Multimedia players - Ipod Video/Creative/Archos

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ChimpMaster replied

31 January 2007, 18:18
CowBob ur right, I did check for this and indeed the archos does connect as an external HDD via USB. I think most of the new ones do now.
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n5gooner replied

31 January 2007, 16:38
Originally posted by Cowboy Bob

Make sure you get one that connects as a standard USB device. The Creatives don't as far as I know which means you're tied down to using the proprietary drivers with it.

You never know, in a couple of years you might end up wanting a Mac or wanting to run Linux, or whatever else has come out by then, and that means you'll be looking for another player.

good shout! I've found this to be a problem with my Creative player.
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Cowboy Bob replied

31 January 2007, 16:29
Make sure you get one that connects as a standard USB device. The Creatives don't as far as I know which means you're tied down to using the proprietary drivers with it.

You never know, in a couple of years you might end up wanting a Mac or wanting to run Linux, or whatever else has come out by then, and that means you'll be looking for another player.
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ChimpMaster replied

31 January 2007, 16:12
OK its settled, the Archos 604 Wi-Fi is the one, big differentiating advantage of course being the Wi-Fi!
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ChimpMaster replied

31 January 2007, 15:09
I found the ipod screen to be too small but I'll take a look at the Creative. The archos 604 sounds very very good tho at this stage.
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Harrysp replied

31 January 2007, 14:57
Creative Zen M ALL THE FOOKIN WAY, it is brill dload plays most formats out there nevers had any probs watching on it
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foritisme replied

31 January 2007, 14:35
When I was looking a while ago I wanted the Creative Zen M - more compatible with movie formats, but at the time it was about £30 more expensive than the ipod. Nowadays you can get good deals on the Creative so I would be inclinded to go for one of them.

Saying that, now I have taken the time to sit down and use itunes it's great. Also found that a little plug-in in Firefox allows you to download from Youtube and I have another freebie to convert to ipod formt (mp4).

As regards to sound quality on the ipod - with a decent pair of headphones - fantastic !
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ChimpMaster started a topic Multimedia players - Ipod Video/Creative/Archos

31 January 2007, 13:55
Multimedia players - Ipod Video/Creative/Archos

My trusty 4 year old 123Mb MP3 player died the other day, it was indeed a sad event.

Anyway, I'm now looking at getting a new MP3/Video player, and seeing how I somehow completely missed the ipod era, I'm somewhat lost as to their capabilities.

Have you got one of these multimedia players, like the ipod video, or the archos 404 etc.?

I want to know how easy they are to use, especially in being able to download and watch programs or movies. For example, could I download a MPEG or AVI encoded movie and watch it on the IPod or on the Archos?
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