Archos 7
At first glance there is nothing like the ARCHOS 7 home tablet? That is 0.5 inches thick, has a seven-inch touch screen, runs on Android, and wait ... only $ 199. It sounded pretty big for us, as it opened at CeBIT, but then a small, but the sad details began to emerge about the device: it has a resistive touch screen, has an accelerometer, and has no access to the Android Market - and worst of all, that runs on Android 1.5. Of course, you get what you pay for, but the Archos 7 can rise above these differences and convince us that dig up $ 199 of our piggy banks? We spent last week with the tablet, so you only need to click to find out.
There is no denying that the DNA stock Archos 7 Archos 5 Internet Tablet and the fact that we have always wanted to look in five is not bad. Matte metal cover behind the camera feels comfortable in your hand, and although the plastic base is still very strong. It's cheap, but would not say it's cheap-feeling. Of course, the scale of the build quality is not as rock as aluminum, the iPad, but the tablet 7 Home Tablet from Apple is something that, of course: a crutch. A thin plastic substrate can be dragged from the platform back to its support on a shelf or table, which means there is no need to invest in a value of fantasy.
Size-wise, the pill is actually an ideal - a seven-inch screen is too wide, and 8 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches it does not take much space on your bedside table or in a small bag on his shoulder . And because it weighs less than a pound (13.7 ounces, to be exact), I was quite comfortable in bed, reading e-books or surf the web - it's much easier to take lying iPad 1.5 kg . It's actually closer in size and weight of 10, 2 ounces and 0.36 inches Amazon Kindle.
Not much to report on how the buttons and ports - Archos is relatively simple, with the power switch and a slot for micro-SD card on the top edge, and headphone / composite video and mini-USB port, the Right side. There is a circular opening in the front of the platform where you would expect from a camera, but unfortunately it is only a prototype at this time. In the box, Archos includes a skimpy pair of headphones, a standard mini-USB to USB cable and AC adapter. Archos plans to sell the composite cable separately.
Of course, the essence of the Archos 7 is its resistance to the 800 seven-inch x 480, where our complaints really start. While we are happy to see, Archos using the matte screen, which always begins again reflect light at certain viewing angles are rather narrow. Take pills out of the shaft, trying to see the clip of losers led to the inability to cope with Jeffrey Dean Morgan, when upright, the image was very bright and clear. On the sensory layer, we understand that it would add a dollar sign printed on a capacitive screen, but with most phones sporting Android capacitive screens are using the pill feel, with time travel. Back in the habit of having to put more pressure on the icon and the keyboard took some time, as has been done, noting that it would be easier to use nails to navigate the menu more closely. Just touch the screen of a tablet is sensitive and reacts exactly resistive finger keys just wish it was a different group as a whole.
A key component of the screen, you can not find? It would be an accelerometer. 7, no accelerometer, and worse, is not a utility bill or a switch to change the screen orientation. It took us scratching your head for days, but in fact we see no justification for excluding tablet functions - if Archos morally opposed to reading web pages vertically, which is highly unlikely, since the Archos 5 is capable of do. Fortunately, some applications are just the default vertical orientation, as pre-Aldiko e-reading application, but there is no chance that you're reading Engadget vertical mode of the box (although we expect the typical khaki with Archos occurs as soon as ships).
Speakers flanking the screen is quite strong. We have Kings of Leon Only By The Night on the MicroSD card and heard "Sex On Fire" loud and clear through our apartment - about 24 meters from Archos 7 has been calibrated in our living room table. Similarly, when we were watching some videos in the video card, we were very impressed with the fullness of the sound of small holes.
Indeed, the fact that the tablet operating system Android 1.5, probably slightly exceeded the average for the average consumer, but for us tech-savvy, which means that the software does not have a quick search, the battery indicator The use of advanced multi-touch (not that that matters in this unit) and a number of other recent additions. Archos can always click on the device firmware update, but a firmware update will not be able to run the Android operating system updated. Sorry. That's really all we can say that this sad reality.
Our biggest problem with the implementation of Android is the lack of access to markets. Yes, due to restrictions on 7 Google does not have access to 50,000 applications designed for your operating system. However, Archos has gone and created their own AppsLib store, which has only 1,000 applications approved at this time. Although the Archos also plans to add two thousand requests for payment at the end of June, which is still lacking in many applications! And say, the choice of missing persons is not to say anything. Some of our favorites are missing, including Seesmic, Slacker, Pandora and Facebook. What if Archos five preload applications - Ebuddy, Aldiko, ColorNote, DailyNote and Deezer - no Gmail and YouTube, and, of course, is not in the store or AppsLib. What does this mean? This means that you must go out of their way to your favorite applications on the device. We were able to play on Facebook, Seesmic and Opera Mobile with AndroidFreeware.com. Slacker also had the Skyfire and direct to their websites and enter there. But it is very difficult to get to the application /. Apks on the network, and is even more frustrating when you do not work quite right.
In addition to the application of experience, web browser, what can you expect from an Android device. The default browser download sites quickly and it was pretty easy to navigate using a resistive touch screen. Again, we wish we could turn the platform and read Engadget upright. We try really Skyfire for us to play some videos from YouTube, but the browser was slow and the video were quite catch up, even when connected to Wi-Fi signal stronger. Speaking of video playback, a multimedia player Archos 7, Stand-up operations. With H.264, RealVideo, MPEG-4 is compatible with the codecs. Abi. Mp4,. MKV. And Mov. Flv file. IMDb 720p video played well and smooth audio and video synchronization. And after seeing the video on the device but also an electronic book reader Aldiko decent software - soft, but takes a few seconds to open the default vertical orientation and rotate the screen slides pages. From the selection of books is not enough Aldiko, I need not say that we were ready for the Kindle from Amazon or Barnes & Noble Nook of application, but are not available in the store AppsLib.
