FPGA the answer to Propeller's limited graphics?

The FPGA chips are certainly available.

As far as the software goes, the kit comes with demos from several different 3rd party vendors. You would need to pick the one you're interested in and then see if there is an evaluation license available from that 3rd party vendor. I do know for example that the DAVE graphics demo can be obtained for evaluation (because I have it here).

Most of these live in the C/C++ world so as long as you're comfortable with that and have a basic understanding of graphics concepts and libraries, you should be fine with the software side.

FPGA development on the other hand is a whole different world. You are designing the hardware essentially and you'll have to develop an understanding of FPGA design.

Jake

Jake