Koolu.com

[Derek Atkins]

Quoting Jon 'maddog' Hall <maddog at li.org>:

>
>>
>> Unfortunately you didn't answer my question about whether the KoolU can
>> decode and display 720p and 1080i HDTV.
>
> I did not answer because the issue of "decoding" and where that actually
> is done, versus displaying an already decoded bit-blitted image over the
> net is the issue.
>
> I will let our Technical Director answer that question.  Please stand
> by.

1920 x 1080 x 32-bits/pixel x 60fps == 3981321000 bits per second.
I.e. 4gbps.  No freaking way is this happening remotely.  If the
box can't decode HDTV itself then the answer is no, this isn't an
HD MythTV Frontend.

-derek

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