@ Snake: Largely agree mate, but there have been a few updates with regards to backup procedures (point 3)
1. Not yet possible
2. Flashing is the way to go
- You'll still be able to use your original 360 and XB1 discs (providing the XB1 game is supported with the backwards compatibility update). However, XB1 backups no longer function under iXtreme firmwares.
3. It is providing you use a Samsung SH-D162C PC-DVD ROM Drive in combination with Xbox Backup Creator (and there are several other compatible Samsung PC DVD-ROM Drives available - all for little money) and upgrade the firmware on the drive with the 'Kreon v1.0' firmware (easily found on the net). It's just like updating the Fw. on your DVD-RW drive - easy and takes 5 mins
P.S. Xbox Backup Creator is freeware and easily found on the net (latest version is 2.7). With this setup, put the disc in, hit Start and make your image ala. PS2
. Once complete, simply burn with resulting image file back to a DVD+R DL disc, again just like with PS2. Easy huh?
4. You should be fine with XBL using the Xtreme firmwares. The recent banning spates have been for discs which have invalid video partitions, DMI, PFI and SS Sector information (i.e. Downloaded ISO images) - and not detection of the firmware itself as first thought.
However it's always a good idea to stick with the iXtreme firmware versions to be on the safe side as they prevent improper discs booting and therefore prevents getting you banned (although this should only really apply to people using backups they made in the infancy of the Xtreme firmware days which can now be detected).