Archos 605 WiFi (4 GB) | 
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| Brand: Archos
Category: CE
List Price: $229.99
Buy New: $179.99
You Save: $50.00 (22%)
New (40) Used (3) from $179.99
Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 2756
Color: grey
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 4.3
Display Size: 4.3
Removable Memory: MicroSD
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 5 x 1 x 3
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 500951
Model: 500951
UPC: 690590509511
EAN: 0690590509511
ASIN: B000S5UY1M
Release Date: September 1, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New. In original sealed box. Ready to ship
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| Features:
| • | The ARCHOS 605 4GB Flash & CD Slot,WiFi bridges the gap between the PC and the TV. For the first time, you can stream content from the PC or the Internet to the TV or PMP--all through a wireless home network and the ARCHOS 605 WiFi and DVR Station. | | • | Play all your digital entertainment: movies, TV shows, photos and music | | • | Record your favorite TV shows | | • | Stream and watch videos from your PC | | • | Download movies and music directly on your PMP using the ARCHOS Content Portal |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The Archos 605 generation 5 portable media player comes with a convenient WiFi feature, an attribute that offers the fastest and easiest way to access digital entertainment. You can use the built-WiFi capabilities of the Archos to download online media content from the Archos content portal: All you need is a usable WiFi connection, and you're good to start downloading (fees may apply). With the Archos in hand, for the first time you can download favorite movies, TV shows, and music wherever you are, without being tied to the PC or Mac. Other great features include a full-color 4.3-inch touchscreen that crams in an amazing 800 x 480 picture resolution for superior picture quality, 4 GB of built-in flash memory, and multiple options for additional storage (the player accepts SD mini and SD micro memory cards). 
With the Archos in hand you can download your favorite movies, TV shows, and music wherever you are. View larger. | 
Archos media player comes with photo viewing capabilities, supporting JPEG, BMP, and PNG files. View larger. | With full Internet access, the player's Opera browser plug-in offers Adobe Flash support, which lets you access and enjoy YouTube and other Web video sites on your Archos device. By using the player, you can view and post YouTube videos wherever you are with an active wireless connection. In addition to downloading media straight from the Archos content portal, you can stream and watch videos from your home PC or laptop. You can also record live TV or schedule a recording by using the integrated TV program guide available with the compatible DVR station (sold separately). For added video playback versatility, the player is compatible with MPEG4, AVI, and WMV video files. The player features robust music playback features, too. On-board music file playback capabilities support MP3, CBR, VBR, WMA, protected WMA, and WAV files. To help round out the player's multimedia superiority, the Archos even comes with photo viewing capabilities. JPEG, BMP, and PNG files are 100 percent compatible with the player, and the player can pull up PDFs for portable review -- an ideal means to take bigger documents or e-books in PDF format on the road with you. Because of the Archos's USB 2.0 compatibility, files can be quickly transferred to the device in the absence of a WiFi network connection. Charging the device can also be accomplished with an active USB connection. An AC adapter is sold separately for additional charging options. Other great features include mass storage capabilities, automatic firmware downloads, and a 3.5-millimeter headphone jack. With an advanced Li-Poly battery, the player supports up to 17 hours of continuous music playback and 5.5 hours of continuous video playback. Weighing in at a scant 5.29 ounces, the Archos generation 5 605 measures 4.8 by 3.2 by 0.6 inches.
 New widgets for the Archos 605 include a calculator, currency converter, unit converter, news, and weather (above) as well as a note writer and data vault (below). |  |
New Free Widget Pack
Archos has launched a new widget pack that is free for the 605. A widget is a piece of software that adds new features to your player. It gives you fun, quick, and easy access to hundreds of tools, right on the device. The package contains seven widgets, including a calculator, a currency converter, a unit converter, news, weather, a note writer, and a data vault. To be able to use the widgets, you need to purchase the Web Browser plug-in (about $30). Then, you can download the free widget pack via Archos.com.
