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=== Neuros OSD ===

The Neuros OSD is a device to archive, organize, and play video content.  It can record from any source with [[composite output]] including [[DVD player]]s, [[Videocassette recorder|VCR]]s and others.  The video input is converted to MP4 format and then output to a user-installed device, either a [[memory card]], a [[USB flash drive]] or USB hard drive, or to a network-connected PC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arsgeek.com/2007/11/01/arsgeek-reviews-the-neuros-osd/ |title = Loading...}}</ref> The resulting MP4 files can then be played back by the OSD on a TV, or by other devices with MP4 playback capability such as Sony's PlayStation Portable, Apple's iPod, Neuros 442 and other portable devices.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/business/06novel.html | work=The New York Times | title=What This Gadget Can Do Is Up to You | first=Anne | last=Eisenberg | date=January 6, 2008 | access-date=2010-05-20}}</ref>

OSD stands for "open-source device", because the device runs [[Linux]] and a variety of [[open-source software]], as well as to reflect the vision that the device will become a general purpose device for linking computer and electronic devices. The successor to the Neuros MPEG 4 Recorder, the Neuros OSD was released to initial production on September 20, 2006.

The development platform uses a [[Texas Instruments]] DM320 system on chip, comprising an ARM926EJ core and a TI C54x DSP core.  This design will support the DM320's High Performance mode of operation. The maximum ARM clock is then specified as 203&nbsp;MHz. The DSP is rated in excess of 120&nbsp;MHz. In addition, the SoC also contains dedicated hardware acceleration for video encoding and decoding, making it capable of achieving DVD-like quality playback as well as high quality, D1 resolution video encoding using MPEG-4.