Well, I won't be getting a Zune anytime soon because I just bought a new Archos 604 last night.. ;) Not the wi-fi one only because I have heard that the performance is a bit sluggish right now, but I think once they get to the 3rd generation on the wi-fi scence it will be pretty good and by that time I might "need" a new one.. ;)
And in case anyone is wondering why I got the Archos 4.3" widescreen, I can record from my dvr, satilite, tv, vcr, media center, it works with all the music I have currently and did I mention I can record with it?... ;) Expect a vlog once I get it..... Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Harold Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Heath, > > Riddle me this...What's black and white and brown all over town? > (Okay, I'll admit that I'm not much of a Riddler.) Seriously, though, > I held the chocolate/caca Zune and thought, "Okay, not bad, I like the > way it feels, can't afford it right now and besides I may have a > heckuva time finding anyone else to zap video and music to (but then > again I'm in West L.A. so maybe there *will* be a few Zunesters in my > neighborhood), Hmmm do I want this?" and stuff to that effect. If > you've gotta ask yourself "Do I really want this?" then maybe it's not > for you -- unless, of course, your friends all get one and then Peer > Pressure you into getting one so that you can be Zune-cool like them. > (Or so they'll have you believe.) > > If I could afford a new toy, I might go for one. But then, if I had > $250 to spare, I'll probably upgrade my recording equipment. I could > really use an external mic for my Gmini, or a lavalier mic for my > notebook, or a portable external hard drive, or sex with an unfamiliar > woman. (I'm not one to *pay* for the last item, though. From the > looks of me, though, I can understand why you'd think otherwise.) > > Let's just rock the Archos scene. For awhile I've been thinking of > starting up a website -- call it "Gmini's sake!" But is the new Wi- Fi > even called a Gmini anymore? Oh, well, there went that idea...If you > *do* end up getting a Zune, though, please let me know so that we can > zap eachother across the aether/'Net...I'll bet the hackers will come > up with a way around the Wi-Fi and copyright restrictions sooner or > later. Just give it a few months and I'll bet there will be hacked > Zunes that end up being able to P2P without the current restrictions. > > Otherwise, we can always start our own company -- you know, like Rio? > Build devices that never sell enough to make it worthwhile. (Or > perhaps it *was* worthwhile; perhaps it made some folks rich. I'll > say this for Rio: they were one of the earliest to bring MP3 players > to market. They also helped build the market that inspired Apple to > come up with a more stylish/popular player.) > > Harold > http://videoharold.com > Not certain where all this > is going... > > > > On 11/15/06, Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I really wanted to like the Zune, i really did....but for the life of > > me I can't and I don't know why MS would put out something as half > > baked as this....no jokes from Mac lovers please......I really > > thought this was going to be a viable alternitive to the Ipod and > > work with all the other PC stuff I have WMP, my walmart tunes > > etc.....but instead we got a even more closed system and a new > > interface that won't work with the "other" MS stuff out there! it > > just doesn't make sense, then to top it off they give a cut of their > > player to Universal because Universal thinks we are thieves...... > > > > 2 months ago I would have been first in line, now.....I'll spend the > > extra money on a new Archos.....stupid microsoft.....man they had a > > chance, they really did, if they would wise up and add support for > > the current stuff I had and make it work with the other services as > > well (except Ipod because let's face it, I stand a better chance of > > getting paid to vlog than we do of Jobs opening up the Ipod platform > > to play with others) I would get one then.... > > > > Heath > > http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, sull <sulleleven@> wrote: > > > > > > http://spicygadgetroll.blogspot.com/2006/11/cnnzuneno-love-can- i- > > show-you-my-new.html > > > > > > On 11/15/06, WWWhatsup <joly@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I liked the idea of being able to zap vids to other people til I > > > > read this: > > > > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/09/technology/09pogue.html? > > pagewanted=2 > > > > > > > > You can play a transmitted song only three times, all within three > > > > days. After that, it expires. You're left with only a text tag > > that > > > > shows up on your PC so that how convenient! you can buy the > > song > > > > from Microsoft's store. > > > > > > > > This copy protection is as strict as a 19th-century schoolmarm. > > Just > > > > playing half the song (or one minute, whichever comes first) > > counts as > > > > one "play." You can never resend a song to the same friend. A > > beamed > > > > song can't be passed along to a third person, either. > > > > > > > > What's really nuts is that the restrictions even stomp on your own > > > > musical creations. Microsoft's literature suggests that if you > > have a > > > > struggling rock band, you could "put your demo recordings on your > > Zune" > > > > and "when you're out in public, you can send the songs to your > > > > friends." What it doesn't say: "And then three days later, just > > when > > > > buzz about your band is beginning to build, your songs disappear > > from > > > > everyone's Zunes, making you look like an idiot." > > > > > > > > At 01:26 AM 11/15/2006, you wrote: > > > > >I don't know any of the specs, but the video quality/control on > > it > > > > actually > > > > >seems pretty good. > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > WWWhatsup NYC > > > > http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Sull > > > http://vlogdir.com (a project) > > > http://SpreadTheMedia.org (my blog) > > > http://interdigitate.com (otherly) > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
