[Open-graphics] A possible way to add video decoding to OGC

[Timothy Normand Miller]

Ok.  At some point, what we should do is design an extender for OGD1
that adds this to the I/O bus, so we can test it out.  Then we can be
sure to have a compatible I/O bus on TRV10.

On 7/3/07, Dieter <netbsd at sopwith.solgatos.com> wrote:
> Several companies are now making chips that do video
> decoding, including HD H.264 at reasonable bitrates.
> Some also do encoding.  Some are kinda spendy, but at
> least one is under $40, probably less if we don't need
> both chips of the chipset, and I assume there are volume
> discounts.  Some are under 1 Watt, thus both cheaper and
> more energy efficient than using a CPU to decode.
>
> We still need to get prices for some of them, and of course
> data sheets.
>
> If we can find one that is sufficiently documented,
> and reasonably priced, it might be an easy way to add
> video decoding to the OGC board.
>
> The info we've found is in the ethervideo list archives.
> The new lists have been very low volume so far, so don't
> be afraid to subscribe.
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Timothy Normand Miller
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Open Graphics Project