Archos vs. Firestore

I have an Archos--the old one (604 series), and I love it! If they could make a model that can record HD, like the Firestore, but still has all the cool features (internet, touchscreen, video, music, photos, GPS), I think it would be a monumental hit with both video pros and consumers, like the HV20 for camcorders.
 
I would be concerned that it is not a dedicated device for video recording, the FireStore is engineered just for what it does and it does it good. With all those other features i would be worried about software problems and load problems causing the footage to not record/ or have breakups.

I just ordered a DR-HD100 (for my JVC HD110u) and i think its worth every penny.

But i could see the Archos used for playback on location. I just would not trust mission critical footage to a device that is not made just for that.
 
Max R. Wilson said:
I would be concerned that it is not a dedicated device for video recording, the FireStore is engineered just for what it does and it does it good. With all those other features i would be worried about software problems and load problems causing the footage to not record/ or have breakups.

I just ordered a DR-HD100 (for my JVC HD110u) and i think its worth every penny.

But i could see the Archos used for playback on location. I just would not trust mission critical footage to a device that is not made just for that.
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Good point.
HorseFilms said:
How well does that thing work with the internet?
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Surprisingly well. The browser, a special version of Opera, has several formatting modes so web content isn't butchered, a la cell phones. However, it lacks plug-ins like Shockwave and Flash (no YouTube!), and it can be rather slow, but they fixed that on the new model...I think.
 
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