Comparison of Small EEG Systems


 
BrainMaster 2E POD NRS-2D WaveRider Jr.
Operating System Win 3.1, 95, 98 DOS DOS Win 3.1, 95, 98
Pentium compatible Yes No No Yes
Software BMT POD BioLex Waveware
Electrodes, etc. included Yes Yes Yes Yes
EEG Channels 2 1 2 2
User designed protocols Yes No Yes Yes
#EEG control components 8 1 1 3
Digital Filtering Yes No No Yes
User settable filter limits Yes Yes Yes No
FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) Yes Yes Yes Yes
User programming interface Yes (included) No No Yes (+$1500)
Saved setups per trainee Yes Yes Yes No
"On the fly" changes Yes No No No
Raw Waveforms displayed Yes No Yes Yes
Filtered Waveforms displayed Yes No Yes No
EEG Bands shown by color Yes Yes Yes No
EEG Frequency shown 1Q99 No No Yes
EEG Record/Playback Yes No No Yes
Phase space display Yes No No No
"Coherence" display Yes Yes Yes Yes
"Mind Mirror" type display Yes (color) No No Yes (B&W)
"Thermometer"/bar graph Yes Yes Yes No
"Circle" graphs Yes Yes Yes No
One-dimensional trend graph Yes Yes Yes Yes
Two-dimensional trend graph Yes No No No
"Pacman" game Yes No No No
"Faces" game Yes No No No
"Xwing" game Yes No No No
Other games Yes Yes Yes No
Bits A/D Conversion 8 12 12 8
EEG Sampling Rate (per sec) 120 128 128 128
EEG Frequency Range 0.5-40 Hz 0.5-32 Hz 0.5-32 Hz 0.5-32 Hz
Bipolar and Monopolar EEG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Isolated for safety Yes Yes Yes Yes
Input port COM1, COM2 PAR PAR COM1, COM2
Soundblaster supported Yes Yes Yes Yes
.wav file playback reward Yes No No No
MIDI sounds No No No Yes
Statistical reporting Yes Yes Yes No
GSR No No No Yes
Built-in Electrode Test No Yes Yes No
Power source battery w/ charger 110VAC 110VAC 9V battery