I know there’s alot of people excited by Apple’s news today.  I realize they are indeed nice devices, however I am a more open kind of guy.  Plus since I just got a Neuros OSD myself, I was amazed to see that the new OSD 2.0 device is now shipping to developers.  It’s been shipping for about a month now as theinquirer.net already has one and it’s been posted on Crunchgear but I must have missed it.

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The expected specs of the OSD 2.0 are 720p(1924×768) or D1(720×480)H.264 +AAC/AC3/MP3 Encoding; 720p playback with up to 1080i with certain content; Supporting H.264, MPEG2, MPEG4 and WMV codecs;Composite/Component Input: 2 composite input, 1 component input, all with dedicated stereo audio;Composite/Component Input: 2 composite input, 1 component input, all with dedicated stereo audio;RCA Audio I/O;2 USB ports in rear, 1 in front, and 1 internal to housing.

All of this is stuffed in to a Mini-ITX case which means you can install a internal hard disk, a slimline Optical Drive and more into this baby truly making it your own device.

This is only a developer device for the moment, but if the OSD is a indicator, this should be a fantastic device thanks to the motovated Open Source community surrounding Neuros.  They are available for preorder for $249.99.  For more on the device, head on over to the Neuros wiki.

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