The Mandelbear's Musings

I want a Neuros MPEG4 Recorder 2 -- basically records from any NTSC video source onto a memory stick or compact flash card in MPEG 4 format.

Her'"s how it works. Just plug it into the video-out jacks on any video source (TV cable box, DVR, PVR like Tivo, VCR, DVD player, camcorder, etc) and hit "Record" on the supplied remote. When finished recording, pop out the memory card (purchased separately), pop it into your PSP, and hit Play. That's it! You can even do timed recording so you can record last night's "Sopranos" or "The Daily Show" while you sleep or this afternoon's ballgame while you work. And it's just as easy to record from DVDs or to digitize your home movies.

Best of all, Neuros stands for openness, and supporting your digital rights. While the industry giants tussle over which proprietary, locked-down piece of malware will emerge as the best way to squeeze every last nickel out of unsuspecting customers, Neuros uses open standards to make sure your content plays everywhere without hassle.

The MPEG-4 files produced by the Recorder 2 can be played back directly on virtually any portable device accepting memory stick or CF memory cards.

You can also use it to view recorded video on your TV. Just plug it into the Video-In jacks on the TV and hit "Play".

Oh, and in Q1 2006 the Recorder 3 will be coming out, with a 40GB hard drive and Linux. On second thought, I may just wait.