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 Mikikadodo (1)  Dec 15, 2007 - 03:58 am
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Ran into the same issues with recent htpc build, solved by ditching vista for xp. Vista may look pretty but it causes all my applications to run slower and have missing features if they work at all. Looking forward to sp3 widening the performance gap, I however fear the upcoming tactics ms will use to force users onto their broken flagship os.» Login to reply to this |
Zezes (13) Dec 08, 2007 - 06:20 pm
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Yeah this is for the HTPC article not COH.
First off your comment that gamers are going over to vista is something I think is unique to your experience. I am a big gamer and so are quite a few of my friends and the only time I have seen vista on there systems is as a dual boot (and only a few have bothered) for use with Direct X 10 only games and thankfully there are less than a handful of them. Even with the graphical improvements of DX10 most install new games on XP just to have games be more stable, more concise (as a operating system), and in one location. I have yet to hear any of them say anything good about vista and all have said vista will not be there main OS until DX10 is unavoidable. They will take DX9 just so they don’t have to deal with all the issues vista has and many are still pissed about Microsoft making it a forced upgrade to have access to DX10.
Anyways I agree that video on demand is a great medium for studios to screw over the average consumer but I just don't see it taking over completely. Just like On demand from many cable companies and online sites like Vongo these services add a new dimension to TV/Movie industry. Neither has destroyed DVD sales or rentals (store or online) and I do not think it ever will. Yes DVD's will be outdated eventually just like every format that has ever existed. But On Demand as discussed will always be limited due to the fact that not only does a individual have to have the equipment to watch it but they also have to have a service (outside of the "On Demand") to allow access to the internet or a network which then intern has to allow and have the capacity to transmit the On Demand service, whether it is a additional fee from cable/Phone companies or a separate entity from however someone receives TV/Internet/Movies etc. You can see this in broadcast TV. Broadcast TV quality, service, and selection it based around a consumers ability to receive it with bought equipment, a stations ability to transmit both with quality and strength, and of course not be obstructed. If you want more just look at the Internet. For most people in and around urban areas (major cities and there suburbs) Internet connections are clear and plentiful whether you’re on broadband or dial-up. But if you go only a hundred miles out many areas quality drops significantly and some area still can only get dial-up if even that. I think On Demand (as a one stop shop and not its current incarnation) will have parallel limitations. Which will make some form of physical media always available and not as a lesser incarnation in quality. First off just like VHS and Beta or DVD+ and DVD- there will be a settling between Blue-Ray and HD-DVD. Either one will win like VHS and Beta or like DVD+ and DVD- players will just be made that play both and leave it to studios and manufactures to work out which movie goes on what format. (And yes I realize productions DVD’s are made differently from DVD+/- but that is not the point.)» Login to reply to this |
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