I wonder if this idea would now be viable. TI says that the TMS320DM365
http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/tms320dm365.html
will do H.264 at 1080p through the use of an on chip co-processor
This will run Linux (on the ARM) and TI is now supporting GStreamer.
It has Ethernet built in and a lot of GPIO pins that would mean that it
could be expanded with additional hardware. It has built in analog
video output.
I am guessing that the ARM could emulate VGA with minimal hardware
support. It includes a 64 channel DMA controller.
My only reservation is the 32 bit memory interface. Would 32 bit DDR2
be fast enough? Many commercial boards tout a wider memory interface.
It would be possible to make an Ethernet connected video "board" with
this. The question would be how well it would do regular video
acceleration and OpenGL with mostly software.
Would a demo board be possible with this, a programmable logic chip
(what size? -- only a small one would be needed to do VGA emulation if
most of it was in [ARM] software), and the necessary I/O hardware?
--
James Tyrer
Linux (mostly) From Scratch
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