Re: [vdr] new graphics processor from VIA S3 for HD video

Igor Nikanov wrote:

Chipmaker Via's S3 Graphics division has announced a high-performance discrete graphics processor positioned as the first to meet the embedded industry's thermal requirements. The 4300E targets gaming and signage, offers HD video, DVI or HDMI output, and mixes dedicated and shared video memory.

There's a lot going on in the hardware accelerated HDTV area lately. Beside the two big graphic chipsets, there's the Intel Atom/Poulsbo chipset offering full HDTV acceleration at low power, the Intel G45 chipset, the AMD 780G chipset, and a cooperation of NVidia and VIA for a new unnamed HD capable low cost chipset.

The question is: Which of them will offer decent open source drivers for HD decoding, and when?

Cheers,

Udo