Battery Life What is the average battery life when watching movies/video on the Archos 5 and the Archos 7?
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If you get the Duracell Instant Power Charger for USB Compatible Devices you'll have even more time on the go. Amazon sells it currently for $20.
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I have my Archos 5 screen on low and still have only 1.5 hours of battery life when watching videos. I've only had the unit for a year... I use the archos battery dock which adds an extra 2 hours. But the 1.5 hours for the main unit is ridiculous.
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I haven't really watched video off the hdd yet, however I have streamed movies off the net. I'd have to say it gives me a good 5 hours and I suspect a little more even after the battery meter goes to red. It doesn't display battery life in % like my Htc Tilt so it's tough to guess.
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Thanks for the reply Cary. I will try to discharge the unit completely since it only takes an hour to do so... I usually then place the unit on the DVR Dock until I'm ready to use it again which could be upwards of 3 days. Do you suggest I remove it from the dock and let it sit? Again, I've had the unit for less than a year so a chemical deterioration seem highly unlikely. But i could be mistaken. I have a warranty from NEW, but I would have to wait till a year has passed. We'll see what happens in the next week.
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Battery life is great! I get about 3+ hours of basic use (browsing, etc) and about 1.75-2 hours using photoshop, light gaming, etc. if you manually specify most programs to use the intel graphics it lasts quite a while more than the nvidia graphics, but you'll always trade power for speed. Overall it's a great setup and I've thoroughly enjoyed mine for both work (photographer) and play (gamer).
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It genuinely depends on how you use it. Lower quality video extends battery life. That being said I'm usually good for about 3 hours +/- .5 hours. I really do like this camera but I'm not a highly technical person. For my purposes (documentation) it is good enough.
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Around 4-5 hrs with normal usage (movies, music and MS office software). Hope this helps.
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Battery lasts about 5 to 6 hours. Picture quality not bad for s portable. Sound quality average.
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It really depends on the work you do. I can easily watch two complete movies and still have some battery left. About internet and web browsing.. kind of 6 hours straight. When i use it for different things along the day... i usually have to recharge it every two days (not heavy user obviously)
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3-4 hours-ish, if you leave all the background stuff running. Less if you leave all the background stuff running and are using the blu-ray. But since I'm almost never anywhere with it that doesn't have an outlet--including trains, train stations, airports, etc., battery life isn't too much of an issue usually. Just turn off applications you don't actually need to be running if on a long flight or train ride to preserve battery life.
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Lasts very little. In my 8Gb card I believe I should be able to fit about 74min of HD movie in MP4, but the battery won`t last anywhere near that. I still have to do some further testings, but my guess is that it lasts about 25~35 minutes. Since I haven`t done any tests with the camera only shooting movies, I am not sure about these values, it`s just a rough guess. Anyway, I find that the biggest problem is that it only warns you that the battery is about to end when it is already over, so you don`t get any extra seconds once the battery sign starts blinking (missed some great shots because of that). I carry two batteries with me and I am buying a third one, simply because this camera deserves it (video quality is superb and photo quality is good), I am overall happy with the camera. You just have to adapt yourself to change the batteries more frequently.
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I have the Ipod touch and interested in the Archos 7.Unlike the ipod touch -You get almost double screen real estate, -can read email directly-replaceable battery.-More choices of video codecetc.
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I have the same laptop, and have been using the battery for about three weeks. So far, so good. The battery life is definitely lower than the original battery, but I didn't keep in-depth stats on the original, so it's hard to gauge. I get about 1.5 hours of life out of this battery when watching movies.
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i haven't watch a movie on this one. sorry, can't answer that question. but i would guess you got a good two hours battery life.
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Youtube and Netflix work fine, in fact, the screen is GREAT for Netflix. I don't use tontonI'd say the battery lasts a full day with moderate use. The screen is normally not extremely bright so I tend to keep the brightness up. After a few weeks, the battery started to only make it on 6-8 hours with moderate use. If you get a good battery saver/task manager app and you're relatively tech savvy you can get quite a lot more mileage out of it. It's a great little media player but I needed a tablet for work, unfortunately
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I wish I could give you an answer. We purchased this for watching movies in the car during commutes. So far it hasn't gotten much use so I don't know how much battery life it has. I wish I could be of more assistance. Kim
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Between 4 to 10 hours depending on what app is being used. Movies will run about 4, where as reading books will 10
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Doing video editing and working in photoshop I have experienced a solid 3-4 hour performance, however, I'm using maximum screen brightness and video editing is about the most battery sucking application that you can run. Expect about 5-6 hours of normal use with screen brightness on auto simply surfing the internet or watching a movie.
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Hi Gregory,I have had mine for several months now and have absolutely no issues with it. Battery life might not be as good as some would like (4 - 6 hours, depending upon specific use), but mine stays mostly plugged in, so it is really a non-issue for me. I use mine for work, have produced a few videos with it just to compare it with my desktop system, and use it in conjunction with Chromecast to watch high definition movies on my large screen TV. The 17" display on the laptop is very good at watching high definition movies from short distances. There may be better units out there, but I am not disappointed at all with this one. Hi Gregory,I have had mine for several months now and have absolutely no issues with it. Battery life might not be as good as some would like (4 - 6 hours, depending upon specific use), but mine stays mostly plugged in, so it is really a non-issue for me. I use mine for work, have produced a few videos with it just to compare it with my desktop system, and use it in conjunction with Chromecast to watch high definition movies on my large screen TV. The 17" display on the laptop is very good at watching high definition movies from short distances. There may be better units... » Read More Hi Gregory,I have had mine for several months now and have absolutely no issues with it. Battery life might not be as good as some would like (4 - 6 hours, depending upon specific use), but mine stays mostly plugged in, so it is really a non-issue for me. I use mine for work, have produced a few videos with it just to compare it with my desktop system, and use it in conjunction with Chromecast to watch high definition movies on my large screen TV. The 17" display on the laptop is very good at watching high definition movies from short distances. There may be better units out there, but I am not disappointed at all with this one. « Show Less
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I have watch 6 hours of movies straight with the headset....... Haven't run out of battery life yet.....