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Archos 105 Flash Player Reviewed

23. October 2007

We’ve been waiting for our friends from GenerationMP3 to post their review of Archos’s gen-5 flash player and now here it is. Unfortunately, they find the Archos 105 a little disappointing, especially with a retail price of 99 Euros or about $141. The 105 is a solidly built device with an intuitive Archos interface. Is [...]

Comparison: Archos 605 vs Archos 405

26. September 2007

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Here’s a comparison video of the the Archos 605 WiFi and it’s WiFi-less little brother the 405 from GMP3. We keep coming back to Archos’ Gen-5 PMPs for one very good reason: Archos produces very functional PMPs with a lot of file support for both music and videos, very good screen and connectivity features, all [...]

Watch Out Apple, Archos Gen-5 Has Come!

13. September 2007

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Generation 5 Archos PMPs have finally been made available to the rest of the world. They have been slapped with official prices so we know what to expect n our next credit card bill. To enumerate. 1. Archos 105: 2GB for $89 2. Archos 405: 2GB for $149 3. Archos 605 WiFi: 4GB for $199, 30GB for $299, [...]

The Official Archos 105 & 705 WiFi

1. September 2007

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The rest of the Fifth-Generation Archos products were introduced at the IFA today. The 705 WiFi is a 7-inch 800 x 480-pixel touchscreen PMP with WiFi connectivity, available in 80GB and 160GB versions (picture above). There’s not that much difference from the Archos 704 WiFi, but we will see when reviews begin rolling out. [...]

Archos, Sansa, Zune WiFi Sale

23. August 2007

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Dapreview has collected three WifFi-enabled players currently on sale. The Zune link may not be working as the sale is only a one-day event. But hey, we need three players to make this a real post. Archos 604 WiFi - $249.99 Sandisk Sansa Connect 4GB - $131.97 Microsoft [...]

Archos Develops Rented-Video-Playing Device for CPFK

18. August 2007

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Archos, together with French video rental giant CPFK, will be releasing a new device soon. This product is optimized for use with the latter�s recently announced MOOVYPLAY system, which involves renting of digital video files instead of the traditional DVDs. The rented movies will be good for 30 days and most probably come [...]

Archos 105 in September in Three Colors

13. August 2007

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The most recent Gen5 Archos PMP product to be announced is the tiny Archos 105. The mini-PMP boasts a 1.8-inch OLED color screen with 160 x 128-pixel resolution and 262k colors and plays WMV videos at 160 x 128-pixel @ 25fps. For audio, it supports stereo MP3 decoding WMA, WMA (DRM) and WAV (PCM) with [...]

Firmware 1.3.03 for Archos 405 and 605

12. August 2007

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New firmwares for the new Archos 605 and Archos 405 are now available on the Archos web site both coded 1.3.03. There’s some interesting improvements coming with the upgrades. On the 605, this includes zoom/unzoom when you double-tap on the touch screen, support for MMS streaming content (wow!) and a couple of audio and web [...]

Archos 405 Available August 16

31. July 2007

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The little brother of the Archos 605 will accompany it in the market on August 16.Not only that, this Archos will be available in lavender. The 405 has 3.5-inch 320 x 240-pixel touchscreen with MPEG, WMV, SRT/SMI, MP3, WMA, WMA DRM, WAV (PCM/ADPCM), JPEG, BMP, png, pdf and plug-ins for Cinema and Podcast. In other [...]

The Difference a Generation Makes: Archos 4G vs Archos 605

30. July 2007

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We have two videos for you today showing the progress Archos has done in PMP technology. The first video, above is a side-by-side comparison of the Archos 704 and the Archos 605, the only fifth-generation Archos to have come out. Though little attempt has been taken to compare the user interfaces of the two devices, [...]

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