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Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
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Pros: This is my 3rd Archos product. It's getting better as long as you stay away from Ipod. Huge storage capacity, decent video display would say quality is 8/10, good web connection, wonderful free web tv and radio
Cons: poor speakers, screen that gets dirty from finger printing, occasional freezing up
Other Thoughts: search for plugins that are available elsewhere besides archos
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Reviewed By: Ta on 7/23/2009
Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: plays most video formats
Cons: weak on internet browser and slow when surfing. Very long time to charge via usb(8 hrs). Couldn't find any apps for it.
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Forget the "High screen quality"
Reviewed By: NathanR on 7/11/2009
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Lots of tech--web, web radio, web tv, file management, all well implemented. Battery life is decent considering the moving parts. Web experience is not awful.
Cons: Forget what anyone has told you about the great screen. The company switched to a MUCH cheaper matte screen that looks horrible. The screens on my cellphones from 2-3 years ago look better and my wife's cheaper MP3 player screen is 10 times better. You can no longer buy the old glossy scrrens anywhere that I am aware of so don't think you're getting a nice screen when you buy one.
Other Thoughts: In many ways this is an alternative to the ipod touch and so should be compared in some basic ways: This thing had MUCH more drive capacity but it's not flash This thing has a larger screen with higher res but you'll probably like the way things look on the touch better due to the new cheap matte screen This thing has attachments that let you not only use USB slave but also USB host. This is a major selling point for me because it lets me move files directly from my video and still cameras without toting my laptop around and is especially good combined with 250GB Forget what they say about widgets and flash apps. There really aren't any, nor are there likely to ever be any since Archos is moving to new OS(s). If you want to have cool programs galore go for the ipod.
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General
Brand
ARCHOS
Series
5
Part Number
501129
Type
MP3 / MP4 Player
Height
3.1"
Width
5"
Depth
0.76"
Weight
10.58 oz.
Storage
Memory Type
HDD
Memory Capacity
250GB
Screen
Display Size
4.8"
Display Type
TFT
Display Resolution
480 x 800
Display Colors
16 M
Support Formats
Audio Formats
MP3/WMA/WAV
Video Formats
MPEG4/WMV/MJPEG
Images Formats
BMP/JPEG/PNG/GIF
Other Formats
PDF
Controls
Touch Screen
Yes
Control Type
Touch
Dedicated Volume Buttons
Yes
Recording
Audio Recording
Voice, FM, Line-in
Video Recording
Via the optional DVR Station or DVR Snap-on. Records NTSC/PAL/SECAM in MPEG-4 AVI format with stereo sound, VGA resolution (640 x 480) @ 30 or 25 f/s
Data Transfer
Connection Type
USB 2.0
Wireless
802.11b/g
Connections
Headphones Jack
3.5 mm Stereo Jack
Other Connections
Accessory connectors
Battery
Battery Type
Built-in Rechargeable lithium polymer Battery
Battery Life(Audio Playback)
Up to 22 hours
Battery Life(Video Playback)
Up to 7 hours
Audio Properties
Speaker
Built-in
Microphone
Built-in
Extra Features
Headphones Included
Yes
Additional Features
Main processor: ARM CortexTM-A8, 32 bit, In-order, dual-issue, superscalar core @ 600 MHz
Additional processor: 32 bit DSP @ 430 MHz
RAM memory: 128 MB (Low-Power Double Data Rate SDRAM)
Operating system: Linux
Email client: Compatible with Email accounts supporting POP3 and IMAP services Import/export of vCard contacts
Reviewed By: wu056 on 9/17/2009
Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
