> >>> d) Include a separate decoder chip.  (If there is one that is 
> >>> documented, and is usable with the architecture.) 
> >> It could just be a CPU chip doing it in software.
> > 
> > Where do you get a CPU that is fast enough?
> 
> IIUC, if the CPU was only used to decode MPEG video, it wouldn't need to 
> be that fast.

Peter says otherwise:

} My system can't handle HD MPEG4 decoding and playback.  This a Radeon 9800X=
} T=20
} on AGP8x, with a Athlon 64 3200+ and a gig of RAM.  However, DVDs work just=
} =20
} fine.

I've been researching this a bit.  Preliminary conclusion is that the
OGC card needs to provide XvMC.
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