Intel GN40 HD playback hampered by Windows XP

While Intel 'new handset of chips of graphs GN40 of S for the central processing unit of treatment of the N280 atom is, in the theory, able to listen to behind it video of 1080p HD, in practice it does not make, thanks to the limitations placed on it by Windows Xp. As confirmed by the Chinese Web site HKEPC, which reviewed a netbook of GN40-equipped ASUS EeePC 1004DN with Windows Xp, the configuration did not function correctly by decoding to it video 1080p. It is due to XP having only visual acceleration 1.0 (DXVA 1.0) of DirectX available, while the GN40 requires DXVA 2.0 and DirectX 10. While practically all the netbooks are transported with XP, the visual capacity of playback of GN40 'of S HD disappears mainly wasted on the new system.

In its test, HKEPC charged Windows Vista, which includes DXVA 2.0, on EeePC 1004DN and noted that the decoding of material worked as announced and envisaged. Intel answered at the conclusion by saying it is suppliers of netbook who choose which operating system they include with their products. Their decision to almost exclusively offer netbooks with Windows Xp is probably due to the profits of execution in the sectors other than the visual treatment, because Vista is known to be material-intensive. Independently of the PC 1004DN of Eee, the gigaoctet 'the T1028 note of contact of S also employs Intel 'tiddlywinks of S GN40.

Intel envisages to eliminate the N280 atom and GN40 combined in first half of 2010, with a Pineview piece called coming this October.