S3 DeltaChrome - a 3D card for HTPCs
For those running their HTPC under the control of Windows there might be a very interesting product. Linux users must wait for drivers. I guess that will take two years at least, if any at all.
https://)<a href="http://www.extreme...as the preview and also a review of the updated model of the S3 DeltaChrome.
It's 3D performance is comparable to entry-level mid-range cards, but what makes it interesting for HTPC use are its advanced video features, that are being all hardware accelerated.
# MPEG -2/-4 hardware acceleration
# IDCT hardware support
# Motion compensation
# Per pixel adaptive de-interlacing (PS2.0+)
# Windows Media Video hardware acceleration
# 4x4 programmable kernel filter video scaling (PS2.0+)
# Real time post processing (PS2.0+)
# ArtisticLicense real-time video effects (PS2.0+)
# Integrated Hi-Def HDTV & Standard TV Encoder
# 480p/720p/1080i/1080p component (YPbPr) output
# 4 : 4 : 4 conversion with 10 bit DAC resolution
# 2/3 tap flicker filter with programmable coefficients
# Vertical over/underscan compensation
# 2x Oversampling for premium image quality
# Full range RGB to YUV color space conversion with Hue, Saturation and Contrast adjustment
Drool!
https://)<a href="http://www.extreme...as the preview and also a review of the updated model of the S3 DeltaChrome.
It's 3D performance is comparable to entry-level mid-range cards, but what makes it interesting for HTPC use are its advanced video features, that are being all hardware accelerated.
# MPEG -2/-4 hardware acceleration
# IDCT hardware support
# Motion compensation
# Per pixel adaptive de-interlacing (PS2.0+)
# Windows Media Video hardware acceleration
# 4x4 programmable kernel filter video scaling (PS2.0+)
# Real time post processing (PS2.0+)
# ArtisticLicense real-time video effects (PS2.0+)
# Integrated Hi-Def HDTV & Standard TV Encoder
# 480p/720p/1080i/1080p component (YPbPr) output
# 4 : 4 : 4 conversion with 10 bit DAC resolution
# 2/3 tap flicker filter with programmable coefficients
# Vertical over/underscan compensation
# 2x Oversampling for premium image quality
# Full range RGB to YUV color space conversion with Hue, Saturation and Contrast adjustment
Drool!
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