Chip maker VIA has unveiled a new low-power media system processor capable of handling 1080p video. The VX855 chipset can handle hardware decoding of H.264, MPEG-2/4, VC-1, and WMV9 video formats. The chipset has a power draw of just 2.3 watts. The VX8555 chipset is compatible with VIA’s C7, Nano, and Eden processors. The Chrome9 […]
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VIA will offer HD graphics for netbooks too
NVIDIA isn’t the only company promising to bring HD graphics to netbooks. VIA has announced the new VIA Trinity platform which puts together a VIA Nano or VIA C7 CPU with a VIA integrated Media System Processor and and onboard S3 Graphics chip. Of course, VIA has been pairing its CPUs with S3 GPUs for […]