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The VGA recordings at “fine” and “super fine” quality are appropriate for TV playback or computer viewing. That resolution is meant to be used only with widescreen video, so the recorder trims off the edges of the input to remove the letterbox bars. One thing of note about the WQVGA clip is that the top and bottom are cropped.
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I wouldn’t recommend the “economic” setting for an action movie like the one the sample clip is from, but it should be adequate for normal television shows. Viewed on a PSP, there are visible artifacts in the QVGA and WQVGA clips but the “normal” quality is still quite watchable.

This particular scene has a lot of movement in it, so it should be a good test of how well the Neuros’ encoder does under pressure. The following sample clips (all of the same 30 second scene) show the effects of the recorder’s resolution and quality settings. All values are based on various test clips I recorded while writing this review, and are estimated conservatively. The following table shows the average bit rate of each format, how many megabytes are required per minute of recording, and how much video will fit on a 1GB memory card. These affect video quality only audio is always recorded as 128 kbps AAC. The recorder has two quality levels for QVGA and WQVGA recording and four for VGA. The PSP can’t play VGA recording (due to hardware limitations), but they should work well on high-end PDAs. Finally, the recorder can capture at VGA (640×480) resolution. The PSP’s wide screen is also supported with a WQVGA (368×208) option. QVGA recordings can be played directly on the PSP and should work without additional conversion on the iPod and most PDAs as well.
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If you record video to watch on a portable device, you will probably use the QVGA (320×200) resolution. The Neuros recorder captures video in several different resolutions and quality levels.
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Note that a firmware upgrade option is available, in case Neuros fixes bugs or improves the software. The music player supports MP3, AAC, and WMA formats but does not play protected (purchased) music files.įinally, if you have both supported memory cards, you can use the built in file manager to copy files back and forth. You can also use the recorder to display photos and play music from your memory card. The video player also supports DivX and Quicktime MPEG-4 files. You can, of course, play back the videos you record. Videos are recorded in MPEG-4 format with AAC audio.

Each recording is stored as a separate video file which you can play on the PSP or another mobile device or copy to your computer. Once everything is set up to your liking, you can start and stop recording using the remote. Pressing the Menu button from this screen allows you to select the recording quality and timer options.

An information overlay shows the recording quality and space available.
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Recording is started from the full screen video passthrough. A live preview is available on the main menu: Setting up the recorder is simple: attach the audio/video inputs and outputs, insert a Memory Stick or CompactFlash card, and turn the recorder on using the remote. The remote (which is the only way to operate the recorder, so don’t lose it!) is a flat, credit-card-shaped black slab with rubber membrane buttons.
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A software CD containing media player applications for popular mobile platforms is included. The recorder comes with a typical “wall wart” power supply and two audio/video cables, each of which has the usual three RCA plugs (no S-video) at one end and a 1/8-inch connector at the other. The opposite edge has 1/8-inch input and output jacks and the power connector. On one edge are CompactFlash and Memory Stick slots as well as the window for the remote infrared receiver. The Neuros MEPG-4 Video Recorder 2 is a small black box, about the size of two decks of playing cards side by side. The one reviewed here is the second version the original has a SD slot instead of Memory Stick, different software, and a different recording format which is not PSP compatible. Neuros makes two versions of their MPEG-4 recorder.
