False information in the articles: No UVD in R600

[Sampsa]

Here is Dave Baumann's explanation regarding HD 2900 XT and Avivo HD:

"Avivo has always been an umbrella term for various technologies, some of which sit outside of even a single graphics board. In terms of HD 2900 what takes it beyond previous generations is the inclusion of HDMI and HDMI audio, integrated HDCP with dual-link HDCP playback, and the fact that all the IQ capabilities are already applicable in HD as well as SD on HD 2900."

http://forum.beyond3d.com/showpost.p...&postcount=456

Some things are surely explained and presented a little bit misleading way on AMD's website but I don't think we need to continue anymore on this. R600 doesn't include UVD and that's now confirmed.

Now we need to wait for Catalyst 7.5 drivers and see how they impact to VC-1 and H.264 decoding.

[DilTech]

LoL. Diltech...Xilleon IS, by definition of it's functionality, a UVD device.



http://ati.amd.com/products/xilleon260/index.html

If it worked the same way, then what reasoning would there be to include xilleon AND UVD on the same products? Sounds like a waste of space, no?

Diltech
Xilleon
Is a high-definition video decoder.

See above. A high-definition video decoder isn't a unified video decoder. It has it's specific formats it can decode. Read the info yourself.

Here is Dave Baumann's explanation regarding HD 2900 XT and Avivo HD:

"Avivo has always been an umbrella term for various technologies, some of which sit outside of even a single graphics board. In terms of HD 2900 what takes it beyond previous generations is the inclusion of HDMI and HDMI audio, integrated HDCP with dual-link HDCP playback, and the fact that all the IQ capabilities are already applicable in HD as well as SD on HD 2900."

http://forum.beyond3d.com/showpost.p...&postcount=456

Some things are surely explained and presented a little bit misleading way on AMD's website but I don't think we need to continue anymore on this. R600 doesn't include UVD and that's now confirmed.

Now we need to wait for Catalyst 7.5 drivers and see how they impact to VC-1 and H.264 decoding.

This should be enough to end this discussion. It probably won't be, as answers from the company don't seem to be enough to satisfy people sometimes, but it should be enough to bring this to a close.

The R600 lacks UVD, plain and simple, the boxes claiming it has it are falsely advertising, and that's just the end of the story.

Sampsa has exorcised the demons!

[Eastcoasthandle]

Here is Dave Baumann's explanation regarding HD 2900 XT and Avivo HD:

"Avivo has always been an umbrella term for various technologies, some of which sit outside of even a single graphics board. In terms of HD 2900 what takes it beyond previous generations is the inclusion of HDMI and HDMI audio, integrated HDCP with dual-link HDCP playback, and the fact that all the IQ capabilities are already applicable in HD as well as SD on HD 2900."

http://forum.beyond3d.com/showpost.p...&postcount=456

Some things are surely explained and presented a little bit misleading way on AMD's website but I don't think we need to continue anymore on this. R600 doesn't include UVD and that's now confirmed.

Now we need to wait for Catalyst 7.5 drivers and see how they impact to VC-1 and H.264 decoding.

Sorry Sampsa but that makes no sense when ATI's own website clearly defines Avivo HD. Why is this information posted on a forum instead of on ATI's own website for validity? If he's a "higher up" (more then just some employee who answer phones). Then why not put this information on ATI's website instead of some forum? That would end the confusion. A re-write of Avivo HD from ATI's website would apply here if the information is accurate. But that's not what's happening here. All we are getting is information posted on some other forum. To me, that only adds to the confusion. Then you take his word and say that ATI's website is misleading leaving me wondering why it wasn't change. It appears this post made on that other forum severs as a correction IMO. Therefore, why not apply it were it counts most, at ATI's website.