[geeks] An annoyance...

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Jonathan Katz wrote:
>>> Invest in a universal remote and bring along the little booklet that 
>>> lets you set it up to control almost any kind of TV.
>>
>> Does that work on a locked-down TV?
> 
> That was my question; also, how is it locked down? The menu button on 
> the side of the TV seemed to be deactivated, that was the first thing I 
> tried.

Sounds to me like they blew custom firmware into the ROMs.

Peace...  Sridhar