We can compare links, but from what I’ve previously read you need HDCP compatibility to display most HDTV signals, and Vista is or at least was the only way to do that, while Linux is rendered incompatible due to a licensing conflict with the HDCP protocol.
http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/02/vista_month_wel.html
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/hardware/hdcp-vista.ars
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