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AcidWarp
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posted 03-08-2007 05:52 PM
    
A smoke test, is that where you get light the install disk on fire and see how much smoke is produced?I'll get vista I suppose. . . after they remove all the DRM crap that does things like shut off your digital audio outputs when watching a DVD or listening to music. So that means probably not for a LONG while. -------------------- “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” --Dr. Stephen Hawking.
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AcidWarp
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posted 03-09-2007 12:35 PM
"To recap: in order to playback HD-DVD and BluRay content, Microsoft agreed to degrade video and audio functionality in Windows. Gutman points out that when "premium" content is being played, component video - YPbPr - and S/PDIF interfaces are disabled. Third party hardware that fails to obey these orders may have its be "certified" status revoked by Microsoft - leaving the user with minimal (eg VGA) functionality."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/28/vista_drm_analysis/ That seemed to slip under most people's radar. Since Blueray and HD-DVD are slowly picking up speed; this is a problem. -------------------- “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” --Dr. Stephen Hawking.
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AcidWarp
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posted 03-09-2007 04:17 PM
Acid Max?Kyle, but I will be using mine as a media centre. Especially if I get into the University I want, I'm not intending to buy a TV and DVD player. I already have a tuner I just need a better monitor. -------------------- “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” --Dr. Stephen Hawking.
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AcidWarp
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posted 03-10-2007 12:39 PM
ahem, 27.-------------------- “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” --Dr. Stephen Hawking.
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GFKiller
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posted 03-12-2007 12:56 AM
I've been using it since Beta 2, so I've been through much frustration. I have no choice though, considering I'm in the business of being a Tech savy guy. I needed to have a one-up on everyone once Vista came out the door.Vista itself is finally solid. Some hardware manufacturers are still asleep and refuse to put out a solid driver (surprise surprise, Creative is on the list. But then again, so is Logitech). Some older apps are outright broken, while others are screwed up because of Vista's higher level of security (but can be remedied by settings up a similiar environment per user [settings up rights of the user is more powerful now, if my mom stumbles on a website that'll load up software, it'll prompt for the Admin password to go through with it, so then she knows she's doing something wrong]). DX10 isn't backwards compatible with DX9, but if you install DX9 you can run them parallel with each other. Make sure your computer can handle it. Even if you're only looking to run the Basic version without the Aero interface (God knows why). I have a 3ghz P4 with HT, 1.5GB of RAM, 6600GT Video card, Raptor HD, and I only score 4.2 on the Performance index (index is from 1 - 6, average score is determined by the lowest scorer, for instanace my processor is rated at 4.2, video card at 4.8, and hard drive at 5.7, but my index is 4.2). If you're reliant on older applications stay far away and be in contact of those software folks that made it. Hound them for Vista compatible. I'm finding more and more that the problems I am now running into with Vista is purely because the software writers are just fucking lazy. Its ridiculous when you see like 3 version upgrades to a software after Vista's released, but yet its still lacking Vista support (or official support as jack-ass Creative would say). The ball is in their court, and they can complain all the want. But they're complaining at forward progress which is bullshit.
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