Re: Durabrand Freeview box from Asda for =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=A310_?=

Trust No One® wrote:
It also has an RS-232C ****t but I have not idea what it is used for.

It's used by the returns department to replace the software when it has 
been sent back as faulty. Maybe the user may have an ability to do the 
firmware update - but not many current PCs have RS232 ****ts ...

<ot rant>
For some strange reason I've never been able to fathom out, no set-top 
box manufacturer has been able to 'open source' their firmware and offer 
the net community the chance to develop improvements. This especially 
applies to manufacturers that have products with a linux kernal in the 
gubbings - they may publish their mods (have to under GPL), but then 
they lock the user access to the firmware with an unhackable security 
protocol the Bank of England would be proud of.
</ot rant>

Next year the same box will be probably available for a fiver ...

-- 
Adrian C