Archos 7 Home Tablet ~ Tablet Arena

Paving the way to one of the first products in the market for tablet iPad post-flood type, Archos presents its response, the more expensive compact iPad: The Archos 7 Internet Tablet. 7-inch tablet runs Android is based on an operating system as open as the operating system of Apple's iPhone is controlled. The Archos 7 is less of grace granted by the cheap price user interface, but the most clear and a touchscreen interface that does not have sufficient sensitivity is withdrawn, a pill to cure.
Project
A 4.2 by 0.5 inches and an 8 oz 13.7, the Archos is black plastic to maintain manageable seven years, and offers a 7-inch touch screen, 800 x 480 pixels. It comes with a built-in stand anything; Apple should have implemented iPad much larger, heavier. The support is even easier to use for watching videos and other hands-free. Unfortunately, the sensitivity of the screen above, or failure, which are becoming less useful if you need or select options on the screen, a light touch is not always work and had not strength enough. The ARCHOS 7 home top lock switch /, a microSD card slot and a charge indicator. On the right side of the device is a headset, connect the AC adapter and a USB port. They are in the front speakers and a microphone. The package includes: headset (something you will not receive an IPAD), USB cable and AC adapter. Failure of major projects: No accelerometer, so when you turn the page you are looking for things to write next. The Archos 7 with 802.11b and g WiFi netowrk.

Features and performance

Before proceeding, make one thing clear: if the iPhone OS and App Store, since it probably will not like the Android 1.5 operating system is based on the Archos 7 Frankly, he does everything by the door in relation to applications. For those who dream of unlimited duration and, more importantly, the selection of romance, this operating system is the perfect antidote to thoroughly cleanse the world of Apple's App Store. Exactly prepared by an endless stack of applications, some of whom are poor and many of them are errors, or simply not optimized for the Archos 7 excavation. Personally, I see the merit of each operating system, but I prefer the Apple ecosystem, which is controlled, still running, but easier because of it. Archos at least allows you to limit your search only "approved" of the securities in its App Store, AppsLib, which can be accessed directly on the device. It also ensures a representative of the company Archos me several tests of new applications for the approval process for all Archos 7 days.

My main problem with the Archos Android operating system is redundant. On the main screen, a variety of applications, which are customizable? The fact that the music section, as well as video and photo sections are all independent actors seem less useful than, say, the menu music, video and picture has so many portable media player devices such as Archos and over the 605 Wi-Fi If you are in the Applications menu, select an arrow to the left of the screen, you will see all applications, including those for desktop customizable home screen that there is one dominated by a search window Google, which directly in the browser on the tablet. It is less confusing than it is annoying. It just adds more confusion. One of them is serious, that, surprisingly, the new player applications do not offer a real improvement in the Archos into force. Artists or selection of music, not an intuitive process with unnecessary steps and a touch screen is not always what you want. Compared with elegant touch screen systems like Microsoft Zune HD, navigation Archos 7 feel a little under budget.

The virtual keyboard is intuitive, but is a victim of the sensitivity of the touch screen of questions and it's a shame because, as the application of e-mail works. You can create multiple mailboxes, one option as the primary account. You can also choose how many times, at intervals of five minutes, you want to be notified of new mail, an icon appears on the top of the screen, regardless of whether you are on the home screen, listening to music or using the browser. However, going through the setup menu with the swipe of your finger downwards, often without realizing it, choose an option. The browser is intuitive as well, but again, you should expect a certain level of discomfort when typing on the keyboard or select options to try on a website. In addition, many sites you visit sweetened versions PCMag.com Mobile series and ESPN.com. As with the iPhone, there is no native support for Flash and video content can be viewed on the web, the Archos 7 is easy, but moving to a site to fit the screen by simply pressing a button on the below the screen.
The device synchronization with Windows Media Player is a simple process, how to upload a video or an image in the reader. The process is as seamless as iTunes or iPhoto with iPhone, but certainly not a headache. The user can adjust the equalizer is something that any media player or as a tablet must have headphones. Of course, the headphones sound great, but better than nothing, which is what you get with the iPad. More importantly, it offers videos and photos on the screen instantly fresh, bright, high resolution.
Archos has always offered strong support for download and this pill is no exception. For audio, it plays MP3, WMA, WAV, APE, OGG, FLAC, AAC, which can display JPEG, BMP, GIF, and photo files, video and play H.264 and MPEG-4.
Estimated Battery Archos tablet at home 42 hours music and 7 hours of video and we will publish the results of our lab soon.
It is the splendor, the world of publishing iPhone and iPad appealing to you; it is unlikely to increase the attractiveness of the Archos 7 Internet Tablet to hear that uses more of a "lower class" platform of the platform, but for the people? Only those who want all the possible applications in hand and ready to sift some turnips. For $ 200, the Archos 7 is a business, but I just do not care if I say the screen to warn temperamental.

Positive

Affordable. Stylish and compact design. Based on Android OS, the average score of the free applications. Integrated into the stand. User adjustable EQ.

Negative