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   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On 2025-09-01 7:47 p.m., Joel W. Crump wrote:   
      
   >> Then it is basically like the product keys that are tied to the   
   >> motherboard, allowing you to install and reinstall Windows without the   
   >> need to enter the product key at installation time. As far as I know,   
   >> they are still called OEM keys. If you don't mind buying another   
   >> license the moment you change computers, there is nothing wrong with   
   >> them. Nevertheless, I don't believe that Microsoft charges   
   >> manufacturers as little as $20 to put Windows on their hardware   
   >> legally. That's why the fact that they can be purchased for so little   
   >> is sketchy to me.   
   >   
   >   
   > They go through large organizations that eventually sell unused licenses.   
      
   Then it sounds legal to me. I'll have to pick one up that way if ever I   
   need to buy a new license in the future.   
      
   >> I stand by what I said. It might have actually gotten deactivated   
   >> through no fault of your own.   
   >   
   > I had my TV hooked up to the computer's video and didn't see relevant   
   > output sent to it in the OS-installation process.   
      
   It happens that computer output doesn't appear on televisions. It often   
   has to do with the fact that either the refresh rate or the resolution   
   isn't exactly what it says it is. For example, my 2008 Sony 32" LCD TV   
   is 720p/1080i but supports 1080p (even though it isn't advertised).   
   Nevertheless, if you run 720p or 1080p content on it, you'll notice that   
   some of the content isn't on the screen. The sides are missing some   
   content. It's quite possible, if the television isn't from a reputable   
   brand, that it simply didn't show anything because no PC resolution or   
   refresh rate was supported on it.   
      
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