Sinister Midget wrote:
> On 2007-01-08, Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted
> something concerning:
>> On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 07:35:58 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>> High-quality DVDs will not operate on some Vista PCs
>>>
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>>> | Microsoft has been forced to acknowledge that a substantial number
>>> | of PCs running the new version of its Windows operating system will
>>> | not be able to play high-quality DVDs.
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>>>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,5-2536050,00.html#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=Business
>> Don't forget that *NONE* of those DVD's will play on *ANY* version
>> of Linux either.
>>
>> How come nobody ever mentions that?
> Maybe because it isn't relavent. AFAIK no linux companies or groups
> are trying to further the same format MS is pushing.
>
> But don't be surprised when linux can do it before Winders can.*
Already does.
In fact it even works on an elderly version of Red Hat ... version 7.3
2.96-110 to precise.
How do I know?
Because that's what's running on the Toshiba HD-A1:
http://geekswithblogs.net/lorint/archive/2006/04/25/76295.aspx
and
http://geekswithblogs.net/lorint/archive/2006/04/21/75795.aspx
Now I'm sure there's one or two proprietary "blobs" floating around in
there somewhere, but then with discoveries like this: ...
http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/27/aacs-drm-cracked-by-backuphddvd-tool/
... it won't be long before MPlayer is playing HD-DVDs on Ubuntu.
I can foresee libdvdaacs sitting right next to libdvdcss in the repo.
Ain't Freedom a wonderful thing?
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