[geeks] Opinions on the HP C3x00?

Phil Stracchino phil.stracchino at speakeasy.net
Mon Mar 27 18:49:14 CST 2006


Joshua Boyd wrote:
> As to content viewing, it my my understanding that MS is already
> completely DRMing up and bending over for the MPAA.  They are already
> saying that Vista will play no HD content without a proper HDCP
> compliant video card and monitor.  They are also saying that Vista will
> not run any driver of any sort that isn't authorized and signed by MS
> first.  So, no homebrew hardware under Vista (except for maybe USB
> devices that can be driven entirely from userland).

Oh, joy.  We'll all be running 9-month-old nVidia drivers.  :p  What,
you have unusual legacy peripherals that MS doesn't have a driver for?
Sucks to be you....


-- 
 Phil Stracchino                     Landline: 603-886-3518
 phil.stracchino at speakeasy.net         Mobile: 603-216-7037
 Renaissance Man, Unix generalist, Perl hacker, Free Stater



More information about the geeks mailing list