So far, so good :) I don't see the "require password on wakeup" getting set to true using standard interface, and I don't see a green line. I've only been able to test on an HD-DVD HD4550 system thus far, but it seems OK.
Only complaint would be that it stutters pretty bad skipping chapters in HD-DVD. I'm pretty sure this is new for .129, but am not 100% certain. What I see is hitting skip forward causes between two and four stutter-steps before it smooths out. ("The Bourne Supremacy" HD-DVD / VC-1). Not a big deal to me personally, but thought it was worth a mention.
The machine I tested on *is* AHCI (Intel ICH8), but I didn't have any issues with HD-DVD before, so I don't know what to look for with this bullet point. If you have something you want me to try, please let me know. Be advised, I only own 2 HD-DVDs I can try (Bourne Supremacy and Transformers) so my feedback options on this are quite limited.
I'm also replacing the HDD in the real HTPC this weekend, so hopefully I can also test this beta against Blu-Ray/HD4550 for you there as well. What's one more System Restore if it doesn't work out, right? It's "hopefully" in that the Mrs. is away during the day on Sat/Sun, but everything needs to work by the time she gets home, if you know what I mean - lol.
edit: I think it's pretty cool that you guys have released a "beta" to us forum trolls again. If anyone's keeping score, count me under the positive column. I. for one, really appreciate this type of release support. THANK YOU.
Edited by djp952 - 23 Jan 2009 at 10:15pm