Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet W/ Android Review Pt 5 (Task

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$299 16gb version, I purchased a 8gb Micro sdhc card to increase the storage capability. Please ask me if you want me to Review a particular android app/game that you want to see on the Archos 5 internet media tablet especially to see if it works well with it and I will see what I can do! :D

Part 5 of my review of the Archos 5 Internet media tablet with Android. I talk about Task Management to keep your A5 IT stable plus I demonstrate WebTV/Podcasts & WebRadio. Please watch Part 6 here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXD4ROhSkh4

The Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet with the Android software is a wonderful combination of a personal media player and miniature computer! It is literally like a netbook and has advanced capabilities beyond that of your typical media players. It is a lot bigger than the Zune HD and ipod touch 3g with a gorgeous 4.8' screen. The SSID flash versions that come in 8, 16, 32gb are thin and lightweight. The hard drive models that start at 160gb and go up to 500gigs are a bit thicker obviously.

The A5 IT is quite simply one of the best devices I have ever owned if not, THE best. It is not without it's faults but it is really an amazing device.
For Tech specs, go here: http://www.archos.com/products/imt/archos_5it/specs.html?country=us&lang=en

The touch screen is not as touch responsive as the ipod touch or Zune HD with it's OLED screen but it's still
easy to use. You need to apply a bit of extra pressure with your fingers and thumbs because of the layers of
the screen. It's not a huge deal and you will get used to it in no time. You MUST calibrate the screen by going into settings as soon as you set it up or you might find yourself being frustrated with you not touching the keyboard letters/numbers/games/apps correctly. Calibrating is essential. The screen although not as sharp as the Zune HD, is still a delight and very enjoyable because of it's sheer size. Watching a music video or a video podcast or your own personal media is a lot of fun with the A5 it! I would give the A5 it the slight edge over the ipod touch 3g despite it's better black level on video and the Zune HD despite it's OLED glass screen.

The Google marketplace apps work for the most part really well on the A5 it but some didn't work at all but
the majority so far did for me. A lot of the apps in the marketplace and the offical AppsLib Archos app store
are FREE!

I highly recommend this device, it's lightweight, portable, has a beautiful large touch screen, has fast web
browsing, can watch youtube, you can use google voice, google talk, skype and thousands of other apps on it.
It comes with the Android OS and is one of the most amazing devices I have ever owned. For me the competition is between the Zune HD, ipod touch 3g and Archos 5 internet media tablet w/ Android. If you are into phones, I would also add the Motorola Droid in there too. The A5 is not perfect (what device isn't), has some bugs but overall is well worth the purchase! BUY IT!!

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[Scales213]

@CandysAllMediaReview

Hey there, i dont know if u got my other message, so ill try again, i was wondering about the supposed firmware problems with this device. I heard that some people had problems playing youtube on it as well as putting music on. Do you think you could tell me about this??

[CandysAllMediaReview]

@Scales213 I have had no problems playing Youtube on it. You have to have the browser setting "Desktop user Agent" set to OFF. Desktop agent if turned ON, lets you view full webpages but you won't be able to see Youtube videos. Some ppl didn't know that and assumed sadly you can't play youtube. Youtube plays perfectly

[dimmondslice]

im thinking about getting the 250$ 8 gig version and then getting a 16gig micro SD to complment the memory. my question is, if u use an SD card to store apps, can u run them straight of the SD card, and easily at that? or do u have to move the entire app from the SD card to the onboard memory to acess it? thanks alot because this info will determine whether or not i get the 8gig or 16gig versions

[CandysAllMediaReview]

Nope, android app storage space is approx 190 mb, that's right, you can only have 190 something mb of Apps. Unlike the ipod touch where you can store the apps off the regular system storage. Hopefully the android silly app restriction will be lifted. You cannot store any apps on the card and play them sadly.

I personally would get the 16 gb version, it's only $299 at Best Buy at the time I wrote this.

Have fun!

[elwopper]

hello, i've been loving your review. I think you are the only one that has reviewed the WebTV feature. I'm learning french so it's a good thing to be able to use this feature to practice the language.

I suppose you can also watch video podcasts in french ? or at least hear audio podcasts?

I think i'll be buying this device, im still deciding whether to buy this one or the previous one that runs on linux (SO MUCH CHEAPER!). Do you think this one is worth the price difference ?

[CandysAllMediaReview]

Forgot to say, yes you can watch many tv shows in french, podcasts are available in french too and audio

[yoshinosakura]

WOW!!! I didn't know it comes with WEBTV this is so awesome im SO GETTING THIS!

[musiclectures]

Thank you

It's excellent!

[elwopper]

thats great !

Thank you very much !

[CandysAllMediaReview]

Yes I think it's worth it for sure :)