The more I use Vista, the more I like it. There are of course a lot of issues still being worked out. Most of which are premature 3rd party drivers for their hardware.
I was recently delighted to be able to play 2 WMV HD 720p video clips on windows vista while a third clip played in a small preview window above the tab task bar while my mouse hovered above the tab. All without any issues with sound or video. Vista was also able to play those 2 videos with me surfing the web without any much as a hicup while I opened and closed severl IE7 windows and tabs. It's amazing how smooth the video played while I opened, closed, and accessed the Hard Drive.
In the emulation arena, I've tested Satourne, Yabause, and SSF. All ran well with the usual emulator related issues. The only downside to emulation and games in general is that Vista no longer supports legacy gameports. My MS sidewinder gameport no longer works in Vista, but luckily my PS2 controller with the Kiki Joy adapter works fine. Can't really play any 2d fighting games with it though.
I'll probably run some N64 and PSX emulators next.
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