Todays IBood Argosy mobile video 500 GB

A2LUE42 · 18-11-2008 3:54pm

anyone have any idea when these might be delivered..

Puteq · 18-11-2008 9:53pm

as per post from previous poster, these are sheduled for delivery later this week.

however i must say in iBood defence, they seem to have cleared up their act when it comes to delivery times, i bought the gaming mouse that was on iBood the day after this hard drive, and i received it already, plus I ordered a clock from them a while ago and received it very fast. so they seem to be better than the old days when their delivery was so slow, and when there is a delay they at least mail you to let you know when to expect it ...

neacy69 · 19-11-2008 10:22am

my order status is still set as "in progress"

Looks like we won't be getting these delivered any time soon.....

masterK · 19-11-2008 11:17am

neacy69 wrote: »

my order status is still set as "in progress"

Looks like we won't be getting these delivered any time soon.....

Wouldn't pay any attention to that, an order I got delivered over 3 months ago still has a status of In Progress

masterK · 19-11-2008 11:22am

Mine just arrived

NIBBS · 19-11-2008 11:45am

thumpybum wrote: »

I dont understand that either, if you say you read feedback then surely you must have been prepared for a delay?

If you need something straight away walk into a high street shop, dont buy off the internet. If youre ordering off the internet you have to be prepared for delays.

I wouldn't really agree with that statement either thumpy, yes I agree if you've checked customer feedback, seen lots of complaints on delays in delivery then that's what you should expect - but it's too general to say ordering off the internet you should expect delays, some online retailers are really efficient and quick with deliveries......

thumpybum · 19-11-2008 12:29pm

I wouldn't really agree with that statement either thumpy, yes I agree if you've checked customer feedback, seen lots of complaints on delays in delivery then that's what you should expect - but it's too general to say ordering off the internet you should expect delays, some online retailers are really efficient and quick with deliveries......

I didnt say expect, I said be prepared for which I would take to to mean 2 different things.
(Like most people these days) I buy lots online, some online retailers would surprise me if delivery took more then a week, some if I got delivery inside a week.

As I understand it, Ibood dont carry stock so theyre at the mercy of their suppliers, vagaries of overseas shipping logistics etc, and so would be one business I would expect to take more then a week for delivery, so Im prepared to wait for longer, and in turn am not disappointed when there is a delay.
Ive bought maybe 10 items from ibood, Ive had delays twice (argosy disks one of them) and received emails both times to notify of the delay so Im not wondering where my goods are. Once you are aware that this can happen I cant see how anyone can complain and Id say again if you need an item in your hand are not prepared to accept a delay in delivery you have to buy from a high street shop.

Anyway, my 2 argosys arrived this morning.

Evil_Clown · 19-11-2008 1:58pm

Mine has arrived today also
Yet to test it though

neacy69 · 19-11-2008 2:01pm

Excellent hopefully mine will arrive over the next day or so....

Anybody know if this supports this x264 format?

lensman · 19-11-2008 2:06pm

just got mine at 10:30 by UPS

kellsred · 19-11-2008 2:28pm

lensman wrote: »

just got mine at 10:30 by UPS

Me too! UPS drivers must have been sick when they saw them all arriving at the depot!!!

Dr.Winston O'Boogie · 19-11-2008 9:48pm

Got mine today as well, seems like a great piece of kit.

One problem, certain avi files arent playing due to codec issues? Anyone else have this problem? Is it just a matter of installing the codecs onto the actual player?

neacy69 · 20-11-2008 9:38am

niallo24 wrote: »

Got mine today as well, seems like a great piece of kit.

One problem, certain avi files arent playing due to codec issues? Anyone else have this problem? Is it just a matter of installing the codecs onto the actual player?

Do you know which type of AVI's they are?

cormie · 20-11-2008 9:46am

neacy69 wrote: »

Anybody know if this supports this x264 format?

These are MKV files, right? I've tried two so far and no luck

Dr.Winston O'Boogie · 20-11-2008 1:01pm

neacy69 wrote: »

Do you know which type of AVI's they are?

Not really sure, they wouldn't play on my media player on vista either until I downloaded a codec pack. So now I am thinking if the codec pack is downloaded onto the Argosy player whether that will enable it to play them. A bit dodge though, could **** up the software or something..

lensman · 20-11-2008 1:41pm

An MKV file is a Matroska file. Matroska is an open source container format. It is an alternative to the popular AVI and MP4 formats, you'll have to convert them to avi/divx or dvd format before u transfer them to the argosy player.

cormie · 20-11-2008 9:53pm

Seems like a lot of effort, I don't suppose a simple file extension rename would work?

lensman · 20-11-2008 10:06pm

cormie wrote: »

Seems like a lot of effort, I don't suppose a simple file extension rename would work?

No,...it's a format you don't see a lot to be honest, mostly found on russian sites but I have always managed to find an avi/divx version of any file;) I needed.

neacy69 · 21-11-2008 10:03am

lensman wrote: »

No,...it's a format you don't see a lot to be honest, mostly found on russian sites but I have always managed to find an avi/divx version of any file;) I needed.

Most of the HD (720p/1080p) stuff that I found out there is MKV format

lensman · 21-11-2008 10:21am

neacy69 wrote: »

Most of the HD (720p/1080p) stuff that I found out there is MKV format

can't argue with u there as I tend not to D/L HD stuff, I did once (4.5gb) only to find out it was a bad archive...:mad:

TakeTheVeil · 21-11-2008 10:34am

Yeah you rarely find any HD stuff thats not in MKV these days. Once in a while you might see a WMV-HD bu the compression is fairly poor in comparison

Grawns · 21-11-2008 11:56am

Grawns wrote: »

Doesn't Playstation 3 support mp4 or is just about to? Just if you had one or are still thinking of buying an mp4 media player.

Anyone know? As I spent hours converting from mp4 to avi and the results were never satisfactory.

masterK · 30-10-2009 11:40am

Sorry to drag up an ancient thread. I wanted to see if anybody else has problems with the sound on this device.

With any AVI I play on it the speaking and dialogue are very hard to hear without blasting the volume up, the background sounds are good, they tend to drown out the speaking. I've tried it on 2 TV's. I'm connecting to the TV using Component audio and video. I've played around with all the settings without noticing any difference.

It's annoying as you constantly have to higher the volume during dialogue and lower it back down when the action scenes come on as it does be way too loud.

zarquon · 30-10-2009 1:54pm

masterK wrote: »

Sorry to drag up an ancient thread. I wanted to see if anybody else has problems with the sound on this device.

With any AVI I play on it the speaking and dialogue are very hard to hear without blasting the volume up, the background sounds are good, they tend to drown out the speaking. I've tried it on 2 TV's. I'm connecting to the TV using Component audio and video. I've played around with all the settings without noticing any difference.

It's annoying as you constantly have to higher the volume during dialogue and lower it back down when the action scenes come on as it does be way too loud.

Have you tried the scart or another AV cable?

masterK · 30-10-2009 7:52pm

zarquon wrote: »

Have you tried the scart or another AV cable?

Yes, tried with a few scarts. Didn't have another component to try

Todays IBood Argosy mobile video 500 GB

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