[BOB530]

i have a homebuilt computer intel core 2 extreme.new intel x38 mainboard. 4gb corsair ultimate extreme ddr2 675mhz. nvidia geforce 8800gtxxx 768mb gpu high-definition hdcp rohs.
hdtv high-definition auzentech x-meridian 9.1
thx sound card. visiontek hdtv high-definition
video capture card. 3-500 gb western digital 7200 rpm hard drives. 1 - 150gb raptor wd 10,000rpm .
vista will not run on my current configuration. i am eating up 2gb memory for resources just for the video card. my sound card is eating 700mb of memory resources.

can somebody please explain to me why vista ultimate edition will not run hdtv capturing
will not run blue-ray movies on my pc

windows xp pro sp2 runs lightining fast
boot is 28 sec. vista is 2 minutes to boot up

i would really like to know why vista won't run blu-ray. or why vista won't edit 20-30gb
high-definition movies.

windows xp pro sp2 runs great with an occasional gpf.

[rtfire1]

I was told when i was looking at new pvr/dvr to make sure the hd card can run on xpm and vista I am not sure what the diff is

[BOB530]

from what i understand with a pvr /dvr all it is is a hard drive copy from your pvr/dvr to the harddrive on your computer

use pinnacle studio 11 plus to edit burn it's very simple copy from your dvr to a hard drive on your computer edit & burn

[mphenterprises]

Hi Bob530 and welcome to PCWorld. :-)




The Discussion to which you have posted your concern is in relation to the news article. In situations like yours, when you have a problem with your computer, it is best to start your own Discussion. I have branched your issue into its own Discussion.

[Evildave]

Vista Digital Rights Management ('DRM') decided that your video card, sound card and/or blue-ray player isn't 'secure enough', so it is blocking the content as it was programmed to do.
You can try a different driver, but it probably won't help. You can try playing through analog audio and video channels (if they exist) on your computer. If the video output doesn't have 'Macrovision', it won't play through that, either, in case you have a crappy VCR attached.
More likely, you'll either need to buy a new audio and video card (and hope they don't get 'revoked' later), or downgrade to XP or run another OS, like Linux where they thought it through and decided DRM is for fascists.
Basically, Vista will capture or playback high definition video of that sort for pretty much NOBODY. Few (if any yet) cards are 'certified' by Microsoft to securely handle it, so Vista disables the 'excess features'. They also require an 'encrypted' audio, HDMI or DVI for digital output, so if your stereo, monitor or TV doesn't support that (virtually none do), it won't play.
Vista also plays back the analog channels at degraded quality, also designed to prevent copying your Blue Ray Disk.
It protects it so well, you can't even see it.
This lengthy article explains it in greater detail.
http://www.cs.auckla...t001/pubs/vistacost.html
The slide show is a little shorter, with pictures.
http://www.cypherpun...peter/vista.pdf