[ydl-gen] No video hardware acceleration on PS3

[Bill Mueller]

> the FAQ earlier). I think this situation is laughable - why would
> anyone spend this money on a machine with such lame graphics? For
> this price, one can get a fully functional PC with a supported
> graphics card

I've been following this thread for a little while here, and I can't
determine if you are simply lamenting the lack of support for your
application or have a chip on your shoulder in general.  Your use of
"laughable" on a yet-to-be released platform leads me to the latter...

You got to pick the right tool for your application.  As you mentioned,
(thrice) the ps3 isn't for yours.

To answer your why would anyone spend money on it, we'll ignore the
standard boiler plate of Blue-Ray, HDTV output, next generation games,
and backwards capability for existing game library.

$600usd isn't bad for a

         - Cell Workstation
         - Media Server
         - Render node
         - An HD web/email browser for your living room
         - Whatever else you can develop (with no 3d, yet)

Myself, I don't have cable/satellite so I have an el-cheapo (TM)
PC running a little myth-tv like app I wrote connected by S-Video
to my TV.  Ripping DVD's from Netflix and my CD's, its a nifty little
media juke box.  Surfing the web @ 640x480 over s-video is ugly, so
I'm looking forward to the HDTV outputs.

I've also been trying out Blender a bit, it would be cool to try
getting a little render-farm going and race the PS3 with my dual G5.

Support for 2D/3D will come with time.  Check this list's archives for
stuff like g5 nvidia, airport extreme, thermal fan, pb pushbuttons,
or radeon support.  With each new platform released, there is a little
lag as we catch up to the hardware.  Check back in a couple months.

It seems I'm a bit wordy today... this would have made a better blog
entry than email.

-Bill


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