If your buying a new computer

[Krusnik]

Don't. Windows Vista is coming out next year, as well with the new Hd-dvd, Blu-ray drives. PCI express 2 will also be coming out next year. Alot of other stuff to, but i can't really remember them all. Just thought you consumer's out there should know lol.

[AlienKing]

Don't. Windows Vista is coming out next year, as well with the new Hd-dvd, Blu-ray drives. PCI express 2 will also be coming out next year. Alot of other stuff to, but i can't really remember them all. Just thought you consumer's out there should know lol.

You mean you want one of those RIAA endorsed peices of crap with so much DRM on them that if you ever even try to play an audio CD on them they RIAA will be at your house within five minutes?

OK, so maybe thats a bit extreme, but it certainly has a large amount of truth in it.

http://arstechnica.com/articles/paed...hdcp-vista.ars

http://www.drmblog.com/index.php?/ar...lity_Rate.html

http://www.digitmag.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=4915

So, basically all the new technology needs to be properly "liscensed" in order to use. What does that mean for you? Well, it means that you will either have to buy over-priced, under-featured software from microsoft or apple in order to play your new "vastly improved" discs. You will need a brand new monitor, because your old one isn't "secure".

The new formats will not be usable on open source systems until another DVD Jon comes around. Well, that is if they don't get deported. Either way, if you watch your blueray or hd-dvd on a linux OS, you're breaking the law unless you're using a program that has a liscense (highly unlikely).

I'll stick to DVD's and current OS's.

[Krusnik]

You do realize if the RIAA comes to your house you have broken the law? Breaking the law is wrong. Don't worry so much. We will find a way around every obstacle. We always do. A good example is what happened after Napster died. After Napster died, we found Kazaa, now Kazaa is dieing, and people are drifting towards other p2p's like bittorent, and Mirc. I'm not encouraging people to find a way to illegally share files, but I'm proving that despite what you say there will always be a way around anything. I do agree on that stupid new monitor thing though, that is crap. Well I guess, it doesn't matter for me since i'm still on a CRT, and will most likely buy a new SONY monitor in the upcoming year.

[Mr. Peanuts]

Or you could just upgrade like most users, unless you're a hardcore money waster going for extreme performance aka overkill, there won't be any problems with the current state of hardware.

I'm gonna be buying new kit in a couple of months.

[AlienKing]

You do realize if the RIAA comes to your house you have broken the law? Breaking the law is wrong. Don't worry so much. We will find a way around every obstacle. We always do. A good example is what happened after Napster died. After Napster died, we found Kazaa, now Kazaa is dieing, and people are drifting towards other p2p's like bittorent, and Mirc. I'm not encouraging people to find a way to illegally share files, but I'm proving that despite what you say there will always be a way around anything. I do agree on that stupid new monitor thing though, that is crap. Well I guess, it doesn't matter for me since i'm still on a CRT, and will most likely buy a new SONY monitor in the upcoming year.

I wasn't implying that pirating was right, or that anyone should do it. Rather, the record companies are so blinded by their own lack of perception of changing technology that they are trying to smash anything that scares them with a large hammer. Now the hammers are starting to come with logos like microsoft and intel. Microsoft and Intel are happy because the new media will force many people to upgrade, increasing their profits.

It's wrong to steal music and movies. However, I feel it is also wrong to prevent an end user from being able to actually watch, view, or backup their own media however they choose. It is also wrong to force poeple to buy specific software and hardware on which to play them.

That would be like the goverment forcing everyone to buy fords because people steal cars and ford has a very good anti-theft protection system, but only in new cars. So everyone has to buy new cars or pay a lot to put in the new anti-theft system. I mean, you need to upgrade your car soon I'm sure. After all, with the price of gas going up, everyone will be getting new electric hybrids. <_<

[Bioture]

well the problem is itll be about 2 or 3 years before any of those devices become cheap enough for me to consider them.