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When a cable company rents a cable box to a customer, the USB port on the cable box is often disabled. In some cases with some manufacturers of digital video recorders, the USB port can be used for extra external storage for recorded shows. While the port is disabled on many boxes, USB devices such as iPods can still be charged through the port. SlickDeals Forums: Hooking up a USB flash drive to a cable boxSource:
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I am not sure, but I do not think this is a great answer. The question asked what the usb port is for. You have not answered that - you have focussed on the aspect of the post being disabled, with only a little throwaway comment on what the port can be used for in some recorders.
by dea_ex_machina on February 8th, 2010