1. There are no good X-Box emus. There is Xeon (Plays Halo, buggily + slowly), and caustic's xbox emu (whose name eludes me atm...) which only plays turok, afaik). 2. Certain frequencies can damage your monitor, but generally they do not. 3. You can't read x-box disks in a dvd-rom drive (right?) 4. Yes, your schoolmate is a dumbass and full of crap.