>> What if we designed a similar card, but with more resolution and color depth, >> multiple heads, sockets for an optional future OGP GPU chip and memory, >> and maybe a connector for an optional Broadcom Crystal HD video decoder? >> >> Will DVI, s-video, HDMI, and Displayport all fit on one bracket? >> That would give up to 5 heads (using a breakout cable for splitting >> DVI-I into DVI-D and DVI-A). > > Please do not do that. Users end up with using only one type of output > and the others will be not used - resources are wasted. If you think of > multiple heads - provide at least 2 of the same type of outputs, others > can be done by conversion (either passive or active).
This would allow nearly any display to be connected with a passive cable. I've read quite a few complaints about various problems with adapters. You even complain that "an active DP adapter for that is rather expensive". >> Can we design the pinout of the OGP GPU chip before designing the >> internals? Various chips, including rather complex CPUs are designed >> to be pin-compatible with earlier designs, so it should be possible. > > One way to do that is maybe to base the pinout on an FPGA.. That is a *great* idea. Makes the board even more versatile. We once discussed a FPGA that was pin compatable with an AMD64 CPU. (for multi-socket mainboards) That would allow even more flexibility, although it isn't immediately obvious to me what application would need a CPU on a video card. I don't suppose there is a FPGA that is pin compatable with a DSP? Last time we discussed DSPs, it was questionable whether they were fast enough to decode 1080. Assuming they have progressed since then, a socket for a DSP might be a better option than the Crystal HD? _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
