VIA's New Media Processor Brings 1080p Playback to Netbooks
VIA's New Media Processor Brings 1080p Playback to Netbooks
Posted 03/13/2009 at 6:32am
| by Pulkit Chandna
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VIA has so far failed to make an impression with its diminutive Nano processor. But the netbook market is far too alluring for it to give up. VIA has launched a new chipset called the VIA VX855 MSP, which can decode full 1080p video, in a bid to stand out from the competition.
Besides its ability to decode 1080p video the VIA VX855 MSP boasts an impressive TDP of 2.3 Watts. The chipset also supports up to eight HD audio channels with a 192 kHz sampling rate. It has all the features of a contemporary chipset’s North and South bridges wedged into a 27mm x 27mm single chip package, which according to VIA occupies 46% less space compared to “competing twin-chip core logic implementations.”
And, of course, it supports Windows 7 among other major operating systems. Finally, there is support for the VIA Nano, C7 and Eden processors at FSB speeds ranging between 400 and 800 MHz. Nvidia has confirmed that its Ion 2 platform will support VIA’s Nano processor. So VX855 will meet its true nemesis by the end of 2009 when the Ion 2 platform debuts.
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teh 1337 haxxor
March 13, 2009 at 11:28am
I think this may be geared more towards HTPC's. Which would you rather have? A big beast with all kinds of fans that generates lots of heat, or a small little box that uses a fraction of the power, is completely silent, and still plays 1080P flawlessly on your HDTV? Not to mention the price difference...
nedwards
March 13, 2009 at 10:36am
While I'd appreciate the power, I question the utility of putting 1080p video on a screen with a 600px vertical resolution- not even enough for 720p
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