There is no denying that the DNA stock Archos 7 Archos 5 Internet Tablet and the fact that we have always wanted to look in five is not bad. Matte metal cover behind the camera feels comfortable in your hand, and although the plastic base is still very strong. It's cheap, but would not say it's cheap-feeling. Of course, the scale of the build quality is not as rock as aluminum, the iPad, but the tablet 7 Home Tablet from Apple is something that, of course: a crutch. A thin plastic substrate can be dragged from the platform back to its support on a shelf or table, which means there is no need to invest in a value of fantasy.
Size-wise, the pill is actually an ideal - a seven-inch screen is too wide, and 8 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches it does not take much space on your bedside table or in a small bag on his shoulder . And because it weighs less than a pound (13.7 ounces, to be exact), I was quite comfortable in bed, reading e-books or surf the web - it's much easier to take lying iPad 1.5 kg . It's actually closer in size and weight of 10, 2 ounces and 0.36 inches Amazon Kindle.
Not much to report on how the buttons and ports - Archos is relatively simple, with the power switch and a slot for micro-SD card on the top edge, and headphone / composite video and mini-USB port, the Right side. There is a circular opening in the front of the platform where you would expect from a camera, but unfortunately it is only a prototype at this time. In the box, Archos includes a skimpy pair of headphones, a standard mini-USB to USB cable and AC adapter. Archos plans to sell the composite cable separately.
Of course, the essence of the Archos 7 is its resistance to the 800 seven-inch x 480, where our complaints really start. While we are happy to see, Archos using the matte screen, which always begins again reflect light at certain viewing angles are rather narrow. Take pills out of the shaft, trying to see the clip of losers led to the inability to cope with Jeffrey Dean Morgan, when upright, the image was very bright and clear. On the sensory layer, we understand that it would add a dollar sign printed on a capacitive screen, but with most phones sporting Android capacitive screens are using the pill feel, with time travel. Back in the habit of having to put more pressure on the icon and the keyboard took some time, as has been done, noting that it would be easier to use nails to navigate the menu more closely. Just touch the screen of a tablet is sensitive and reacts exactly resistive finger keys just wish it was a different group as a whole.
A key component of the screen, you can not find? It would be an accelerometer. 7, no accelerometer, and worse, is not a utility bill or a switch to change the screen orientation. It took us scratching your head for days, but in fact we see no justification for excluding tablet functions - if Archos morally opposed to reading web pages vertically, which is highly unlikely, since the Archos 5 is capable of do. Fortunately, some applications are just the default vertical orientation, as pre-Aldiko e-reading application, but there is no chance that you're reading Engadget vertical mode of the box (although we expect the typical khaki with Archos occurs as soon as ships).
Speakers flanking the screen is quite strong. We have Kings of Leon Only By The Night on the MicroSD card and heard "Sex On Fire" loud and clear through our apartment - about 24 meters from Archos 7 has been calibrated in our living room table. Similarly, when we were watching some videos in the video card, we were very impressed with the fullness of the sound of small holes.
Indeed, the fact that the tablet operating system Android 1.5, probably slightly exceeded the average for the average consumer, but for us tech-savvy, which means that the software does not have a quick search, the battery indicator The use of advanced multi-touch (not that that matters in this unit) and a number of other recent additions. Archos can always click on the device firmware update, but a firmware update will not be able to run the Android operating system updated. Sorry. That's really all we can say that this sad reality.
Our biggest problem with the implementation of Android is the lack of access to markets. Yes, due to restrictions on 7 Google does not have access to 50,000 applications designed for your operating system. However, Archos has gone and created their own AppsLib store, which has only 1,000 applications approved at this time. Although the Archos also plans to add two thousand requests for payment at the end of June, which is still lacking in many applications! And say, the choice of missing persons is not to say anything. Some of our favorites are missing, including Seesmic, Slacker, Pandora and Facebook. What if Archos five preload applications - Ebuddy, Aldiko, ColorNote, DailyNote and Deezer - no Gmail and YouTube, and, of course, is not in the store or AppsLib. What does this mean? This means that you must go out of their way to your favorite applications on the device. We were able to play on Facebook, Seesmic and Opera Mobile with AndroidFreeware.com. Slacker also had the Skyfire and direct to their websites and enter there. But it is very difficult to get to the application /. Apks on the network, and is even more frustrating when you do not work quite right.
In addition to the application of experience, web browser, what can you expect from an Android device. The default browser download sites quickly and it was pretty easy to navigate using a resistive touch screen. Again, we wish we could turn the platform and read Engadget upright. We try really Skyfire for us to play some videos from YouTube, but the browser was slow and the video were quite catch up, even when connected to Wi-Fi signal stronger. Speaking of video playback, a multimedia player Archos 7, Stand-up operations. With H.264, RealVideo, MPEG-4 is compatible with the codecs. Abi. Mp4,. MKV. And Mov. Flv file. IMDb 720p video played well and smooth audio and video synchronization. And after seeing the video on the device but also an electronic book reader Aldiko decent software - soft, but takes a few seconds to open the default vertical orientation and rotate the screen slides pages. From the selection of books is not enough Aldiko, I need not say that we were ready for the Kindle from Amazon or Barnes & Noble Nook of application, but are not available in the store AppsLib.
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