ReplayTV 4500: No Hacking, or Else - what eh? come on then... well - its seems theyll lock you out of your investment - a big downer! Heres what slashdot had to say...
"I was happy to see that SonicBlue had released its new generation of ReplayTV, the 4500. And it was $250 cheaper than the 4000. Except for that $250 "one-time service activation fee." Worse is the agreement that goes along with it. Term 1A basically says, "No more hacking." Term 1G says that they can enable or disable anything they want without notice. And Term 2C says that if someone even alleges you are infringing on copyright, you can be shut down with no notice, no recourse, and there"s nothing you can do about it—the agreement indemnifies them completely. I was really looking forward to getting one of these, too." Under that agreement, SonicBlue claims the right to destroy your device when you connect for updates. "
Nasty.