Advantages: Audio, video, photo for a reasonable price Disadvantages: May be obsolete already
...a couple of calls to Archos customer service and some trial and error with a free progam called Music Match to achieve the desired results.
Playback is very simple. The Gmini's buttons are similar to a Gameboy. You navigate the onscreen icon-based interface and choose Music. Then you can select a track by Artist, Title, Genre or Year. Of course this information is only available if you have captured it in the tag of each file, but if you're anal ... ...that the whole preamble that Archos went through was aimed more at people wanting to watch home video on the Gmini. I'm still not sure what that all means, but given that I don't have a camcorder and I do download a lot of TV, everything is just dandy.
To give you some idea, the screen on the Gmini is not something you would choose to put on a desk and watch with friends. But I travel for business a fair bit and I find that sitting in Airport lounges ...
danielse 24.11.2005
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Advantages: 40gb, relatively tough, good colour screen, compact flash reader Disadvantages: A bit weighty, not good for jogging etc... also may attract theives!
...Now heres a strange one. Archos actually sell downloadable games via their website to put on this thing. You get a couple free with it, but its not really designed for games to be honest. The buttons are too shiny and not really weighted for delivering rapid blast of death to alien foes. Makes a nice change from my gameboy or phone though.
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So, theres the main run down but now for the other key factors in my attempt ot get you ... ...is great. Smooth metal, smoothed down buttons, nicely weighted. The screen is behind a good bit of plastic so you arent afraid it will crack. You have 7 functions buttons so all the controls are quick to use once you know how.
* The manual. This is another strange point but bear with me. I'm a fairly computer literate person, and had most of the functions on this sorted out without looking at the manual. But if you are a bit more technophobic the ...
5kutbag 25.08.2005
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Advantages: Compact media player, easy to use, clear display Disadvantages: Earphone socket, screen doesnt look right, image viewer is slow loading
I got this a few months back now, i already had an iPod Nano on order but cancelled when i found this cheaper that the iPod! This turned out to be an excellent alternative, not only did it have 5 times the storage capacity but also had more functions than the iPod.
I'll start with the music part.. When i first got this I got all my music on immediately and with no fuss (The Gmini requires no drivers or software as it just function as a USB hard ... ...i saw as I didn't really think it did much. I later learned that the ARCLibrary was a good thing, it sorts your music depending on the ID3 tags (MP3's) categorising them for you to browse by Artist, Album, Title, Genre and Year. The Gmini also has the capability to let you create playlists and to save and edit them, which is also a very easy thing to do. The Gmini can also play games, personally i got addicted to a puzzle one that came with the device. ...
kammakjuj 01.09.2006
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Advantages: Plays music, video, games and shows photos (20gb) Disadvantages: Will make all your friends jelous
I brought the Archos Gmini 400 when i wanted to buy an mp3 player, i had considered almost every one (ipod mini was almost certainly going to be the one i chose) untill i stumbled up this little baby.
The Gmini can do everything the average mp3 player can do, and a whole lot more! Videos photos and games! and for less than an ipod. It has 15hours battery whilst playing mp3s and 5hours when watching video. It can be hooked up to a tv and can be played ... ...the album art.
The Archos Gmini is attached via usb cable, and no installation is required, it just appears like a flash usb memory stick, making it perfect for the transfer of files to or from other (or your friends) computer.
I would recommend this great device to everyone who is in need of an mp3 player but wants something a little more, or to someone considering buying an ipod because the Gmini has way more features. ...
gothicbob 14.10.2005
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