Sure, but the point was that you have to buy another gadget. And there's still a box you don't control that has to live in your basement (or wherever) doing som

Sure, but the point was that you have to buy another gadget. And there's still a box you don't control that has to live in your basement (or wherever) doing some not insignificant lifting. Wouldn't it be nice if you could just configure the box you're paying for already to do the right thing?