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AnnCore · Aug 31, 2005

Hollywood and Microsoft are ganging up to make sure that Vista is as pirate proof as pirate proof can be. "Protective Video Path" will ensure that only encrypted video streams are sent from your DVD player (or other source) to the monitor, TV, or display, and thus ensure that no copying can be done. Vista will essentially be checking what is hooked up to your computer and if it doesn't comply to the DRM, then you might not even get a signal on your display. To a lesser degree, Vista will do the same with audio. In a worst case scenario, your "old" monitor might not be compliant and you won't be able to play back your DVD on your PC.

c|net has a lot more on this story including a FAQ .

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Anarion · Aug 31, 2005

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AnnCore · Aug 31, 2005

Anarion said:
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Yeah, I'm sticking with XP too.

AceFactor · Aug 31, 2005

Again. .another reason to be hating Bill Gates. . ..does he neva learn?

Adam

spectre440 · Aug 31, 2005

holy shit!
what the hell do they think they're doing?

im definantly sticking to XP pro is they do this! its not enough that they overprice the crap outta their operating systems, now they wanna take away what little functionality there is left in there?

this sucks!

Tory · Aug 31, 2005

Yeah, now the only way I'm getting it is a pirated copy

zAAm · Aug 31, 2005

LOL! Get a cracked pirated version of Vista without that shit and spit everything in their faces just for fun! What a load of sh!te.

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