Shawk wrote:
Mr.E Solved! wrote:
Shawk wrote:
root wrote:
Paul wrote:
Mr.E Solved! wrote:


The P815 has BNC connectors, which do not use EDID data and thusly
install as the default monitor and can have any resolution refresh
rate or timing you choose.

Have you ever heard of crippling your hardware to be a solution?


I found a spec sheet here, and it does list two inputs. 5 x BNC and
a VGA connector. So the monitor has two inputs listed.

http://web.archive.org/web/199902241...5/P815SPEC.HTM


To use BNC, which has no EDID, you'd need a BNC to VGA. My old
Trinitron came
with such a cable. The cable looks similar to this, with VGA on one
end,
and five BNC on the other end, for RGBHV. I didn't realize the P815
was
that old.

http://www.computercableinc.com/ccin...GB-CCStore.jpg


Paul
Good idea, I forgot about the bnc connectors, I have the cable
around here somewhere. All I crippled was an extra adapter plug I
wasn't using anyway, and I am satisfied with the results so far. The
big regret is the week I burnt up on this. Tech support from evga
and nvidia don't seem to have a clue about this problem. The last
thing I got from them was they wanted to rma the card.

Media player and media center won't play a dvd because of this hack
(I think), but I have something else for that.


Are you getting the issue because there has been a hardware 'change'
that the DRM is designed to look for and doesn't like? In which case
you just go to your DRM folder in Vista and delete everything in
there. New copies of the files are then generated for your 'new'
hardware.

I hope its this simple.

Simple? Nonsense, if you have to fight DRM to get your hardware to
work, then your OS isn't for you.

Anyone who uses Vista this late in the game, with all the facts
available as to Vistas weaknesses and strengths deserves their headaches.

Vista is designed to thwart you, not aid you...once you get your head
wrapped around that concept, you begin to appreciate other user
oriented OSes all the more.


While I respect your views on a number of subjects your view on Vista is
at least one service pack out of date.


Vista's SP1 did nothing for this topic, my points are still topical and
the end result is end user disappointment/frustration/disgust/in search
of other solutions.

Don't be disingenuous, you have zero chance of convincing anyone in this
NG of Vista's superiority or even parity to alternative OS solutions,
even without the over-arching DRM deal-breaker.