Nerdlinger Joe
February 2nd 07, 07:03 AM
On 20 Jan 2007 15:04:19 GMT, somebody > wrote:
>food for thought....
>
>BluRay / HD-DVD / Vista / all hardware / media / software - are to be designed with digital rights / anti-piracy measures. Yes, even that nice new HD capable LCD screen bought in 2006. They must all be compliant to allow for full functionality. Each piece will be checking the others for compliancy. If any of these things are not compliant, then functionality me be crippled or not work at all. Apparently SPDIF outouts will not work at all because there is no way to do this checking.
>
>There are a lot of reasons not to put Vista on a computer.
> - upgrades to even newer hardware needed
> - much of what you can do today won't work under Vista anymore
> - embedded DRM schemes will prevent illegal copying/altering of HD-DVD and other media
> - even that nice new LCD screen capable of doing 1080i or p will likely have it's output crippled if it doesn't contain newest DRM capabilites
>
>If you like the apps/games/movies on usenet servers, then do yourself a big favour and stay clear of Vista. With Vista around, it won't be long before this sort content is a thing of the past.
>
>Read these articles for more info on great reasons to not use Vista:
>(the 1st article is from an organization promoting free software alternatives to Vista)
>(2nd article is very indepth with good diagrams etc)
>
>http://badvista.fsf.org/
>http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1871
>http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.html
>http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/14787/
>http://news.com.com/Hollywood,%20Microsoft%20align%20on%20new%20Window s/2100-1025_3-5844393.html?part=rss&tag=5844393&subj=news
>
>Apparently there are no plans to change XP or DVD in anyway. We should keep buying with our pocket books.
>
>Remember that by buying HD-DVD or BluRay you are helping to usher in a new era where we will have to pay for all content (software programs, movies, music etc).
>
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I'll stick with XP.
>food for thought....
>
>BluRay / HD-DVD / Vista / all hardware / media / software - are to be designed with digital rights / anti-piracy measures. Yes, even that nice new HD capable LCD screen bought in 2006. They must all be compliant to allow for full functionality. Each piece will be checking the others for compliancy. If any of these things are not compliant, then functionality me be crippled or not work at all. Apparently SPDIF outouts will not work at all because there is no way to do this checking.
>
>There are a lot of reasons not to put Vista on a computer.
> - upgrades to even newer hardware needed
> - much of what you can do today won't work under Vista anymore
> - embedded DRM schemes will prevent illegal copying/altering of HD-DVD and other media
> - even that nice new LCD screen capable of doing 1080i or p will likely have it's output crippled if it doesn't contain newest DRM capabilites
>
>If you like the apps/games/movies on usenet servers, then do yourself a big favour and stay clear of Vista. With Vista around, it won't be long before this sort content is a thing of the past.
>
>Read these articles for more info on great reasons to not use Vista:
>(the 1st article is from an organization promoting free software alternatives to Vista)
>(2nd article is very indepth with good diagrams etc)
>
>http://badvista.fsf.org/
>http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1871
>http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.html
>http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/14787/
>http://news.com.com/Hollywood,%20Microsoft%20align%20on%20new%20Window s/2100-1025_3-5844393.html?part=rss&tag=5844393&subj=news
>
>Apparently there are no plans to change XP or DVD in anyway. We should keep buying with our pocket books.
>
>Remember that by buying HD-DVD or BluRay you are helping to usher in a new era where we will have to pay for all content (software programs, movies, music etc).
>
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>
I'll stick with XP.