What exactly does XBox soft modding do?

Hi, I'm a total noob to xbox as I am about to barely buy an xbox from my friend. I've hear about this softmodding but i really have no idea how it benefits compared to not soft modding it. My friend once told me that modding your xbox lets you play backup games that you have. Is that all it does???

 

soft modding lets the xbox run unsigned code. so you can do anything you want with it. you can backup games play emulators run linux watch movies listen to music play modded games(killtrocity) adn much more. soft modded xboxs are great

 

wow, interesting. So I would be able to play a backed-up burned game on a softmodded xbox right? Cause I've figured out in the past that ps2 games and a small brother and sister do not mix very well.

 

that same insident happened with my bro i remember it also included water, soap, and steel wool, LOL

 

ya my brother ruins games also, so you can copy them and they all work

 

lol, ya it sucks. Ok, thanks for the info man. Can't wait to softmod my xbox.

 

Or basically, it allows it to do everything that the ordinary Xbox can't do.

 

yeah but its not smart going on xbox live modded though cause you can get band but yeah you can backup all your games,replace hard drive, play emulators, listen to music,watch movies, and preview pictures. Hell you can even get the weather lol.

if you want a tutorial for softmodding click on the link im my signature

 

ok, thanks guys, and dont worry, I don't have fast internet anymore :S I'll follow your guide when I mod my xbox.