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Neuros 20GB MP3 Digital Audio Computer
Strengths: 20GB, great value, awesome features, FM transmitter, upgradeable backpacks and firmware, easy to use.
Weakness: a bit bigger than i would like.
for the price, this is a great mp3 player. my whole music collection went on there, and i still have space. this is chock full of features, all of which come in handy. they seem to be continually upgrading, and im glad i purchased one. the accesories are expensive but i found some universal cases that work great. overall this mp3 player is great, to do it again, i may purchase the 128mb version with the 20gb backpack for easier portability.
i recommend this product!!!
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TopNeuros 20GB MP3 Digital Audio Computer
Strengths: Digital Innovation customer service.
Weakness: The entire device.
Had this MP3 player for five months. Hard drive crashed (unknown to me why), sent it to Digital Innovations. They sent it back "repaired". It wouldn't work. Sent it back again. They "repaired" something else. It still didn't work. I sent it back a third time, this time with a note to either send me a new device or to refund my money. They sent me a new device. It won't play many of the songs I downloaded. I wrote to them and they advised me that this device won't play any music files that I purchased from the Internet due to copyright protection. Well, duh. That's why I paid for the songs.............. Now I have a machine that won't let me listen to them. This machine is not worth the box it was shipped in. The customer service department was wonderful, helpful and professional, but their product is none of that.
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TopNeuros 20GB MP3 Digital Audio Computer
Strengths: multiple functions such as playing on stereo(car stereo) without wires, recording fm stations built in fm radio, stores over 5000 songs over 400 hours of high quality recording ability
Weakness: As with any multiple-use device, the learning curve is long and steep!
Those with tech savy ( most young folks ) this is a must own device for anyone who wants his tags to tag along. Imagine over two weeks (24 hours a day ) of always new recordings with one download???
Definitely a must for drivers and travelers!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Neuros 20GB MP3 Digital Audio Computer
Strengths: Features. Customer Service.
Weakness: Size. Software speed.
I'm very happy with my Neuros. When you get down to it the Neuros packs a lot of features into a device that is smaller than a cassette player or portable CD player. Sure it's not as small as an iPod, but in my opinion it is still small enough to be portable.
I use mine on the commute to/from work. Usually that means driving for 45 minutes in each direction, so I set my car radio to 104.9 FM and set the Neuros to broadcast on the frequency, then I select a playlist or just play random songs, albums or genres, and I'm on my way. Occasionally I have to commute by train or take a flight, the Neuros works well in both situations with the supplied earbuds.
Trasnferring your music collection can take a while on the earlier USB 1.1 devices, I upgraded to a USB 2.0 version which is 10x faster. If you get a 20 gig model you can probably get by with the 1.1 USB version.
The PC software (Neuros Synchronization Manager) that comes with the Neuros is a bit slow when used to change tags and while copying the database to the player, but it is very functional. If you are computer literate there is a pretty good java freeware alternative available called NDBM which some people prefer because you can move files to the player a bit faster. Which one is better is a personal preference, I prefer NSM. If you try them both, make sure to try them with only a few hundred music files because their databases are not compatible.
The software that runs on the player itself is very functional and is always being upgraded with new features.
Some of the features that I like are the ability to browse albums by artists, the songs on those albums can then be played in track sequence; MyMix playlist allows you to add songs to a playlist while you are listening to music, later you can create a new playlist on the PC and copy those songs to it; the built in equalizer; and the ability to flag a song on the Neuros to be deleted from the PC the next time you synchronize with the PC.
Clearly the Neuros is bigger than an iPod, but it's also 1/2 the price and more functional; it broadcasts FM which can be used in the car or for party mixes at home or at your friends houses; it can be used as a hard disk; it comes with an A/C adapter and car adapter; you can record your voice directly into the built in mic; you can record using the line in connection; it creates MP3 files on the fly; but if size is all that matters to you then you should save up for an ipod.
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