Neuros Review

An anonymous reader writes "MP3newswire.net has just posted a lengthy review of the Neuros digital music portable. Just recently the company announced native Linux support for synchronizing the Neuros and we all know that Ogg Vorbis support is promised in the near future, so the unit is drawing a lot of interest. For the most part they liked the player, though they found the unit to be relatively big and heavy for a new generation portable. They also found the file transfer interface to be both impressive and glitchy."

Comments

promises promises.

[Ishin]

Ogg support? I wouldn't buy one UNTIL they actually have the support up and running.

Submit Feedback! Get ogg support on iPods too!

[numbski]

Let apple know you want this on your iPod too!

This is slightly off-topic, but slashdot apple while we're at it requesting ogg-vorbis support! Do so nicely, but be firm. Let them know you have music that can't be played without hacking iTunes, and you can't play it back at all on your iPod.

Let them know your future business depends on it!

SCO might want to know if

[Anonymous Coward]

I hope it doesn't contain any unlicensed Unix code like linux has.

Impressive and Glitchy

[goldspider]

"They also found the file transfer interface to be both impressive and glitchy."

I always based my buying habits on the premise that the two were mutually exclusive, but I guess I'm just a picky customer.

Re:Submit Feedback! Get ogg support on iPods too!

[PhoenixFlare]

Let them know your future business depends on it!

Not to try and flame you, but isn't that a bit of an empty threat at the moment, considering ogg-vorbis mindshare in the general public?

It'd be a nice "geek" feature, i'm sure, but I don't think it's really at the level where Apple will take lost business because of it very seriously.

Re:These harddrive mp3 players cost too much

[larry bagina]

I know what you mean! Yesterday, I went to OfficeMax. I picked out a hard drive (40 gig, $40). I asked the bored teenager if it could play mp3s. He thought it could. I took it home, and opened the box, but I couldn't figure out how to make it play mp3s. It didn't even have a nice case, and doesn't fit in my pocket.

Maybe i'll just buy an mp3 player.

Just make it work

[Ars-Fartsica]

I am willing to make some sacrifices to support a linux-friendly platform. I am willing to spend a bit more. I am willing to deal with some product design issues (size, etc).

Just make it work. I want a 100% certainty that I will be able to migrate music from my linux box to the player. No message board lurking, no sifting through google groups.

If this product cannot reliably transfer music without copious under the hood tweaking, I am not interested.

USB 2.0 would be a nice addition too but even on that I will make accomodation.

Re:Just make it work

[Enry]

If this product cannot reliably transfer music without copious under the hood tweaking, I am not interested.

Not to be a troll (this is a serious question), but how did you ever get started in Linux with *that* attitude?

Re:Submit Feedback! Get ogg support on iPods too!

[elmegil]

apple is already a niche player, what makes you think expanding to other niches isn't important to them?

Unix user marketshare IS important.

[numbski]

Otherwise I wouldn't see full-page magazine ads touting 'the power unix', and giving details on power-user experiences converting from (insert your unix flavor here) to OSX.

Don't underestimate yourself before you make an effort at asserting what you want. You just never know...

Penny Arcade to the rescue

[gosand]

I found today's PA comic kind of funny and rather fitting. I love my MP3 player, but it is a Rio500 w/128 MB of storage. I haven't seen the need to plunk down the cash for one of these big dogs yet.

OOS MP3 Player

[jdh-22]

The best part about the Neuros is that it based on an open architecture. Basiclly gives you the option of making it into whatever you want.

My good friend has one, and he loves it. It is a really nice portable mp3 player. He was able to develop a program so that it automaticly sends his voice mail (in mp3 format) to his Neuros. The only thing that I didn't like about it is that it is bigger than most mp3 players. Especially when you add on the 20 gig backpack to it. Awsome features! Fm transmitter, ogg mp3 wma support, and good battery life.

How's it compare to the Archos

[BFaucet]

What advantages does this have over the Archos player? It's cheaper, has the same amount of drive space, and plays video.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/mp3/5b44/deta il /

Same price as 15gb iPod

[Arc04]

Just for the lazy people who can't be bothered to check, on Amazon.com right now, the 20gb Neuros is the same price as the 15gb iPod - $380.

This means 5gb more for your money with the Neuros - you decide.

Re:Same price as 15gb iPod

[Drakonian]

I think there are features other than capacity that equate to more value for your money. Size is definitely one.

Still offering a discount...

[Emmettfish]

Hey, folks. If you like what you see in the Neuros, drop me a line at emmett (at) neurosaudio.com, I'll give you a discount that you can use on the website should you want to buy one.

Also, drop me your mailing address, too; I might be able to send you extra goodies. Don't worry, I'll make sure your E-mail address and mailing address are kept private. Thanks!

Emmett Plant
Community Outreach
Neuros Audio

Re:Submit Feedback! Get ogg support on iPods too!

[2nd Post!]

How about the fact that two years ago, there was no Apple iPod, and now roughly 1 in 4 portable music players is an iPod?

Or the fact that until two months ago WMA was second to MP3, in marketshare, but now (with something like 3 million tracks sold) AAC is #2, despite only 3% of the potential market?

So far, far, more unlikely things have happened than Apple support Ogg; I mean, Apple supported MP3, right?