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The big difference between the graphics card modification and the modification of those modems is that unlike the Internet connection, you're stealing from nobo
by afreak 14y ago
The big difference between the graphics card modification and the modification of those modems is that unlike the Internet connection, you're stealing from nobody when you modify the card.
If you're going to spend the effort to modify the card to behave as what is described in the hack, then it is really no loss to the manufacturer as they had already made a sale to you and you're forgoing your warranty in the process, so they will unlikely need to spend any further money on you.
Contrast this to a cable modem modification where you modify the uploaded file to allow for faster speeds, to the detriment of others. People who legitimately pay for those speeds you've effectively stolen could be hindered as a result. You're stealing from a service in this case.
So I don't think your comparison is fair here.
A better example would be those who have older video game consoles and are tapping into the RGB lines to produce a video signal superior to of what is offered out of the box. The manufacturer never intended for this but physically it allowed for it due to different markets or how the video was processed to begin with.
- k__ 14y agoThe problem with such things cross-financing. They give free/cheap stuff to poor/normal people and expensive stuff to rich people. Then the expensive stuff pays for the cheap stuff. It's like socialism for capitalists.
- canadev 14y agoTangent: To anyone wondering about the "RGB lines" comment, apparently it has something to do with SCART cables ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCART http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCART ). Here are some screenshots: http://www.reddit.com/r/gamecollecting/comments/mcmsz/my_snesn64gcn_monster_svideo_cables_are_in_review/ http://www.reddit.com/r/gamecollecting/comments/mcmsz/my_sne... Found this out when I was wondering what he was talking about...
- afreak 14y agoThere's that and then there's this: http://www.made-by-bacteria.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=148 http://www.made-by-bacteria.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=148 The SCART method is fairly straight forward, but getting at it on other non-SCART capable consoles is something else so hence "RGB lines". :)