User’s Manual
6 ECB-862/862L User’s Manual
2.3.1 VIA VT8602 North Bridge
The Apollo PLE133T Graphics Controller is a highly integrated display control device that
incorporates a 64-bit 3D/2D graphic engine and video accelerator with advanced DVD
video and optional TV output capability. It provides a flexible and high performance
solution for graphics and video playback acceleration for various color depth and
resolution modes. The Apollo PLE133T Graphics Controller supports a video capture port
to import captured live MPEG 1 or MPEG 2 video streams, or DVD decompressed video
streams to be overlaid with a graphics stream of mixed color depth displays. In supporting
dual live videos, the Apollo PLE133T Graphics Controller offers independent dual video
windows ready for videoconferencing and with linear scaling capability. Integrating the
programmable phase lock loop with high speed LUT DACs, the Apollo PLE133T Graphics
Controller is a true price/performance solution for the modern multimedia based
entertainment PC.
The Apollo PLE133T Graphics Controller’s main system features include:
High Performance single cycle GUI
Highly Integrated RAMDAC™ and Triple Clock Synthesizer
Full Feature High Performance 3D Graphics Engine
High speed internal AGP Bus Mastering data bus supporting DVD video playback &
3D
Hardware implementation of motion compensation
Dual Video Windows for Videoconferencing
TrueVideo. Processor
DirectDrawTM and DirectVideoTM Hardware Support
Versatile Motion Video Capture/Overlay/Playback Support
Flexible Frame Buffer Memory Interface
Advanced Mobile Power Management
CRT Power Management (VESA™ DPMS)
PC99 Hardware Support