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Detailed Review of the Archos AV420 PVR

Posted by michael on from the things-ebert-carries dept.

ilovealpacas writes "The Globe and Mail has posted a step by step look at the Archos AV420. For about $1000 Canadian (I think that's $800 US), you get an 80GB portable video player and recorder that also plays MP3's and has a CF slot for pictures. Hmmm.....laptop?"

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  1. but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, but does it run linux?

  2. Read the durn book instead by lottameez · · Score: 3, Funny

    [curmudgeonly sneer] You bums need to read books instead of wasting yer money on these fancy schmantzy doo-dads. What? Too afraid to talk to the guy sitting next to you on the airplane?

    Why, when I was a youngster...cough cough KACCCCCHHH...phtt.


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  3. A word please by revery · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hmmm.....laptop?

    Maybe you're not familiar with how this works. You submit the story, we make the jokes.

    You owe someone a +5 Funny.

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    1. Re:A word please by Minwee · · Score: 2, Funny
      Maybe you're not familiar with how this works. You submit the story, we make the jokes.

      Yeah, kids these days. What's next, a story about Soviet Russia which ends with the words "First post!"?

  4. Re:What? by El_Smack · · Score: 2, Funny

    You don't use them to listen to videos, you use them to see music.

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  5. Re:How's the construction? by TheRaven64 · · Score: 3, Funny
    I still get +/- 5 hours of continuous play out of the original NiMH rechargable batteries that came with the unit.

    Wow. It must really suck when you get -5 hours out of them, huh?

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