Actually the broadcom chip they are using can do 1080p encoding as well. They just have not implemented that yet. I expect people will come out with some sort of implementation shortly after the board ships.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 8:11 AM, John-Thomas Richards <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jtr@jrichards.org">jtr@jrichards.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:30:26PM -0500, Mike Williams wrote:<br>
> <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/28/raspberry_pi/" target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/28/raspberry_pi/</a><br>
><br>
> I want at least one of these critters.<br>
><br>
> From the article, " Users can run Debian, Fedora and ArchLinux ARM<br>
> GNU/Linux distributions on the Pi, although not Ubuntu at this<br>
<br>
</div>I am amazed that it can decode 1080p video. This thing is amazing. I<br>
want one to put next to the television with a large USB drive attached.<br>
<br>
I read somewhere that the $25 price tag (though this article says $35)<br>
is for the board itself. Even with a case this thing can't be more than<br>
$40 or so. Even for $50 that's a great price for what it can do.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> time." (So it does belong in this here mailing list)<br>
<br>
</div>Why wouldn't it?<br>
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