<s>
The	O
Eurovox	B-Device
is	O
a	O
Digital	O
Cable	O
set-top	O
box	O
,	O
notoriously	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
decode	O
cable	O
television	O
services	O
without	O
a	O
subscription	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
imported	O
into	O
the	O
UK	O
from	O
Korea	O
since	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Eurovox	B-Device
product	O
heralded	O
the	O
'	O
new	O
generation	O
 '	O
of	O
proprietary	O
non-Linux	O
based	O
receivers	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
fill	O
the	O
market	O
previously	O
occupied	O
by	O
the	O
DBox2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DBOX	O
was	O
a	O
Linux-based	O
German	O
cable	O
receiver	O
—	O
which	O
became	O
available	O
through	O
markets	O
like	O
eBay	O
as	O
second-hand	O
receivers	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
/	O
early	O
2000s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dream	O
Multimedia	O
produced	O
the	O
incredibly	O
popular	O
Linux-based	O
Dreambox	B-Operating_System
500	O
receiver	O
-	O
which	O
became	O
the	O
'	O
unofficial	O
 '	O
new	O
DBOX	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
enthusiasts	O
to	O
enjoy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
ensure	O
maximum	O
market	O
coverage	O
these	O
were	O
available	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
tuners	O
allowing	O
the	O
same	O
Dreambox	B-Operating_System
500	O
shell	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
Satellite	O
,	O
Cable	O
and	O
Terrestrial	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
manipulate	O
the	O
code	O
on	O
the	O
Dreambox/DBox2	O
was	O
hugely	O
popular	O
within	O
the	O
UK	O
cable	O
community	O
as	O
it	O
allowed	O
hackers	O
to	O
produce	O
firmware	B-Application
which	O
could	O
decrypt	O
UK	O
cable	O
channels	O
without	O
subscription	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Eurovox	B-Device
product	O
became	O
the	O
fastest	O
selling	O
'	O
brand	O
 '	O
name	O
non-Linux	O
based	O
receiver	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
as	O
the	O
huge	O
uptake	O
of	O
free	O
or	O
low	O
priced	O
'	O
Internet	O
Forums	O
 '	O
allowed	O
users	O
across	O
the	O
country	O
to	O
share	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Eurovox	B-Device
2	O
was	O
initially	O
imported	O
by	O
one	O
individual	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
Midlands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
a	O
rival	O
group	O
headed	O
by	O
Rayyonics	O
Ltd	O
rebranded	O
the	O
product	O
as	O
the	O
Eurovox	B-Device
MAX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
dedicated	O
sales	O
force	O
and	O
allowing	O
only	O
selected	O
resellers	O
to	O
acquire	O
the	O
product	O
wholesale	O
,	O
the	O
'	O
MAX	O
 '	O
became	O
the	O
best	O
known	O
'	O
non-Linux	O
cable	O
receiver	O
 '	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
within	O
a	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
never	O
explicitly	O
stated	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
widely	O
known	O
that	O
the	O
main	O
purpose	O
of	O
the	O
Eurovox	B-Device
to	O
decrypt	O
free	O
channels	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
UK	O
cable	O
providers	O
of	O
that	O
time	O
(	O
namely	O
Telewest	O
,	O
ntl	O
and	O
Cable	O
&	O
Wireless	O
Communications	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Eurovox	B-Device
(	O
and	O
similar	O
cable	O
receivers	O
-	O
The	O
Starview/Kryptview/Dreambox/ITGate	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
