaJ...

Pre-orders are live!

🚀 Project Stellar Plus - a complete redesign with built-in Wi-Fi, wireless controller support powered by BlueRetro, and faster hardware.

Reserve yours now:
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Already own Stellar? Grab the new Wireless Upgrade Kit here:
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Project Stellar Evolves: Introducing Stellar Plus and the Wireless Upg The next generation of Stellar is here. Project Stellar Plus and the new Wireless Upgrade Kit bring built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, faster performance, and firmware 2.0.0 - all built on a unified foundatio...

We’re excited to announce Project Stellar Plus - a complete redesign with built-in Wi-Fi, wireless controller support, and faster hardware. 🚀

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Stellar + ?

Support over the last two weeks has been amazing, and we have nearly cleared out our restock! ❤️

We are working on shipping out all orders this week.

The 20% Stellar RGB bundle discount is extended for one more week. Buy now, as the next Project Stellar restock will not be until later this year. 🚀

Stellar RGB kits are arriving and already being installed. 🥳

Discord member hattymein shared these pictures of their install in a crystal edition Xbox and said: "It’s the best fucking thing ever. Super glad you came up with this."

We were also able to use spare inventory of Project Stellar and XboxHD+ to fulfill a large portion of backorders originally scheduled for September. Remaining orders are now on track to ship within the next 1 to 2 weeks.

All Stellar RGB orders have shipped! 🥳

A small restock is coming in 1 to 2 weeks, earlier than the original September estimate for Project Stellar and Stellar XboxHD+.

To celebrate, get 20% off Stellar RGB when bundled with either for the next two weeks!

User guides for Stellar RGB kits are now live! 🥳

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Stellar RGB kits start shipping in less than a week! 🥳

Do you prefer a subtle glow on the original black shell, or are you all about maximum RGB with a limited edition shell that lights up everything?

Let us know your style!

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The last pieces have arrived! 🥳

We will be working on the installation guides over the weekend and will begin shipping out orders later next week!

Thank you to everyone for the continued support! 🥰

It appears that we have sold out of our remaining stock of Project Stellar and XboxHD+ over the weekend.

We're currently in the process of having the next batch made and have reopened orders for all products.

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support@makemh.com is the best place. Just give us a couple of days to catch up on support emails. We've been crazy busy!

Stellar XboxHD+ Bundle The first and only purely digital video output add-on for the original Microsoft Xbox. Video is captured directly off the pixel data bus from the GPU, encoded, sent directly to your HD TV with no adde...

🚀 Stellar XboxHD+ bundle is back in stock and shipping now!

Inventory is limited, so if you’ve been waiting, now’s the time!

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The wait is over. Stellar RGB is here. 🚀

A fully customizable, solderless RGB system built for the Original Xbox — powered by StellarOS.

Available now in:
✨ Ring of Lights Kit
🔌 Controller Ports Kit
🟢 Front Panel Kit
🛠️ DIY Cable

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Release v1.8.3 Beta · MakeMHz/project-stellar Beta Release Firmware 1.8.x has been extensively tested, but as this is an initial beta release, unexpected issues may still occur. If problems arise, a firmware recovery to a previous version may ...

Project Stellar Firmware 1.8.3 is now available as a beta release. 🚀

This update is for offline installation only. Once confirmed stable, it will roll out via the online update server. If issues occur, a firmware recovery to a previous version may be required.

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Tariff Relief and Production Update at MakeMHz Why We’re Checking In Did you miss our first update? Read MakeMHz’s Plan to Ride Out Tariffs for the background on these changes. Good news first. Tariffs have mostly returned to normal, lifting a hug...

Tariff Relief and Production Update at MakeMHz

Project Stellar kits are heading out, and fewer than 50 standalone XboxHD+ units just went live. Replacement‑part pages are now live with Easy d0 and molded plastics sold solo.

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Did you know?🤔

Your original Xbox can now tell Discord what game you're playing.

Project Stellar’s GameID feature works with the @pixelfx.co Morph to update your Discord presence in real time. 🤯

And we didn't forget about the CRT fans either! Halo 2 HD @ 1024x768

Halo 2 HD - Stellar Edition is now available!

Built for Project Stellar, it brings full support for custom resolutions, letting you experience Halo 2 like never before.

Here it is running at 1720x720!🤯

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Project Stellar - Firmware Update 1.8.0 We're incredibly excited to share Firmware 1.8. This release has been in the works for a long time. It’s the result of over six months of development.

🚀 Project Stellar Firmware 1.8.0 is here!

Six months of deep reverse engineering, major video pipeline fixes, over 100 new display modes, GameID support, external scaler integration, and more.

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MakeMHz’s Plan to Ride Out Tariffs We really wish we could be wrapping up the Project Stellar 1.8 firmware update instead of talking about tariffs. Unfortunately, these tariffs hit us out of nowhere, and we want to be transparent about...

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Something big is coming! 🤫

Release v1.7.2 · MakeMHz/project-stellar Changelog Fixed system time resetting to 2024 FTP server improvements This update is provided as an offline installation only. We're preparing for the release of firmware 1.8, and the online upda...

Firmware 1.7.2 for Project Stellar is now live!
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Never stop improving!

Stellar XboxHD+ kits are now shipping with revision 6 flex cables, designed for easier installation with tighter tolerances and a slightly larger size on the small side. 🥳

The install guide has also been updated with all-new high-resolution images to simplify the process.

- Free 4x Xbox USB Adapter and Xbox MCPX Heatsink with every purchase of the Stellar XboxHD+ kit.

- Free 1x Xbox USB Adapter and Xbox MCPX Heatsink with every purchase of the Project Stellar kit.

* Free items will be added to orders during shipping.

🚨The MakeMHz Black Friday Sale is here! 🚨

🔥 15% off site-wide + free gifts ! 🔥

Don't miss your chance to score Project Stellar for the Original Xbox at a rare discount.

This sale ends Sunday — shop now: makemhz.com

Skeleton (translucent black) original Xbox

Xbox HD+ flex installation

Solder jumpers on removed AV port. Back of motherboard.

Overall shot of Xbox motherboard with Project Stellar modchip installed.

Realizing I didn’t post this here. Finally put together my “ideal” original Xbox a few months ago. I wanted the best of both worlds as far as looks and reliability, so this is an extremely late model 1.6, transplanted into a JP Skeleton shell, along with the @makemhz.com Stellar HD+.