MediaPortal Forum - View Single Post - H/W decoding project update & price point

Goose · 2007-06-13, 10:10

Its a shame the card costs so much, however im not really all that surprised.
You guys must realise what this card does. It can apparently decode a full h.264 stream, which on bluray disks can be up to 1080p 40Mb/s. That by itself is quite a job; but then i remember DMAN mentioned that it could decode and ENCODE a stream at the same time.

So right there we have a custom asic, capable of two HD streams at once. Not to mention the holy grail, a hardware directshow filter, so it can be used in virtually any app.

Then you must understand that its a small market, basically its for HTPC videophiles.

What mind f***s me is how much the deluxe/full card would cost with HDMI and a crypto rom and such.

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Goose Docs Team Join Date: May 2007 Age: 25 Posts: 59 Thanks: 7 Thanked 7 Times in 1 Post Country:	Its a shame the card costs so much, however im not really all that surprised. You guys must realise what this card does. It can apparently decode a full h.264 stream, which on bluray disks can be up to 1080p 40Mb/s. That by itself is quite a job; but then i remember DMAN mentioned that it could decode and ENCODE a stream at the same time. So right there we have a custom asic, capable of two HD streams at once. Not to mention the holy grail, a hardware directshow filter, so it can be used in virtually any app. Then you must understand that its a small market, basically its for HTPC videophiles. What mind f***s me is how much the deluxe/full card would cost with HDMI and a crypto rom and such.