[mythtv-users] Is there a way to use the PVR-250 hardware decoding?

[Joseph A. Caputo]

Top-posting rearranged.

On Wednesday 14 January 2004 15:02, Brian wrote:
> At 08:38 AM 1/14/2004, you wrote:
> >I have one of those ebay PVR-250 cards with the heat sink that
> > people are saying bascially has the same chip as the PVR-350 but
> > just no TV out.
> >
> >Well since I'm just running mythfrontend on the same box to my
> > monitor for now is there a way to take advantage of the PVR-250's
> > decoding ability?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Malcolm
> >
> The PVR-250 doesn't have an onboard hardware MPEG decoder, only the
> PVR-350 has the capability.
>


The Rev1 PVR-250 & the OEM PVR-250 (aka "Freestyle") does indeed have 
the same decoder chip that is on the PVR-350 (but no tv-out).  The 
Rev-2 PVR-250 does not have either the decoder or the tv-out.  However, 
it's rather a moot point since the ivtv driver doesn't support using 
the 250/Freestyle decoder, and it's questionable whether it would ever 
be able to.

-JAC