A feature rich player in a great package (Archos 605 WiFi 30 GB)

Member Name: geek_squad

Product:	Archos 605 WiFi 30 GB
Date:	02/07/09 (23 review reads)
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Advantages: High quality photo and video viewing, very user friendly, fast file transfer, highly compatible with

Disadvantages: Long recharge time, additional cost to enable internet connectivity

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 required. Which other players might be advertised to play the file providing it is converted before hand, which is needless to say time consuming.
The design of the 605 with a large hard disk and huge screen makes it truly easy to enjoy all of the content without needing to strain your eyes.
Although the battery stamina is reasonable, it took an average of 7 hours to be fully charged, which is one of its drawbacks.
It lacks radio capabilities but has a range of other functions to make up for it, such as a PDF reader, clock and WIFI capabilities. Files need to be transferred via the supplied custom-sized USB cable/socket which could be troublesome if it is lost.
It has a brilliant file transfer speed averaging at 10 seconds for 100 megabytes of audio files. It is also highly compatible, it supports the following operating system which include Linux, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac. Sadly it does not support Windows 98.

Summary: Perfect for home entertainment, would be more ideal for use on the go if combined with car charger

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