Archos PDA Reviews

"This younger sibling goes by the name 405...The Archos 405 is a small and portable multimedia player, with an 89mm (3.5-inch) colour screen and superb sound quality...Moving to the rear of the dock, we see composite out, component in and out, and S-Video in and out..." read more »

"On this front, the nine-ounce AV 500 delivers in spades, with a stunning four-inch, 480 x 272-pixel widescreen display...The AV 500 is dressed to impress, with solid construction, direct recording of TV with a built-in scheduler, and a long list of supported file formats...With a maximum playback resolution of 720 x 480 pixels at 30 frames per second, the AV 500 can easily double as a DVR..." read more »

"Archos 504 160GB Multi Format Portable Multimedia Player The ARCHOS 504 is the PMP with the biggest storage capacities of the Gen 4 range...Available in 80 and 160GB* versions, The ARCHOS 504 can...The ARCHOS 504 is the PMP with the biggest storage capacities of the Gen 4 range...Available in 80 and 160GB* versions, The ARCHOS 504 can store up to 4505 movies and its bright and luminous 16/9 screen brings you the best portable video experience...The ARCHOS 504 also offers many more functionalities such as slow motion, adjustable screen size, video editing and even a video bookmarking function...Charge your ARCHOS 504 via the USB 2.0 interface or plug the device into the DVR station to get a quick charge (faster than USB..." read more »

"Big widescreen display Record live TV and output video via component Good battery life...Control buttons aren't instinctive to use Viewing angle on screen isn't great Expensive compared...The 604 is sold in component parts...With the dock added, the price rises to £300, but it's not enough to knock it off its perch as the best PMP of its ilk...Picture quality is good but the viewing angle is picky; unless you're looking straight on, shadowing and colour..." read more »

"Good screen Easy to use Wireless networking...Some software and hardware features cost extra...The Archos 605 has a vibrant 4.3in screen with a resolution of 800x480 pixels, which makes viewing video and photos a pleasure...One of Archos's good ideas is to sell the basic player cheaply and then offer everything else as accessories: for instance, watching TV programmes on the device requires the optional TV dock, which also allows the device to record directly..." read more »

"Measuring 7.1 by 5 by 7.8 inches when it's propped up on its kickstand, the 704 boasts a lovely 7-inch TFT touch screen and weighs a substantial 1 pound 6 ounces...The 704 supports a variety of formats: For video playback, it supports MPEG-4 and WMV...The player also reads JPEG, BMP, and PNG pictures, as well as PDF files (although the manual states the 704 "may not implement all PDF features," I didn't run into any serious issues...As usual, Archos has produced an excellent audio player, although I doubt anyone will use the 704 exclusively to play music..." read more »

"So I recently decided to try out the new Archos 705 WiFi digital video recorder and player to see how well it work as a portable video device to use in the gym while exercising...Archos calls their 705 WiFi device a "generation 5" device and claims to have conquered "at least five major technological breakthroughs...But overall, the Archos 705 is a disastrous device that, in my opinion, doesn't do anything well that it claims to do..." read more »

"Where do you go from the last digital video camera for the AV100...A 3.3 mega pixel digital camera attachment for the AV300 series jukebox, the AVCam 300...3.3 mega pixels is the sort of digital imaging quality that some of the really really good digital cameras have and they cost a sight more than this camera module..." read more »

"A year later Archos has released its successor, the AV320, and this portable is even better...The Archos AV320 is a notable improvement over the Archos Jukebox Multimedia...It was a very good display for its small size, but we still wanted a larger screen...Since the Archos allows users to make good quality recordings of TV programs and DVDs, you will start to see more such programming reach the Net as the mediabox niche grows..." read more »

"Archos AV480 Pocket Video Recorder and MP3 Player 500648 - Record movies and music and play them virtually anywhere...www.wigix.com/item/1324667/Archos-AV400-80GB">Archos AV400 80GB</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:12px..." read more »