Improved DC on a chip

The Kron · Post by **The Kron** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 4:06 am

Thought this was interesting...

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1 ... X1K0000532

Matisfaction · Post by **Matisfaction** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 5:44 am

Very Interesting.

Skynet · Post by **Skynet** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 5:58 am

Very Interesting.

nevets934 · Post by **nevets934** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 6:31 am

now someones just gotta make a portable dc

Matisfaction · Post by **Matisfaction** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 6:45 am

Someone has, Treamcast.

cube_b3 · Post by **cube_b3** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 6:53 am

is this basicaly saying that the dreamcast graphics can be enhenced...

MetaFox · Post by **MetaFox** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 8:23 am

Matisfaction wrote:Someone has, Treamcast.

That's not a portable DC - that's a DC with a screen.

A portable DC in the vein of the systems made by Benjamin Heckendorn would be a portable DC.

BILAL_XIA wrote:is this basicaly saying that the dreamcast graphics can be enhenced...

No. All this is saying that someone can make a new console with the technology used in the Dreamcast. You would need more than just the technology behind the Dreamcast to make the console compatible with Dreamcast games. It would be cool if someone licensed the backwards-compatibility from Sega, but I doubt it's going to happen.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 9:38 am

If you could buy these on a PCB with proper lil holes to solder wires in it would be great for modding!

nymus · Post by **nymus** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:19 pm

Nice!

I saw this coming ages ago! And this is only the beginning...

I actually thought PowerVR used the SH4 to drive the MBX which has this "vertex geometry processor" which sounds so much like the SH4 fpu. If so, then this new system is 2 SH4s or an enhanced MBX core.

Matisfaction · Post by **Matisfaction** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:39 pm

MetaFox wrote:
Matisfaction wrote:Someone has, Treamcast.
That's not a portable DC - that's a DC with a screen.

Depends how portable you mean?

You can play it in the car, thats kinda portable, But if you mean like the link thats a handheld surely! Im just jokin man, you are right of course

doragasu · Post by **doragasu** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 4:09 pm

Maybe we'll be seing new arcade boards with this chip in some time.

LeGIt · Post by **LeGIt** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 5:33 pm

Not likely - the Naomi 2 still more than likely kicks ass compared to this chip. Devices for use don't necessarily need to be small, they could also be thin - 1 of the main benefits of these embedded devices is they are low on power consumption and don't emit excessive amounts of heat. Expect to see it in the next generation of toasters ... or maybe mobile phones....

Saiyan Eye · Post by **Saiyan Eye** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 9:40 pm

Can someone put this "Dreamcast on a Chip" in dummy turms for me, it seems a little to complexed for my feeble mind to comprehend.

mankrip · Post by **mankrip** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:16 pm

I'd love to see Tec Toy making new DCs with this, but unfortunately there's no cure for their lack of vision.

Post by **Quzar** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 1:02 pm

Saiyan Eye wrote:Can someone put this "Dreamcast on a Chip" in dummy turms for me, it seems a little to complexed for my feeble mind to comprehend.

It is a single chip with a processor like the Dreamcast's main processor and the Dreamcast's graphics processor.

Saiyan Eye · Post by **Saiyan Eye** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 4:33 pm

quzar wrote: It is a single chip with a processor like the Dreamcast's main processor and the Dreamcast's graphics processor.

Thank you quzar