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Intel ViiV vs. AMD Live! - TechAmok
Intel ViiV vs. AMD Live! - [technology] 06:51 PM EDT - May,02 2006 - post a comment Everything you need to know about
Intel ViiV
and AMD Live! standards for digital entertainment PCs and the difference
between them.
The digital entertainment computer concept is really very interesting. Image
the ability to access any kind of digital contents (data, music, movies,
pictures, etc) anywhere in your home from a central computer. Keep in mind that
ViiV and Live! aren't isolated technologies but digital entertainment platforms.
They define the minimum hardware and software requirements that a digital
entertainment computer must have. Both platforms are based on dual-core
processors supporting SSE3 multimedia instructions.
Intel seems to be ahead on the digital entertainment PC standard race, with some
products already emerging on the market, like the already mentioned motherboards
from Gigabyte and ECS. AMD Live! should be available somewhere this year. On the
technical specs side, we have some important constructive criticisms. AMD and
Intel don't require their platform to have wireless networking - which is in our
opinion the main feature of the so-called digital home.
On the other hand, AMD define Gigabit Ethernet (1,000 Mbps) as a minimum
networking standard for their platform, while on Intel side the minimum standard
is Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps). AMD scored a good point here. Another point scored
by AMD was the Firewire port requirement, since this kind of port is used by
video equipments - the kind of product that entertainment PCs are targeted to be
connected to.
Both TV tuner card and remote control are optional on both platforms and in our
opinion they should be required, since one of the objectives of the
entertainment PC is to watch and record TV shows and to control the PC remotely.
In other news, Gamasutra has developer reaction to Wii. The responses are far more professional than what we have seen in general since the announcement but that it to be expected. |
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