Rachel Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 Check out this post on CPUSmoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 Geek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted December 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 No - now I fear I must go forth and buy the new Core2Duo laptop before I was planning to... If I wait too long, I'll only be able to buy equipment because of what is outlined in this article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 Bed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustynuts Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 [ QUOTE ] No - now I fear I must go forth and buy the new Core2Duo laptop before I was planning to... If I wait too long, I'll only be able to buy equipment because of what is outlined in this article. [/ QUOTE ] But if you buy now, what are the chances of your new laptop becoming unuseable due to the issues outline there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted December 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 I don't run Windoze - so it delays the ripple effect referred to by 6-12 months (or more); but instantly gives me a substantial upgrade in horsepower compared to my current 3 laptop machines... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritey Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 Rachel have you heard anything about a new 12" Mac coming out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 Rachel's "Ripple Effect" and 12 inch Macs. There's something very underlyingly wrong about this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted December 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Rachel have you heard anything about a new 12" Mac coming out? [/ QUOTE ] Hi Dave, Only background buzz, nothing I would class as a real rumour yet - but I would be pretty interested in one for a new Photoshop laptop to replace the 15" luggable when I go travelling... I hope it stays buzz, as I want a new 15" Core2Duo box this year (early) too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Check out this post on CPUSmoke [/ QUOTE ] erm, I read it but still have no idea what it means - can anyone provide a laymans version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Rachel's "Ripple Effect" and 12 inch Macs. There's something very underlyingly wrong about this thread [/ QUOTE ] And the extension op's had an effect on his sexuality too; Ritey says he's coming out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Check out this post on CPUSmoke [/ QUOTE ] erm, I read it but still have no idea what it means - can anyone provide a laymans version? [/ QUOTE ] glad someone else said it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 [ QUOTE ] erm, I read it but still have no idea what it means - can anyone provide a laymans version? [/ QUOTE ] In a nutshell, Vista is firmly in the pockets of the Digital Rights Management lot. In Vista, if you play DRM-enabled content, Vista disables any audio/video outputs that can't enforce DRM. For example, if you have a PC with a TV-out card, and think you'll use Vista to play HD-DVD movies, you can't because Vista will disable the TV-out because it doesn't enforce copy protection. You'll have to watch your content through HDMI (but only the later versions of HDMI as far as I understand it) that does enforce copy protection. Therefore if you plan to use Vista as a media server, forget it unless you've got a fancy new HDMI telly that supports DRM, and forget piping the audio out over an optical link into an audiophile-quality sound system. I don't think Vista will be the only problem with new DRM technology; Bluray and HD-DVD players might end up only working properly with the same DRM-enabled HMDI-connected video and audio outputs because I believe DRM is an integral part of the standards for those discs, and all copyrighted material by the bug publishers will be DRM-enabled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted December 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Speaking of HD-DVD and BluRay, this popped up in my inbox today: <snip> AACS DRM cracked by BackupHDDVD tool? Posted Dec 27th 2006 6:25PM by Ryan Block http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/27/aacs-drm-cracked-by-backuphddvd-tool/ Can it be? Is Hollywood's new DRM posterchild AACS (Advanced Access Content System, see more here) actually quite breakable? According to a post on our favoritest of forums (Doom9) by DRM hacker du jour muslix64, his new BackupHDDVD tool decrypts and dismantles AACS on a Windows PC. Just feed the small utility a crypto key (it comes bundled with keys for a few popular HD DVD titles, with the promise of more on the way), and it'll dump the video right off the disc onto your hard drive, supposedly playable in any HD DVD compatible player. If true, this would instantly become the DeCSS of high def optical (where you at, Jon?), as AACS is the copy protection scheme used not only by HD DVD, but by Blu-ray as well. Code and source posted in read link, let us know what you find! </snip> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botang Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] erm, I read it but still have no idea what it means - can anyone provide a laymans version? [/ QUOTE ] In a nutshell, Vista is firmly in the pockets of the Digital Rights Management lot. In Vista, if you play DRM-enabled content, Vista disables any audio/video outputs that can't enforce DRM. For example, if you have a PC with a TV-out card, and think you'll use Vista to play HD-DVD movies, you can't because Vista will disable the TV-out because it doesn't enforce copy protection. You'll have to watch your content through HDMI (but only the later versions of HDMI as far as I understand it) that does enforce copy protection. Therefore if you plan to use Vista as a media server, forget it unless you've got a fancy new HDMI telly that supports DRM, and forget piping the audio out over an optical link into an audiophile-quality sound system. I don't think Vista will be the only problem with new DRM technology; Bluray and HD-DVD players might end up only working properly with the same DRM-enabled HMDI-connected video and audio outputs because I believe DRM is an integral part of the standards for those discs, and all copyrighted material by the bug publishers will be DRM-enabled. [/ QUOTE ] So on my new setup that runs media centre through HDMI ouput to a projector and a digital Audio output to an amp and suroundsound setup, I am better off sticking with media centre rather than going to vista? (Ive got the free upgrade voucher) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] erm, I read it but still have no idea what it means - can anyone provide a laymans version? [/ QUOTE ] In a nutshell, Vista is firmly in the pockets of the Digital Rights Management lot. In Vista, if you play DRM-enabled content, Vista disables any audio/video outputs that can't enforce DRM. For example, if you have a PC with a TV-out card, and think you'll use Vista to play HD-DVD movies, you can't because Vista will disable the TV-out because it doesn't enforce copy protection. You'll have to watch your content through HDMI (but only the later versions of HDMI as far as I understand it) that does enforce copy protection. Therefore if you plan to use Vista as a media server, forget it unless you've got a fancy new HDMI telly that supports DRM, and forget piping the audio out over an optical link into an audiophile-quality sound system. I don't think Vista will be the only problem with new DRM technology; Bluray and HD-DVD players might end up only working properly with the same DRM-enabled HMDI-connected video and audio outputs because I believe DRM is an integral part of the standards for those discs, and all copyrighted material by the bug publishers will be DRM-enabled. [/ QUOTE ] merci for the decryption - think I'll be sticking to XP for the time being Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted December 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 [ QUOTE ] So on my new setup that runs media centre through HDMI ouput to a projector and a digital Audio output to an amp and suroundsound setup, I am better off sticking with media centre rather than going to vista? (Ive got the free upgrade voucher) [/ QUOTE ] Yes - stay with your current system (sounds cool btw ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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