> Same goes for an STB, or car, or any other thing that abuses you. You don't have to sit and take it simply because "that's the modern world". So you're sayin

> Same goes for an STB, or car, or any other thing that abuses you. You don't have to sit and take it simply because "that's the modern world". So you're saying as soon as you're abused just toss a few hundred/thousands/tens of thousands of dollars of hardware out the window and spend a like amount somewhere else -- hoping that /this/ time is different? Even though when you bought the equipment this wasn't the state of it? It must be nice to live in that world. Wasteful and expensive, but nice.