It would be nice if companies like Sling took a break from their goofy non-stackable boxes and offered a comprehensive product that does stack. It's bad enough that game consoles are like that.
They create a lot of these products in a non-stackable design because they are not supposed be stacked. If it creates a lot of heat, you don't want to stack these things, because they need good ventilation. But for products that don't create a lot of heat, I agree, there really is no excuse.
If the Slingbox generates that much heat, then I'd suggest that there's something wrong with the design.
I don't think that explanation makes that much sense as if that's true, then receivers wouldn't be the same box type either, they'd be in some goofy shape too. I think the shape is more for marketing than anything else.
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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It would be nice if companies like Sling took a break from their goofy non-stackable boxes and offered a comprehensive product that does stack. It's bad enough that game consoles are like that.
They create a lot of these products in a non-stackable design because they are not supposed be stacked. If it creates a lot of heat, you don't want to stack these things, because they need good ventilation. But for products that don't create a lot of heat, I agree, there really is no excuse.
If the Slingbox generates that much heat, then I'd suggest that there's something wrong with the design.
I don't think that explanation makes that much sense as if that's true, then receivers wouldn't be the same box type either, they'd be in some goofy shape too. I think the shape is more for marketing than anything else.
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.