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Archos 604 WiFi review

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:00:00 +0000

The Archos 604 WiFi is basically the same as the 604 with the addition of a touchscreen and integrated WiFi. It has everything you could want in a portable video player on paper, however its performance ranks it as good, not great

Archos 504 (160GB) review

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 09:00:00 +0000

The Archos 504 is an impressive portable, although it's noticeably bigger and heavier than an MP3 player. In return for the bulk and its lack of accessories, it offers big drive sizes, good battery life and outstanding AV performance

Archos 404 review

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 23:00:00 +0000

The Archos 404 is the company's smallest in its 04 series of portable video players. This is a fully fledged PVP with all the fixings and a 30GB drive, but this one measures only 99mm by 76mm by 15mm, and has an 89mm (3.5-inch) screen. Though it doesn't record audio or video out of the box, it's still a good deal at less than £200

Archos 604 review

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:38:17 +0000

The Archos 604 is the replacement for Archos' well-loved AV 500. It can play videos, play music and display photos, all of which can be stored on its 30GB hard drive. It is compatible with a wide range of popular file formats in all three media -- but you'll need to connect it to a computer in order to move files over

Archos AV 700 TV review

Tue, 04 Jul 2006 15:52:35 +0000

The Archos AV 700 TV is the first mobile Freeview television that comes with a built-in hard drive recorder. It's also a portable media player, able to display movies and photos and play back MP3s. We had no trouble picking up excellent reception on all Freeview channels and got a lovely picture -- it is very expensive, though

Archos XS104: The king of mediocrity

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 11:59:01 +0000

Another day, another fallen comrade. Will someone please give Apple a run for their money? Can the Archos X104 kill the iPod, or is it another eye-roller?

Archos AV700 TV: tuners in your sky rocket

Thu, 04 May 2006 10:21:01 +0000

More lovely than a Care Bear in drag. More delicious than ten Skittles baked in a pie. Ladies and gentlemen, 'tis the dual-tuner Archos AV700 TV

Archos Gmini 402 Camcorder review

Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:38:00 +0000

The Gmini 402 omits TV recording in favour of a VGA video camera. The result is a media player that can only be used with a PC, and the poor camera is only a cheap gimmick. Video playback is good though, boasting a quality that's on a par with the AV500, but it's so small that widescreen video ends up as big as your thumb

Guy's Christmas Shopping: Portable perfection

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:26:01 +0000

The letter to Santa is almost complete, but I need to add a few stocking fillers to my Christmas wishlist. I'm filling up on bitesized morsels of gadget goodness, with the best portable gadgets of the year

Archos Gmini 402 Camcorder: Stalker's delight

Tue, 29 Nov 2005 11:02:00 +0000

The Gmini 402 Camcorder is the iPod nano of Archos' media centre range. With a 20GB hard drive and an in-built camcorder, the gadget is endearingly small, but with a tiny screen and poor video, our first impressions were soon soured