Why Vista is so hostiile toward users technology advanced?

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Vista would "downgrade" the quality of all video and audio, if they were not
output via approved connections on the PC.
Microsoft said only the quality of "premium content" would be lowered, and
only if requested by copyright holders.
The measures are in place, says the firm, to protect content such as high
definition movies from being copied.
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Is that true?????
 
Jack said:
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Vista would "downgrade" the quality of all video and audio, if they were
not output via approved connections on the PC.
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I haven't heard anyone say they have experienced this. Then again, I
haven't heard anyone say they've tested it one way or the other.
Microsoft said only the quality of "premium content" would be lowered, and
only if requested by copyright holders.
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True. That's what Microsoft has said.
The measures are in place, says the firm, to protect content such as high
definition movies from being copied.
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That's what they've said as well.
 
For HDCP content yes if you haven't got HDCP compatible hardware such as
graphics card and monitors.
 
Jack said:
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Vista would "downgrade" the quality of all video and audio, if they were
not output via approved connections on the PC.
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No. Not even if DRMed content were playing at the same time. Existing
media would play the same as it does on XP, or another platform.
Microsoft said only the quality of "premium content" would be lowered, and
only if requested by copyright holders.
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Basically without the support for this particular brand of DRM in Windows
Vista content wouldn't play at full quality. Microsoft had to add in this
technology so the DRM on the disc being played could check if the computer
supports the requirements the content providers have laid down and make a
decision if they should play it at full quality or not.

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Jack said:
====Quote=====
Vista would "downgrade" the quality of all video and audio, if they were
not output via approved connections on the PC.
Microsoft said only the quality of "premium content" would be lowered, and
only if requested by copyright holders.
The measures are in place, says the firm, to protect content such as high
definition movies from being copied.
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Is that true?????
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Absolutely. This is the single biggest difference between vista and anyother
version of windows. Vista will enforce DRM, no matter what you do to try
and circumvent it. Wait till you pop in your HDVD or BLUE RAY drive and are
unable to prove you actually own the high definition media... You either
won;t see it, hear it or will be able to see and hear it at significantly
reduce quality levels...

Microsoft and DRM... you gotta love em...You are forced to...
 
Absolutely. This is the single biggest difference between vista and anyother
version of windows. Vista will enforce DRM, no matter what you do to try
and circumvent it. Wait till you pop in your HDVD or BLUE RAY drive and are
unable to prove you actually own the high definition media... You either
won;t see it, hear it or will be able to see and hear it at significantly
reduce quality levels...

Microsoft and DRM... you gotta love em...You are forced to...
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It's not Microsoft's fault, it's the movie studios forcing it on them/us.
The movie studios have said they won't be implementing HDCP for a few years
yet anyway so for now it doesn't mean anything at all. Show me one Blu-Ray
or HD DVD that has HDCP implemented on the disk.
 
Pipboy said:
It's not Microsoft's fault, it's the movie studios forcing it on them/us.
The movie studios have said they won't be implementing HDCP for a few years
yet anyway so for now it doesn't mean anything at all. Show me one Blu-Ray
or HD DVD that has HDCP implemented on the disk.
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Microsoft is too small a company to stand up to the movie boys?

Alias
 
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