[Openchrome-users] CN700, XvMC and HDTV

[R. G. Newbury]

Thomas Hellström wrote:

 > >Hi, all
 > >
 > >I just got a chance to play around with a CN700 board.
 > >
 > >Unfortunately it seems like VIA has used the same video core as the
 > >Unichrome Pro group B series (The K8M800 / K8N800 chips), and all nice
 > >features that were present on the CN400 seem to be gone.
 > >
 > >
I just got a confirmation from VIA that CN700 is indeed a Unichrome Pro
group B.
No HD accelerated mpeg2 on that chip and its similar friends.


Well that sure spikes any idea of buying an EN series motherboard.

What *were* they thinking?
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