Robert Schlabbach writes: > From: "Holger Waechtler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > just a side note: there have been rumors that TT bought all remaining > > av711x chips and the IP rights, no idea if it's true, but this fact > > might explain why they're using this beast again and again. Quality is > > not always the ultimate decision criteria, sometimes design decisions > > are just dictated by wrong management decisions in the past... > > While we're at it, does anyone know what the "TMS320AV7200" is? I found > this chip name on some web pages and wonder what it is. Did TI develop this > chip before they dropped it in 1998? Or did some other company develop it? > How does it compare to the AV711x?
The AV7200 is the successor of the AV711x. A box with AV72xx developed by Convergence was publically announced by Galaxis over 2 years ago. I don't know what became of it. Google shows that others are also working on Linux for it: http://lists.arm.linux.org.uk/pipermail/linux-arm-kernel/2003-April/014857.html Watch out, the Hitachi AV7200 seems to be a shaver ... Ralph -- Info: To unsubscribe send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe linux-dvb" as subject.
