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   The extra CPU is to support the protections mandated by the content.  =
The additional functionality is the ability to render that content at =
all.  If you don't want to play protected content such as HD-DVD or =
bluray then you should care that increased CPU is required to do so.  If =
you do want to play such content then you should be pleased that it is =
possible.

Rich

  "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
news:45b2ec71$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  The Vista team is hallucinating equating additional CPU cycles used =
for drm=20
  with additional functionality for consumers.

  from the link
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  Will Windows Vista content protection features increase CPU resource=20
  consumption?

  Yes.  However, the use of additional CPU cycles is inevitable, as the =
PC=20
  provides consumers with additional functionality.
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  "John Beamish"  wrote in message=20
  news:op.tmhkksu1m6tn4t{at}dellblack.wlfdle.phub.net.cable.rogers.com...
  > In this vein ... there was the story that Vista imposed DRM in such =
a=20
  > manner that if (for example) you were listening to a CD that was =
subject=20
  > to DRM and you were a technician viewing (according to this example) =
a=20
  > digital x-ray that the x-ray would be degraded to the same extent =
that DRM=20
  > required the CD to be degraded.
  >
  > The Windows Vista team replied here:
  > =
http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2007/01/20/windows=
-vista-content-protection-twenty-questions-and-answers.aspx

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   The extra
CPU is to =
support the=20
protections mandated by the content.  The additional functionality
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ability to render that content at all.  If you don't want to play
= protected=20
content such as HD-DVD or bluray then you should care that increased CPU = is=20
required to do so.  If you do want to play such content then you =
should be=20
pleased that it is possible.
 
Rich
 

  "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.commailto:gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com">gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com
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  wrote in message news:45b2ec71$1{at}w3.nls.net...The=20
  Vista team is hallucinating equating additional CPU cycles used for =
drm=20
  with additional functionality for
consumers.from the=20
  =
link------------------------------------------------------------W=
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  Windows Vista content protection features increase CPU resource=20
  consumption?Yes.  However, the use
of additional CPU =
cycles=20
  is inevitable, as the PC provides consumers with additional=20
  =
functionality.-------------------------------------------------------=
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  Beamish" <JLBeamish{at}rogers.com>">mailto:JLBeamish{at}rogers.com">JLBeamish{at}rogers.com>
=
wrote in=20
  message news:op.tmhkksu1m6tn4t{at}dellblack.wlfdle.phub.net.cable.rogers.com..=
.>=20
  In this vein ... there was the story that Vista imposed DRM in such a =
>=20
  manner that if (for example) you were listening to a CD that was =
subject=20
  > to DRM and you were a technician viewing (according to this =
example)=20
  a > digital x-ray that the x-ray would be degraded to the same =
extent=20
  that DRM > required the CD to be
degraded.>> The =
Windows=20
  Vista team replied here:> http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2007/01/20=
/windows-vista-content-protection-twenty-questions-and-answers.aspx">http=
://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2007/01/20/windows-vis=
ta-content-protection-twenty-questions-and-answers.aspx

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