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Archos Teases New Product (That We Hope is More than a Red Curtain)
Posted by Mark Wilson at 3:40 AM on August 16, 2008
Archos used to (and to some extent still does) represent the biggest, baddest personal media players on the block. I mean, they weren't just PMPs. They were DVRs, too, and featured massive screens. In a way, Archos never let us down. We just realised that if we were carrying around that much extra gear, it needed to do more than be another device to watch a movie on (even with add-ons like GPS). In any case, we're pretty intrigued over this new banner on Archos' site with the simple tease "Coming up soon..." If we're reading the hint correctly, we can expect a new product any day now. And we're looking forward to it. [archos via DAPreview]
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AreWeThereYeti
Posted 4:02 AM 16/8/08
Yay! I can't wait! A really sweet PMP+DVR with a 5" touchscreen for only $200 (+$300 for internet access, $75 for browser, $100 for bluetooth, $50 for A2DP, $50 for jpeg codec, $200 for H.264 codec....
AreWeThereYeti
Keirmeister
Posted 3:53 AM 16/8/08
Maybe it's the Generation 6 PMPs?
What.eh.va. WHERE'S THE BLOODY TVPORTATION PLUGIN?!? It's been "Coming Soon" for months now!
Keirmeister
Hectorvex
Posted 3:46 AM 16/8/08
Personally, I hope it actually is a red curtain, as my old curtains are getting kind of worn.
Hectorvex
mumin
Posted 4:14 AM 16/8/08
@AreWeThereYeti:
you're just being mean :-(
mumin
mciarlo
Posted 4:45 AM 16/8/08
Crappy teaser banner for what will likely be a crappy product.
mciarlo
albokay
Posted 5:24 AM 16/8/08
im sure whatever it is it will be great but there is no way in hell im getting it first. Ill wait at least a year for them to work the bugs out.
albokay
itchytooth
Posted 5:39 AM 16/8/08
The poorly rendered red curtain bothers me. It seems like they could take a moment to find a better image.
itchytooth
Ariel_Wollinger
Posted 6:11 AM 16/8/08
I hope it has a faster interface and lot's of space.
Ariel_Wollinger
EctoGamad
Posted 6:01 AM 16/8/08
Thats not a curtain, thats their newest pmp after it has been blended.
EctoGamad
anothernord
Posted 6:29 AM 16/8/08
I'm still impressed with the 605 wifi, I will definitely buy the next generation player.
anothernord
Cashak
Posted 6:29 AM 16/8/08
At least give us a count down clock or something. A bland red curtain can only hold my attention for... oooh shiny banner ad! What was I saying again?
Cashak
canuckistani
Posted 6:45 AM 16/8/08
i still love my 404..the design is great..i get compliments on it all the time at the gym..and for long flights its great...although I see the OP's point and am considering an EEE as a laptop replacement
canuckistani
fizgiged
Posted 7:35 AM 16/8/08
Love my Archos player. Can't wait to see the next gen.
fizgiged
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Posted 8:02 AM 16/8/08
Well, I still have my gen 5 Archos.
But the way things are going, maybe it's a cheap touchscreen base.
So you can buy an expensive GPS module, expensive dock, expensive proprietary cables, expensive codecs, expensive video player module, expensive proprietary OS, etc etc
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Charybdis
Posted 8:42 AM 16/8/08
Screw Archos and their nonexistent customer support. Two different players, two different issues, and two unanswered/unacknowledged complaints. Despite repeated emails to customer service I never once received a reply. They will never get my money a third time.
Not that I'm biased or anything. :)
Charybdis
mumin
Posted 8:32 AM 16/8/08
@Bokusatsu_Tenshi:
you're just being mean :-(
:-p
mumin
Zlevee
Posted 10:14 AM 16/8/08
The GPS add-on for the 605 wi-fi is awesome. I wouldn't buy the bundled version just for this, but if you already have the 605 the add-on is well worth it.
Zlevee
ElementalDragon
Posted 10:51 AM 16/8/08
I hope it's just a new addon that they're releasing, and not actually a new device (as it's been said... maybe the Generation 6 products).... seeing as i just bought an Archos 605 WiFi 160GB don't even think a month ago.
ElementalDragon
transws6am
Posted 9:20 AM 16/8/08
I agree with Charybadis. The past two generations have been disasterous. Complete sh-it as far as quality. And instead of fixing them, they just ignore everything. Then you have this clown Charbax that they keep quoting, who spews Nazi sympathy crap on his pro-Archos site. Stop quoting this racist, please.
transws6am
TheWTOisGOD
Posted 3:43 AM 16/8/08
Although, since it is from Archos, I might be happy with a red curtain that did amazing things.
I'm sure I could find a place to use it...
TheWTOisGOD
DeloresDrusus
Posted 4:09 PM 16/8/08
The Archos is the great also ran, they had it all, Before the Video iPod, A real web browser, big screen, wi fi, and best of all, play back of almost all video, mp4, dvix, h.264, avi, everything, until you got one Home, and discovered everything requires a plug in, from $20 to $30 dollars US, and if anything happens to your archos, well just like a life time tivo subscription, your apps are Locked to the device, none transferable, so you get the joy of buying them all over again, oh and lest we forget, their great customer service, NOT! and yes the archos will work as a DVR, after you buy the $99 Dollar Dock, the same price of a stand alone dvd recorder in the US, So when that curtain lift's, look for a second one, with a list of plug in and attachment's for it to work as advertised.
DeloresDrusus