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   Of course because there are many from the slashdot editors on down =
that will post anything anti-Microsoft or agree with such without regard = to
the truth or silliness.  Aside from the fact that he claims are all =
unsupported and he appears to have never used Vista, he doesn't appear = to
care that the claims are fiction.  Look at his first claim

  Say you've just bought Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon", =
released as a
  Super Audio CD (SACD) in its 30th anniversary edition in 2003, and you =
want to
  play it under Vista.  Since the S/PDIF link to your amplifier/speakers =
is
  regarded as insecure, Vista disables it, and you end up hearing a =
performance
  by Marcel Marceau instead of Pink Floyd.

According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Audio_CD "The HD layer = of an
SACD disc cannot be played back on computer CD/DVD drives".  Let's = ignore
that and assume that gutman isn't making stuff up to support his = prejudice
and assume there are some SACD players for PC's though I've = never seen one
and couldn't find one in a search a few minutes ago.  = SACDs wouldn't require
output restrictions any more than CDs do because = restrictions aren't part of
the format like they are for HDDVD or = Blu-ray.  Also, I'm not sure you can
use S/PDIF output from any SACD = player.  According to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Audio_CD "SACD = players are not permitted
to digitally output an unencrypted stream of = DSD. Players initially supported
only analog output; later some = proprietary digital interfaces such as Denon
Link permitted encrypted = transmission of DSD. There are now two standard
digital connection = methods capable of carrying DSD in encrypted form: i.Link
and HDMI = (version 1.2 or later, standardised in August 2005)."  Probably
gutman = isn't making this up too.

This is his first example.  I think the quality of his examples goes = further
downhill as he continues.

Rich





  "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
news:45957d71{at}w3.nls.net...
  yet there are others who see differently even on Slashdot

    "Rich"  wrote in message news:45957597$1{at}w3.nls.net...
       The gutman guys drivel was so silly and false that even folks on =
slashdot mocked it.  the register's credibility has long been lacking.

    Rich

      "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
news:4594a70f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
      Gutman:  "If I do ever want to play back premium content," he =
wrote, "I'll=20
      wait a few years and then buy a $50 Chinese-made set-top player to =
do it,=20
      not a $1000 Windows PC. It's somewhat bizarre that I have to go to =
Communist=20
      China in order to find vendors who actually understand the =
consumer's=20
      needs."

      http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/28/vista_drm_analysis/


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   Of course
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are many from=20
the slashdot editors on down that will post anything anti-Microsoft or =
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with such without regard to the truth or silliness.  Aside from the =
fact=20
that he claims are all unsupported and he appears to have never used = Vista,
he=20
doesn't appear to care that the claims are fiction.  Look at his =
first=20
claim
 

  Say you've just bought Pink Floyd's
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  the Moon", released as aSuper Audio CD (SACD) in its 30th =
anniversary=20
  edition in 2003, and you want toplay it under Vista.  Since =
the=20
  S/PDIF link to your amplifier/speakers isregarded as insecure, =
Vista=20
  disables it, and you end up hearing a performanceby Marcel Marceau =
instead=20
  of Pink Floyd.
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HD = layer
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SACD disc cannot be played back on computer CD/DVD drives".  Let's =
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prejudice=20
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and=20
couldn't find one in a search a few minutes ago.  SACDs wouldn't =
require=20
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org/wiki/Super_Audio_CD "SACD=20
players are not permitted to digitally output an unencrypted stream of =
DSD.=20
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digital=20
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are=20
now two standard digital connection methods capable of carrying DSD in =
encrypted=20
form: i.Link and HDMI (version 1.2 or later, standardised in August=20
2005)."  Probably gutman isn't making this up
too.
 
This is his first example.  I =
think the=20
quality of his examples goes further downhill as he =
continues.
 
Rich
 
 
 
 
 

  "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.commailto:gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com">gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com
A>>=20
  wrote in message news:45957d71{at}w3.nls.net...
  yet there are others who see =
differently even on=20
  Slashdot
   
  

    "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:45957597$1{at}w3.nls.net...
       The
gutman guys drivel =
was so=20
    silly and false that even folks on slashdot mocked it.  =
the=20
    register's credibility has long been lacking.
     
    Rich
     
    
      "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.commailto:gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com">gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com
A>>=20
      wrote in message news:4594a70f$1{at}w3.nls.net...Gutman: =20
      "If I do ever want to play back premium content," he wrote,
"I'll =
wait=20
      a few years and then buy a $50 Chinese-made set-top player to do =
it,=20
      not a $1000 Windows PC. It's somewhat bizarre that I have to =
go to=20
      Communist China in order to find vendors who actually =
understand the=20
      consumer's needs."http=">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/28/vista_drm_analysis/">http=
://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/28/vista_drm_analysis/

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