List Price: £269.00 Price: £244.67 You save: £24.33 (9%)
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Features:
Contents: Type - Multimedia player / Memory Capacity - 60 GB / Removable Memory - No / LCD Screen - High resolution touch screen display, 800 x 480 pixels, 4.8 inches, TFT LCD, 16 million colours / Supported file formats - MPEG-4, WMV, M-JPEG, H.264 (optional), MPEG-2 (optional), MP3, AAC (optional), AC3 (optional), JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, PDF / Audio Input - Via DVR Station or DVR Snap-on (optional): cable stereo, WAV format (IMA ADPCM or PCM)
Record Function - Voice recording via the FM radio remote control and built-in microphone in WAV format (IMA ADPCM) Video recording via the DVR Station or the DVR Snap-on (optional) NTSC/PAL/SECAM recording as MPEG-4 file with stereo sound, VGA resolution (640 x 480) @ 30 or 25 f/sec.
Compatible Platforms - Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, ME, 2000 or higher MAC OS X and Linux (with Mass Storage Device support)
Accessories included - Headphones, ARCHOS USB cable, DVR Station adapter, cleaning cloth
Editorial Review:
Get your hands on the simple-to-use, powerful Archos 5 multimedia player! The Archos 5 is a 60 GB touch screen tablet that gives you wireless access to Internet anywhere and anytime. It includes a 4.8" screen, the Internet browser Opera, as well as an email server, while letting you read Flash and PDF files at top speed thanks to its built-in ARM Cortex processor. Its Media Club web portal lets you watch on-demand videos, as well as play and record endless files! You can even watch and share high definition files thanks to the Archos 5's cutting-edge technology! Plus, this multimedia player comes equipped with an FM tuner, so you can listen to all your favourite radio stations. The Archos 5 even gives you a number of extension possibilities when you choose its optional accessories!
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
Archos can't get the quality right! Great PMP - kind of.
I just took mine back for a replacement (corrupted hard drive after 12 hours!)
Hoping the 2nd one does the trick.... ok a quick update...
2nd one has 2 dead pixels.
Argh! Buyer beware - get an extended warranty!
A working one is excellent (if you can get one) This is a great PMP. The touchscreen in bright and clear and sound quality is excellent. Only problem is getting your hands on one without any defects. Search the internet and you'll find hundreds of people listing various problems with these devices, from stuck/dead pixels to faulty hard drives and corroding paint, Archos seems to have reached new lows in quality control. I had 2 from Amazon, but both had screen defects. This is a real shame as the item is great. I'm now going to try and buy one from... more info
