"Vista's restrictions on HD content will not restrict DVD playback"
Ugg.
Ok, to explain as simply as possible: You cannot watch a copy-protected conventional DVD (95% of the DVD's sold) with Vista via a digital-out (ie, DVI) that has a resolution higher than 720p. Since virtually any big-OEM system that will be sold as "Vista Ready" will be using DVI and LCD monitors that are higher than 720, there will be plenty of confusion about why people's WinXP systems would let them watch DVD's, but their "new-and-improved" Vista system gives them a "Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a problem occurred with digital copyright protection." error.
Don't believe me? Just go ahead and try it..I'll wait.
See?
This topic has been discussed to death on the Vista forums...try doing a little research before anonymously posting about topics you don't understand.
"FYI, DVD is not HD."
Ermmm, yes, that was the point. Very few will likely notice that they can't play HD content, since very few has HD sources to play from...many more will be unhappily surprised that after their "upgrade" they are no longer able to play DVD's that they've owned since Clinton was in the White House on their PC's.
What the headline should read is: No Full HD Playback for 32-bit Vista MediaPlayer.
There will be plenty of HD content being played on 32-bit Vista machines, it just won't be being played with WMP.
Just wait until Vista ships, and the "unwashed masses" discover that Vista won't even let them watch DVD's on their PC monitors anymore. (something we've been doing since for what, about a decade?) Now would be a good time to start writing MCE plugin's for profit.
This is probably going to last about 30 seconds, but here's the link to the original web page that I made to submit my article to SilentPCReview. It's a tripod site, and yes we all know what that means. If you're lucky enough to get in I hope you enjoy it. For those of you that don't (aka 99% of you) feel free to ask me any specific questions you have.
Oh, and in legal news, I hereby give my limited permission to anyone who would like to mirror my tripod site, or the contents therein. As long as you give proper credit and don't try to profit from it. (I have no idea how'd you would profit from it anyway) If you do mirror it, please post.
I think you're talking about the 2 little boxes on the desktop. They are the "media engines" for the Sony SDM-N50 monitors. They house all the VGA and power connections. In my poorly done photo they do sorta look like 1 bigger box.
Actually no, all the cables have enough extra length looped into them at the end to allow the drawer to open fully.
Trust me, it's my computer. (in fact i'm typing on it right now)
But thank god that silentpcreview isn't my site, and that my machine isn't the server!
If anybody has any specific questions I can try to answer them, since at the moment you can't actually see the site.
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"Vista's restrictions on HD content will not restrict DVD playback"
Ugg.
Ok, to explain as simply as possible: You cannot watch a copy-protected conventional DVD (95% of the DVD's sold) with Vista via a digital-out (ie, DVI) that has a resolution higher than 720p. Since virtually any big-OEM system that will be sold as "Vista Ready" will be using DVI and LCD monitors that are higher than 720, there will be plenty of confusion about why people's WinXP systems would let them watch DVD's, but their "new-and-improved" Vista system gives them a "Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a problem occurred with digital copyright protection." error.
Don't believe me? Just go ahead and try it..I'll wait.
See?
This topic has been discussed to death on the Vista forums...try doing a little research before anonymously posting about topics you don't understand.
"FYI, DVD is not HD." Ermmm, yes, that was the point. Very few will likely notice that they can't play HD content, since very few has HD sources to play from...many more will be unhappily surprised that after their "upgrade" they are no longer able to play DVD's that they've owned since Clinton was in the White House on their PC's.
There will be plenty of HD content being played on 32-bit Vista machines, it just won't be being played with WMP.
Just wait until Vista ships, and the "unwashed masses" discover that Vista won't even let them watch DVD's on their PC monitors anymore. (something we've been doing since for what, about a decade?) Now would be a good time to start writing MCE plugin's for profit.
http://rkinder1.tripod.com/silentpc/
I think you're talking about the 2 little boxes on the desktop. They are the "media engines" for the Sony SDM-N50 monitors. They house all the VGA and power connections. In my poorly done photo they do sorta look like 1 bigger box.
Those are louvered openings, but there are no fans behind them. When the drawer is closed they server as the air intakes
Actually no, all the cables have enough extra length looped into them at the end to allow the drawer to open fully. Trust me, it's my computer. (in fact i'm typing on it right now) But thank god that silentpcreview isn't my site, and that my machine isn't the server! If anybody has any specific questions I can try to answer them, since at the moment you can't actually see the site.