MS rides again or does it?

Microsoft Vista means you need new monitors

Vista doesn't like most monitors

By Nick Farrell: Wednesday 03 August 2005, 07:33
EVERYTIME Microsoft releases a new version of its operating system, someone points out that it will involve the wholesale scrapping of existing hardware.

Going through the specs of Vista it looks like you will not only probably need a new PC, but it will be time to splash out on a new monitor too.

According to a US tech consultant Stephen Speicher, Vista will make protected digital content all fuzzy unless it is viewed on high bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) compatible monitor.

He said that the number of people whose display is equipped with HDCP are so rare that it would take a special distributed screen saver to find them.

The missing technology is Protected Video Path - Output Protection Management and while it is a de facto standard for display copy-protection in televisions, so far it has not made much of an impact in the computer display market.

Amongst those that will not have it are the people who spent shedloads impressing their friends with their new Dell UltraSharp super sexy 2405FPW widescreen display.


Just another reason for Linux !!

 

Yeah, thats the rumor.

We will see.

This is pure BS, however:

 

Yea, I know better than to beleive everything I read(LOL) I just thought it made interesting reading. As you say wait and see

 

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=25094

The inquirer, much like the register, are 75% of the time taking things out of context, lying, or just plain wrong. They are the sleaze tabloids of the internet. Note they mentioned nothing of HDCP and HDTVs, so as to create a sensational response.



http://www.itnews.com.au/print.aspx?CIID=23971&SIID=35

Lets see...HD-DVD and Blu Ray are not out, so time will tell there. In addition, from what I am reading, these technologies also require HDCP in HDTV sets too. Lets see. Hollywood, as a broad term, wants to digitally protect High Def DVD content. Makes sense to me.

MS isn't going to lend a hand to piracy (we all know that) by letting users bypass HDCP by playing High Def stuff on their PC. Still makes sense to me.

I am no expert here, but from what I can see, HDCP was designed for HDTV sets and MS is only following suit.

Another link you may find interesting:

http://www.digitalconnection.com/FAQ/HDTV_12.asp

 

I've also heard that Xbox 360 will require HDTV as well...can anyone confirm?

If it's true, I'd imagine they'd have stock in all the major HDTV vendors...

 

Require?

No, it supports 720p and up, natively, instead of 480i, which it will do if there is no high def signal.

Original Xbox supported 480p on most games, 720p on a few, and 1080i on even less.

 

Its an interesting topic, anyway.

Its important that people know that HDCP originally had nothing to do with computers, but HDTV itself.

 

I think what that is referring to is how many things didn't work
with xp when it came out. I'm sure a lot of older hardware
never became xp compatible. I had a couple of older modems that
I was never able to get to work.

 

It was a statement designed to create a sensational response, nothing more.

I never once had to buy any hardware that had a designed for windows xp logo.

Same with 2000.

Same with 98se.

The hardware I have now will work just dandy with Vista, too.

The reason is, my hardware isn't a decade old. I believe in upgrading every now and again.


Sure, hardware loses support over time with MS OSes. Software has a limited lifespan, too. Same with Apple.

Doh!

Why didn't the inquirer mention that?

Answer: They enjoy bashing Microsoft, and know that many people won't check up on their BS.

I am all for MS bashing, if you are right. If OSX was x86, I'd be running it instead. However, if you are gonna bash MS, make it completely accurate, and cover your bases.

The Register and the Inquirer don't have one writer in their employ that does either.