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Tarfumes.com - Archos 705 Wi-Fi Portable Media Player (160 GB)
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List Price: $499.99
Our Price: $402.11
Your Save: $ 97.88 ( 20% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Archos
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Batteries Included: 1
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Archos
Color: Grey
Display Size: 7
EAN: 0690590510166
Feature: Robust and portable 160 GB multimedia device with Wi-Fi
Hard Disk Size: 160
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Archos
Manufacturer: Archos
Model: 501016
Native Resolution: 7
Publisher: Archos
Release Date: 2007-11-20
Removable Memory: Unknown
Size: 160 GB
Studio: Archos
Variation Description: Grey
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Features
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Robust and portable 160 GB multimedia device with Wi-Fi
Download movies, TV shows, and songs via the integrated Archos content portal
Surf the Web; share content; and view and post videos to Web video sites, such as YouTube
Stream and watch videos from your PC
Record your favorite TV shows
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Editorial Reviews:
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Plays all your digital entertainment movies, TV shows, photos and music / 7" Touch Screen / Store up to 200 movies, 1.6 million photos or 95,000 songs View, zoom photos and make slide shows with music and transition effects, for viewing on the PMP or on TV Listen to all your favorite music in more formats than in any other player Transfer photos directly from your digital camera onto your ARCHOS, using the USB 2.0 host port Capacity on average based on 3.5 mins/song & 64 kbits/s WMA, on 1000 kbits/s MPEG-4 audio/video encoding and 1h30/movie (for near DVD Quality), on JPEG, VGA
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Have had item for months and still can't use it
Comment: I bought the Archos 705 80 gig months ago, and still haven't been able to use it. First, it didn't work out of the box. Because I didn't open the box for a while (I thought I was going to give it away as a gift and then decided to keep it), I couldn't return it to Amazon, so had to do an RMA and return to Archos. That took a while. Then, I paid for the web browser plug in and the video plug in, and when I tried to download them, the system tells me the serial number for my Archos is not recognized, so it won't let me install the plugins. So I can't use my Archos for the purpose I bought it.
I spent over 2 hours on hold today waiting to talk to Archos technical support to deal with this latest plug in issue. But Archos "support" is notoriously bad and you are put on hold forever. I'm told this download issue is a common one. I am so angry and so sorry I ever bought this product. Had I known how terrible technical support is and read all the bad reviews out there on the web, I never would have purchased this product. I tried calling Customer Services and got what was supposed to be a Customer Service number from the web site, but when you call that number, you get a recording telling youo it is the store and you should use the website to purchase items as they would charge you an exttra $10 to buy over the phone, then they hang up on you. So there is no customer services department to call for complaints. So this product might be OK if you have no issues, but if you ever need to speak with tech support, beware. I say, it's not worth the risk, no matter how good the product looks online.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A Little Dissappointing
Comment: I was very excited when the product arrived in the mail. I was looking for a reasonably priced media player so that I could watch my favorite shows on the go or on my couch. One of the main reasons for buying this player is that it was compatible with Amazon's Unbox video.
Unfortunately I was disappointed with the product. Here are the reasons:
1. Very low volume. Most of the time I have to use earphones.
2. Low quality video. The resolution is bad and picture is grainy.
3. The unit heats up a lot. It is uncomfortable to hold because of this.
4. After about 3 hours of use I now have at least 1 dead pixel on the screen.
I give it 3 stars because it serves its purpose, and was reasonably priced. I will probably pass it along to my younger brother and try the new unit.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Customer service is bad
Comment: I would recomend the Archos but the customer service lacks in every sense,If you call the cust/service no one will pick up!(I tried 3 times for more than half an hour each time)The e-mail response is a little better,it only took 6 days to get a response on my defective unit.they told me it would be weeks to wait for them to see if it could be repaired.It was only 4 days old but(i was told)thats thier policy.I called Amazon on sunday,u.p.s. picked up the defective unit on Monday,and on Tuesday u.p.s. dropped off my new player!Archos should take note on how Amazon does business. ANYDVD.com works verry well with Archos,I recomend you look at before you BUY the DVD add-on.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good - exept for sound
Comment: Well, this thing does everything you'd expect it to do, exept for one thing: sound output volume is terribly low. I bought mine for entertainment for my kids on a road trip to the USA. For normally recorded mp3 or video: you'll hear aboslutely nothing on an airplane. Inside a moving car, you'll hear something, but you'll miss half. Headphones don't change that. It renders this product prettymuch useless for travel.
There are some workarounds, like completely re-encoding all your movies and mp3's and movies with a 3x higher level sound output, but that can compromise the quality. Besides, it's an annoying hassle you shouyldn't have to go through with an expected quality product.
Dissapointing.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Test results and why I was disappointed
Comment: I bought this device based on my good experience with the 605. The 705 had on paper looked like a great little device.
The test files I used are made from DVDs 720x400 at 257kbps 29 frames per second. I did my tests based on my typical usage... riding the subway. This required volume to be cranked to 99 and the Backlight to be turned all the way up. I used AVI files because that is what you can use without wasting money on the plugins
THE GOOD
-They use non-proprietary USB ports - a change from previous models
-This battery is user replacable... important since recharging eventually beats up a battery and because as shown below the battery life is not great.
-Hard drive is a respectable 160G.
-Case has a place to hold your stylus so you might take longer to lose it.
-There is a direct AC charger instead of trickle charging via USB as on previous models.
THE BAD AND UGLY.
-Nowhere to store the stylus on the unit itself.
-Even at volume 99 it was hard to hear on a subway. I imagine you would have similar problems on a plane.
-Even around the house you have to have the volume between 60-80.
-Battery life is horrible. They claim 5.5 hours in the specs. Using the settings above (necessary due to the VERY low output of the amplifier and the drakness of the screen) I got 2:02 and 1:59 on two tries after a full charge.
-The earphones leak sound, are mediocre, and fall off when you move around.
-It is a Wifi device with no browser unless you pay $29 for a plug in
-It is a video player that does not have much in the way of format support without another $38 for two more plug ins (no .mpeg-2, .vob, .mpg, .ps, .mp4, .m4v, or .mov)
All in all... as much as I liked their other products (in spite of the plug-in scheme) I would look for alternatives to this unit were I you.
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