Windows Vista offers new vistas in spending

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

People wanting to upgrade to Windows Vista are likely to need not only a new computer with more robust hardware, but a new monitor as well.

A US tech consultant says technology in the new version will fuzz protected digital content unless it is viewed on a monitor which has High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP).

Stephen Speicher, who writes a weekly column for the tech blog engadget, said: "If you're one of those rare people whose display is equipped with HDCP, you're fine. However, in the world of computers, such users are few and far between."

The technology is known as PVP-OPM, or Protected Video Path - Output Protection Management.

Speicher said while HDCP had become a de facto standard for display copy-protection in televisions, its penetration in the computer display market was very low.

"Whether you're plunking down money for one of the new ultra-fast LCD displays with 4ms response times or you're becoming the envy of the neighbourhood with Dell's UltraSharp 2405FPW widescreen display, you're buying a monitor that won't play nice with premium content in Longhorn (the code name for Windows Vista)," he said.

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[Moochy]

1. OMG THIS IS HUGH!!11

sorry for the subject line, it was in my completion history and it fits.

This is pretty amazingly stupid, par for the course these days at MS.

so as soon as vista does come out, what do you want to bet they'll make a software version of this stuff as a service pack to XP.

Like a driver update to Direct X.

[William769]

2. alot of people had to do the same thing with Windows XP

I for one can't wait for it's release.

[Moochy]

4. Not quite

Not quite, read the article and it's talking about not Memory upgrades or hd upgrades because of some increased load on your system.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

3. One word...

Linux

[Nomad559]

5. "More Robust Hardware"

Are likely to need not only a new computer with more "More Robust Hardware" ...
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Bull, Vista will run fine on most systems with current hardware.

It's currently running fine on thousands of systems around the world, Including mine.

At this time ... Vista Is a Beta (Beta 1)
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:)

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

6. Interesting.

Explorer looks like Konqueror.

[banana republican]

7. where do you think they get their S/W after all it's free..... n/t