Steve,
Thanks for your comments on the article.
You obviously have a good background in this subject.
"That is precisely the sort of application that would run poorly on a Transmeta, and an excellent example of the sort of application someone might want a fast processor for a mobile computer. And why on a portable? On my last flight out of town, I watched The Matrix DVD on my laptop (a 700MHz Intel IBM T20 speed-stepping down to 550MHz). The thing never skipped or jerked, but I had just barely enough juice to watch the whole thing. DVD's are the best application for a mobile computer yet, and a great argument for why people want performance AND low power, and would prefer performance over low power. "
check this out - on their low- end 533Mhz chip:
FREMONT, Calif., Nov 13, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- InterVideo, Inc., the leading developer of advanced PC video & audio software products, reported today that it is the first company to provide WHQL-certified software DVD playback on a Transmeta Crusoe platform.
"Our software-based DVD playback is ideal for mobile devices, since it eliminates the MPEG and Dolby Digital decode hardware -- reducing weight, size and cost," said Michael Demeyer, senior director of Video Product Marketing for InterVideo. "When combined with the low-power, high-performance Crusoe processors, the light weight and extended playing times are a significant breakthrough in mobile multimedia computing."
"We are very pleased with not only the performance of InterVideo's WinDVD 2000 software, but also by the tremendous support and cooperation they provided throughout this project -- right up through their support of the WHQL certification process," said Ed McKernan, director of Product Marketing at Transmeta. "Together, InterVideo's software-based DVD playback and Crusoe's Code Morphing Software are ideal for mobile devices."
Fujitsu's new Crusoe-based 'FM BIBLO LOOX T' notebook computer is the first mobile computing solution to provide DVD playback on the Crusoe processor. Powered by a Crusoe 533 MHz TM5600 processor and targeted at mobile professionals, it features full Internet and Windows capabilities and offers up to 8 hours of battery life. The BIBLO LOOX T is available now.
"InterVideo's WinDVD2000 is the best performing DVD player on the market", said Hisamichi Higuchi, project manager, Mobile Computing Division of Fujitsu. "IVI's special optimizations for the Crusoe allowed us to achieve full-frame rate DVD playback on Windows ME, making the Fujitsu BIBLO LOOX T system the only Crusoe solution thus far to receive the Microsoft WHQL Logo for motion video." |
