[Trogdor]

I thought it was this summer, is that still true? Any details?

 

[PeeeMeS]

Mmmm another head-fier awaiting the Neuros III

I haven't heard any details and the http://www.theneuros.com/index.php/Main_Page doesn't tell me much

 

[philodox]

I've also been waiting... please let us know if you find anything.

 

[PeeeMeS]

Should we start a Team Waiting for Neuros III?

 

[austonia]

i like the guys behind Neuros, and they stuff they "plan" to do, but it's all vaporware so far...

everything we've seen from them since the original Neuros Audio player (4 years ago) has been rebranded stuff from Chinese OEMs. Including the Nueros 442, the Neuros Recorder, and Recorder 2.

 

[philodox]

Really? Makes you wonder about their whole open source approach if they are just rebranding stuff.

 

[catscratch]

I'd wager that they're selling re-branded stuff to fund the development of their in-house projects. Hey, Epic MegaGames were releasing cheesy side-scrollers for 4 years just to get by while developing the original Unreal. It was all considered vaporware, then it came out and blew everything away.

I'm eagerly waiting for the Neuros, though I'll try to stay objective once (if) it comes.

 

[rsabo]

pics of the dev board

 

[rab10]

Quote:

Originally Posted by austonia everything we've seen from them since the original Neuros Audio player (4 years ago) has been rebranded stuff from Chinese OEMs. Including the Nueros 442, the Neuros Recorder, and Recorder 2.

If it is rebranded stuff from Chinese OEMs, why isn't there more competition?

It seems like Neuros is the only company that is selling a portable recordable VIDEO MPEG4 recording device, and I am not talking about the various MPEG4 recording devices created for computer use that are widely available (such as the Hauppauge, PINNACLE, KWORLD, DIAMOND, ADS, etc.) I mean a portable device that could function as a VIDEO MPEG4 recorder aside from the computer. (And I don't mean portable Video/MP3 PMP players with recordable MPEG4 features like from: Cowon, Archos, Mustek, etc.)

Anyways, I would like to see what the Neuros III has to offer further, and hope that it isn't vaporware. However, I wasn't impressed by the Nueros 442 UI. Just makes using a PDA more appealing to me, but the audiophile applications of the NEUROS III with optical out is so tempting.

 

[adam917]

Quote:

Originally Posted by austonia i like the guys behind Neuros, and they stuff they "plan" to do, but it's all vaporware so far... everything we've seen from them since the original Neuros Audio player (4 years ago) has been rebranded stuff from Chinese OEMs. Including the Nueros 442, the Neuros Recorder, and Recorder 2.

How do you know about this Chinese OEMs? Can you provide any examples or maybe even web sites of these OEMs (even if they are completely in Chinese)?

 

[powderific]

Check the huge Neuros thread that Joe Born posted, he did not hide the rebranded nature of the 442, though he did state that they improved it.

I have an original neuros, and I do really like the guys at the company, but it isn't really the most fantastic player. Works allright though.

 

[austonia]

Quote:

Originally Posted by adam917 How do you know about this Chinese OEMs? Can you provide any examples or maybe even web sites of these OEMs (even if they are completely in Chinese)?

i know because i saw the OEM versions of the 442 at CES 2005 and the Recorder/2 at CES 2006 in the Asian exhibitor halls.

sorry, not going to spend the time to prove it.

 

[Trogdor]

If they delay the Neuros III another year they've lost me. There is a certain time to market constraint they have to respect. In another year, who knows what will come out of the big players like Apple, Creative, and iRiver. Some of the features of the Neuros III maybe standard.

They really need to get this player out this year...

 

[austonia]

read this about Neuros' plans for 2006
http://dapreview.net/comment.php?comment.news.2814

of course, they told us similiar things last year
http://dapreview.net/comment.php?comment.news.870
http://dapreview.net/comment.php?comment.news.1393


and while i'm at it, here's something about the OEM version of the 442
http://dapreview.net/comment.php?comment.news.1700

all first hand info

 

[adam917]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trogdor If they delay the Neuros III another year they've lost me. There is a certain time to market constraint they have to respect. In another year, who knows what will come out of the big players like Apple, Creative, and iRiver. Some of the features of the Neuros III maybe standard. They really need to get this player out this year...

I and probably many others want it out this year, but for some reason, I doubt it's going to happen by year's end. I don't even think they barely got the guts of that Neuros III done yet, let alone being ready to release the great finished product they're promising...

I guess I'll be holding on to and using my MP3-CD players for a while...