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Archos 404 - 30GB Slim Portable Multimedia Player
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Price: £89.99

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days Binding: Electronics
Brand: Archos
EAN: 0690590508613
Label: Archos
Manufacturer: Archos
Model: Archos 404 30GB
Publisher: Archos
Release Date: August 29, 2006
Studio: Archos
Sales Rank: 2459
MPN: Archos 404 30GB

Features:

Screen size surface twice that of similar size PMP
Reads all standard video formats in full DVD resol
DVD-quality video playback on TV with optional DVR
Records directly from TV in high-quality MPEG-4 wi
Bright 3.5in LCD with 16 million colours

Accessories:

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Simply Superb
I bought this just as another MP3 player with a huge size and lo what i found was - its marvelous

You can store most of your documents and pictures as well as your entire favourite music gallery and yet - there is always space in it...

It has never disappointed with its battery life so far - and is a wonderful and strong player compared to others....

However, people may find it difficult to carry - due to its bulk - for me this has never been a problem. I have a small wallet - large enough to zip my beloved archos in it and carry with me when i am jogging or on the move...

Its a wonderful library of movies, songs and ebooks for me - though i have never used it to read any of the ebooks!

Rating:

- IS IT AS GOOD AS THE HYPE?
Well, is it? I confess to being seduced by the hype on a certain shopping channel, so I bought one from Amazon (cheaper). This was for my wife, as I had an equivalent Vivitar player for myself. Using the Vivitar as a benchmark, I compared the two players. Here goes..........
SOUND QUALITY. Better than the Vivitar, but why is the volume control menu driven? Frustrating !
FILMS. The screen resolution wins hands down. No contest
DOWNLOADING PICTURES. Frustrating. No slots for memory cards, so all photos have to be downloaded from the camera. Try reading how to do this from the terrible PDF manual & you feel like topping yourself!
BATTERY LIFE. With the Vivitar, I have to keep the charger plugged in while watching a film, ... Read More:

Rating:

- definatly the worst thing ive purchased
i got this archos in july last year as i wanted some different rather than an ipod huge mistake. in november i went to use it with out using for about 2 weeks and the back case had warped the battery had gone ( as in popped) and it wont even switch on nor charge or be reconised on my pc ive been trying to contact archos for about 2 months no replys to emails on there website its asking for 2 serial numbers i have one put the other one is in the harddrive which i cant access due to it not switching on what a waste of money if i was you AVOID this and get a ipod better manufacturer and can be repaired anywhere plus the battery life lasts forever compared to this which just eats it.

Rating:

- Good MP3 player but other range better for fims.
I already have the original Archos 500 and was delighted to find that the 404 is built to the same high quality. Being much smaller and bought mainly as a MP3 player but still a very strong movie player to.
The reason I bought this player is that the newer 405 only has 2Gb of memory, additional can be added but..
This player as 30Gb.

MOVIES
On this note if you want your film to be resized from your existing DIVX collection then try looking up and downloading the free program POCKETDIVXENCODER which doesn't convert to Divx just fine tunes the existing file to work better and be smaller (changing audio files and screen sizes). My 404 films coming out at 300Mb per film (lot more on hard drive if needed).
The only ... Read More:

Rating:

- Great bit of kit
Having used my Archos now for over six months all I can say is that it is my favorite gadget. I use it every day either recording something or playing something. I can carry around at least twenty films with me, how can I get bored?

If you want to convert from one format to another just look at sites like www.download.com you will find free software there to do the conversion. Although I am not a lover of Microsoft, Media Player converts any music or wmv files to the Archos without a problem.

The only real accessory I would suggest you need is the DVR station. This allows you to easily record from the TV, DVD or VCR. Yes sure if the data is right protected it remains right protected but still playable on the Archos this is ... Read More:

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