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Archos 5 500 GB Internet Tablet
This device will do everything it says it will. BUT, there are a lot of things you have to do first. So, I'm happy with the product. But it has taken me a long time to get it set up. And, there are some hidden fees that you should know about. Let me start with the positives. The Archos 5 with Android is awsome. If you like movies and videos and photos, etc. this thing is great. I copied and pasted a digital copy of a movie off of a blue-ray disc. The movie plays great on the Archos. Oh, it'll do all of the texting and facebooking and e-mails like all the other PDAs. It has apps and all that. But the big bang is in the video. The display is great and the layout is really good. I love it. It is easy to navigate and enjoyable to use. The touch-screen is a little sluggish. But, Apple really set the bar high on that. No one does it like Ipod.
Set-up: I spent hours getting the thing set up. It crashed a lot. Right in the video tutorials at Archos.com (the video tutorials are awsome by the way) they show you how to use a paperclip to push the reset button. Yes. You will need a paperclip. I imagine someone will stop reading right there and go back to looking at Ipods. I don't blame you. But, remember what I said. In the end, after the setup, the Archos is really good.
Portability: This is the 500 gigabyte model. So, yes it will fit in your pocket as advertised. But, it needs to be a big pocket. I bought the leather case for it. Honestly, strapping it to my belt reminded me of the Nerds movie. I don't know anyone who would carry it like that. Realistically, it's not something you are going to strap to your arm and go for a jog with. If that is what you're looking for, go buy a cheap mp3 player. On the other hand, with 500 gigabytes, I have all of my music on it. That's about 50 cd's worth of music. That only takes up about 5 gigabytes. You get the idea.
Hidden Costs: 1) I spent several hours trying to figure out why the FM Transmitter wouldn't work. I then found out that the device has to be plugged in to the car charger for it to work. That would have been nice to know. I hadn't purchased the car charger. I opted for a cheaper generic window holster. So, I have to spend more if I want the FM transmitter to work. 2) The GPS only has a 7-day free trial. You have to spend about $40.00 to get the full version. 3) I'm sure there is some fine print somewhere that says what video formats will work. What I remember most is the review which says you can throw just about any format at the device and it will take it. Well, that may be true. But in order to get some of the formats to work, you have to spend another $40.00 for a software bundle.
DVR Station: I was really excited about the DVR station. I still am. But, I haven't been able to get the video right yet. I'm hoping I can still figure out what the problem is. And, the program guide isn't available outside of the UK. That's right. The program guide that is advertised is not available in the U.S. That would have been nice to know ahead of time. So, it's like the old VCR days. You have to look at your local TV listings and then manually set up the channel and time. That's just one thing. You have to leave the device on stand-by or on the home screen when the time for the recording is about to begin. If you are on any other screen, it won't record. That's not a big deal I guess. But, I spent a lot of time and frustration figuring that one out.
Summary: I picked the Archos over the Ipod because it had so many features in one device. I could buy one device instead of a DVR, a GPS, and an mp3 player. Well, you have to pay extra for the GPS. And, I still haven't been able to get the DVR to work right. Why am I hanging on to it? It's the 500 gigabytes of storage. None of the Ipod's currently on the market come even close.
If you have a lot of video and music that you want to take with you everywhere you go, the Archos is for you. If you're looking for an mp3 player that has aps, get the Ipod.
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Next evolution in cars or vehicles?????
So I live in California where I just paid $4.87 for 87 gas -- and that was at the cheap place. Trust me, I don't like Cali, but my husband and I are here due to family and will be moving back to Colorado soon. It now costs me $52 to fill up my 2002 Dodge, which btw gets 34 mpg. We need to buy a new car since we have the one between us and 2 huskies and a baby on the way. My question is, should we buy into the whole fuel efficient crap (which it is) and bite the bullet and get a new car. OR fo you think that America is in the tail end of the "VCR/DVD" situation where they will actually make a real fuel efficient car or alternitive method that is realistic? I mean Hydogen and plug in sound great, but you are limited to fuel stations,etc. What do YOU think will happen? I know a doctor in town that takes a horse and buggy to work and promotes his staff and patients to do it as well - -I think that's awesome, but not realistic for everyone.
The next evolution will be ethanol powered cars. They will be more common place in the next 3 to 5 years. For them to be more accepted, the E85 manufacturers need to make the ethanol out of something different than food products such as corn. Celulostic ethanol is the most promising alternative. This could be made from switch grass, waste wood byproducts, corn stalks, etc. When these engines are tuned to run primarily on E85 instead of gasoline, performance and fuel economy will greatly improve. Current flex fuel models are de-tuned to run on low octane gasoline instead of 107 octane ethanol only. When E85 is more common, you may see some E85 only cars. These will run much better than flex fuel cars.
Bio-diesel will also be more common soon. There are prototype refineries making this out of algae. The manufacturing process will be more efficient than current methods. No modifications to run current diesel engines on this fuel. I look to see this more common in the next 3 to 5 yeas also.
Battery powered electric cars will also find their niche. These will make nice commuter cars when the technology is ready. But there needs to be improvements in battery technology. The batteries need to have more range. They also need a faster recharging time. And the battery packs need to be less expensive so the vehicles cost is more in line with their gasoline counter parts. People are not going to jump at a $50,000 electric car. You may sell a few to some tree huggers, but that's about it. The cost of this car needs to come down to below $20,000 for it to really sell. Expect to see more of these in the next few years. But don't expect them to be common for the next 5 to 7 years.
Hydrogen is much farther off. There is a problem with current hydrogen fuel cell that they aren't telling you about. The membrane in the fuel cell doesn't last very long and is expensive to replace. The equivilant of having to replace your gasoline engine every year. This will not be acceptible to the consumer. There is also a which comes first problem. There needs to be a distribution and refueling system established before people will buy this car. Who wants a car that you need to drive 200 miles to refuel. But the distribution system won't be in place until there are more of these vehicles on the road. Would you spend over $100,000 to put in a refueling station if there were only 3 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on your county? Realistically, don't expect to see hydrogen fuel cell cars to be common for the next 15 - 20 years.
