Neuros 442

This is tough, since the 442 is a decent portable media player; there are some players that offer more for your money. But, the 442 has options to upgrade when it goes open source. For $ 99.99 US you can send your unit in and get the hardware replaced...

442 device feels solid and is well-built, Excellent audio and video playback quality, Easy to record from analog audio / video sources, Good battery life, 442 device feels solid and is well-built, Excellent audio and video playback quality, Easy to...

Non-intuitive UI, Converted video had major "issues", Non-intuitive UI, Converted video had major "issues"

Terrific video playback ; 40 GB hard disk ; Digital Video Recorder capabilities ; A/V out port ; USB 2.0 high speed file transfer ; Upgradeable and customizable operating system

No auto-syncing capabilities with Windows Media Center ; Poor user interface for navigating large libraries ; Difficult and time-consuming process for converting videos ; No OGG Vorbis support ; Screen only QVGA ; No external speakers

I really disliked the interface for playing audio and lack of multitasking capabilities. I found it very limiting and frustrating. The capability to view photos is nice, but there's no way to zoom and pan. On the other hand, the video playback and...