Recent content by Azarado

Microsoft homesite used to have list of boards/chipsets known to run Windows 2000 workstation, which I stumbled across last year, but now Google can only find their similar list for Windows 98. Anyone know where the Windows 2000 list is?

Let's say I get an ATI graphics card that supports H.264 acceleration, and is HDCP-compliant. Would this be of any use at all for LinuxMint 7, PClinuxOS 2010, FreeBSD, or BeOS Haiku...or would I have to get a second (non-HDCP compliant) graphics card to use with these operating systems?

Been doing google/yahoo searches on this topic, and think I have some grasp of it, but want to check to make sure. As I understand it, if I wanted a home PC to access Internet-TV freesites (let's say Hulu) that are using HDCP, I would have to have graphics card that is HDCP-compliant. Now would...

Further google research indicates the way to avoid HDCP & DRM is to avoid HDMI, DVI (except maybe DVI-A and/or DVI-I), Bluray, HD DVD, "DirectShow", and Windows Media Player SDK. Further, s-video, component, composite, & coaxial inputs/outputs defeat it. Vista contains 'Protected Media Path' &...

I'm looking into buying my first home PC. While researching hardware, I've stumbled across this HDCP/DRM junk. One of my main reasons for a home PC is to give Comcast cable-TV the kiss-off, by replacing it with (free) Internet-TV. I'm looking to use computer to 'pipe' in TV shows, movies, viral...