[Arm-netbook] RTD1186 750mhz MIPS SoC... $2 for 10k units!

[Oliver Schinagl]

On 12-04-13 19:57, luke.leighton wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 6:04 PM, joem <joem at martindale-electric.co.uk> wrote:
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>> No LCD?
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>   i don't know!  that's why i need the datasheet.  an HDTV-dedicated
> SoC could well not have LCD-out, but it's exactly the sort of thing
> that would not necessarily be widely published but could well be
> there.  it'll certainly have TV-out, S-Video etc. etc.
>
>   look at this one for example:
> http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/713569851/EGREAT_R6S_portable_rtd1186_media_player.html
>
>   you can see it mentions analog TV.
>
>   and this one:
> http://en.egreatworld.com/en/product-detail-299.html
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>   it's got YbPbCr as well as composite.  whatever YbPbCr is.  is that
> VGA in disguise?
Almost, it's a fancy name for YUV, it's what those analog HDTV's connect 
with.

But I bet that the interesting parts aren't GPLed etc so not sure if 
this is a really 'awesome' SoC. Though the price, wow.
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> l.
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