What is AMD Live???

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I looked at those sites and I still don't understand what it is. All the buzzwords are there (burn DVD's, watch video, listen to music, etc.), but all that stuff can be done on a Pentium 3 too. Beats me... They're probably falling a little behind Intel and they invented a nice new buzzword to improve sales.
 
Hmmm....without searching the internet, I have no idea. It's got something to do with streaming video to a TV? Maybe? Perhaps something to do with XP MCE? There's probably something about low power CPUs in there as well. It's a media something-or-other.

Well done AMD marketing - I'd consider myself an enthusiast and I have almost no idea what AMD Live is.
 
Rule of thumb
If the poster wont google, neither should the replier.


So:

AMD LIVE! features away mode (supported by motherboards), the system hibernates when user is not using, and power up quickly when needed.

there:

enjoy.
 
I just looked at AMD's explanation of AMD live and Wikipedia's and still don't see what it does that non-live computers don't. Is it just a software package?

Jo
 
Live and ViiV are just minimum multimedia platform specifications, not technologies in themselves (Kind of like Intel's "Centrino" branding). Both platforms are relatively unused right now, as they are awaiting Vista's release - which will better support HD video and technologies such as Cablecard. (Not to mention extreme DRM).

For AMD Live:
AMD Live! Specs
For a computer to be compatible with AMD Live! platform it must have at least the following components:

CPU: Athlon 64 X2 or dual-core Athlon 64 FX.
Motherboard: Socket AM2 or 939
Operating system: Windows XP Media Center Edition or Windows Vista Premium
Audio: 5.1 high definition audio with SPDIF output
Networking: Gigabit Ethernet or wireless 802.11b/g (optional)
Hard disk drive: SATA (NCQ technology recommended). Two SATA hard disk drives with RAID on computers based on Atlhon 64 FX.
Memory: At least 1 GB DDR2 667/800 MHz.
Ports: At least six USB 2.0 ports and also Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports.
TV tuner card with remote control: Optional.
Wireless keyboard and mouse: Recommended.
Video output: VGA, DVI or HDMI with HDCP (optional).
Optical unit: DVD±RW
Power supply: high efficiency with low rotation fan.
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http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/320/1
 
I was under the impression that Viiv and Live were features on processors that allowed them to enable a new level of DRM so that content providers could be coerced into allowing their content to be stored digitally on such computers.

I am pretty sure that it is at least a part of it.

As a result I haven't cared at all about either. If anything I'd rather avoid it.
 
AMD Live! == Intel ViiV == A lot of marketing == FAILURE!
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By that logic all marketing and failures are AMD Live! and Intel ViiV... And that all marketing is failure.

Perhaps you meant this.
AMD Live! == Intel ViiV = A lot of marketing and a failure.

Yes yes I know, nit picky.
 
No, Live just requires an X2 or a FX dual core, while Viiv just requires an Intel dual core greater than the 805.

Vista will bring some pretty oppressive DRM to the table (as will Apple's OS). Since MS, Apple, AMD and Intel all want to be part of the profitable "Digital Living Room", the studios have the hardware/OS makers by the short ones, so I wouldn't be suprised to see some DRM features required in a CPU or it's chipset in the future. In fact, the "Cablecard" I linked to above, now will not be sold seperately. The "Content Providers" (note: Quotation marks used sarcastically), will not allow it - so it will only be sold on prebuilt systems by authorized companies which will index it with the motherboards.
 
Ahh here is something.

quoted from wikipedia
Specifically, Viiv is a particular combination of CPU, mainboard chipset, software, Digital Rights Management and network card. It is intended for primary use as an in-home media and desktop platform with the ability to operate as a normal PC or as a hardware media player/centre - running applications, playing DVDs, CDs, MP3, photographs and games as well as subscription based (partially DRM protected) content such as ILoveFilm, Napster and SKY.
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DRM is at least some part of the equation it seems.
 
Correct, in the original spec, they wanted some DRM features in order to entice providers to endorse the platform. Intel did an "about-face" on the issue later (probably not enough providers were endorsing the platform):

Intel has decided to adopt a "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding content that passes through VIIV-certified hardware. On the occasion of VIIV's Australian unveiling (yes, it's that important), MacDonald said that it's not Intel's job to be policing how consumers acquire and transfer their content (i.e. no sniffing for watermarks or other piracy indicators),
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http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/17/intel-viiv-says-no-thank-you-to-drm/

As I said earlier, you can be certain that there will probably be hardware DRM requirements in the future, however. :cry:
 
AMD Live means that the pc includes certain features aimed towards multimedia functions.For instance,my HP Media Center 7664x features an ASUS/Phillips Television Tuner PCI card which can allow you to watch AND record Cable(or air wave) TV signals.It also features an 8-channel Realtek audio controller capable of hooking to surround sound home entertainment centers.The front panel has television outputs as well,so you can run the signal out to a tv,as well as left and right audio outs and USB,1394, and a remote control infared sensor plus other front panel connections.It has a CD DVD rewritable with Ligthtscribe technology as well.It could accept HP Personal Media Drives which was a hard drive that could be inserted from the front bay door,and functioned as an internal hard drive with the ability to be removed and moved to antoher system with ease.Not to mention the the AMD 64x2 dual-core was a very capable processor,and still is to this very day.Also included was a Nvidia 6150LE chipset with integrated graphics and the system has enchanced encoding of audio and video formats.This computer still runs great to this day.I have used AMD products ever since.

In summary it's a computer that could be used in the living room as a DVR,it was an idea ahead of it's time that never really caught on.
 
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