> > The quantity discounts are significant. And if the TI chip can > > decode and display video by itself, we don't need an ASIC. We > > could get a useful, sale-able product out the door sooner. > > > > There may be things the TI DSP isn't good at. CAD? Google earth? > > So we might still need an ASIC for a future board. > > I wouldn't really know, but I somehow don't think that this part would > cut it at all for desktop graphics,
I don't know either, but I'm guessing that if it can decode and display 1080p it can also display web pages, still images, pdf, and similar. Not everyone does heavy duty 3D CAD. And the first version of the ASIC doesn't promise heavy duty 3D CAD either. IIRC the TI chips have Ethernet builtin, so it wouldn't have to be a PCI/PCIe card. Put it in a small box, plug in a wall-wart DC power supply and hang it on the Ethernet. Have one for your TV, check email during the commercials. Have one for your office. One for the kid's room. Then, with a usable product out the door, the design team can consider taking the time to add the features needed for heavy duty 3D CAD to the ASIC. Skip the first generation of ASIC, with its high setup cost. > it's not designed for this, but > rather as a CPU/DSP for portable computers. I get the impression it is intended for consumer electronics. Camcorders and such. _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
