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Windows Vista and the Future of Hardware

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ch-ch-ch-changes dept.

NSIM writes to mention an article on ExtremeTech looking at the impact that Windows Vista will have on the future of computer hardware. In addition to obvious elements like CPUs, GPUs, and display interfaces, the article also touches on things like DRM (which Vista heavily supports) and audio formats. From the article: "Currently, only a few shipping products actually support the crypto-ROM needed to ensure compliance with Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, and CableCard. It's looking like next-generation cards will all implement the needed firmware. Continued... The impact on future displays is a bit more subtle, but we're starting to see the impact already. Widescreen displays offering very high resolutions, such as the Dell 2407WFP are starting to become more affordable. But a 1920x1200 resolution often creates legibility problems for some users resulting from the tiny size of the default Windows font."

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  1. Re:at what point by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny
    Other than mostly a slashdot type crowd, who really cares about the arguably incremental improvements for hefty investments?
    Gamers.

    ".But I repeat myself."
    - Mark Twain

  2. Continued... by TPIRman · · Score: 5, Funny

    When your article can't even be quoted for a a paragraph without a page break slipping in there, you have

    Continued...

    officially crossed the line.