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Parallax_
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Posted: Thu, 28th Dec 2006 16:34 Post subject: Vista crippled by content protection	Quick Quote Quote

So I was just reading around the news, and came across this: http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?newsid=7675 I don't know if I should laugh or cry, but that seriously doesn't sound right. Has anyone that have tried Vista experienced any of this, or is it just bullshit? Upcoming PC games 2009 and onwards Bravery is not a function of firepower.

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Posted: Thu, 28th Dec 2006 16:43 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

It's the truth, DRM is spawn of satan himself. Educate yourself Give an internet to NFOHump!

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Posted: Thu, 28th Dec 2006 18:18 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Sounds bullshit to me, sorry. I'm using Vista and haven't exeperienced any problems. Looks like a conspiracy to me. My IMDb Ratings \| Fix NFOHump Cookies \| Hide Users / Threads \| Embedded Content (Videos/GIFs/Twitter/Reddit) \| The Derps Collection Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.

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Posted: Thu, 28th Dec 2006 18:23 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

its not bullshit, it mainly applys to hd-drm protected content tho. Alongside the all-or-nothing approach of disabling output, Vista requires that any interface that provides high-quality output degrade the signal quality that passes through it if premium content is present. This is done through a "constrictor" that downgrades the signal to a much lower-quality one, then up- scales it again back to the original spec, but with a significant loss in quality. i like this bit :- Vista's content protection requires that devices (hardware and software drivers) set so-called "tilt bits" if they detect anything unusual. For example if there are unusual voltage fluctuations, maybe some jitter on bus signals, a slightly funny return code from a function call, a device register that doesn't contain quite the value that was expected, or anything similar, a tilt bit gets set. Such occurrences aren't too uncommon in a typical computer. sounds a great way to render vista unusable The night is dark and the road is long. Come on dead men, return to your homes.

fwb73

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Posted: Tue, 2nd Jan 2007 18:29 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

if you are using non protected content then there is no problem if you are using legitimate protected content but have no protected outputs then your f**ked are there any protected audio only outputs? spdif is universal digital audio output but is not protected output therefore any protected audio cannot be played.... only those who are lucky enough can play protected video content... suddenly the whole world becomes pirates just to be able to enjoy digital media those who have just bought their nice all singing all dancing vista media pc & then just bought some protected content has no way to play it....law suits ahoy am i the only one who see's this madness....think about it MS intel i7 3770k @4.4, ASRock Z77 Extreme 4, 16GB Corsiar Vengance 1600 ram, ATI 5850 BE, Antec 1 Case, Antec 1 550W PSU, emu0404, 120gb agility3 ssd OS, 2x60gbvertex2raid0 Games, 3 TB total sata2 Data. win7 x64.

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Posted: Tue, 2nd Jan 2007 18:32 Post subject:

fwb73 wrote:

if you are using non protected content then there is no problem

Good! I'm safe, then... Laughing

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