That's why we dedicated one of our Google Summer of Code spots this summer to developing ARM support for x264: http://x264dev.multimedia.cx/?p=142 http://x264d

That's why we dedicated one of our Google Summer of Code spots this summer to developing ARM support for x264: http://x264dev.multimedia.cx/?p=142 http://x264dev.multimedia.cx/?p=142 Now we have most of the core DSP functions optimized for NEON SIMD, we can achieve realtime CIF video encoding on a ~400mhz Cortex A8. Now start doing the math... A Cortex A9 is faster than an A8, per clock. The chips are planned to scale up to 2Ghz, 5 times faster than ours. Quadcores are already hitting silicon. At this rate, there might even be a market for ARM servers in a few years--low-power, high-performance devices designed to minimize cooling and electricity costs in the datacenter.