- Nov 14, 2003
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I haven't paid a whole lot of attention to Vista since it keeps getting delayed, and don't plan on updating to it right away. I've learned my lesson with previous Windows versions. The most stable were Windows98SE and Windows XP SP2, which of course is indicative of the extensive patching.
Anyhow, was reading this article:
http://www.pcmech.com/show/kudos/919/
about Vista and my blood began to boil when I read:
What a load of bunk! Maybe this has been news for some time, but is this for real?
I mean so many people have finally converted from CRT's to LCD's in the last year or so. Many people have dumped money to update their motherboard just to go to PCI-express. Now just to run a stupid operating system users will have to update EVERYTHING AGAIN???
Grrrrrrr. Microsoft blows hot donkey chunks.
Anyhow, was reading this article:
http://www.pcmech.com/show/kudos/919/
about Vista and my blood began to boil when I read:
"But in order to placate the piracy-paranoid MPAA, Microsoft had to put in a feature called PVP-OPM. Essentially, PVP-OPM means you have to have an HDCP (High-Definition Copy Protection) compliant monitor and an HDCP-compliant video card. If you have practically any LCD with DVI currently on the market today, it won't work; you'll have to buy a new one to run Vista. If you don't, you'll get a message that says "Monitor Revoked" and you won't be able to see anything on your screen. In other words, if you just dropped $1000 on a Dell 2405FPW, you'll have to upgrade to the HDCP-compliant 2407FPW to run Vista. I'm sure Dell will be happy to get your money a second time.
On top of that, you'll need a new video card, because even though many manufacturers were touting HDCP-compliant video cards, they were essentially lying about the cards' capabilities. You may have read about this scandal a few weeks back; suffice it to say that companies like ATI are now producing HDCP-compliant cards, but that they weren't just a short time ago and that even now you have to check that the card supports HDCP before you buy."
What a load of bunk! Maybe this has been news for some time, but is this for real?
I mean so many people have finally converted from CRT's to LCD's in the last year or so. Many people have dumped money to update their motherboard just to go to PCI-express. Now just to run a stupid operating system users will have to update EVERYTHING AGAIN???
Grrrrrrr. Microsoft blows hot donkey chunks.