do i have to mod my.....

[ramzak]

xbox to play burnt games? if so is there a way that i can just mod it by puting a cd and installing it or would i have to pay for moding it.

can xbox read burnt games?

[ticktock]

You need a mod chip inorder to play games off burt CD/DVDs or the harddrive
I got my my modded PS2 from here
http://www.modchipstore.com/

[hagbard]

xbox to play burnt games? if so is there a way that i can just mod it by puting a cd and installing it or would i have to pay for moding it.

can xbox read burnt games?

Yes, you can use hardmods (modchip) or a softmods, which it's what you're likely to be talking about. Since I'm not an expert concerning the MS console, I'd better point you to very nice tutorials here.