Now I'm lost again? So vista is needed?
I believe the simple answer to your question is no.
I bought Vista the first day it hit the stores. No problems on it, works good. Slysoft products have no problems.
No. Anydvd Hd will not improve sound or picture quality--and neither will Vista (for movies).
If you are concerned about the DRM mess, why do you want to buy it?I might buy Vista Home Premium Edition within the next month or so, but I'm concerned about the DRM mess and whether I'd lose any stuff that I've saved on Windows XP Pro.
WinDVD HD is complete crap (at least in its current "state").Windvd for HD content is not being offered on the the North American website yet
(and can only playback in a lower resolution at the moment, I think).
AnyDVD HD will improve your "movie watching" experience, as
1.) PowerDVD won't crash as often, as it has some trouble with AACS.
2.) PowerDVD doesn't play *a lot* of HD DVDs without AnyDVD HD *at all*. Yes, this is true. No joke.
3.) You can skip the unwanted intros
4.) You can remaster the HD DVD to your liking using scripting
5.) Maybe it even reduces the CPU load, as PowerDVD doesn't need to constantly check if the HDCP path is still intact.
You as a gamer should hate this new sound stack, as it does all environmental effects now in software (with the CPU). The DSP on your expensive soundcard will be twiddling thumbs.Well, there's a new audio stack in Vista, but my impression is that, as always, you're limited by your source material and your hardware.
visit http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/2006/09/04/windows_vista_improvements_audio_process
This to me is not actually improving the sound quality. It's software processing (like what soundblaster does with its sound control panel/css stuff).
I sincerely doubt you'd be losing out on picture quality or audio quality. But James or someone else may be able to answer your question better than I can.
Yes, but if there are millions of other guys thinking as you...?I agree with everything you wrote here. I am very upset Microsoft won't release directx 10 for XP. But I'm just one guy.
You as a gamer should hate this new sound stack, as it does all environmental effects now in software (with the CPU).
The worst thing: The new sound stack doesn't work with ReClock (an essential piece of software for serious movie watchers).
As long as there is no ReClock for Vista, I wouldn't even consider it for DVD or HD DVD playback.
Simple answer: No. On the contrary, to get rid of the 3:2 pulldown judder and have smooth 48/72 Hz playback (or to reverse PAL Speedup for the Australians and Europeans) you need ReClock.It sounds like if you knock out the use a windows defender and other MS stuff that you can get free IE antivirus ect... That it will still leave a string to be seen by MS? Meaning backing up a movie? Am I wrong here? I have no use for games but do want to see HD content in it's perspective quality picture, I mean I know anydvd hd will knock the needed hardware out but still. Since the fine print of their eula or whatever you call it. It seems that they should of added that if you want to watch HD content movies then the only way is vista, might as well dropped that bomb too. I know most of this thread is about gamers but I'm wanting to see and hear more from you on HD content reguardless if you have anydvd or anydvd hd on your PC. Will there be a degrade if you don't use vista and D10 with the appropiate other hardware?
Yes, but if there are millions of other guys thinking as you...?
No, but "Slysoft products have no problems" is not reason enough to install a DRM timebomb as operating system.I bought Vista the first day it hit the stores. No problems on it, works good. Slysoft products have no problems.
I agree. I myself have used many distributions of Linux, but Slysoft products don't work on Linux.Dump all the microsoft crap and install Linux...software is free, updates are free, your system isn't the target of every virus ever created, AND you free up half your hard drive!!!