Comments on: Netbooks and HD Video: Hot or Not? AMD and NVIDIA Hope for Hot http://gigaom.com/2009/05/26/netbook-hd-video/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:18:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Hd Video http://gigaom.com/2009/05/26/netbook-hd-video/#comment-211851 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:34:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51563#comment-211851 So no, it doesn’t make sense to downscale 1080p to a small internal screen. But it makes plenty of sense to have that decode capacity when connecting an external screen. As 1080p decode is by far the most silicon-intensive thing any device will have to do, short of gaming or transcoding movies, any device that can do it can replace your computer for most purposes IF it can drive a bigger screen. Even the cheapest netbooks can drive a 1920 x 1200 monitor, they just need h.264 1080p decode capacity to drive it with video. When will smartphones be able to do the same?

]]> By: Scarhawk http://gigaom.com/2009/05/26/netbook-hd-video/#comment-211850 Thu, 28 May 2009 05:59:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51563#comment-211850 The big money question here is, how do you get Hulu 720p to play on your HDTV? Answer: a next-gen netbook or iPhone (or Zune HD, Archos, etc.). Once you’ve got your 720p device picked out, you might as well wish for 1080p, because even if the streaming content isn’t there yet, everyone’s buying 1080p TVs, and you might as well avoid buying hardware twice if you can.

So no, it doesn’t make sense to downscale 1080p to a small internal screen. But it makes plenty of sense to have that decode capacity when connecting an external screen. As 1080p decode is by far the most silicon-intensive thing any device will have to do, short of gaming or transcoding movies, any device that can do it can replace your computer for most purposes IF it can drive a bigger screen. Even the cheapest netbooks can drive a 1920 x 1200 monitor, they just need h.264 1080p decode capacity to drive it with video. When will smartphones be able to do the same?

A next-gen iPhone with DisplayPort dock connected to flat panel monitor and USB keyboard/mouse could probably work as well as a netbook for many people. The rumored Apple tablet is basically an affirmation by Apple that yes, if you put enough silicon in your phone, the only difference between that and a netbook is the internal screen size. It’s easy enough to throw a range of screen sizes at the market and see what gets bought.

]]> By: Mari Silbey http://gigaom.com/2009/05/26/netbook-hd-video/#comment-211849 Wed, 27 May 2009 14:38:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51563#comment-211849 While I do have some issues with Hulu on my Atom-powered netbook (particularly when I try to connect it to my big screen), I had no problem at all viewing the stunningly high-quality broadcast of the inauguration on CBS websites earlier this year. And that was using a public hotspot at a local moonbounce place. Seriously, it was beautiful. I had one of those “the Internet is magic” moments.

]]> By: Netbook, Notebook, Notbook « Doug on Personal Tech http://gigaom.com/2009/05/26/netbook-hd-video/#comment-211848 Wed, 27 May 2009 13:23:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51563#comment-211848 [...] Jump to Comments One of my heroes at jkOnTheRun posted about efforts to shoehorn in Blu-ray decoding into a netbook.   And it looks like Microsoft wants to tie netbook pricing for Windows 7 based upon screen [...]

]]> By: virtual online worlds for kids http://gigaom.com/2009/05/26/netbook-hd-video/#comment-211847 Wed, 27 May 2009 11:25:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51563#comment-211847 I guess it can be hot but whats the point? the screen is still small. =/

]]> By: [TechBlogWatch] Best of Blogs für den 27.5.2009: NYT, Nintendo-Look für iPhones, | TechFieber | Hot Gadget Blog. Smart Tech News. http://gigaom.com/2009/05/26/netbook-hd-video/#comment-211846 Wed, 27 May 2009 08:20:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51563#comment-211846 [...] Netbooks mit HD Video: Der nächste Hype? [...]

]]> By: Ian Morison http://gigaom.com/2009/05/26/netbook-hd-video/#comment-211845 Wed, 27 May 2009 04:39:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51563#comment-211845 Bzzz.

Comparing Blu-Ray decoding to Hulu decoding is very misleading. You’re comparing the glacially slow Flash player to the MPEG-4/H.264 codec used by the Blu-Ray player. Flash video playback taxes even more powerful CPUs. Adobe and its codec licensors have done a half-assed job of optimizing their code. Par for the course for Adobe and Flash (AKA Adobe Trash).

And why on Earth would I want to watch 1080p Blu-Ray on a screen that’s 1024×600? Standard def DVD can be scaled to fill a screen that small pretty well.

]]> By: Fine HD » Netbooks and HD Video: Hot or Not? AMD and NVIDIA Hope for Hot http://gigaom.com/2009/05/26/netbook-hd-video/#comment-211844 Wed, 27 May 2009 03:31:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51563#comment-211844 [...] The Year of the Netbook. Unfortunately for AMD (s AMD) and NVIDIA (s NVDA), they were … Netbooks and HD Video: Hot or Not? AMD and NVIDIA Hope for Hot VN:F [1.3.2_665]please wait…Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast) Leave a comment | Trackback [...]

]]> By: Doug Mohney http://gigaom.com/2009/05/26/netbook-hd-video/#comment-211843 Wed, 27 May 2009 03:16:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51563#comment-211843 I thought Blu-ray was Japanese for “Hell on battery life.”

Seriously, isn’t this techo-overkill in some respects, since you should really really watch a Blu-ray disk on your 50″ (or larger) 240Hz LCD screen in order to get the visual benefits….

Don’t mind the improvements on streaming video mind you, but Blu-ray + Netbook = Not good mojo…

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