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Originally Posted by solca View Post
Congrats! I want one too but I suppose yours is a Rev. B board which have some errata problems, I'll better wait for the next revision.
The two biggest issues are the host-mode USB port not being installed (due to some silicon issues with the USB chip), and some minor bugs in the silicon on the OMAP3530 that can impact NEON performance. Both issues can be worked around fairly easily, though, since the OTG port is available (as long as you have a 5v adaptor for power) and the NEON bugs have been worked around in the community code. Rev.C is probably due around November, it's not clear whether it will have updated OMAP3 silicon, though.

Originally Posted by solca View Post
Anyway is a _very_ capable and powerful board, just wondering if there are GL drivers available for the 3D gfx accelerator?
Not yet, but there will be by the end of the year.

Originally Posted by lardman View Post
Using the ARM Cortex alone, or with the help of the DSP + associated coprocessors?
The Big Buck Bunny demo everybody always sees is decoded with the help of a lot of NEON optimizations by omapfb. It does not have sound and runs entirely on the Cortex. IVA decoding isn't present yet, but will be coming in the future, and it will also be able to handle 720p. #beagle on Freenode can probably offer some clearer details.