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Archos 504 (80 GB) Digital Media Player
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Product Description
The ARCHOS 504 is the PMP with the biggest storage capacities of the Gen 4 range. Its bright and luminous 16/9 screen brings you the best portable video experience.PRODUCT FEATURES: Extreme capacity; Reads all standard video formats in full DVD resolution;
DVD-quality video playback on TV with optional DVR Station;
Records directly from TV in high-quality MPEG-4 with optional DVR station;
Bright, 4.3" TFT screen with 16 million colors - ideal for watching videos and viewing photos;
Extremely fast photo viewer with zoom, music and transition effects;
Advanced Music player able to display track, artist, album, and album cover;
Removable battery for extended viewing possibilities.
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Average User Rating:
4.0
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5
Number of Ratings:
2
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User Reviews for
Archos 504 (80 GB) Digital Media Player
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IT'S OK BUT IT'S NOT ZEN
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Reviewed
January 4 2007 11:55:30 PM
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users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
3
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Pros:
80gb, Features, Price |
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Video & Photo Quality I bought this product after Christmas and waited with eager anticipation. I also own a Creative Zen Vision W 30gb. I wanted this device because not only am i a music and photo junkie, i'm a video junkie, so i was mesmerized by the idea of all those movies on my portable device and being able to directly record video. I was eager to give this a try with 80gb and a video recorder how could you go wrong!? Out of the box the Archos is a well built attractive device. The navigation is a little tricky (it's not intuitive at all), but for 80gb, a recorder and the price, I was willing to sacrifice. Sound quality is pretty good, but i was shocked at the video quality considering the Archos is first and foremost a video device. I probably wouldn't have been so critical if i didn't own a zen, but the zen has spoiled me, because in comparison the archos lacked color, crispness and depth in both videos and photos. It was just unacceptable in comparison. I don't know what the actual difference in technology is, but they both have the same resolutions so that's not it. If you've never seen a zen vision upclose and personal, you should! But don't do it if you're looking to buy something else, because everything else will pale in comparison. I also purchased the dvd station. The archos is feature rich, so that's not the problem. Well after playing with it for a few days, i returned it. I'm going to purchase the creative zen v 60gb. I would rather do the conversions to put video on it than to sacrifice the picture quality, and the creative does have a compact flash drive allowing it to accept almost anything, the archos is strictly usb. But overall if you need a portable media device that records inline audio and video, then the archos is will fit the bill.
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The heavyweight of the multimedia player industry
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Reviewed
December 1 2006 5:44:44 PM
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users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
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Pros:
Huge hard drive, plays both videos and music, great battery life, lots of optional extras |
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Cons:
Firmware still buggy, slow to start, very bulky, typical package is bare basics I was given an archos 404 for christmas two years ago, which was my introduction to archos. It was a brilliant piece of gear, and only succumbed to all the punishment my careless ownership handed out about three months back. I had been so impressed by it, however, that once I could afford it I opted to go straight for another archos, in this case the new 504.
The first thing that has to be noted is that this is a very large mp3 player
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