7970 Video Codec Engine software... where are you!?

[The2ff]

ANYONE have any news on when arcsoft or cyberlink might actually support this feature? Does the driver need to support it first? This is the first time I threw serious cash at a product and I can't use one of the biggest touted features. What gives!? The drivers also blow and crossfire has horrible issues with these beasts.

I am still excited to have 2 of these things but for crying out loud, how was this so horribly supported software wise when the hardware itself is amazing?

 

[Concillian]

I am still excited to have 2 of these things but for crying out loud, how was this so horribly supported software wise when the hardware itself is amazing?

There's actually pretty good history with great hardware having issues with mediocre or worse software.

Hardware is almost the easy side. There's really only one GREAT hardware company (Intel) the rest are really more software than hardware (Apple, Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, etc...)

 

[ViRGE]

According to AT the holdup is apparently on AMD's side of things. So I'm assuming it's drivers.