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Via catches 1080p wave with new mobo
VIA HAS ANNOUNCED a new reference design main board for mini notebooks featuring full 1080p high definition video playback.
The Surfboard C855 motherboard supports internal display resolutions of 1366 x 768 and or 1920 x 1440 for external monitors.
VIA says the onboard VX855 media system processor is, "a highly integrated all-in-one chipset that introduces the advantages of next-generation high-definition video compression algorithms to ultra-mobile devices." When partnered with the new board it can support hardware acceleration of most video standards including H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and VC-1.
The mobo has been designed from the ground up to offer cool running and low power draw and is expected to be snapped up by netbook builders looking to expand beyond the usual web surfing and email checking mainstays of the thightop market.
And with the Intel Atom and Nvidia GN40 setup unable to manage top flight hi-def video, Via may well be onto something. µ
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Via's gonna launch this & that...
Why can't I yet buy even a standalone Via Nano processor!!
It's about time Via started delivering!
Would fit nicely in my car....
The graphics resolution quoted - is the highest LVDS and RSDS resolution supported with the bandwidth offered by the VX855 and so can support both 16:9 1080p and the 16:10 1920 x 1200.
The design aint great - but its perfect for Chinese whitebox builders. If anyone like HP adopts VX855 they will likely redesign the board - more USB, better webcam amongst other now standard mainstream netbook features.
Why complain - this is a wonderful foundation for a watts effective, cost effective platform.
While 1920x1440 is 4:3 The size of it can also cover things like 1920x1080 and 1900x1200 since those have a shorter vertical resolution.
It is all a matter of how well the chip and drivers handle it.
1366x768 is almost 16:0, but 1920x1440 is an unheard of 4:3. Surely they mean 1920x1200 or at least 1920x1080 as there are no mainstream monitors that support this new 4:3 res
The problem with VIA is that they produce wonderful hardware and ugly drivers.
Their Windows support is somewhat working, but on the open source side it's nightmare.
For the low cost/embedded market this can't work.
On the other side, where is the Digital Video/Audio outputs ?
Then what's the point????
If you look at VIA, they make disperate products that seem to struggle for design wins. They currently have the best low end processor (Nano), The best mini motherboards, and multiple other weird and wonderful bits and pieces.
Via should make a decent reference netbook, use the NANO and the ION, and shove in 4GB ram as standard.
Via, give us what we want, not these off beat one off's!