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From: bright.communication@f...<bright.communication@f...>
Date: Tue Mar 9 20:18:59 CET 2004
Subject: [openppc] Re: low cost ppc stb4linux
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From: darth<darth_x0@h...>
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Date: Tue Mar 9 17:14:15 CET 2004
Subject: [openppc] Re: low cost ppc stb4linux
> I dislike the phrase STB, it should be 'digital media box' because
> the new
> TV/monitor screens are FLAT! Its imposible to set a box on the top
> of these
> things! ;)
ok I know this but if you tell the people that you have a new dmb4Linux
newer understand what you mind ;)
> >
> > You're a bit behind the times. The Teron-Mini is rock solid
> and is in an
> > excellent form factor for a set top box. YDL 3.0 runs
> fantastic on the
> > machine and OS4 is availalbe to early developers interested in
> checking
> out
> I like the mini-ITX form factor itself. But as for the Teron mini,
> I'm not
> sure its design suits a set top box. You still need to add the
> other
> components such as tuner & other I/O options. In some ways it
> makes more
> sense to develop dedicated hardware from the ground up as one
> unified board
> for this purpose. ;)
this is our idea a dedicated box with ppc you can use for digital media
application or as linux system
> Maybe email Terrasoft and see how/if they are planning to support
> YDL 3.0 on
> the Teron-Mini. It would be interesting to see a press release on
> their
> website either way. ;)
> http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/realworld/oem/
I can't see that this side is down
> As for OS4, there are developers currently doing beta testing of
> OS4, but
> many parts of it are not finished/bug tested and so on. It is not
> completed
> & tested for use as a consumer operating system, or ready for
> use in STB.
> > the software. There is nothing faulty with the Articia
> Northbridge in the
> > Teron-Mini.
> >
> Whatever the case, Mai Logic appears to be evasive or uncooperative
> towards
> operating system developers by not providing documentation on how
> to develop
> for the ArticiaS effectively.
> Several companies have spent thousands of $$$ evaluating the
> ArticiaS,
> buying chipsets and evaluation boards.
> It shows poor product planning and leadership from Mai Logic to not
> provide
> concise and accurate documentation on how to implement the ArticiaS
> properly
> and effectively. As a company, your job is to work with your
> customers to
> find the solutions they need in your products. (That said, the
> consus going
> around is that the ArticiaS is defective/faulty, etc. )
> Besides, a PPC N.B. chip that is limited to PC133 ram and AGP
> graphics will
> appear 'old hat' in a few months when the new chipsets for PowerPC,
> PCI
> Express, start appearing. OK.. these could be delayed.. but they
> are still
> coming! And of course, with these new chipsets will come new
> players onto
> this market with their own PowerPC mini-ITX boards. ;)
this the basement why we want use Marvell chip
> And as a musician, I do not like the audio chip used in the Teron
> mini. I
> had a PC motherboard if an earlier version of that chip onboard and
> it was
> terrible.. clipping, distortion, and bad windows98 drivers! A
> better
> solution would be a DSP (motorola even) on board, because DSPs can
> be
> programmed to do several kinds of tasks, including audio
> processing, but a
> sound chip by itself is just limited to audio. ;)
I think a new Blackfinn from ADI is better solution - they can also
decoding MPEG4 but the problem is - software and our reason to use
dedicated chip from Sigma - can HDTV too
Andy
>
>
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