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    Next-Gen Atom to Handle HD Decoding

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Charles P. Jefferies, May 21, 2009.

  1. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Next-Gen Atom to Handle HD Decoding
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    Intel's next-generation Atom processor, dubbed Pine Trail, will be able to handle HD video decoding in conjunction with a Broadcom graphics chip. The Broadcom graphics chip is small and consumes less than 1W of power while decoding 1080p video. It will support H.264 and other video formats and be compatible with Windows XP, Vista, and 7. Unfortunately no hardware acceleration is available for Flash-based HD videos, so netbook users will still not be able to run those.

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    Charles P. Jefferies, May 21, 2009
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  2. Angelic

    Angelic Kickin' back :3

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    Thats pretty cool, now cheap sub notebooks will be able to play HD. :) I assume the broadcom chip will be in addition to the normal on board graphics? Or maybe not...
     
    Angelic, May 22, 2009
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    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    http://www.pcpop.com/doc/0/401/401067.shtml
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    Jayayess1190, May 22, 2009
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