You can copy files, but there's no way to paste them. Anyway, if you press the menu button, the above menu shows up. This is the 21st Century though, I don't know why they couldn't give them more descriptive names. The hard disk is called "a:/" while the SD card slot is called "b:/". The Files screen shows you two panes where you can list two sets of files and folders. A similar screen appears when recording audio from the line-in jack. It would've been nice if the band was transparent, so you could better see where you wanted to start recording video. If you've connecting the Line-in port to a video source, the video will show up behind this band. When you choose the "Video Recorder" or PVR (Personal Video Recorder) option, the above screen shows up. The Settings screen lets you change things like the time, auto-off time, backlight auto-off, brightness, and TV-out settings. If you press the menu button, and menu appears on the right where you can change play modes and "Update Playlist" which creates a playlist of all the music in a certain folder. You can not choose to browse by artist or album name. The Audio screen is just the same as the Video screen except it only shows audio tracks. Video playback is very smooth, probably a result of the power hardware running the device. On the right you can see some information about the video, but this will only show up if the device can read the file format properly.ĭuring video playback, you can have the battery level and time show up at the bottom. You have to manually browse to the folder that contains your videos and it only lists files with extensions that it supports. Once you get past the home screen, the user interface beauty and usability drops significantly. One obvious mistake seen here is that the Video Player icon is a video camera (normally used for recording video), while the Video Recorder icon is a movie film reel. The home screen is nicely designed with animated scrolling transitions, readable text and attractive artwork. The Video Recorder saves files in MPEG4 SP with MP3 or G.726 audio or AAC, 30fps 640 x 240 (HVGA) and 320 x 240 (QVGA) resolution, MS ASF format, or AVI format (Divx). However, different encoding bitrates or other factors may cause incompatibilities. The device supports MP3, ADPCM, WMA, AAC-LC audio files as well as MPEG4, DivX 3.11/4.0/5.0/, and WMV v9 format videos. You can also use this method to record from analog stereo audio sources at bit rates of up to 160kbs. I hooked the Neuros 442 up to an old VHS player I had in the closet and digitally recorded an old tape of some "Wonder Years" episodes. Underneath a rubber flap (which can rotate out of the way), is a USB 2.0 port, line in port, line out port, and AC power port. On the top end of the device you see a power button, volume up and down buttons, and the headset jack. I wouldn't say it's an everyday pocket sized device, but would certainly be nice to travel with. On the bottom, you can see the SD card slot along with a Reset button. Then again, my PDA's don't have a 40Gb hard drive. The Neuros 442 is much larger and heavier than the PDA's I'm used to carrying. The back is just straight stainless steel, which easily accepts greasy fingerprints. Included in the box is an AC adapter, USB cable, 2 stereo RCA cables (for recording and playing back video on a TV), stereo headset (3.5mm jack), software CD, manual, padded case, and the Neuros 442. The padded case includes a clear screen cover while maintaining easy access to all the ports and controls. The plain buttons are reminiscent of a VCR from the 80's. The home screen of the user interface is attractive and well designed combining easy to read text with icons and artwork. The USB 2.0 interface also offers speedy file transfer. The non-removable battery should last up to 9 hours for audio playback, and up to 5 hours for video playback. It's got a very sturdy stainless steel housing, a dual core processor (although no details on what kind), a 3.6' QVGA (320 x 240 pixel) color screen, and a 40 gigabyte internal hard disk.
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