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Neuros OSD Review

Posted by timothy on from the onvergenation dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Neuros OSD promises a lot — it claims to be the first open source Linux-based embedded media center and it "records video and links your PC, portables and entertainment center". Bold claims, but can it live up to them? Linuxlookup.com has a two page review of the Neuros OSD."

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  1. I'd get one if.... by networkBoy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I've really been thinking about getting one of these. I currently use the Xbox, mod'd to run XBMC. If the neuros can work that well out of the box (preferably running a port of XBMC) then I'd be sold. As I see it now it's still too much work compared to the Xbox solution.
    -nB

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  2. Let's see... by MBCook · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Widescreen? Nope. HDTV? Nope. Dual tuners? Doesn't look like it. Display on front to show what it's recording? Nope. Support for digital cable (cable card)? Nope. Downloadable programs over the 'net? Nope. Suggestions based on other users TV viewing? Nope. "Season Pass" like recording? Doesn't seem like it. Fits nicely in a rack of home theater equipment (doesn't look like a PC)? Nope. Ability to hack? Yes. Monthly fee? No.

    Let's compare that to a TiVo series 3.

    Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, soon, yes, yes, yes, no, yes.

    It only won in the last two categories.

    Yeah, I'll drop my Series 3 for this thing. Heck, I wouldn't drop a Series 2. You can hack a Series 2 to add other stuff, and still have the great TiVo UI and service.

    I've yet to see what I consider to be even a mildly compelling alternative to a TiVo. Unless you have all the parts sitting around and want to build a MythTV box for free, they just aren't there. I mean, why should I choose this over a cable company DVR which would give me things like On Demand and HD?

    TiVo: Still #1, no serious competitors since the death of ReplayTV.

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