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Archos 604 30GB Portable Media Player w/ WiFi

604 30GB Portable Media Player w/ WiFi

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Archos 604 30GB Portable Media Player w/ WiFi

  • Reviewed by: shawn316va

    04-20-07

    Duration of ownership: 2 Weeks

    Strengths: Good product, feels like, look and preform like new technology. The Screen rocks and touchscreen is wow. The WIFI make this a good buy for a traveler or college student.

    Weaknesses:Packaging, having to buy $30 plug in just to use the $400 dollar machine is a little cheap on the company and hurts the product. How about packaging software with equipment to change all media files to approve software. Also only 30 GB is weakkkkkkkk! Sound is weak without my must powerful headphones and just average with them.

    Overall Evaluation: Overall, I love what they have done but to build a 2007 fully loaded Chevy Truck and put a v6 or v4 engine in it (30GB). How about bundles for top end users and a 80GB hard drive for the 604? I 'll wait for next installments if you still using good MP3 that rocks.

  • Reviewed by: RBev1

    03-07-07

    Duration of ownership: 3 Days

    Strengths: Wifi, Big Beautiful Screen, ease of use, simple firmware updates

    Weaknesses:Small hard Drive, Have to buy additional software to compress movies, Need additional hardware to record tv shows

    Overall Evaluation: I love my Archos, it's this best gadget I have ever purchased. It does everything accept phone calls. Plus I can take it anywhere where there is a open wifi connection and without carrying a big clunky laptop

  • Reviewed by: eewhiz

    02-01-07

    Duration of ownership: 1 Months

    Strengths: Big Screen, Touch screen, Metal housing, Replaceable battery, DVR capable, Thin profile

    Weaknesses:Slightly bulky and large, 30gb is great, 60GB and 100GB models are too thick

    Overall Evaluation: I have been waiting to replace my old Creative ZEN 20GB (owned it for 4 years). But I was waiting for a player with WiFi. This is it! The Wifi has great range and works well the secure networks I have at work. Also works great for public networks too, I have used this at bars, coffee shops and restraunts with no problems. It does draw alot of attention, because everyone is is so used to seeing the iPod, and this is quite different. They ask "what is it"? I use it as a pocket device (shirt pocket), but it is a bit heavy, but I trudge along. I will probably get an 8GB flash player to be a companion with this, for when I want to get really portable. I have the DVR station, and it works great. I record a show, and watch it during lunch the next day. I wish the battery life was longer, but it does allow you to carry all the spare batteries you need. The audio quality is great! and the Video quality is very impressive. I rip my DVD's to AVI's to watch on this unit. Each movie is ~ 240MB to 450MB in size. It only comes with a limited video codecs, but you can purchase additional codecs from Archos. I use Super Convertor to convert all video content to Divx5.0 and rip movies using Divx5. All in all very pleased.

  • Reviewed by: mooingmooseman

    01-14-07

    Duration of ownership: 3 Days

    Strengths: Great screen, great wifi, easy to use, lots of functions

    Weaknesses:small community, doesn't come w/ software to sync, lots of problems w/ accessories

    Overall Evaluation: This product looked very promising at first. It delivers everything it advertises: plays mp3, movies, reads pdfs, great browser. It is slightly sluggish but I don't have a problem. My problem is with the small stuff: they didn't release source code even though it's linux, no pda functions, accessories don't work well (adapter doesn't work properly, leather case doesn't fit properly, etc)

  • Reviewed by: doctorvik

    01-08-07

    Duration of ownership: 25 Days

    Strengths: TOUCH SCREEN, wi - fi , direct video recording (with optional stand), easy navigation

    Weaknesses:Optional (100 dollar) stand needed to direct record TV, no stylus cradle in device , 30 gb

    Overall Evaluation: This is a review for the New WI-FI enabled Archos 604. I have had a few other archos players (last was 500) so I have been able to compare the models. First off let me say that for an all in one media device the Archos KILLS the Ipod Video or the Zune (I have both). The Ability to use the device as a DVR (records TV in avi format) is amazing. The 604 wi-fi is a definate improvement over my previous models for a few reasons... 1. The touch screen makes navigation simple -- forwarding through commercials was almost impossible with the other models -- but now touch the bar on the screen and presto you are there...2. Wi-fi -- uses opera browser -- works well, good range, 3. music playback is improved -- syncs with wmp -- shows album artwork etc. The few gripes I have with the device are 1. have to buy a separate dvr stand to actually use it for what it is meant for (I didn't have to with the older models) 2. No place to put my stylus (there is a place in the included case -- but I'd like one on the device itself) ... A few people have complained about it being only 30 gb --I haven't had an issue with this because I use my other devices for music...

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