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Re:Raspberry Pi 5 has no hardware video encoding and only HE... by cogman10 on Monday October 30, 2023 @12:20PM (#38071595)
You generally get bulk discounts. The more vendors you have, the more expensive each is.
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Re:Raspberry Pi 5 has no hardware video encoding and only HE... by NewJazz on Monday October 30, 2023 @02:04PM (#38073244)
For different SoCs? You would just choose one vendor per device generation (but always evaluating multiple). It is a new order anyways.
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Re:Raspberry Pi 5 has no hardware video encoding and only HE... by bmicraft on Monday October 30, 2023 @02:22PM (#38073520)
Also think of the added development expenses, which might even overshadow forgone bulk discounts
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