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Archos 405
$170.00
Released August, 2007
The Pros:Inexpensive personal video player. SD Flash slot for expanding memory. Large, high quality 3.5" screen.
The Cons:Very little built-in memory - 2 GB. Mediocre battery life. No built-in speaker.
The Archos 405 portable media player (PMP) is the value-priced (MSRP $170), stripped down version of the larger flagship Archos 605 WiFi ($230 - $400). It drops WiFi and doesn't have a touch screen, but is smaller and cheaper.
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It features a vivid 3.5" TFT LCD screen with a 320 x 240 resolution that is much larger than other media players at this price point like the Apple iPod Nano ($150 - $200) with its 2.0" LCD.
Features
- 3.0" TFT LCD (NOT touch-screen)
- 2GB capacity with SD expansion slot
- Customizable with many plugins and accessories
- Can be used as a DVR with DVR Station Accessory
- Includes both a standard USB and proprietary USB connection
- Available extended battery pack that can double as a stand
- Battery life: video - 5.5 hours, audio - 16 hours
- dimensions: 4" x 3" x 0.5"
- weight: 4.2 oz.
Media formats
Archos advertises that the 605 supports MPEG-4 and WMV video and MP3, WMA, and WAV audio, however it features native support for the popular DivX and XviD video encoding schemes. It does not support the open-source OGG Vorbis audio format. The Cinema plugin the 605 can be extended to play MPEG-2 encoding video (.vob, .mpg, .ps), and the Video podcast plugin adds H.264 audio/video support (used by iTunes, and podcasts).
The Archos 405 was released on August 30th, 2007 and retails for around $170. It is part of the Generation 5 product line Archos 605 WiFi, Archos TV, Archos 705 WiFi, and Archos 105.
User Reviews (4)
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inexpensive personal video player
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SD Flash slot for expanding memory
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large, high quality 3.5" screen
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has a standard USB connection
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customizable with many plug-ins and accessories
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2GB of internal memory + external expansion
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not locked to any proprietary player
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Compatible with Archos' DVR Station
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plays many file formats including DivX, XviD
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very little built-in memory - 2 GB
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user interface / software is lacking
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build quality is not top notch
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You even need to purchase a codex to common types of files and many are not supported.
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Problem with the Archoslink software.
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Resolution is not the best.
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both transferring files and charging by the USB cable seemed very slow
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the screen is a traditional square format rather than widescreen
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does not come with a kickstand
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