[mythtv-users] Hauppauge HVR-1800 "Decoder Chip" ???

[Misty P]

Brian Wood wrote:
> I was looking at:
>
> http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?InvtId=5188-8538-CO-R&cm_mmc=geekmail-_-daily_html-_-02apr09_TC51-_-TC51BBuys
>
> I see the specs list a "Conexant CX23887-14Z PCIe A/V Decoder chip"
>
> Is this a deal like the old PVR-350, which could decode MPEG and
> output video?

No.  I've been running an hvr-1800 for over a year with myth.  That card has 
NO output capability, just input.  (It'll take analog in and mpegify it, if 
you want.  Never bothered to try that, though.)

> Maybe it's really a de-muxer for multiple streams?

Not sure what you're saying here, but the 1800 is capable of receiving more 
than one muxed stream on a transport at a time.