On 5/27/07, James Richard Tyrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Rogelio Serrano wrote: > On 5/26/07, James Richard Tyrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Nicholas S-A wrote: >> > Well, apparently this is a "world's first", so there is (most >> likely) no >> > point in searching for another, let alone 1080p. >> > >> http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/21/fujitsus-h-264-chip-encodes-decodes-in-full-hd-a-worlds-fir/ >> >> > >> > >> > We could use that, but it raises our price point a bit ;-) (we were >> > aiming for about $75 in FPGAs/DSPs at one time, but it >> > appears to be much more than that now) >> > >> > :-( >> >> A bit pricey, but Wal*Mart has stated their intention to sell a whole >> player for $300.00: >> >> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39091 >> >> Therefore, there must be a cheaper chip somewhere. >> > > can a spartan 3a dsp handle that? but thats almost $300 already. > I think that we should take it as a given that for a sequential processor that it would be cheaper to purchase one (probably a DSP) rather than making one with a FPGA. OTOH, a massively parallel operation like DCT/IDCT or special purpose functions like YUV <> RGB and image scaling would better be realized with something else -- a FPGA would be one option (probably the best option since discrete chips seem to be on their way out).
the spartan 3a dsp has a bunch of dsp's in it.
-- JRT
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