lambizkit on 30/1/2007 at 18:11
Now I'm not a LINUX fan at all but I foresee millions of people using the oh so user friendly/beautiful looking Windows OS in the future while LINUX becomes widespread for all the techies, becoming more powerful and stable than Windows ever would.
Swiss Mercenary on 30/1/2007 at 18:52
Quote Posted by Uncia
As far as I understand, HD quality downgrade is a hardware thing. If you want to display high definition content all the hardware in the chain has to be capable of <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDCP">HDCP</A>, from your drive to your system to your display.
Your display doesn't support it -> you don't get full quality. It sucks, but it's not MS' fault, blame Intel.
And who wrote the specifications for the hardware?
Matthew on 30/1/2007 at 19:44
I would guess it was an alliance that included many, many companies, one of which was probably Microsoft but likely included several big names. For example, in Europe (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EICTA) EICTA has decreed that HDCP is a required component of the 'HD ready' label.
Uncia on 30/1/2007 at 20:08
Quote Posted by Swiss Mercenary
And who wrote the specifications for the hardware?
I hear Bill Gates eats babies.
And his feet smell.
Martek on 31/1/2007 at 00:20
Quote Posted by aguywhoplaysthief
You actually have to live without that nice bar thing at the very top (the one with file, edit, etc.) Horrible, horrible. And this wouldn't be a problem, but the new Internet Explorer
is the new
Windows Explorer.
Well, actually it's only off by default and can easily be turned back on. Though for some odd "security" reason it's not at the top, but ends up underneath the url address line. Still, no need to live without it if not desired.
I don't mind IE7, and actually like their tab browsing implementation better than firefox (I prefer the [x] on the active tab, and the little [ ] (new tab) button-nub on the righthand edge of the tabs than FF's move all the way to the right or find the new tab button - both of which to me are equally guilty of the crime of "commonly used commands are now on all different sides of the screen"). I do use both browsers regularly.
IE7 has plenty to complain about though. Fir example, I pretty much have to use firefox to properly browse the star wars galaxies forums, and ie7 does lock up or go 99% from time to time.
Overall, comparing it to IE6, I wouldn't go back. Compare to Firefox - about a toss up to me.
Vista - I'll wait until I build my next system - which will probably be when Crysis comes out and I want a DX10 graphics card.
Martek
Shug on 31/1/2007 at 02:24
Quote Posted by fett
if it's any indication of the way MS is thinking about new apps or interface for Vista, it's time for me to get a Mac. And I'd rather castrate myself with a worn out cardboard nail file than use a Mac.
Yes. It's that bad.
looking forward to a new feminine fett on a new feminine machine
Ghostly Apparition on 31/1/2007 at 02:37
I could totally understand the switch from win 98 to XP. Windows 98 always crashed on me and was unstable as hell.
But with windows XP, It never crashes and is stable as a rock.
As the saying goes if it isn't broke don't fix it. I truly see no imperative at the moment to rusn out and get windows vista. All the improvements they've talked about are visual appeal and automatic updates. Well I already have automatic updates and I could do without the system hog that windows vista is. 1 gig of ram? wth?
I'll wait till they work the bugs out for a few years first.
BEAR on 31/1/2007 at 03:11
Now, Im not trying to be a dick here but it annoyes me to see people having a problem with somthing not for its actual problems but for shit that is just a problem for them or doesnt exist period.
As far as how to close individual tabs, (
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/2964/ie7ue3.jpg) it wouldnt be the x that is right exactly where it is on firefox would it?
Also, (
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/538/nortonet1.jpg) it works fine with norton.
As far as firefox goes, I love alot of the addons, enough to make you switch right there. I also love the color coded source code.
Alright, Im gonna stop being a prick about this now I swear.
Turtle on 31/1/2007 at 06:07
That's why I use Firefox.
I like CDs better than tapes.
That's why I put a CD player in my car.
It isn't that hard, people.
