[Open-graphics] Amount of CPU required to decode video

[Dieter]

> > 	How much hw assist are these graphics cards providing?  I get the
> > 	impression that ATI and Nvidia concentrate on gaming, perhaps we
> > 	can beat them at video decoding?
> 
> If we offer an add on card with a media processor chip, then yes.

Are you referring to an existing, commercially available "media
processor chip" ?

> > 	How much cpu is it acceptable to require?  CPUs have other
> > 	things to do besides decoding video, so using 100% of the cpu
> > 	is not going to work.  Is it really acceptable to require a
> > 	high end x2 FX cpu?
> 
> I don't know if that is the question.  1080p/30 does require a high end 
> dual core CPU.

If we can offload enough it wouldn't.