Archos Media Players

November 15th, 2009 Posted in Car Audio, Mp3 Player

Archos Multi Media Players

Do you remember when a portable media player was a bag of D batteries and a boom box? Remember when to carry your music around with you, you had to use two hands. But today, than ten people could have carried back, you can carry more music in your pocket then. Imagine how if you’re trying to lug around a 100 cassette tapes…? Now you have the Archos media players, it will all fit in the palm of your hand and capable of toting hundreds! Amazing if we imagine how far music players have come in 20 years.

Archos Media Players Features

Come in many sizes, Archos media players have types from as small as 2 GB to the massive 160 GB players, sure there is a media player for anyone. For the purposes here let’s look at the 160 GB, the granddaddy of them.

Archos Media Players Technical:

* Wifi for sharing
* 160 GB hard drive
* 7 inch full color screen
* Free widget pack
* Compatible with Dish Network satellite, with optional plug in you can transfer movies or shows you have recorded on DVR
* Storage- 200 movies, 1.6 million images or 95,000 songs.
* USB 2.0 compatible

Archos Media Players Pros

Does anyone even own 1.6 million photographs or 95,000 songs? Archos media players have the memory down pat, this is sure much memory and no one on the planet should be able to complain that there is not enough room for their media!

No other media player has come close to this size screen. A seven-inch LCD display blows the competition away.

Things that comes with this model Archos media player is the free widgets pack which includes such applications as a currency converter, calculator, weather updates and news. After you register the product, these are free downloads that you receive.

Compatible with Archos media players, Dish Network now has this plug in. You can download television shows or the movies with it to your portable and take them anywhere you go.

Archos Media Players Cons

Archos media players come with a preloaded 81 page instruction manual, so it’s not so much a con as time consuming, which by all accounts you will need to read. It will give you systematic instructions on how to set the unit up and all the extras that come with it. Reading it all is a bit of a drag, but it is a pro that the unit comes with so much detail.

You may find that audio is quite low without purchasing an add on. You will want to purchase the docking station with audio outputs by using the unit in your car on long journeys. And through your car speakers, this will give you the volume you need. On this point, it’s really and oversight on the part of manufacturing.

Overall Archos Media Players

Definitely nice media player with more storage than you will ever need. On the internet or off line, Archos media players have a fine reputation. When you buy this device, carefully examine the instructions the unit lists for $ 359 on Amazon and similar sites.

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Archos 605 Wi-Fi Portable Media Player (30 GB) (Electronics)

List Price:	$299.99 USD
New From:	$183.99 In Stock
Used from:	$109.99 In Stock

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Archos Media Players