[Vista] Blu-ray & Vista Media Center in Microsoft Help http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20827613 en Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:06:05 EDT Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:06:05 EDT Re: [Vista] Blu-ray & Vista Media Center http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20832536 Octavean :
said by lorennerol See Profile :

I thought I read in the last two weeks that MS dropped it from the upcoming update to Vista Media Center and that it was a marketing decision to withhold it so they could list it as a new feature in Windows 7.
They say the same thing about DirecTV and H.264 support. There are reports of H.264 functionality in earler Betas but it was pulled in RC0.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20832536 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:50:14 EDT Re: [Vista] Blu-ray & Vista Media Center http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20832366 lorennerol : I thought I read in the last two weeks that MS dropped it from the upcoming update to Vista Media Center and that it was a marketing decision to withhold it so they could list it as a new feature in Windows 7.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20832366 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:22:03 EDT Re: [Vista] Blu-ray & Vista Media Center http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20832196 Kanebrake : Ya ... I'd like to hear more about this too.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20832196 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:49:37 EDT Re: [Vista] Blu-ray & Vista Media Center http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20831289 Octavean : That’s the first I have heard of it.

So by that logic all one would need to do is install a compliant Blu-ray decoder application and use a utility to assure that Vista Media Center uses the new decoder.

Again, I have never heard this before so I’m guessing that you are referring to the new Media Center TV Pack 2008. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20831289 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:21:20 EDT Re: [Vista] Blu-ray & Vista Media Center http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20830812 anon : They did, they added DRM support for BD - like they did with XP's COPP in SP2.

It's just the decoder thing you'd need. Same thing with DVD decoder for XP MCE - MCE will not support DVD playback until you install DVD decoder.

It's not like they are preventing you from watching it. Plus blu-ray support was new in 2006.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20830812 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:44:08 EDT Re: [Vista] Blu-ray & Vista Media Center http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20830494 Kanebrake : I can't believe how far behind MS is on this Blu-Ray business. It's difficult to get the family interested in VMC when you have to come and start the program for them.
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It's my understanding that even the new Windows Media Center TV Pack doesnt support Blu-ray although we don't know for sure yet.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20828439 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:43:34 EDT [Vista] Blu-ray & Vista Media Center http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20827613 Kanebrake : Has anyone gotten a Blu-ray disc to play in VMC? The only way I have is to drop out of Media Center and use PowerDVD.
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