yeah, sometimes NewEgg etc. sells ultra-bare OEM. It's a good way to help make the product cheaper. But yes, normally they get bundled with it.
Originally Posted by DaveF
Boy am I outdated on Windows stuff
How does FFDShow and its codecs relate to Windows Media Center or Netflix, and the playing of tv shows and movies? Will Netflix or WMC work without these third-party add-ons? I understood codecs as in, Windows XP won't play DVDs, so you've got to buy the MPEG-2 codec or download VLC to play a disc. I don't understand them in the context of audio normalization and 32-bit outputs and WIndows7 MC that I thought played DVDs and Blu-ray out of the box.