And TI have released (2009) several low cost (49usd) dev system based on 16/32? bit C5504.You get 32bit Codec !! USB etc. http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/tmdx5505ezdsp.html?DCMP=DSP_c5505usbstick&HQS=Other+OT+c5505ezdsp-prprod http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/ccstudio.html