Well, I don't know much about Slingbox, but you brought up game consoles. Xbox 360 for example is a console that generates a lot of heat, and it needs good ventilation or it can potentially overheat and destroy components. And a lot of these set-top boxes have harddrives in them for dvr and overheating those can destroy the harddrives. So yes, the design may have a little to a do with marketing too, but I'm sure that at least a small part of the design is to discourage stacking to protect the components in these devices and ensure stability.
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Marrvia @ Jan 12th 2008 5:38PM
Well, I don't know much about Slingbox, but you brought up game consoles. Xbox 360 for example is a console that generates a lot of heat, and it needs good ventilation or it can potentially overheat and destroy components. And a lot of these set-top boxes have harddrives in them for dvr and overheating those can destroy the harddrives. So yes, the design may have a little to a do with marketing too, but I'm sure that at least a small part of the design is to discourage stacking to protect the components in these devices and ensure stability.