[mythtv-users] OtherOS: Linux on PS3 with direct hardware access

[jedi]

On Fri, May 06, 2011 at 11:10:16AM -0500, James Oltman wrote:
> On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Matt Emmott <memmott at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 12:05 PM, James Oltman <cnlibmyth at gmail.com> wrote:
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> >> On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 10:52 AM, James Oltman <cnlibmyth at gmail.com>wrote:
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> >>> I think the issue will still be drivers.  While they have access to the
> >>> hardware, creating drivers for the GPUs will be difficult.  And without
> >>> that, the PS3 is just a super fast calculator.
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> >> One interesting thing that could come of this is the use of the PS3 as a
> >> way to do SUPER fast transcoding of video.  Perhaps even on the fly
> >> transcoding of BluRay video (M2TS to something smaller).  That'd be
> >> something I'd use no doubt.
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> > That would be epic - What would give it that capability? The raw CPU power?
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> That is just a theory.  But the PS3 is VERY powerful.  There's got to be a

   You would be much better off a cheap PC with an X6 in it. OpenCL and CUDA
would also be much more interesting approaches to this problem. Both will 
likely be cheaper than a PS3 and certainly a lot easier to deal with.

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