Posted by guv on 07/01/07 23:28

On Mon, 2 Jul 2007 00:14:05 +0100, "Gaz" <gazter@msn.com> wrote:

>guv wrote:
>> On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:15:14 -0700, kimhalljp@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> Samsung Electronics now came up with another product after a Blu-ray
>>> disc player. I saw the details of the same at
>>>
>>> http://theanalystmagazine.com/pr/127.htm
>>
>> Which is exactly how I see this "war" going with this actually being
>> quite predicable.
>>
>> ie exactly the same way as +R & -R with no concern on which your
>> personal favorite or opinion on which is best.
>>
>>
>> I might buy one when they are £19.99 from ASDA! ;-)
>
>Can the video from both hd-dvd and blu-ray be decompressed on the same
>chipset?

Dont know, but cant see why not. I'm assuming that is what he device
above is doing? (Cant see any details in the review - but there is a
reference to stand alone players - so assume its not a PC device!

> At present you need a shit powerful PC to decode 1080p mpeg2,
>mpeg4, and hx264.
>
>Maybe its just a case of the chips reducing in cost as numbers increase. I
>have never looked inside a blu ray or hd-dvd, but got the impression that
>the pre production models where little more then PCs in a case.

Probably. I can remember when I first came accross MP3s and only just
having a PC powerful enough to play them. Now look at it! Same goes
for DVDs. I know my c2d machine Ive just built as a HTPC can handle
them easy enough (ok thats an exageration - its using so much raw
power its frightening), but it is just a matter of time. Cheaper chips
and mass production. The only thing that may hold this back is low
take up to become mass production to the levels required. There are
already graphics cards that decode hx264 etc, so its on its way. Mine
just uses the CPU to decode.

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