[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....
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