AMD 'Live' to get computex launch
AMD hopes to change the way consumers experience digital entertainment with its new AMD Live technology, which is based on Athlon FX and Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processors for PCs and notebooks.
With the new Live! PCs, parents could watch a movie in the living room, while children listen to music or play an online game in their rooms. This is what the company calls moving from a two-foot to 10-foot (anywhere inside the home) experience.
AMD already has a trade mark on the name. This programme will be an attempt to persuade manufacturers to get much closer to Microsoft Vista and to buy more AMD chips. AMD needs machines that will be able to meet Vista premium logo requirements.
AMD will rely on products complying with standards set by independent organizations and not perform as much interoperability testing of its own.
Specs/Requirements :
Advantage over Intel Viiv :
AMD will concentrate on selling only one component 'the processor' in Live PCs whereas to get the Viiv sticker, PC makers have to insert an Intel processor into the box, but also an Intel chipset and networking components. The systems also come with Intel-created software.
The TV tuner and remote are optional accessories unlike with Intel's Viiv PCs.
Launch :
Scheduled for a early June 2006 launch, simultaneously with the socket AM2 launch.
AMD hopes to change the way consumers experience digital entertainment with its new AMD Live technology, which is based on Athlon FX and Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processors for PCs and notebooks.
With the new Live! PCs, parents could watch a movie in the living room, while children listen to music or play an online game in their rooms. This is what the company calls moving from a two-foot to 10-foot (anywhere inside the home) experience.
AMD already has a trade mark on the name. This programme will be an attempt to persuade manufacturers to get much closer to Microsoft Vista and to buy more AMD chips. AMD needs machines that will be able to meet Vista premium logo requirements.
AMD will rely on products complying with standards set by independent organizations and not perform as much interoperability testing of its own.
Specs/Requirements :
- The board itself will have to feature SATA and RAID.
- The board has to support 5.1 audio and 10/100/Gigabit LAN.
- AMD plans to ship specially energy efficient CPUs for it. The CPUs will drain about 35 to 65W.
- The cpu's and boards have to support Cool N Quiet and all drivers have to be WHQL certified.
- The machine requires IEEE 1394 Firewire.
- 802.11x support is optional.
- In phase one the Live machines have to support Windows Media Centre edition and to be Windows Vista capable
- In the second phase, manufacturers are also supposed to meet Windows Vista Premium logo requirements.
Advantage over Intel Viiv :
AMD will concentrate on selling only one component 'the processor' in Live PCs whereas to get the Viiv sticker, PC makers have to insert an Intel processor into the box, but also an Intel chipset and networking components. The systems also come with Intel-created software.
The TV tuner and remote are optional accessories unlike with Intel's Viiv PCs.
Launch :
Scheduled for a early June 2006 launch, simultaneously with the socket AM2 launch.