Neuros Technology on Friday announced the release of a new firmware update for its MPEG-4 Recorder 2, a device that records live video onto flash media. It can be used to transfer video to the video-capable iPod, as well. New in this release is improved quality for video going to the iPod.

The Neuros MPEG-4 Recorder 2 (reviewed here) acts like a digital VCR, recording video live from a cable box, TV, camcorder or DVD player using composite RCA cables. The device writes the content to MPEG-4 video files onto Compact Flash or Memory Stick Duo cards. That video can then be transferred to an iPod using a Mac and a memory card reader.

The updated firmware release provides clearer and sharper video for video-capable iPods, according to Neuros — it doubles the bit rate of video recorded for playback on the iPod, “offering video that is comparable to material on the iTunes Web site.”

The firmware upgrade is free.

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