TI OMAP 4 wins Netflix HD certification no comments
Netflix has finally become available to Android devices, but so far the list of compatible devices is very short and includes no tablets. Texas Instruments announced today that its OMAP 4 platform has achieved the Netflix Silicon Reference Implementation (SRI) certification for the Netflix HD application on Android. TI’s M-Shield security technology combined with the connectivity capabilities of the OMAP 4 platform have met Netflix requirements for secure mobile content streaming, including the ability to securely stream video up to 1080p out over the HDMI connection to a television.
The BlackBerry PlayBook was the first tablet to run on the OMAP 4 chipset. The recently announced Archos G9 tablets will also utilize the OMAP 4. TI says that devices powered by the OMAP 4 chipset will soon be launching with the Netflix app pre-installed. Possibly this will include the G9 tablets.
More from the press release:
With its dual ARM® Cortex™-A9 MPCore foundation featuring TrustZone®, TI’s OMAP 4 platform sets the bar for multimedia-rich Netflix experiences on today’s mobile devices. It employs parallel processing for higher performance and better power efficiency, and includes engines that drive consumer-demanded capabilities such as full HD 1080p 30fps multi-standard video and more. Part of the OMAP 4 platform, TI’s M-Shield security technology protects premium content and mobile devices from attacks while streaming with the Netflix application. The M-Shield solution implements a hardware-protected, trusted execution environment (TEE), which runs on the OMAP processor, yet does not require a dedicated chip or extra CPU cycles. This allows M-Shield and OMAP architecture to provide optimal playback time, while maintaining low CPU loading so it is free to run other applications.
