Thomson unveiled its second graphics card that was inspired by Toshiba’s SpursEngine chip. This is the Thomson’s Firecode Blu.

The technology behind SpursEngine is the Cell Broadband Engine microprocessors that powers PlayStation 3. This piece of hardware includes four graphics processing cores, now you don’t need to be a graphic engine expert to know how powerful four GPU equates to.

Apart from this the engine also contains standard decoders for MPEG2 and MPEG4 AVC/H.264 video. This means that it is designed to be able to handle PC video requirements as well.

Thomson reinvented the graphics card with gamers, editors, and casual viewers in mind. The graphics card also allows flawless burning of HD movies into Blu-ray Discs. According to Thomson, SpursEngine Graphics Card can transcode AVCHD, a video format that is often used in many modern camcorders.

The graphics card work in Windows XP and Windows Vista. It is currently tagged at $539 and will be on sale in US this coming December.

Source: Engadget

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