what about those archos?
 

they have wifi series as well, pretty good storage capacity (30 gigs). not bad for the casual user.

Re: what about those archos?
 

These days, Archos charges you extra for the on/off switch...

Re: what about those archos?
 

I have Archos 604 WiFi, its great for watching movies, browsing pictures, listening music, but thats all

Re: what about those archos?
 

It was a toss-up between Archos and Nokia for me. But their browser and interface seems really cumbersome, and all the buttons seem dorky. The wifi antenna is also so tiny the range is limited - there are hacks on the web to open them up and route a long antenna wire throughout the innards. The build and HD are said to seem fragile as well.

But, I agree, the screen size, capacity and media playing ability is impressive.

Re: what about those archos?
 

The cowon A2 is a better PMP than the Archos 604. True, it doesn't have wifi, but it wins in PMP ability and can do a lot more. Also, you need to pay a lot extra with the 604 to get the basic features that come with the Cowon A2.

Re: what about those archos?
 

That would make it worse. Wifi isn't like am, you can't just stick a coat hanger on it and expect it to work better.

Re: what about those archos?
 

Really? Why not? It's a 2.4GHz radio band, nothing more.

Not trolling, just ignorant and would really like to know why a bigger antenna wouldn't help.


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Re: what about those archos?
 

It's not exactly a coathanger, but on the Pointlisse Archos PMA forum there's a DIY hack to vastly improve the PMA430's WiFi range, by switching the builtin 3.6 cm antenna (big word for a piece of wire) for one that's 28.8 cm long (yes, that's another piece of wire).

Re: what about those archos?
 

I have the 605 wifi. The browser is an ok add-on feature, but it's not good enough to make me carry it instead of my 810.

Re: what about those archos?
 

I'm actually really surprised that works. Though I'm also really surprised they use a wire for the original antenna.