maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post - Neo900 - finally a successor of N900

	joerg_rw	2014-01-09 , 13:38
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Obviously there's a considerable demand for a HDTV / digital video output.
I want to enumerate the alternatives/options here and solicit a discussion about them. Particularly feedback about reference implementations, chipset availability, availability of full datasheets/TRM, royalties/NDAs involved, availability of drivers for linux(!), etc, is highly appreciated

composite video AKA AV-out
known from N900, should suffice for standard quality TV when done right.
We will have to implement that anyway, to stay feature-complete re N900.
linux support: full support existing in maemo
VGA
- analog signal
- low component cost, though yet unclear which components to use
- connector on Neo900 device nearly impossible to integrate
- linux support: TBD
MHL
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_...efinition_Link
- digital signal
- supporting products: http://www.mhltech.org/productlist/
- adapter: http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cel...ET-H10FAUWESTA
- component cost incl royalties: not nice. Comes with NDA agreements
- connector on Neo900 device: special USB-11pin
- linux support: TBD
SlimPort/MyDP/DisplayPort
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort#SlimPort
- digital signal
- supporting products: http://de.slimportconnect.com/slimpo...orted-devices/
- adapter: http://www.mobilefun.com/37046-analo...martphones.htm
- component cost: http://www.analogix.com/products/7805.html
- connector on Neo900 device: standard USB-5pin
- linux support: https://github.com/AndrewDB/rk3066-k.../chips/anx7805
- see Nikolaus' ticket/suggestion at http://projects.goldelico.com/p/neo900/issues/502/ (standard disclaimer: do NOT post random noise to the tracker please! Discussion happening here!)

Please the more tech-savvy of our supporters evaluate, while the mere users may contribute general usability considerations and acceptance factor estimations, as well as the very important answer to the obvious question: how much are you all willing to pay for that, per device? Since again obvously such a feature doesn't come for free, it needs R&D and it needs components.

Thanks and best regards
jOERG

Last edited by joerg_rw; 2014-01-09 at 14:16.

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