 New Dish Network plug-in for the Archos 605. |
New Dish Network Plug-in
With a new plug-in, you can transfer recorded movies and TV shows from your Dish Network set-top box directly to your Archos 605. Play back Dish Network-recorded movies and TV shows on the go or on TV--in DVD quality. Multi-language is supported. The plug-in is compatible only with Dish Network STB models 622 and 722.
What's in the Box
Archos 605 WiFi portable media player, headphones, USB cable, DVR Station Gen 5 adapter, protective pouch, quick start guide, and legal/safety notice.
Product Description
Featuring the highest quality screen resolution, highest quality video, touch screen, WiFi capabilities for streaming content to the device or a TV, the ARCHOS 605 WiFi is the top product in the line-up for flexibility, portability, features and price.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
Make sure you get a comapatable SD card!! June 14, 2008
I have to say that when I first got this product, loaded some movies on it, they wouldn't play and required the plug ins. If you are going to buy this product and don't want to spend countless hours converting movies, you will want to make sure you account for spending and extra $30-$70 in plug ins to make this a great full featured device. Now that I have the Web Browser and two audio and video plug ins, this thing is WONDERFUL. Browsing the internet was snappy and easy. Movies played smooth and audio was good, yet a little on the quiet side.
MOST IMPORTANT. Next I bought an 8gb SD card to use with it. It was a transcend which is supposed to be compatible with this player. by the way, they don't tell you, but there are a LOT of SD cards that just will not work with this player! In fact, mine actually bricked my player. Finally after hours of screwing around trying to reinstall the Operating Sytem and hours searching the internet for solutions, I finally got it to work. If you own one of these players, it is essential to go to Archosfans.com and check the forums. This is by far, not an iPod when it comes to just anyone being able to use it. At least that is my experience.
 Extremely bad quality June 11, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
1. The side buttons do not work
2. Need to reset very often - because the device get stuck/freeze
3. While you are charging then you can not watch anything without holding it by hand ( because the charging device/jack/plug is at the bottom side)
So I consider it as total wastage of money.
 ...7 months and my Archos 605 WiFi (4GB) May 28, 2008
I've had my Archos 605 WiFi (4gb) for about 7 months now. I take it
where ever I go. It allows me to bring my music (DRM Free), videos,
and pictures where ever I go.
Simply put, the Archos blows the doors off of the iPod and what ever Apple, Creative and yes even SanDisk can offer for media players.
No additional software needed, you plug it into your PC via USB and use it like an external hard drive, and drag files to and from the unit. Making no need for bloated software such as iTunes to only put your music on the unit.
It plays a various amount of video formats right out of the box (.avi, .mpg, .divx, .flv, etc), with the option to purchase more CoDecs.
Excellent music player, album art, play lists, etc.
So your worried about the 4GB RAM limitt? You can expand the storage space of the unit via the SDRAM slot on top.
With its WiFi capabilities, you can share, copy files from your network, or access the internet (browser is an additional cost). You can stream media from any source sharing.
I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a great media player for a decent price.
Great Product May 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really don't see what people are complaining about, this product is amazing. The internet plug in works great and connects to all of the wifi networks I have tried which includes both WPA and WPA2 without a problem. I am really impressed with the speed and easy of use of the internet on this device. Also the video playback is amazing. I personally don't like Ipods, this device is far more cableable at a much more reasonable price. The archos portal works great and I downloaded and installed my internet plugin as soon as I paid for it, no problem what so ever. Firmware updates are a snap. Battery life seems to be around 15.5 hours for music playback and about 3.5-4 for video. Keep in mind it takes about 8-9 hours to charge the device via usb but only about 4 to charge via ac adapter (sold sep) Great product overall
 great buy April 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
i researched this item and couldnt wait to buy it. once i got it it was everything i that i hoped it would be. i love my pictures, videos, and music, so now that i can have all of them with me whenever i want im very happy. plus if im near a wireless hot spot i can surf the net!! what more could any one ask for in a media device? the ony reason why i dont give it five stars is because of all the extra plugins and accessories that come at an extra cost, but even that makes the archos more customizable.
overall ths is a great buy>:}
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