The Douche Is At It Again!!!!

[Amber Lamps]

Okay, I keep looking at this fucking piece of shit and I can't make up my mind if I want it or not!!! I've been thinking about a GoProHD but you can get a bullet cam for $79 for this and have a 5'' display. Heck, you could use it for a rear facing camera in your minivan if you want...

It uses all the Android apps and UI, it's expandable to 32G, it's a GPS, plays video in 720p, mp3/4 player, has built in WiFi, blue tooth, etc, etc, etc

http://www.archos.com/products/imt/archos_5it/index.html?country=us&lang=en

Radio Shack is selling the 8G version for $249...

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3843254

They also sell hard drive models that go up to 500G...the 250 model is only $299 but it doesn't use the Android system.

[Homeslice]

How big is the biggest flash drive version?

[Amber Lamps]

How big is the biggest flash drive version?

Oh I originally posted all that but felt it was kinda long, so I posted the link instead... Anyway, it takes up to a 32G card I believe.

[Rangerscott]

I just ordered the Archos 5 250gb for $190 off of amazon. The archos 5 & 7 are 7th generation. I have a 605 wifi (5th gen) and have the bullet cam. I'm praying that the adapter that plugs into the bottom will work with the new one but I have a feeling it wont.

The camera works fine. The problem I have is the bottom female and adapter male is like an ipod connection. Fits snug but there was just this little metal male/female thingt hat held it on. Secure but if the adapter got to moving then the video would "short" out. I had to use string around the whole thing the hold it on tight.


Radio shack had a sale on one of these. Wish the Ad didnt get thrown away.


*edit*

Amazon still has them for $190

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001D0E4DA/?tag=slickdeals



Archos has the camera marked down to $80.

[Rangerscott]

Vids.

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[fasternyou929]

Does that thick plastic stay in front of your mouth when you're riding? That'd be awful painful in a get-off!

[Amber Lamps]

I just ordered the Archos 5 250gb for $190 off of amazon. The archos 5 & 7 are 7th generation. I have a 605 wifi (5th gen) and have the bullet cam. I'm praying that the adapter that plugs into the bottom will work with the new one but I have a feeling it wont.

The camera works fine. The problem I have is the bottom female and adapter male is like an ipod connection. Fits snug but there was just this little metal male/female thingt hat held it on. Secure but if the adapter got to moving then the video would "short" out. I had to use string around the whole thing the hold it on tight.


Radio shack had a sale on one of these. Wish the Ad didnt get thrown away.


*edit*

Amazon still has them for $190

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001D0E4DA/?tag=slickdeals



Archos has the camera marked down to $80.

The thing is that the 250G that is on sale is the non-android version which means that it also does not have the built in GPS. I'm not sure how good of an idea mounting a hard drive unit on my bike would be. Best Buy sells the entire line up.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp;jsessionid=FB7C02FB5DED0E2E003D10AB44F 7B59E.bbolsp-app02-11?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=3903366248246783007&id=pcat17071&type=page&st=archos+5&sc=Global&cp=1&nrp=15&sp=&qp=&list=n&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960

[Amber Lamps]

Does that thick plastic stay in front of your mouth when you're riding? That'd be awful painful in a get-off!

I was wondering about that too...The camera up by my face would get on my nerves as well. I do like the remote aspect of the system though. I'd mount the panel where my GPS is now, the camera under the nose and the control somewhere I could get to it easily.

[Rangerscott]

I cut some of the back plastic on the pad, so the foam molds around the camera. I dont feel it. The plastic piece is the power/rec/mic. I'm sure you can take out the mic and solder it in its own housing. Its not much of a hassle were its at.


Archos website says this about the camera. "Compatible with ARCHOS 5 and 5G models only".


I've only heard bad things about the android model. Bugs and etc but I haven't gotten to fart with one. So no review from me.


I keep the device in my tank bag or in my jacket, so its not getting jerked around like it would if it was mounted to the bike.

[fasternyou929]

I cut some of the back plastic on the pad, so the foam molds around the camera. I dont feel it.You don't feel it when you're riding, but if you land on your head sometime you'll certainly feel it.

I'm not trying to give you a hard time, but those two pieces would put an awful lot of force on your temple and against your teeth and jaw in an accident. If I were you, I would consider an alternate mounting solution.

[Amber Lamps]

Man I hate stupid people! All of the negative reviews for this product are from dumb ass people that both the old generation unit and are posting bad reviews on the new generation's listing. Not to mention about half of those are related to people not realizing that you had to buy accessories to make a certain feature work. Of course they don't do their research and then blame the product for their stupidity.

[fasternyou929]

Man I hate stupid people! All of the negative reviews for this product are from dumb ass people that both the old generation unit and are posting bad reviews on the new generation's listing. Not to mention about half of those are related to people not realizing that you had to buy accessories to make a certain feature work. Of course they don't do their research and then blame the product for their stupidity.

I've all but given up on reading internet reviews from individuals for the reasons you listed and because they only seem to fall into 2 categories: 1 star or 5 star.

[Rangerscott]

Here's the Archos 5 internet table update history.

http://update.archos.com/7/archos5/changes_firmware_archos5.html

[Amber Lamps]

I cut some of the back plastic on the pad, so the foam molds around the camera. I dont feel it. The plastic piece is the power/rec/mic. I'm sure you can take out the mic and solder it in its own housing. Its not much of a hassle were its at.


Archos website says this about the camera. "Compatible with ARCHOS 5 and 5G models only".


I've only heard bad things about the android model. Bugs and etc but I haven't gotten to fart with one. So no review from me.


I keep the device in my tank bag or in my jacket, so its not getting jerked around like it would if it was mounted to the bike.



It's probably better that way... I'd be looking at the screen and crash!!! I haven't found a negative review yet...other than some old biddy that couldn't figure out the Android interface.

[Amber Lamps]

Here's the Archos 5 internet table update history.

http://update.archos.com/7/archos5/changes_firmware_archos5.html

That looks a lot like my Garmin 855 update history... Oh well, it's working good now.

[Rangerscott]

I say go for it, but I'm not sure if the cam will work with the internet tablet one. I've looked all over the site and cant figure what model the 5G is.

[Amber Lamps]

I say go for it, but I'm not sure if the cam will work with the internet tablet one. I've looked all over the site and cant figure what model the 5G is.

They have a camera on the accessory page and if I were guessing, I'd guess that the "G" stood for Google-as in Android.

[Flexin]

I've all but given up on reading internet reviews from individuals for the reasons you listed and because they only seem to fall into 2 categories: 1 star or 5 star.

When I read internet reviews or even hear reviews in person, I always toss the "Its awsome!!!" and "Its a piece of shit" reviews unless they follow it up with a reason. You can still find good reviews you just need to do a little more searching.

James

[Rangerscott]

My archos 5 should be here tomorrow. I'll give an update when it arrives.

[Dave]

this is your attempt to trick karma into never pushing deer into your path again isint it?

[Amber Lamps]

this is your attempt to trick karma into never pushing deer into your path again isint it?

Shhh.... it's working! There were like fucking seven of those rats with antlers on the side of the road Sunday...my new brakes work out fucking standing BTW!!!