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On 04/07/10 21:22, wireless wrote:
> Arkadi Shishlov wrote:
>> On 04/06/10 01:45, wireless wrote:
>>> such, but, I'm thinking more along the Cortex A9 family
>>> of processors....
>>>
>> http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/wtbu/wtbuproductcontent.tsp?templateId=6123&navigationId=12843&contentId=53243
>>
>> Are they only available for professional developers of big companies right now?
>> Must wait for BeagleBoard to migrate to OMAP4.

>> BTW, if I want to hack on Tegra/Tegra2 or Snapdragon what is my option? Purchase
>> a consumer device, which one?

Any suggestions?

> Once I get 'the sale pitch from TI' I'll post back, if you
> like. I have a strong relationship with TI and they have not
> dissapointed me in the past. I'm not sure what I'm after is
> a dev board that is in the price range of the Beagle, but,
> when I spin boards, the cost will approach the Beagle boards.
> 
> If other have an interest, we could combine our needs and
> spin a common board, then folks that want one, just pay me
> for (my) cost on the boards. No layout or design time
> charge, just trying to get the quantity up to a dozen or so...

I'll keep that in mind, but I'm waiting for a more mainstream BB with A9. No
rush. :)
Please post your progress anyway.

> I put H.264 hardware solutions on the boards too, so that
> runs up the costs. TI says it's very low now, but, I'm
> waiting to hear my costs......

Isn't C64+ sufficient for H.264? Especially if its OMAP4?