Comments on: 6 Major Factors Before Upgrading to Vista and SolidWorks 2008 http://www.solidsmack.com/6-major-factors-before-upgrading-to-vista-and-solidworks-2008/2007-08-02/ Rockin' SolidWorks 3D CAD CAM and Engineering Design Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:28:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: major factors - StartTags.com http://www.solidsmack.com/6-major-factors-before-upgrading-to-vista-and-solidworks-2008/2007-08-02/comment-page-1/#comment-34808 major factors - StartTags.com Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:14:22 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/?p=306#comment-34808 [...] Gee, when HASN'T money been a major factor in the past 100 years in starting a war, dufus? ...6 Major Factors Before Upgrading to Vista and SolidWorks 2008 ...6 Major Factors Before Upgrading to Vista and SolidWorks 2008 ... Powered by WP Greet Box WordPress [...] [...] Gee, when HASN'T money been a major factor in the past 100 years in starting a war, dufus? …6 Major Factors Before Upgrading to Vista and SolidWorks 2008 …6 Major Factors Before Upgrading to Vista and SolidWorks 2008 … Powered by WP Greet Box WordPress [...]

]]> By: Josh http://www.solidsmack.com/6-major-factors-before-upgrading-to-vista-and-solidworks-2008/2007-08-02/comment-page-1/#comment-9640 Josh Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:56:05 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/?p=306#comment-9640 M, yeah, I agree, if your going to buy something that can handle 4GB and up, go for it. M, yeah, I agree, if your going to buy something that can handle 4GB and up, go for it.

]]> By: Josh http://www.solidsmack.com/6-major-factors-before-upgrading-to-vista-and-solidworks-2008/2007-08-02/comment-page-1/#comment-683 Josh Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:56:05 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/?p=306#comment-683 M, yeah, I agree, if your going to buy something that can handle 4GB and up, go for it. M, yeah, I agree, if your going to buy something that can handle 4GB and up, go for it.

]]> By: Josh http://www.solidsmack.com/6-major-factors-before-upgrading-to-vista-and-solidworks-2008/2007-08-02/comment-page-1/#comment-9639 Josh Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:55:18 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/?p=306#comment-9639 <a href="http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.html" rel="nofollow">A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection</a> A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection

]]> By: Josh http://www.solidsmack.com/6-major-factors-before-upgrading-to-vista-and-solidworks-2008/2007-08-02/comment-page-1/#comment-682 Josh Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:55:18 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/?p=306#comment-682 John, I've heard that HD (1080p) content is degraded when the video cards or monitors do not support HDCP content protection. I haven't seen anywhere that it degrades the actual hardware or all content. Although I wouldn't doubt it could be possible, I haven't tested to see if DRM content will affect video or audio. I'll have to look into this further. Thanks for bringing that up. **Here's a link with some info that could help. I've emailed the author about the DRM question and will let you know what I hear. <a href="http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.html" rel="nofollow">A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection</a> John, I’ve heard that HD (1080p) content is degraded when the video cards or monitors do not support HDCP content protection. I haven’t seen anywhere that it degrades the actual hardware or all content. Although I wouldn’t doubt it could be possible, I haven’t tested to see if DRM content will affect video or audio. I’ll have to look into this further. Thanks for bringing that up.

**Here’s a link with some info that could help. I’ve emailed the author about the DRM question and will let you know what I hear. A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection

]]> By: M http://www.solidsmack.com/6-major-factors-before-upgrading-to-vista-and-solidworks-2008/2007-08-02/comment-page-1/#comment-9638 M Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:29:19 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/?p=306#comment-9638 Hi,<br><br>2 GB memory...are you serious :-) 64-bit and atleast 4 GB is the way to go these days Hi,

2 GB memory…are you serious :-) 64-bit and atleast 4 GB is the way to go these days

]]> By: M http://www.solidsmack.com/6-major-factors-before-upgrading-to-vista-and-solidworks-2008/2007-08-02/comment-page-1/#comment-681 M Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:29:19 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/?p=306#comment-681 Hi, 2 GB memory...are you serious :-) 64-bit and atleast 4 GB is the way to go these days Hi,

2 GB memory…are you serious :-) 64-bit and atleast 4 GB is the way to go these days

]]> By: John Burrill http://www.solidsmack.com/6-major-factors-before-upgrading-to-vista-and-solidworks-2008/2007-08-02/comment-page-1/#comment-680 John Burrill Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:33:38 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/?p=306#comment-680 Does anyone know if the DRM-lowest-rating-standard issue is still there? To summarize, there was some kvetching over Vista (mainly voiced by ATI) that it's certified driver requirements in concert with the DRM policy of degrading output to video and audio devices based on the contents of the harddrive. One concern was that having a rights-managed movie on your harddisk would automatically degrade the output of the video card to 648x480 or 256 colors or something horrendous like that. All of this was going around while Vista was still in pre-release. Are those concerns still valid? Does anyone know if the DRM-lowest-rating-standard issue is still there? To summarize, there was some kvetching over Vista (mainly voiced by ATI) that it’s certified driver requirements in concert with the DRM policy of degrading output to video and audio devices based on the contents of the harddrive. One concern was that having a rights-managed movie on your harddisk would automatically degrade the output of the video card to 648×480 or 256 colors or something horrendous like that.
All of this was going around while Vista was still in pre-release. Are those concerns still valid?

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