There are tons of people out there not understanding all of this “Vista DRM”, mainly because of less than accurate media reporting. That’s completely understandable, but lets run down a quick list here of some of the popular content out there. DVD Rip (DivX, XivD, etc) downloaded from Bit Torrent/IRC...
Vista: no CableCARD streaming to other PCs (Ars Technica) | Ars Technica has a summery of last weeks No Streaming CableCARD Content to Other Windows PC's , and questions the ability to transfer content to portable device… Quote: “ It's hard to believe that Microsoft wouldn't enable this at...
A sitdown with Microsoft's Joe Belfiore (Part I) | Joe Belfiore chats with Stephen Speicher clarifying a few issues with CableCARD and HD DVD.
Windows Media Center Available via Retail Channel | Charlie Owen points out that with the official Windows Vista Product Lineup that you will finally be able to buy Media Center in a retail market. Charlie says “Windows Media Center is coming to a store shelf near you” , but will it even matter? Jim...
CableCARD on Windows Vista Will Require "Certified" Hardware (eHomeUpgrade) | Alexander Grundner did a post on the CableCARD story (which might not be exactly right ) and in the process asked the question “Now what about Blu-ray and HD-DVD premium movie playback? Will consumers also be required...
My (Thomas Hawk) Dinner With Microsoft Exec Jim Allchin | Thomas Hawk got the chance to have dinner with Jim Allchin again a few days ago. I would encourage everyone to read Thomas’ write-up since I’m only going to cover part of it. Thomas: "Although as a platform Vista has been approved by CableLabs...
Inside DRM In Windows Vista Set-Top Boxes (ExtremeDRM) | CableLabs, the technical arm of the cable television industry, and Microsoft recently announced that the CableCARD will soon be a part of future Media Center PCs. This is considered an important move for Microsoft and those hoping to position the...
Ed Bott and Thomas Hawk have been going back and forth about CableCARD support (among other things) in Media Center again. This all started with Ed posting about some new products with two-way CableCARD support . Ed’s main argument is that “proprietary solutions” are able to get CableLabs to approve...
A hot topic after the release of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 was when Microsoft would improve HDTV support (Technically it's still a hot topic). MCE 2005 brought us OTA HD, but that’s not enough for some people. We want full Cable/Satellite HDTV support inside of Media Center. We know...