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Archos 605 WiFi 160GB Portable Media Player 4.3" Touch Screen
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EAN: 9988774455664
Label: Archos
Manufacturer: Archos
Model: 605 wifi 160GB
Publisher: Archos
Release Date: October 21, 2007
Studio: Archos
Sales Rank: 9681

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Archos rubbish Customer Service
I bought a Archos 605 Wifi 160Gb. For the first week it worked fine, I was impressed with the Video Playback, Web browsing, TV recording etc.
In the 2nd week of ownership on a daily basis the Archos would pause when starting to play a track then go to its "Archos Music Your Way" start-up screen and restart. After the restart you would discover that all the directories would be wiped, you would then have to update the Archos libary again which take an 1hr if you have 15,000 songs.
This would happen sometimes upto 3 times in a day.
I e-mailed Archos customer support which after two days i received an automated e-mail telling me to reformat my drive, recalibrate the touchscreen, reset to factory settings etc. I did query why i ... Read More:

Rating:

- Had big hopes for the Archos 605 but was extremely let down
I was undecided when it came to the Archos 605 wifi or the Apple Ipod Touch. After reading many reviews, I decided to go for the Archos as it had bigger storage capacity, seemed easier to load music/videos etc on, and seemed like fantastic value for money. I got my first Archos 605 about 7 months ago, and almost immediately i found it to be a very problematic device. The battery performance was poor, and it kept on freezing! Some times it wouldnt even turn on! After having it for a couple of weeks and for most of that time, not being able to use it, i took it back to the retailer i got it from, and had it replaced! Problem solved.......well no, not exactly! The second one also had the exact same problems, except this one would also switch itself ... Read More:

Rating:

- A Mixed Bag
The player itself is fantastic, but Archos should be prosecuted under the Trade Descriptions Act for marketing it as WiFi, when it isn't: it's WiFi compatible until you pay the price to download the web browser plug-in. It's also a scam that they advertise it as a multi-media player when, as with all previous Archos models (I had a 704 WiFi with which I've had endless problems), you again have to pay to download plug-ins to play most of your music and video files. At least this new model has widgets (provided you've paid for the internet plug-in). It's also pretty shabby that a device which is touted as being highly portable requires to be plugged in to a computer to recharge, It should come with a mains charger as standard. Don't bother with ... Read More:

Rating:

- No support for this product
I recently bought this product after reading reviews and knowing full well that you need to purchase the web browser to utilise the product properly. Unfortuantly you can only purchase this once your product is registered. I have tried this many times over the last couple of weeks with no luck.Contacted Archos and had no response from hem after serveral tries.

trying to get a support from Archos is like getting blood from a stone. on the basis alone i would opt for an Ipod. The Archos is a great product but without any support it is nothing more than a simple MP3 player.

i am hoping this review may get their attention as it has really angered me how rubbish they really are.

Rating:

- Beauty is only skin deep
I thought long and hard before buying a media player, it came down to the Archos 605 80GB or an Apple Ipod-touch 32GB, I chose the Archos mainly because of the larger screen and 80Gb hard drive. On paper the Archos has a very rich list of features and I must admit I was very impressed when the unit arrived, it appears to be very well made with quite a substantial weight to it, perhaps slighly too heavy. After about 24hrs of owning the unit I started to have problems with crashing. When the unit does have problems it starts up in a kind of safe mode which offers you 3 options, Repair, Restore or Format. OK so its crashed lets hit repair.....nothing, ok how about restore....still nothing, guess what happens when you press Format, yep you guessed it absolutely ... Read More:

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