>Did you buy a Kenwood remote just so you could play with kernel hacks .. ?

Actually, I've had my unit (s/n080000316) for more than a year, and back then it came with a Kenwood remote and an amber screen. So, when I heard of all the nifty new v200b3 stuff that works only/better with a Rio remote, I plunked down the cash for a new one. Of course, the accountant / taxman believe that my company purchased it so we could write software for it as part of our global marketing plan, just like the original player purchase.