Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)The recorder works just fine, but I found the manual not as clear about some of the operations as I would have liked.It took me over an hour to figure out how to complete some of the operations, and I've been working with electronic products for over 30 years. That's why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5.I use this recorder with my home survellience system, as I have 2 cameras monitoring my home when I am gone.I have to use it in the 640 resolution because my monitor is a TV set, and in this highest resolution it will only record for 5 hours.But that's better than the 2 hours I was getting when recording to my DVD recorder.
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Product Description:
Want to watch your favorite TV show or movies on your iPod video, PSP, ormobile phone without hassling with an online subscription service? Turn to the NeurosMPEG-4 Recorder 2 Plus, which works like a mini digital VCR but eliminates all fees,hassles, and file conversion. The Recorder 2 Plus--an enhanced version of the originalRecorder 2--is easy to use, as it plugs into any existing home theater component viasimple RCA cables. Once connected, it records from any analog video source, includingcable or satellite TV, DVD players, camcorders, VCRs, and PVRs such as TiVo. Andbecause the Recorder 2 Plus uses compact memory cards as the storage medium, you canplay back the resulting video files on your TV or easily transfer them to the digitaldevices you already own, such as PSPs, iPod videos, laptops, PDAs, and SmartPhones.
The applications of the Recorder 2 Plus are virtually endless. You can watch yourfavorite late-night talk show or morning news show on your commute or during yourlunch break, enjoy the movies of your choice during a cross-country flight, capture yourvideo game highlights and e-mail them to friends or opponents, or digitize your homemovies for viewing with friends. Everything is at your fingertips.
The quality of the recordings depends on the quality of the original content and signal,but the Neuros Recorder 2 Plus captures its footage at 30 frames per second with a 640x 480 resolution (close to DVD quality). Users can then save the content via one ofseveral resolution/compression options. The resolution methods include VGA for TVplayback; WQGVA for the PSP; QVGA (15 and 30 frames per second) and QVGA 3GPfor handhelds such as the PSP, iPod, SmartPhones, PDAs, and Pocket PCs; and QCIF andQCIF 3GP for mobile phones. The compression options, meanwhile, consist of superfine,fine, normal, and economy. Note that the superfine and fine settings are only availablefor the VGA resolution.
Operating the Neuros requires almost no learning curve, as the device uses your TVscreen for all the menu controls. With its credit-card-sized remote, it's a cinch to movethrough the menus and select the handheld device you want to use for viewing. Simplychoose the iPod or PSP, for example, and the Recorder 2 Plus encodes the recording intothe proper format, so you don't have to worry about details like frame rates, bit rates, orcodec types. The device even offers programmable and timer recording functions, justlike a traditional VCR.
The Recorder 2 Plus records onto the following memory cards: Secure Digital (SD),MiniSD, MicroSD (Transflash), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Compact Flash (CF) type I andII, Memory Stick Pro, Duo and Pro Duo, and Microdrive. Other details include a JPEGphoto viewer with a slide-show option, a one-click record feature from the remote, andupgradeable firmware. The Recorder 2 Plus measures 4.6 by 0.71 by 3.42 inches (W x Hx D) and is backed by a 90-day warranty on labor and a one-year warranty on parts.
What's in the Box
Recorder 2 Plus system, standard A/V RCA cables, power supply, remote control,software CD-ROM, user's manual.
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