Details on Archos 606, SFR 3G+ plan revealed

We'd already heard about Archos' deal with France's SFR to build 3G+ into upcoming players, but the folks at PC INPact have now turned up what appears to be some of the firmest details yet of those plans, and the first player to support 'em. That player is supposedly the Archos 606, which is described as being the same size as the Archos 605, but with a screen 1-2 centimeters bigger and a casing that's entirely black (it's also said to boast a 30GB hard drive). Unfortunately, there's no official pictures of the device just yet, but the folks at Archos Lounge have put together the mockup above to feed the speculation in the meantime. As for SFR's plans, it'll apparently offer three different subscription options coming in at €14.90, €19.90, and €29.90 a month ($22 to $46), each of which will let you purchase the device for €249, €199, or €149 ($380, $305, or $230), respectively, or you can simply the player without a plan for €290, or about $460.

[Via Archos Lounge, thanks John]

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 13th 2008 11:19AM]

Dear god I hope that Archos sticks to hard tactile buttons for volume, pause/play and track-skip. The mockup pisses me off with its touch-sensitive crap.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 13th 2008 3:20PM]

720x480 (full DVD resolution) any Archos play that resolution. But what is the point to get full HD if you have screen 2.5" do you see any different? Comments on picture -its just for fantasy to bring the news. And why people here first think to do here is justify new by pictures is this Photoshop or not? Turn on little imagination:-)

[The Commenter Formerly Known as Posted Mar 14th 2008 3:19PM]

The Archos screen is 4.3 and the resolution is 800x480, better the iPhone. I've watch videos on a 2.2 screen and the Archos 605 4.3 screen and I can tell you its a big difference.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2008 9:43PM]

Question: Does someone think that the price of the Archos 605 will go down after the 606 model comes out?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2008 11:31PM]

Does anyone know if they are going to lower the price of the Archos 605 when the 606 comes out, and if so by how much from $300.00?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2008 11:33PM]

Anyone know a place to buy the Archos 605 for less than $200?

[ahcor1991 Posted Apr 3rd 2008 3:07PM]

Lol

Photoshop is a good program but I think you need to be ore creative...

This archos is false like this too
http://www.infoblogs.com.br/view.action?contentId=30527&Novo-PMP-Archos-606-conectividade-3G-HSDPA