Yes, Windows Vista supports video hardware acceleration.

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50lid
Junior Member

01-04-2016, 02:13 AM

I've been assembling an older system and installed Vista, yet hardware acceleration for videos still won't activate. The latest drivers and the newest Firefox help, but services like YouTube remain unaffected. Are there any lesser-known browsers that work with Vista support?

50lid

01-04-2016, 02:13 AM #1

_Brony_
Member

213

01-04-2016, 04:19 AM

The main video formats are shifting toward codecs such as VP9, which became popular on platforms like YouTube after Vista.

_Brony_

01-04-2016, 04:19 AM #2

The main video formats are shifting toward codecs such as VP9, which became popular on platforms like YouTube after Vista.

squidjumper
Junior Member

01-04-2016, 12:10 PM

If it's a retro setup, does it truly matter? It probably isn't worth being online at all.

squidjumper

01-04-2016, 12:10 PM #3

If it's a retro setup, does it truly matter? It probably isn't worth being online at all.

IMayBeDead
Senior Member

696

01-05-2016, 09:13 AM

Using the latest version of Firefox? It’s updated for Vista and beyond. The browser stopped supporting Vista some time back. There was a recent discussion about the best options for older Windows systems.

IMayBeDead

01-05-2016, 09:13 AM #4