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Comment Which driver versions included the 'flaw'? (Score 3, Interesting) 116

So I own two of the laptops listed. They both originally came with Win7. I've rebuilt them clean with Win10 which installed a Synaptics driver on its own which is a waay newer version than what HP originally shipped or any updates they previously provided for Win7. Does anyone know if there's a test to see if the version you have is affected? Now HPs offering a softpaq with a new driver. If I install that one is Windows Update going to clobber it when the next one comes out? Will the Windows Update versions include the 'fix'?

Comment Re:MOD PARENT DOWN (Score 4, Informative) 532

I will agree with the Cadillac taillight issue. It doesn't give me a headache, but it does have a Persistence of Vision effect which disorients me. As the vehicle moves either subtly in it's lane, or changes lanes, it leaves a trail of ghost images which occupy a significant part of my field of vision. It's a good thing these are (for now) in the minority. I don't understand how these could have been approved from a safety perspective.

Comment Re:more union cable pullers (Score 1) 365

Well I can't speak for the Catholic board, but my kids are in the York Region Public board (Nothern next-door neighbours to these folks), and our school is introducing iPads into the classrooms. AFAIK there is no (at least not without jailbreaking) wired network solution for these devices. This seems like a very good reason.

Comment Re:Or you could just buy it today... (Score 1) 161

True, but for the end-user, for now, isn't the effect of stripping the encryption very close to actually decrypting it? I still get an unencrypted analogue signal that I can connect to either a display or capture device. Perhaps it will not work for every title, but without such a device no titles can be displayed from an HDMI port to an analogue device. Some BluRay players have both HDMI and component outputs but cripple the resolution to component. I'm thinking for example of my 57" Sony HDTV with only composite/svideo and component inputs (not even DVI or VGA). An upconverting DVD or BluRay player will only output 480p over analogue while my device is capable of 1080i. From the link: "As already noted earlier, there is no way a non-compliant HDCP device can become compliant. This means that there is no way you can use some ‘magical’ HDCP converter. (Except HDfury !)"

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