Following up on yesterday's
brief glimpse into the potential
fifth generation of
Archos' PMP lineup, it looks like the rumor mill is reaching full tilt, as a supposed product page detailing the specifications was quickly pulled after "accidentally" hitting the net a bit before its prime. Nevertheless, GenerationMP3 was able to snag a screenshot of more details surrounding the PMPs, so here's what we know now. The 405 will supposedly accept both miniSD and micro SD cards, support MPEG2/3/4, WMV, H.264, and AAC formats, play nice with JPEG, BPM, and PNG photos, and weigh 146 grams. The 605 may end up supporting
SDHC, and users could also find themselves choosing between a 30GB, 80GB, or 160GB edition. Of course, we're still taking all of this lightly until official information begins to flow, but be sure and visit the read link for a glimpse at the newly leaked information regardless.
posted Jun 9th 2007 6:50PM
Hate to say this but it's been taken down...
Here's Google's Translation:
Following the pleasant request for Archos, the information contained in this ticket has were withdrawn. Thank you for your comprehension.
Team GMP3
..you didn't happen to save a copy did you engadget?
Yeah man, where's the screengrab?
So far it's just a story about a story.
Archos really needs to do more marketing, get the generally consumer to know them
they got some great products on the market, and apparently even better ones on the way
but all R&D and little marketing isn't the best way to go
Yeah I hope there is some comfirmation of this prior to the iphone - I'm a beliver that the "killer ap" of the iphone is the wide screen ipod features - despite the 8gb max - but Archos having all those codexs supported would make me change my mind. thewrongguide.com
I really like the 7" Archos and stuff but iPods rule. They look soo much nicer
Personally, I think the Archos look much better than iPods. But iPods are just so easy to get. I currently have a 3rd gen, 4th gen, and a 1st gen nano. Got all of 'em for under $100 total. An Archos would be amazing, but not until I can get them that cheap.
Ipods are poor quality and very easy to scratch the screen which is extremely important. Ipods break easily. I've tried out the ipod and other media devices and ive found one device that is worse than the ipod - creative media players... Archos has the best media players iver ever seen. They are very high quality, they don't break easily. The screen doesn't scatch easily. Accidendally dropped one on very hard surfaces including concrete and only very litle damage done to it. I'm not one of those people who just says one thing is the best and haven't tried the other. I've tried many mediaplayers/mp3players and archos is the best ive found. Creative media players are so far the worst ive ever tried.
Look at the first test of the Archos last DVB-T : 704 TV
http://www.archoslounge.net/704TV-c-est-de-la-dynamite.html
Probably still the same poor sound quality, so I could care less about thier "high-end" PMPs.
Urza, I don't know if you got a deal or something but for the average buyer, Archos products are very reasonably priced the way I see it, a starting 404 goes for $200 now, and 404 Camcorder is $270
Is there anything else really besides HD space? Like an FM tuner for once?
come to think of it, I haven't heard of an Archos product with an FM tuner
I guess they figure if they are buying a harddisk pmp with a large screen, video matters more than audio
but competition like the Zen Vision, I think, did have the FM Tuner
In France though Archos has a special 704 with a TV Tuner instead of WiFi
mark this under who gives a crap
Hey guys I don't know how, but the guys over
at NewMP3Technology has the Archos 704 WiFi
double capacity battery shipping now. I
am scrambling to get two. I found them on
the site here http://www.newmp3technology.com/704-double-battery.htm
Happy Hunting!