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2007-11-30
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2007-11-30
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2007-11-30
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2007-11-30
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2007-11-30
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2007-11-30
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@ "Almost there!" (Monte Christo, Count of)
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Personally, I don't understand the 'I don't want to re-encode' crowd.
The screen's small compared to a monitor/tv. Storage is tight. You should be re-encoding for smaller file-sizes and the smaller screen anyway.
IMO the real failure of the n800 as a PMP is the lack of storage and the lack of a good sync'ing program. It's pretty inconvenient for the average user.
It works for me. But I realize that not many people would go through what I go through to catch up on tv over lunch. Heck, half the time I don't even do it anymore. Lately I've only been grabbing the latest off my video\mobile directory once or twice a week.
If you watch primarily streams (UPnP/web), it's far more convenient.
But that's not usually the use-case that PMP shoppers have in mind.
If there were a solid app that I could fire up, that would automatically grab the 'latest' files from a network share and purge 'watched' files - those problems would largely go away. But it doesn't exist.
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Personally, I don't understand the 'I don't want to re-encode' crowd.
The screen's small compared to a monitor/tv. Storage is tight. You should be re-encoding for smaller file-sizes and the smaller screen anyway.
IMO the real failure of the n800 as a PMP is the lack of storage and the lack of a good sync'ing program. It's pretty inconvenient for the average user.
If there were a solid app that I could fire up, that would automatically grab the 'latest' files from a network share and purge 'watched' files - those problems would largely go away. But it doesn't exist.
on you. But...
RTFM!
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2007-11-30
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I assume you mean by "lack of storage", insufficient storage to keep entire library on there.
Then make it?
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Hi, I would love to here from someone with a Cowon A2 and a N800. I have a n700 and it just doesn't compare to the A2.
For the OP, what about an A2? Its a much better device than Archos. I think the 770 works as a media player - definitely its okay because it has a large screen to watch on a commute, etc. but I think it can't compare to something like the A2 and Archos x. My A2 is broken now, so I could never do a side-by-side, but it seems MUCH better than the 770 at least. I think if anyone using a N800 to watch videos tried a better PMP they would say - oh yeah there is a big difference.
Maybe what makes the A2 PMP so much better is: higher resolution, better viewing angle, better image on a non-touchscreen, and the ability to zoom on the fly, which can make a video much bigger when cropping doens't matter.
I haven't tried a N800 - is the screen much better than the 770?
Are there others here that can report on their experiences from using Mplayer on the N800?
It is very interesting what you write as well, GeneralAntilles. So hopefully (I'm not holding you accountable ) there is a decent chance of us seeing improved video support on the N800 in the future.
I would love to wait for an N900, but I'm guessing that it will be a bit too expensive to justify a purchase for me.
Tough choice, as always... Well, I guess I will try to collect information as well as wait and see if something happens on the third party software front, and then decide what to do perhaps at the beginning of next year.
Any further thoughts are welcome, of course
As I wrote, it would be cool to hear more about Mplayer!