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GalacticCmdr updated iTunes

GalacticCmdr — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:17:57 -0400

September 8, 2008 at 3:17 pm

chose MediaMonkey over iTunes
chose Windows Media Player over iTunes
chose foobar2000 over iTunes
chose Winamp over iTunes
agreed: "Links break if network media go down"
agreed: "High startup time on Windows"
agreed: "Slows down Windows"
agreed: "Annoying reminders pop-up to upgrade all the time"
agreed: "Installs many services and bloatware"
disagreed: "Easy to access music on other computers on home network"
agreed: "Easy-to-use synching with iPod device"

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GalacticCmdr — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:15:57 -0400

September 8, 2008 at 3:15 pm

GalacticCmdr updated 2 products

GalacticCmdr — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:26:07 -0400

1. updated Archos 605 WiFi - August 30, 2008 at 3:26 pm

chose Archos 605 WiFi over Pepper Pad 3
chose Archos 605 WiFi over Apple iPod Touch
chose Archos 605 WiFi over Cowon Q5W
chose Archos 605 WiFi over Microsoft Zune 80
chose Archos 605 WiFi over Nokia N810
chose Archos 605 WiFi over Cowon A3
tapped as "have it"
agreed: "No storage space for included styli"
disagreed: "Prone to crashes when web browsing "
agreed: "Stream media from PC or laptop"
agreed: "Supports many video formats including XviD and DivX"

2. updated Apple iPod Touch - August 30, 2008 at 3:25 pm

chose Apple iPod Touch over Electro Box miShake
chose Apple iPod Touch over Samsung YP-P2
chose Apple iPod Touch over Slacker Portable Player
chose Apple iPod Touch over iriver clix gen 2
chose Cowon Q5W over Apple iPod Touch
chose Creative Zen over Apple iPod Touch
chose Apple iPod Touch over Sony NWZ-A820
chose Apple iPod Classic over Apple iPod Touch
chose Apple iPod Touch over Microsoft Zune 80
chose Apple iPod Touch over Cowon iAudio D2
chose Apple iPod Nano over Apple iPod Touch
chose SanDisk Sansa View over Apple iPod Touch
chose Archos 605 WiFi over Apple iPod Touch
chose Archos 704 WiFi over Apple iPod Touch
chose Cowon A3 over Apple iPod Touch
chose iriver Spinn over Apple iPod Touch
agreed: "Overpriced"
disagreed: "Significant floor noise. "
agreed: "Lame chrome back."
disagreed: "Only one color available"
disagreed: "Doesn't support WPA-Enterprise"
agreed: "Can't change the battery"
agreed: "Difficult to type with pop-up keyboard"
agreed: "No developper API as of now. One is expected to be released in February."
agreed: "SQ not up to par with other DAPs in the same and even lower pricerange"
agreed: "No file management in iPod (e.g. delete pictures/music/videos)"
agreed: "No instant messaging app."
agreed: "No EQ on the player - can only be set song-by-song from within iTunes"
agreed: "No hardware music controls."
agreed: "Only one playlist (On-The-Go) is directly editable from the player."
agreed: "Have to pay $20 for the software upgrade which includes the map, notes, stock, and weather apps and webclip support."
agreed: "Cannot select text or copy and paste."
agreed: "Can't copy files to device for offline viewing (e.g. PDFs)."
agreed: "Small capacities - 8GB or 16GB"
agreed: "No USB mass storage mode (disk mode) so it can't be used to move data around."
agreed: "Limited codec support"
disagreed: "Too big harddisk for me"
disagreed: "Coverflow is quite useful on top of being a joy to use with the touchscreen "
disagreed: "Context-sensitive on screen keyboard works very well."
disagreed: "Elegant and clean design."
disagreed: "Safari's content-aware zooming (zoom to fit text)."
agreed: "Very thin profile - thinner than iPhone"
agreed: "Normal headphone jack - not recessed like iPhone"
agreed: "Accelerometer detects horizontal or vertical position and adjusts display accordingly"
disagreed: "Vibrant 3.5" color touchscreen"
agreed: "Amazing multi-Touch interface"
disagreed: "WiFi access with Web browsing using Safari"
tapped as "have it"

GalacticCmdr updated 2 products

GalacticCmdr — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:09:17 -0400

1. updated Nokia N810 - May 13, 2008 at 4:09 pm

disagreed: "Doesn't work as a cell phone"
agreed: "Way too expensive for what it offers."
disagreed: "No 3G network support"
agreed: "Included storage is lacking (2GB compared to Touch's 16GB)"
agreed: "Expandable storage with microSD and SDHC cards up to 8GB"
agreed: "Palm OS Garnet emulation allows use of Palm PDA applications and games"
agreed: "Built in VoIP support with Skype"
agreed: "Integrated GPS is a fantastic addition"
disagreed: "Still one of the best screens (size/resolution) in the class"
agreed: "Tons of flexibility and potential due to hardcore hacking community"
agreed: "Adds a full QWERTY sliding keyboard"

2. updated Archos 605 WiFi - May 13, 2008 at 4:07 pm

disagreed: "Lackluster battery life (~5 hrs for video)"
agreed: "UI isn't as slick and organized as iPhone/iPod Touch"
agreed: "Requires plugins for MPEG-2 and H.264 support"
agreed: "Have to pay $30 for Opera plugin to browse Web"
agreed: "No OGG Vorbis support"
disagreed: "Kickstand for supporting the player for extended viewing"
disagreed: "Customizable and skinnable"
agreed: "Supports Adobe Flash for embedded video"
agreed: "Large, high resolution screen"
agreed: "Supports many video formats including XviD and DivX"
agreed: "Good price considering the featureset"
agreed: "WiFi enabled for streaming and web browsing"

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