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Are you interested in an attractive, lightweight portable media player with great battery life that you can use mainly to consume audio and video files that have been directly downloaded or streamed across a local network? If so, you’ll like the Archo...
thin, light, well made, great screen, runs Android apps on a 4.8″ screen,auto-rotate function works great
Archos’ piece-meal pricing practice is not only annoying but makes the device much more expensive than it originally appears, buggy and crash-filled, basic functionality not available out of the box, no access to Andros Market, the inability to play...
Beautiful HD display, Supports a vast array of media file formats,
DVR functionality requires an expensive addon, GPS is erratic and costs extra for pedestrian mode
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Published: 2009-10-27, Author: Donald , review by: cnet.com
The Archos 5 Internet tablet/portable media player offers a large, high-resolution touch-screen display, Wi-Fi, music playback, photos, Flash video and game compatibility, Bluetooth, e-mail, a Web browser, a built-in speaker, an integrated kickstand, G...
GPS signal reception is poor enough to make the feature useless; many popular Android apps are unsupported; Flash video support is hit or miss; no multitouch support for keyboard or gestures; text copy and paste is a chore; and the glossy design shows ...
The Archos 5 is a great video player, but it disappoints as a premium Android Internet tablet and GPS unit. Read full review See all prices
Published: 2009-10-27, Author: Donald , review by: cnet.com
The Archos 5 Internet tablet/portable media player offers a large, high-resolution touch-screen display, Wi-Fi, music playback, photos, Flash video and game compatibility, Bluetooth, e-mail, a Web browser, a built-in speaker, an integrated kickstand, G...
GPS signal reception is poor enough to make the feature useless; many popular Android apps are unsupported; Flash video support is hit or miss; no multitouch support for keyboard or gestures; text copy and paste is a chore; and the glossy design shows ...
The Archos 5 is a great video player, but it disappoints as a premium Android Internet tablet and GPS unit. Read full review
Abstract: Except for maybe the keyboard, web browsing on the Archos 5 Android is a significant across-the-board improvement over the Archos 5 IMT. The Android tablet loads pages faster, has more connectivity options, offers better scrolling and browser navigation..
Sleek design. Huge, beautiful, high-res screen. Built-in Wi-Fi, browser. On-screen home button for one-click Main Menu access. No need for stylus. Available in large capacities.
Expensive. Touch-screen interface is not as sophisticated as those of competitors. Apps aren't well-executed. UI could stand to be streamlined—requires too many clicks at times.
Besides the half-baked Android implementation on the latest Archos 5 Internet Tablet, not much has changed from last year's device, and the touch-screen PMP competition is only getting tougher....
Abstract: ext3, not Mac compatible!The Archos 5 IT has migrated from the FAT32 file system, to Ext3 because the latter supports increased file sizes.Designed by Microsoft, FAT32 dates from another era, as it has existed since Windows 95. It was only designed for...
Abstract: Video Review: Chris Hardwick and Olivia Munn look at the Archos 5 Android Internet Tablet with its 4.8" touch screen, easy web browsing, GPS, HD video out, 16 gig HD and more all for $300. Find out if Android is one step ahead of Apple and Microsoft wi...
