Hi! I have previously owned a PMP (Personal Media Player) that I enjoyed a lot for playing music and watching videos, although the PMP broke down this summer. For a while I've been looking around for a replacement, but haven't really found a PMP that seems good enough in the right price range.

I got really interested in the Archos 605, for both PMP functionality and Wifi web browsing, but it seems like the web browsing on the 605 is more of a gimmick than a real use. And, the 605 is quite pricey, the screen doesnt seem that good, etc.

Then I came to think about the N800 and realized that it has dropped in price... A lot. I got really interested in it, because it really seems (in theory, at least) like a great allround machine, and I'm not afraid of third party software and a bit of tinkering (allbeit not too much).

So far, my impressions are that the N800 is a great Internet Tablet, with a great screen and that it functions just fine as a music (MP3) player.

The video playing I'm a bit unsure of, though.

How good at video playing does the N800 get with the best available third party software? I would prefer to be able to play "regular" .avi-files in DivX/Xvid and other common codecs. Preferably with standard TV/DVD-rip resolution, up to 720x576 or something like that. For short - I'm not interested in having to Transcode videos. How well does this work on the N800? Is it likely that the N800 will, in the near future, get much improvement in this area through better third party software?

If I buy an N800 I will probably not strike until after christmas.

Very grateful for your thoughts on this. Thanks in advance!

Cheers.