Archos 605 WiFi 30 GB

The Archos 605 uses a hard disk as its storage medium. It comes with a wide range of functions and also accessories. In addition to listening to audio files, it also has video and photo viewing capabilities, both of which are of a reasonable standard. Based on the USB hardware, The player would have a quick file transfer time in theory. At first glance, the huge and sharp touch screen, makes a great impression. Along with its build in speaker and WIFI capabilities, it is a remarkable device. However, an additional plug in that is sold separately would be needed to gain access to the internet. It supports a wide range of video formats without any conversion ...  Read the complete review

The Archos 605 Wifi is one of the ipod touches biggest rivals, and on the outside, it is easy to see why. 30GB of hard drive space, the ability to play all video and music formats, a web browser, the ability for games, and also buttons on top of the on board touch screen. While these may seem like a list of fantastic features that could easily rival the ipod touch, there are quite a few faults that I must first point out. Firstly the touch screen is not multi touch enabled, so unlike the ipod touch it is not a seamless experience a requires a stylus to work. The upside is that the buttons are quick, simple and easy to use. While the price may sound ...  Read the complete review

This is the ideal gizmo for long car journeys. I was dubious about this at first but once you use one you will soon change your mind. It is bascially a multimedia playing device. You load films, music, photos etc from your pc onto the Archos hard drive (I had 10 films on there with space for more). The functionality is easy to use - it has a touch screen which you can access menus using a little pointer provided with it (although a downside is that I can see the stick being lost over time). At first you think the screen may be a bit small but once you become engrossed in a film, you soon forget about that. If you are in a quiet room you can use the Archos without ...  Read the complete review

I bought this only a few days ago from eBay as I had seen good reviews about them. To be honest, I had intended to go for a refurbished 4Gb model from Pixmania or Amazon as my only experience with these hard drive types was not good - har drives usually pack up. This one was such a bargain as it had all the useful plug-ins already installed. the player is brilliant. it powers up quickly, surfs the net at a reasonable speed, has a nice large touch screen and plays videos very well. it appears to be quit esolid. the only gripe is the amount of time it takes to charge from a USB port - up to 2 days. you really have to buy eoither a DVR station or a travel adaptor so ...  Read the complete review