NauticusLX, I got mine from CompUSA. Although their website doesn't show any, I called them and they said they that had 4 in stock at my local retail store (Dearborn/Detroit, MI).
I like the technology, and I've been playing with it since last night. It's pretty cool as a Squeezebox remote using Ben's 770 skin, but the amazement for me isn't as much since I've used my PSP in a similar fashion (minus the touch screen) for quite some time now. I'm on the fence whether or not I will keep this. CompUSA claims a 21-day return policy with no restocking fee, so I'll give it another week or two before I decide. Here's the two main reasons: 1. It's pretty nifty and all, but web browsing isn't quite as convenient as I thought it would be. It works a ton better than my PSP ever did in WiFi hotspots, but it's still a little awkward. You absolutely have to use the stylus to do any amount of accurate touch navigation - unless you have twig-fingers. ;-P Also, although it supports Flash and has Opera, sites like Youtube are absolutely useless on the N800. Video playback is choppy and unwatchable, and this over a 802.11G wireless network! 2. The deal-breaker for me is that I cannot get it to work with my T-Mobile Dash as a Bluetooth modem. I was hoping it would have expanded my Internet surfing by this method, as my Dash - although an awesome smartphone - is still limited buy its screen size when surfing the web. I can get both devices to see eachother, and supposedly sync - but whenever I try to get my N800 to execute the phone as a modem, it fails. Of course, T-Mobile tech support is about as helpful as a canker sore, and I've not had much luck getting a hold of Nokia for advice. Anyone else try pairing a T-Mobile Dash + N800 for a Bluetooth modem? On another note, I was able to get it to recognize my PC as a media server via Windows Media Player 11's Media Connect. Streamed mp3's without issue. Kinda cool. Video streaming wasn't as successful, and caused the N800 to lock-up forcing me to shut it down. I'm not sure if this was the files that it was attempting to play or what.. *shrugs* I should also point out that the demo video file that came with it, a Nokia camcorder commercial with Gary Oldman, had slight choppy playback. I don't remember the Iceage demo video on the 770 having this problem. You can see how it *should* look at the Youtube link below. My N800 doesn't playback quite as smooth (I'm talking frame-rate here; image quality is superb). Any other N800 owners out there notice this? Cheers! Nokia N800 video demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G25HUO6KFNY -- EnochLight ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EnochLight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31398 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
