Intel Viva AMD Live

The real concept, which bothered the people for decades, was of a Live digital computer or an entertainment PC, which has the capability of recording, storing or playing different entertainment programmes.  In fact, an ordinary computer is not capable enough to perform all these functions, due to limited technological features. There was a real competition going on between the researchers and the scientists of various companies, as every one was just eager to to see who establishes a standard for digital entertainment computers archenemies Intel and AMD foreran the others and presented their weapons, together at one corner Intel with their ViiV platform, which is the digital home concept, which Intel pushed for ages with a new name and at the other corner AMD with their Live Platform. A digital entertainment computer, therefore, was proposed by Intel ViiV and AMD Live platforms.  It is in charge of distributing digital content, i.e. data, music, movies, photos, graphics and songs etc to other electronic equipment such as TVs, notebooks, MP3 players and PDAs. This digital entertainment computer actually needed to be able to record TV shows, videos, music and photos in DVD or CD. This digital entertainment computer needed to have a minimum hardware prerequisite to be able to process, store and distribute all digital content accessible. In fact, all computers cannot be used as a digital entertainment computer. We must remember that ViiV and Live aren’t isolated technologies, but digital entertainment platforms. On Intel ViiV and AMD Live platforms a computer can only be considered a digital amusement computer if it meets a definite hardware and software requirements. In fact, Intel ViiV and AMD Live define the minimum requirements needed for a digital entertainment PC. If we think of these platforms as a criterion or a standard, which if met by a computer, can win recognition, so, surely, it is no other but “ViiV-enabled” or “Live-enabled”. AMD Live platform is based on technologies offered in the market and other that will be available soon, while Intel ViiV platform is based on technologies available today. If we now take a look on Intel ViiV and AMD Live specifications, we come to know that these are the best entertainment PCs, which you can have in your living room. These surely have all those features, which can facilitate you through provision of all those elements, which are necessary for recording, storing, transferring and playing of the entertainment data.  Not to be outdone, AMD replied immediately with AMD Live Both standards utilize Microsoft's Windows Media Center Edition, but they add special software that handles, among other things, negotiations for digital rights management for paid downloadable content. Microsoft has already offered an update for Media Center, Rollup 2, which offers downloadable television content available from the MCE interface. The observers speculate that what it all may offer is consumer confusion only. The questions like "Will a portable music player carrying the Viiv logo work on an AMD Live PC?” and “Will a Viiv PC be able to run movies downloaded from an online service that isn't Viiv certified?” will keep on bothering the consumers continuously. Otherwise, a few believe that it is quite easy for the average consumer to calculate that a fast new laptop plus wireless Internet equals something good. Intel is busy working on deals with Hollywood companies to provide easier access to content through Viiv PCs, possibly including Viiv-only content.