[mythtv-users] Myth on WD HDTV Media Player for $99

[Brian Wood]

On Saturday 10 October 2009 23:52:58 Jean-Yves Avenard wrote:
> On 11/10/2009, at 12:59 PM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
> > It requires a lot of RAM to do well, and also a lot of code,
> > including a
> > complete OS and the proprietary video drivers, seems like a lot to
> > just play
> > back a file.
>
> And which hardware accelerated stuff doesn't require an OS and drivers?

By a "full" OS I was comparing standard Linux distributions to embedded 
systems thast require a lot less in terms of hardware, can run with very 
little RAM and little power. The Sigma chips are used with a lot of embedded 
systems, I'm not aware of any way to utilize VDPAU with an embedded system, 
though I'd love to hear of one.

>
> Broadcom would require a full Linux and drivers obviously.
>
> Vdpau API is open source, anyone (intel, ati) is free to write drivers
> fir the vdpau libraries.

I thought it required the proprietary nVidia video drivers (ie: the binary 
blob) in order to use VDPAU, at least today.

>
> I'm guessing ATI and Intel will follow because of the rather good
> vdpau support now. Nvidia filled a gap, so everyone were quick to use
> it.

Do you mean ATI (owned by AMD) and Intel will build VDPAU-capable hardware? 
Maybe, but by no means certain.

-- 
Brian Wood
beww at beww.org