Ralph,
Speaking purely hypothetically, of course :-)
The potential market is huge. Not for use in workstations/PCs; unfortunately
Linux will not rule the desktop for the foreseeable future.
However Linux is being used in embedded devices, home network servers, cable
boxes, etc. Estimating the size of the market for such a device is like
estimating the size of the market for TiVo-type devices, or other consumer
products. The market is potentially huge, if the card (or a version of it)
becomes embedded in any of these systems.
I would expect "everyone" who now owns a VCR to switch to a disk-based TiVo-like
device within the next five years, perhaps with a DVD drive to view rented
movies. I plan to, but I'm in no hurry. I'm a mid-to-late adopter :-)
Peter Kaczowka
Ucentric Systems LLC
On Sat, 24 Jun 2000, Ralph Metzler wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a few questions regarding MPEG2 cards, all purely hypothetical ;-)
>
> There has been a question on the video4linux list regarding MPEG2
> encoder cards a few days ago.
> Let�s say that in the (very) near future there is such an MPEG2 encoder card
> together with Linux drivers.
> Who would be interested in such a card?
> How big would you estimate the market for such a card?
> What would be an acceptable price range?
>
> The same card might a little later also be available with an additional
> MPEG2/DVD decoder chip on it.
> Would you prefer a cheaper version with TV output only?
> Or would you rather pay more and have DMA to graphics memory?
> Again, how big would the market be and what would be an acceptable
> price for either version of the card?
>
> And, while I�m at it, let�s say that also in the near future there
> are Linux drivers for a well known PCMCIA DVD decoder card but for TV output only.
> Who knows anything about ZV support for notebook graphics chips?
> Is ZV documentation available for any of those chips?
>
>
> Ralph
>
>
> PS: Who will be at the Linux-Tag in Stuttgart next week?
>
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