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January 31st, 2007, 09:28 PM
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Re: OT: VISTA
Vista is:
1. Overpriced
2. High requirements
3. Incomplete and the initial version will be buggy.
4. Vista does have some nice features but none are that "so outstanding, I got to have right now".
Pass on Vista for quite a while. XP pro works fine.
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January 31st, 2007, 10:48 PM
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Re: OT: VISTA
Digital rights abuse / tyrrany and wasted system resources, too.
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January 31st, 2007, 11:23 PM
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Re: OT: VISTA
There's a rumour going around that SE7 will require DirectX 10. Untill then, I'm happy sticking with XP.
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January 31st, 2007, 11:36 PM
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Re: OT: VISTA
I have also read that it is not very game friendly, and has issues with older games because of its new Direct X drivers. 
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February 1st, 2007, 02:25 AM
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Re: OT: VISTA
The whole DX thing is a nightmare for game developers that may just very well come back to bite M$ in the butt.
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February 1st, 2007, 09:37 PM
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Re: OT: VISTA
Good news... MS announced yesterday that they were already working on Service Pack 1 for Vista. o..m..g.. less than 48 hours after the launch and they make this announcement?
I was gonna buy vista, but guess what, if SP1 is just around the corner (a year or so I guess based on the speed of getting vista out) I'll wait till the bleeding edge (dare I say idiots) finish beta testing vista for MS at their own risk. (and their own expense).
I searched for 'compatibility' with XP and found nothing of use to me. How would I know if any and all my programs will run under vista?
Anyways, I'm gonna wait. XP works fine and I see no urgent need to jump on the bandwagon.
Nuf said, Cheers! 
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February 1st, 2007, 09:40 PM
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Re: OT: VISTA
I have read that VISTA DX 10 is going to revolutionize PC gaming. That VISTA will run older Direct X games, but with some problems. In side by side comparison XP is still a better gaming platform than VISTA, however as more and more game developers start to use DX10, this will change.
I wonder if Aaron should adopt Direct X 10 now and start working on updating SE V to use DX10?
I will wait to get VISTA until I have enough money to have a new gaming system built. Perhaps a year or two out. Until then XP will work just fine.
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February 1st, 2007, 09:57 PM
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Re: OT: VISTA
I was thinking of getting a new system when we get to Washington this year. Maybe I will get one with Vista to find out how great it really is; or, isn't! I have built the last three on my own and each has severed me well for several years apiece. On the other hand back then it was still cheaper to build your own. Anymore though I have to wonder.
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February 2nd, 2007, 12:44 AM
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Re: OT: VISTA
I have read that VISTA DX 10 is going to revolutionize PC gaming.
Who said that?
We all know how "revolutionary" the Segway turned out to be, for example.
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February 2nd, 2007, 02:21 AM
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Re: OT: VISTA
It was a gamespot article on VISTA and gaming. They seem to be down at the moment, but once it comes back on line I will find the link.
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