[vlc] Can vlc break your computer? NO!

[Michael Bender]

I have been reading up on Microsoft Windows logo requirements and came  
across
this section of the website that might be interesting in this type of  
situation
where a vendor claims that a piece of software can harm a computer's  
audio
system:

	Audio Fidelity Testing

	http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/audiofidelity.mspx

mike

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On Oct 31, 2010, at 5:13 AM, PK wrote:

> Vishal, the people at HP are either incompetent or they are lying to  
> you, and anyone else who tells you that vlc can break a computer in  
> any way is also either incompetent or lying.  vlc can't harm your  
> computer.  There is no conceivable way that vlc can affect the  
> speakers, display, mainboard or other hardware; and frankly, it's  
> ignorant to think this.
>
> vlc is like any other media application: you can adjust the audio to  
> the level you want.
>
> If a computer is designed so that its electronics deliver an amount  
> of electricity to the speakers that will break them, then that is  
> faulty design, and you should ask for a return of your money.   
> Normally this should be simply impossible, and I have never heard of  
> even a single case where this happened.
>
> One of IBM's early desktop PCs was built so that software could  
> actually physically destroy its display electronics, but at least  
> they didn't blame their design problem on the customers!
>
> My personal guess is that somewhere in HP in your locale, someone is  
> looking for ways to avoid the cost of repairing their laptops.  But  
> whatever is happening in HP, it is a disgrace.
>
> This has nothing at all to do with vlc.
>
> Pete