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At Gadgettastic we prefer our media devices hackable and preferably with a dash of Linux… the Neuros OSD Media Recorder delivers on all fronts. At the base level, the Neuros OSD functions as a media recorder and player. Connect the OSD to your TV and give it an analog video input from your DVD or cable box and it can encode video in various formats for your portable devices like PSP or mobile phones. Files can be stored and played either using media cards or using a USB external hard drive plugged into the OSD. More information here

However, the really special part about the OSD is its wealth of ports and the completely open source firmware. You get analog video/audio input and output, ethernet, USB, infrared, serial, two card slots to accommodate CF and SD/MS/MMC cards, plus a full-function universal remote.

Product Features

• Standalone Linux Based Media Player connects to your TV
• Record from any external analog audio/video source such as a DVD player or Cable box
• Automatically encode video/audio for playback on mobile devices such as PSP and mobile phones
• Playback a variety of media formats on your TV including MP4, AVI, ASF, MP3, OGG, WMA, AC3
• Timed recording feature allows scheduled recordings in advance
• Storage via media cards (SD/MMC and CF) or external USB hard drive
• Browse and watch YouTube videos on your TV
• Display your Photos and Play Music Files
• IR Remote Learning and Playback
• Network Attached Storage functionality
• Updateable Open Source Firmware
• More Information Regarding Programming the Neuros can be found here

Video Standard

• Compatible with NTSC, Pal and Secam (input only) standards

Video Recording

• ISO Standard MPEG-4 SP encoding (MP4, ASF)
• QVGA (320×240) @30fps with AAC-LC/MP3/G.726 audio for smartphones, PSPâ„¢, iPodâ„¢, iPhoneâ„¢ and PDA’s.
• VGA setting (640×480) @30fps for PC, TV playback.
• Record from any standard video source with RCA or S-video output (DVD, VCR, Camcorder, Cable/Satellite box, DVR/TiVo, Video Game Console, …)

Video Player

• MPEG-4 SP with MP3 audio, 30fps up to D1 resolution (720×480)
• Quicktime 6
• MPEG-4 AAC-LC stereo
• MP4 format at up to D1 resolution
• H.263 with MP3 audio
• FLV (for Playback of YouTube videos)
• ASF
• AVI (including Divx and Xvid)
• MP4
• WMV (up to QVGA)
• MOV
• MPG
• MPEG

YouTube browser

• Watch YouTube videos on your TV
• Search the entire Youtube library using keywords
• build a list with all your favorite videos

Photo Viewer

• JPEG decoder (baseline up to 32M pixel)
• BMP
• GIF (nonanimated)
• Thumbnail view
• Zoom in/out (2x, 4x)

Audio Player

• Stereo MP3/WMA @ 30-320kbps (CBR & VBR)
• Ogg Vorbis
• FLAC
• WAV
• Stereo MPEG-4 AAC-LC
• G.726

Features

• Schedule (timer) recording
• Customizable slide shows
• One-click record
• IR Blaster to control your set-top box
• Run 3rd party applications

USB Host

• Record to and playback content from any USB mass storage device

Ethernet

• Connect to your network
• Save recordings to network storage
• UPnP support
• Stream Audio/Video from Internet
• Download multimedia content from Internet
• Connect to Windows Networks (Samba client support)

Complete System Includes

• Standard A/V RCA Interface Cables (European units also contain SCART adapters)
• 110-240V AC/DC Power Supply
• Stand
• IR Blaster
• Remote Control
• Abbreviated Users Manual

Dimensions and Weight

• 14 x 14 x 3.2 cm (5.5 x 5.5 x 1.25 inches)
• Weight 230g (8oz)

Upgradeability

• System updates and 3rd party applications available at www.neurostechnology.com/support/
• Automatic built-in software update

Storage Card Compatibility

• Memory Stick: Duo and Pro Duo
• Compact Flash: Type I and Type II
• Microdrives with CF type II interface
• Secure Digital (SD)
• Multi Media Card (MMC)
• USB thumbdrives
• External Hard Drives

Available for $199 about £99 from ThinkGeek.com

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