[mythtv-users] Intel Releases Programmers Reference Manual

[John Drescher]

On Feb 1, 2008 7:27 AM, Eduard Huguet <eduardhc at gmail.com> wrote:
> > ---------- Missatge reenviat ----------
> > From: Nicolas Will <nico at youplala.net>
> > To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> > Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:39:22 +0000
> > Subject: [mythtv-users] Intel Releases Programmers Reference Manual
> >
> > wow!
> >
> > http://www.intellinuxgraphics.org/
> >
> > http://www.intellinuxgraphics.org/documentation.html
> >
> > The community can now have full access to stuff that was only available
> > to a few (good, able and willing) people.
> >
> > That should greatly accelerate the intel driver development.
> >
> > I am certainly looking forward to the hardware assistance for MPEG2/4.
> >
> > Nico
> > http://www.youplala.net/linux/home-theater-pc
> > G965 sitting idle on its motherboard
>
>
> I'd really to see nVidia doing the same... :(
>
> When I built my HTPC I really thought nVidia was a good option,
> because I thought it was "well" supported under Linux. Now I know this
> is partially true only for 3D accel, but not for video decoding
> acceleration.
>

I consider intel graphics 2 to 3 years behind ATI and nVidia in 3D but
it is unclear how much this effects 2D.

John