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Archos Releases Portable Video/Image/MP3 Player

Posted by simoniker on from the swiss-army-knife-of-portability dept.

GregGardner writes "Archos is about to release the AV300 series, the next generation of portable video/image/MP3 player based off of the Archos Jukebox Multimedia discussed on Slashdot previously. Features include a 3.8" LCD screen for viewing movies and photos, FM tuner, MP3 playing and recording, 20GB or 40GB HD models, USB2.0 (optional Firewire) connection, TV-out, MPEG-4 encoding from a video/audio-in signal, digital photo (3.3 megapixel) and video camera, and much more. Looks like some of the features require add-on modules. I found a brief review on SF Gate which states that the 20GB model (AV320) will retail for $570."

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  1. Uh huh... by Malfourmed · · Score: 5, Insightful
    You can store up to 50 of your favorite movies and view them on the high resolution 3.8" color LCD...
    Don't know about you but I don't want to see any of my favourite movies on a 3.8" screen.
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  2. Not enough features! by starlabs · · Score: 5, Funny
    What, no cel phone?

    Plus, I want a spellchecker with that.

  3. ...Used Laptop? by TWX · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I can get a decent used laptop on eBay for less than the cost of the device, and I can also then do word processing, war driving, mild gaming, etc, and STILL do everything that this device can. Why should I buy it? Size? Size does matter, but cost matters more to me.

    The IBM Thinkpad 240 series, the tiny sharps, the tiny Sonys, all available, of decent quality, and inexpensive.

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  4. because you're the only person using ogg vorbis by SweetAndSourJesus · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Ogg Vorbis is a niche format. It may be technically superior, but so was betamax. It's all about whether or not it gets player support. If it doesn't, all the superiority in the world won't save it.

    You may want to keep this in mind while you're busily converting all your CDs.

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  5. Re:As your mother would say... by bad_fx · · Score: 5, Funny

    Viewing Natalie Portman on a 3.8" screen makes you go blind!

    Nope, that's caused by what you do while viewing Natalie Portman on a 3.8" screen...