Microsofts' Vista, Blu Ray & HD-DVD - Blu-ray Forum

Blue · 12-19-2006, 08:33 PM

http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/24/v...r-on-most-PCs/
Vista, will not support Blu Ray & HD-DVD out of the box on most PC's.

Zinn · 12-19-2006, 10:05 PM

No surprise here since XP does not have native support for DVD (not HD DVD).

Dave · 12-20-2006, 07:03 AM

How is this possible? I mean its not a choice. Its an optical drive. It has no other way but to be supported. You connect the standard cables and install NERO (maybe manufacturer driver also - Sony, Panasonic) and burn!

Also i have seen that Vista knows what Blu-ray is...

kuklitis · 12-20-2006, 09:24 AM

IT'S JUST PLAYBACK OF MIOVIES WE ARE TALKING ABOUT !!!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
For all the noise Microsoft made about Vista supporting HD DVD you'd think we'd be able to play those studio-released, HD DVD titles right out of the box right? Not so childrens, at least not in Australia according to c|net. See, Mark O'Shea, a Microsoft OEM systems engineer (not exactly an executive level position, mind you) sez that version 11 of the Windows Media Player shipping with Vista will not support playback for commercial Blu-ray or HD DVD films. By this, we assume he means that WMP11 won't include the ability to decrypt AACS encoded titles. For that you'll have to use third party software like PowerDVD from Cyberlink or Intervideo's WinDVD BD, neither of which is currently available for retail but may (or may not) ship with your BD or HD DVD drive. Then it'll all work, right? Maybe, but if your media rig is pumping video over DVI or HDMI then you'd better be sure your graphics card, driver, and display all support HDCP (not just HDCP ready) if you expect to decrypt that High Definition digital signal. All assuming your CPU or GPU has the muscle to decode the HD compression codecs to begin with. Heads' spinning yet? Sure, so go ahead, lie down for a bit, we'll understand why you put off your next-gen optical PC drive purchase while the DRM gets a bit, say, more consumer friendly.

12-19-2006, 08:33 PM	#1
Blue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2005 Location:Melbourne Australia Blu-ray collection:206	Microsofts' Vista, Blu Ray & HD-DVD http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/24/v...r-on-most-PCs/ Vista, will not support Blu Ray & HD-DVD out of the box on most PC's.

12-20-2006, 07:03 AM	#3
Dave Expert Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Somewhere	How is this possible? I mean its not a choice. Its an optical drive. It has no other way but to be supported. You connect the standard cables and install NERO (maybe manufacturer driver also - Sony, Panasonic) and burn! Also i have seen that Vista knows what Blu-ray is... Last edited by Dave; 12-20-2006 at 07:07 AM.

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Zinn Active Member Member since:Oct 2006 Location:Sweden	No surprise here since XP does not have native support for DVD (not HD DVD).

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kuklitis Member Member since:Dec 2006	IT'S JUST PLAYBACK OF MIOVIES WE ARE TALKING ABOUT !!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For all the noise Microsoft made about Vista supporting HD DVD you'd think we'd be able to play those studio-released, HD DVD titles right out of the box right? Not so childrens, at least not in Australia according to c\|net. See, Mark O'Shea, a Microsoft OEM systems engineer (not exactly an executive level position, mind you) sez that version 11 of the Windows Media Player shipping with Vista will not support playback for commercial Blu-ray or HD DVD films. By this, we assume he means that WMP11 won't include the ability to decrypt AACS encoded titles. For that you'll have to use third party software like PowerDVD from Cyberlink or Intervideo's WinDVD BD, neither of which is currently available for retail but may (or may not) ship with your BD or HD DVD drive. Then it'll all work, right? Maybe, but if your media rig is pumping video over DVI or HDMI then you'd better be sure your graphics card, driver, and display all support HDCP (not just HDCP ready) if you expect to decrypt that High Definition digital signal. All assuming your CPU or GPU has the muscle to decode the HD compression codecs to begin with. Heads' spinning yet? Sure, so go ahead, lie down for a bit, we'll understand why you put off your next-gen optical PC drive purchase while the DRM gets a bit, say, more consumer friendly.

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