Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ Kier on Sunday 30 September 2007 16:01 : \____
>
>> On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:45:02 +0100, Mark Kent wrote:
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> Archos 605 WiFi sticks it to the Apple Ipod Touch
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>| The ARCHOS 605 Wifi is the latest shipping PMP (personal media player)
>>>>| from said company. Just like all the others it has the ability to play all
>>>>| types of media from its in-built screen. This is either from the internal
>>>>| hard drive or from the wireless LAN. It now hails from their fifth
>>>>| generation of these devices and is set to take it to the Apple Ipod Touch.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/09/27/archos-605-wifi
>>>>
>>>
>>> Mrs Mark has a 604 - it's an excellent device, although lacking the
>>> wifi. I can see that with wifi, it takes the capability a step further.
>>
>> I've got a 504, and I fancy a wifi touchscreen version, though presently I
>> can't justify buying one. The only drawback with the 504 widescreen is
>> it's a bit of a brick to carry around. But it's a quality piece of kit,
>> even if it's not as pretty as the iPod.
>
> I knew you had bought one, so I was hoping you would notice this bit of news.
> It was quite a long time ago that you sought information about an Archos unit
> and wrote a short review.
>
> I tried a couple of Archos model at the airport and they were fantastic. I'll
> probably have another chance to do it next week when I go on vacation. Dixon's
> has them on display. Like The Inquirer, they have no mentioning of the fact
> that it runs Linux.
>
To a great extent, this is not necessarily a bad thing, although I think
that there has been some work on porting some applications to the Archos
devices.
I've had a great time with the Nokia 800 with games, videos, mp3
playback, web browsing, sshing back to my server box, streaming net
audio and video etc. Oh yeah, it makes an excellent client for the Upnp
server on the Bubba box, too.
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