Originally Posted by wetkarma
I'm currently shopping for a player, and the gmini 400 was a strong contender until I realized it did not play DRM protected WMA files like those provided by Napster or Yahoo Music store. According to press releases I've read, Archos was supposed to release a firmware update to address this problem but so far nothing. It would be the perfect device in my mind if they can get it "playsforsure" certified.
I agree that with the sudden surge in DRM retailers PFS would be nice, but I don't buy my music there anyway, all my music is off my own ripped CD's.
The whole WMA/DRM/PFS thing is still pretty new, and so far only 3 or 4 vendors support it, so I hope Archos is working hard on it...