TIVO+ AMD+FIC linux video player

[fester]

http://www.forbes.com/technology/fee...ahoo&referrer=

"AMD is partnering with industry-leading DVR manufacturer TiVo to support the TiVo-To-Go initiative, which enables direct transfer of programs from a Series2 TiVo? DVR directly to PMPs, laptops and other portable devices. TiVo-To-Go enables the secure transfer of broadcast content from a TiVo box to a personal media player and allows consumers to enjoy their TV shows anywhere, in the living room, on a plane, or in a hotel,? said David Sandford, director of technology & licensing business at TiVo.


"PMPs containing the Au1200 processor can connect directly to digital video recorders (DVR) and transfer video content without the need to transcode the file through a personal computer"

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1747562,00.asp

FIC's Vassili -- which appears to be intended as both an end-user product and a reference design -- supports only Linux at this point, although the company says the platform is also capable of running Windows CE.

The FIC Vassili is based on AMD's Alchemy Au1200, a highly integrated SoC (system-on-chip) designed specifically for PMPs. The chip is currently sampling.

The Vassili includes a built-in 20GB hard drive and large, 3.6-inch color LCD display. It also includes TV- and audio-out ports, a built-in speaker, a USB 2.0 device interface, a USB host interface, and a 10/100 Ethernet LAN port. An included docking station supports s-video.

The Vassili's 20GB hard drive can store up to 80 hours of video (320 x 240 at 500kbps AVI format) or 1,200 hours of music (Windows Media format at 64kbps), FIC says. The design includes a rechargeable/removable lithium-ion battery said to deliver up to four hours of video playback, or 12 hours of music playback. Supported multimedia formats include MPEG4, MP3, WMA, WAV, ASF, AVI, and JPEG.

[davefred99]

It would sure be nice if you could use a tivo as an apliance for playing back BTv recordings and such. Tivo does a much better job at sdtv playback than any Pc solution I have seem.