I found the following article. Is this a chip that one can purchase and place into an existing DVD Recorder, or they talking about technology that will already be inside future dvd recorders?
"LSI Logic Corp. has rolled out a single-chip media processor featuring dual-stream encoding capabilities for next-generation DVD recorders equipped with hard disk drives.
The new device, dubbed DMN-8653, is LSI's third-generation DVD recorder system processor. With additional hardware and a 35 percent increase in raw speed--running at up to 200MHz--over the company's previous generation processor, the DMN-8653 promises increased performance and added features such as dual-stream encoding and high-speed dubbing.
LSI Logic is positioning the processor as offering consumer OEMs a cost-effective way to add advanced features such as the simultaneous digital recording of two TV programs--either in DVD recorders or personal video recorders (PVR) with a dual tuner.
The processor's dual-stream encoding capability enables both the simultaneous recording of two programs as well as a "fully functional, full duplex time shift on live TV," said James Fox, director of DVD product marketing for LSI Logic's Consumer Products Division. The feature allows users to program pause, rewind and/or fast forward back to live television in the foreground while recording another channel in the background."