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While I cannot comment on the 422, I have owned the original neuros audio player and was faced with the same questions when I went into the market for a pmp 6 months ago.
While I was quite pleased with the original neuros, and am a big fan of the whole open source concept, I did find that the wheels did move rather slow when it came to firmware updates and when they did come, there usually wasn't much I was interested in. I always found the support of the product to be excellent, I did have a problem with the recharging connection and support took care of it quickly and for a nominal fee. It was big and fairly ugly, but it did serve the purpose and it wasn't an Ipod.
Last December I decided to get a pmp and was seriously considering the 422, and ran across the A2. Although I liked Neuros, the community and the concept of open source, I decided that rather than buying based on potential, to go with the A2 because it seemed much closer to working at it's potential. I have been very happy with the purchase and to be honest am overwhelmed with the number of firmware updates (average about every 2 weeks). Needless to say I am very happy with my choice, and since they have actually open up there source, an I am anxious to see what fruit that bares.
I really do like what John and his team have developed here at Neuros (both product and community), and although it may seem rude to recommend a competing product in this context, it seems candor has always been appreciated on this forum. I obviously still check back in to see what's in the works and certainly would not rule out buying something in the future.
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