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NeurosLink InternetTV

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Background

Anyone interested in doing away with cable and going with InternetTV should have a look at Neuros. For around $350 you get all you need to go off of cable and onto internet-based TV (note: you may not get everything cable offers but in my case it was more than enough - check out NeurosLink Online TV Lineup for more info).

NeurosLink is basically a small computer that runs Ubuntu (linux) with a pre-configured set of applications for watching InternetTV. Neuros relies heavily on Boxee and a few other applications to provide the interface for watching Internet TV - think of Boxee as your media center like TiVo. Boxee has access to web based media providers such as hulu, Amazon Video on Demand, and Netflix as well as your local media such as your local video, music, and picture collections. Boxee pulls all of your media together and presents it in a slick, easy to use interface that can be tweaked and customized to fit your needs.

Details

Customizing / Extending

Since NeurosLink is a complete PC, you can also add/customize it as you feel fit or just use it as a PC. I felt the need to add Miro for even more shows as well as Pandora (Boxee has Pandora integrated into it but I like the stand-alone Pithos client as its lighter-weight and quicker if I just want to listen to music).

Additions / Recommendations

I would recommend getting the wireless keyboard ($35) with NeurosLink as it is a great keyboard/mouse integrated into one device and has a great range so you can use the keyboard from 20-30' away from the PC easily.

Setup

Setting up the NeurosLink and getting it to run is very easy. The NeurosLink comes with a Quick Start Guide that lists all that is necessary for setting up your NeurosLink, following is a summary (note: my setup is for a NeurosLink with the internal hard drive and a wireless keyboard):

  • Remove NeurosLink from the box
  • Plug the Neuros Keymote into an open USB port (the keymote is used with the wireless keyboard)
  • Plug a HDMI cable from your TV into the NeurosLink (NeurosLink does not come with HDMI cable(s))
  • Turn on TV and tune to the HDMI input that you attached to the NeurosLink
  • Turn the NeurosLink on

It should take about 15-20 seconds and the NeurosLink will be up and ready for use! The only remaining step to watch Internet TV is to connect the NeurosLink to your home WiFi or connect a network cable to the NeurosLink and launch Boxee.

Details

Details (how to do it or what it is about) go here…

Notes

I did run into one issue; however, it was not a Neuros issue but rather Verizon FiOS (go figure). The issue revolved around the fact that my Verizon Wifi router is an 802.11g router and NeurosLink ships with a 802.11n wifi card. This is not normally an issue as the ‘n’ card is backward compatible; however, the router did require changing the WPA2 Encryption Algorithm from TKIP+AES to AES only. Some other useful info I found while diagnosing / resolving this issue:

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