Surely this sounds like "Can the Pandora emulate PS2?!", but how unlikely is it, really? The C64 can decode H.264 up to 720p, so between that, the remaining 70-85% of CPU (maybe a hint of over-clocking?), and a universal-shader-equipped GPU, does it even lie in the realm of possibility that an OMAP3 device like the Pandora could some day manage Blu-Ray decoding?
Yes, I'm entirely aware how ridiculously impractical such an endeavor is, especially given the 800x600 screen, so short of a user hacking in a VGA or HDMI out onto their device, they'd never see any quality improvement. Never mind the fact that there's no open source drivers for either the DSP or the GPU, so even if someone had a Gallium3D combination video decoding solution, or some way to split macroblocks/frames up and trade the info between the 3 processors (which I'm not even sure is possible), it's not even going to be in the realm of possibility for a loooong while.
However, just what are the chances that there's enough juice on this thing were such a magical mix of software present?
Yes, I'm entirely aware how ridiculously impractical such an endeavor is, especially given the 800x600 screen, so short of a user hacking in a VGA or HDMI out onto their device, they'd never see any quality improvement. Never mind the fact that there's no open source drivers for either the DSP or the GPU, so even if someone had a Gallium3D combination video decoding solution, or some way to split macroblocks/frames up and trade the info between the 3 processors (which I'm not even sure is possible), it's not even going to be in the realm of possibility for a loooong while.
However, just what are the chances that there's enough juice on this thing were such a magical mix of software present?