Comments on: China’s AVS Specifications Available http://www.c10n.info/archives/668 All about the most recent compression techniques, algorithms, patents, products, tools and events. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:12:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Sachin Garg http://www.c10n.info/archives/668#comment-180731 Sachin Garg Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:33:52 +0000 http://www.c10n.info/archives/668#comment-180731 Overall I tend to agree with you that a 'avs only' player may not make much sense, but then that just might be 'our' perspective from outside. At least in US/Europe/India, there is a "english too" culture, which would make a "local only" device dead-on-arrival. For China, I am not very sure. From what I know, china has a very local culture. With not many people caring about english as a language and thus foreign content. For this majority, a avs only codec 'might' be all they need. Anyway, I will wait for a chinese local to comment on this ;-) btw, I don't really care if a set of algorithms have the mpeg/jpeg/iso/itu stamp on it. If they are technically sound and get even slightly-good-enough real world support, then made-in-china AVS can be a nice (and cheaper) alternate for some. Overall I tend to agree with you that a ‘avs only’ player may not make much sense, but then that just might be ‘our’ perspective from outside.

At least in US/Europe/India, there is a “english too” culture, which would make a “local only” device dead-on-arrival. For China, I am not very sure. From what I know, china has a very local culture. With not many people caring about english as a language and thus foreign content. For this majority, a avs only codec ‘might’ be all they need. Anyway, I will wait for a chinese local to comment on this ;-)

btw, I don’t really care if a set of algorithms have the mpeg/jpeg/iso/itu stamp on it. If they are technically sound and get even slightly-good-enough real world support, then made-in-china AVS can be a nice (and cheaper) alternate for some.

]]> By: Peter Ras http://www.c10n.info/archives/668#comment-180511 Peter Ras Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:10:10 +0000 http://www.c10n.info/archives/668#comment-180511 The Conexant/Broadcom/St.Micro decoding what i understand will be doing both AVS and AVC, if i remember well NXP, at the time it was still 100 % Philips, made a contract for a similar decoder with TCL (?) but the whole relevancy of the AVS which was developed mainly because of what had to be paid for DVD related licenses. The cost complaint is a joke as the number of players produced and the payments made is just a fraction of what should have been paid, same is expected the STB but perhaps the widening trade gap with the US and Europe as well as the multifunctionality of HD related products combining ip-stb and iptv will make it a whole different ball game as first of all the ongoing HD DVD versus Blue ray battle is a hindering factor and probably outdated when China wants to combine the local HD EVD for the local market it will ultimately be confronted with internet related realities which makes it highly unlikely that any hardware specifically produced for the local market will stand a chance as the local Joe Sixpack will not buy "AVS only" and be cut off for 90 % of what he wants to download. The Conexant/Broadcom/St.Micro decoding what i understand will be doing both AVS and AVC, if i remember well NXP, at the time it was still 100 % Philips, made a contract for a similar decoder with TCL (?) but the whole relevancy of the AVS which was developed mainly because of what had to be paid for DVD related licenses.

The cost complaint is a joke as the number of players produced and the payments made is just a fraction of what should have been paid, same is expected the STB but perhaps the widening trade gap with the US and Europe as well as the multifunctionality of HD related products combining ip-stb and iptv will make it a whole different ball game as first of all the ongoing HD DVD versus Blue ray battle is a hindering factor and probably outdated

when China wants to combine the local HD EVD for the local market it will ultimately be confronted with internet related realities which makes it highly unlikely that any hardware specifically produced for the local market will stand a chance as the local Joe Sixpack will not buy “AVS only” and be cut off for 90 % of what he wants to download.

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