LM386 equivalent to TI's INA218?

[askwho69]

Hi i just want to ask if th 2 amp IC are equivalent? ant the pin out are they the same? dont understand  ref, vout, bypass, Vs if they are same? t\by the way here's the http://focus.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/ina128.pdf for INA218 . . . it has tons of gain 1 - 1000!!! wooh any one tried this chip?

[DDD]

AFAIK absolutely different ICs.

[Gurner]

They're not even remotely similar - the TI is an instrumentation amp, whereas the LM386 is a low power audio amp - completely different beasts  .....the *only* thing they have in common is the word "amp" in their description.

[askwho69]

ohhh hahahaha  i thought so... any project on this ina218? i think its a good chip?