Re: Vista's Media Center records HD in 480p only?

On 8/1/07 17:29, in article
1168277388.841836.102730@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mike"
<waterrockets@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On the same machine, in XP MCE, I can get 1080p, 720p, etc. formats for
my DVR-MS recorded TV (ATSC with an antenna).

With Vista, all ATSC recordings are 480p. Quality is set to "Best" just
like in XP.

What gives?


It could be due to the new and 'improved' DRM introduced in Vista which is
downgrading HD programs to 480p.

Microsoft appear to have spent 95% of their efforts on this anti-customer
DRM and only 5% on adding features and fixing bugs.

This fact has lead to Peter Gutmann describing the ludicrously over the top
DRM in Vista as the 'longest suicide note in history'. See
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36570 and for the original
article http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.txt

Note: you can normally tell what resolution a DVR-MS recording is by opening
it in WMP and viewing its properties.

....Vista Media Center - it's sucktastic

[Sucktastic - see also craptacular, pukeriffic]

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