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Title: Archos 105
Pros: Design; price; fairly easy to use after practice; bookmarking option; drag and drop support
Cons: Average sound quality; no included software for video conversion; average battery life; poor screen
Verdict: A distinctly affordable player but very average performance and feature set reflects this. If you're eager to have video alongside your music and are on a tight budget, you'll probably be happy. If you're not fussed about video, or can stretch to a few mo
Summary: The Archos 105 is a flash-based MP3 and video player, which is available at a bargain price. It looks good -- it's slim and weightless yet still has a rugged feel. The player is easy to use and you can sort music by album, artist, song, genre and release
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56/100 |
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Title: Archos 605 personal music player - First Look
Pros: Screen, Wi-Fi, interface
Cons: Not much so far
Verdict: There are still plenty of questions left unanswered, but from what we've seen so far, it all looks very promising
Summary: - Archos has updated its Personal Music Player (PMP) with Wi-Fi, a touch screen and lots more, but is this the ultimate PMP application? Pocket-lint managed to get a brief play with the new device ahead of its launch in the UK later in the year.
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Title: Archos 705 Wi-Fi Review - Portable Video Players
Pros: Gigantic screen, Killer audio, video, and photo format support, Attractive user interface, Flash games, One of the best Web browsers on a mobile device, Includes a QWERTY keypad remote control, Built-in AV output, USB device hosting
Cons: Too big for daily use, Heavy, Screen resolution could be sharper, No tactile control for volume, Web browser costs extra
Verdict: The Archos 705 WiFi is the biggest, baddest PVP on the market. What you get in screen size, however, you pay for in portability and picture quality.
Summary: archos 705 wi-fi review: The Archos 705 WiFi is the biggest, baddest PVP on the market. What you get in screen size, however, you pay for in portability and picture quality.
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80/100 |
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Title: Archos 705 Wi-Fi Review - Portable Video Players
Pros: Gigantic screen, Killer audio, video, and photo format support, Attractive user interface, Flash games, One of the best Web browsers on a mobile device, Includes a QWERTY keypad remote control, Built-in AV output, USB device hosting
Cons: Too big for daily use, Heavy, Screen resolution could be sharper, No tactile control for volume, Web browser costs extra
Verdict: The Archos 705 WiFi is the biggest, baddest PVP on the market. What you get in screen size, however, you pay for in portability and picture quality.
Summary: archos 705 wi-fi review: The Archos 705 WiFi is the biggest, baddest PVP on the market. What you get in screen size, however, you pay for in portability and picture quality.
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80/100 |
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Title: Archos Gmini XS 100 Review - MP3 Players
Pros: Small and light, Nice design, Intuitive controls, Drag-and-drop or sync music transfers, Plays DRM-protected WMA and subscription-based (Janus) files, On-the-fly playlists
Cons: AC adapter not included, No hold slider, No FM tuner, No voice or line-in recording, Volume could go a little higher
Verdict: If you're looking for a small MP3 player with a stylish and ergonomic design -- and you don't need a ton of storage -- consider Archos's Gmini XS 100.
Summary: It has only 3GB, but the funky Archos Gmini XS 100 is the WMA alternative to the iPod Mini.
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Title: Archos 405
Pros: The Archos 405 offers a big, beautiful, glare-free screen, above-average audio quality, SD Flash memory expansion, and Mac/PC compatibility, at a very attractive price.
Cons: The Archos 405 has only 2GB of built-in memory; battery life is just average; and the lack of a kickstand or built-in speaker is disappointing for a PVP.
Summary: As the Archos 605 WiFi's little sib, the Archos 405 holds its own as one of the best portable video players for under $200.
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77/100 |
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Title: Archos 704 Wi-Fi
Pros: Large screen; smooth video playback; good recording quality; Web browser
Cons: Web browser not compatible with all sites; recording dock costs extra; need to purchase plugs-in to play some common file types
Verdict: The 704 Wi-Fi impresses with its large and clear screen, smooth video playback and interesting Wi-Fi features. With a few software tweaks, this could be a truly great player – as it is, it's just a very good one
Summary: The Archos 704 Wi-Fi is part portable media player and part PDA. It can playback movies, pump out music and show digital snaps, but like a PDA it has a touchscreen, support for Wi-Fi and a built-in Web browser
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73/100 |
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