Super cheap Archos 1 Vision DMP set for release this month
By Laura June 
posted Nov 6th 2009 2:02PM
posted Nov 6th 2009 2:02PM
Archos has been on a real PMP tear as of late, releasing the Archos 2 Vision, 3 Vision, and the Clipper all in one pop back in August. The company's now launched yet another Vision model, the entry-level 1 Vision. This tiny little 4GB dude has a 1.5-inch LCD and supposedly gets about 20 hours of battery life per charge. No video support in this puppy, but the €30 (somewhere in the realm of $45) pricetag should temper some of your crushing disappointment over its lack of features. The Archos 1 Vision should be available in Europe by the end of November.
So affordable, AND it has a screen. Cool beans.
30€ is the EU price including 25% VAT taxes.
US price is probably going to be closer to $30 as well.
I don't see the point....
If m audiophile, I won't look at this crap...
If m not audiophile, I will just use my cellphone...
sad but true...
hmmm maybe Archos should come out with a smart phone?
Running / gym. I don't want to strap a big expensive phone to my arm when running and have it get sweaty. That's why I have a Sansa Clip...
Workouts/Training.
Travel, gym, camping, hiking...
I use a cheap 2gb Sansa for the gym...if it died, I'd probably look at something like this.
What are these "gyms" you speak of?
:P
pretty good...
Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good! Maybe we can watch Curb Your Enthusiasm on it.
On second thoughts, we'll only be able to hear Larry's antics due to the lack of video support. Pretty, Pretty, Pretty lame.
If this doesn't do video, what makes it a PMP and not just an MP3 player?
that's a seriously good point.
Why such a stale reaction from you lot..? If this device had a certain fruit on it at this price point, with a screen, it would be like the second coming of Jebus.
.flac and .ape, very nice. Any reason why no player has ever supported .wv (wavpack), without Rockbox, is it more CPU intensive?
More choice!
@chancekang: Amen to that.
3 simple steps to save urself £20:
Step 1: Buy a £7 ($10) 4gb MicroSD card
Step 2: Fill it with MP3s
Step 3: Stick it in ur phone (pretty much every £50 pay+go phone these days has a card slot and headphones)
Sorry, but surely the age of the MP3 player with a capacity less that 16gb or so is completely dead, most people own a phone and have it with them all the time, so what's the point of these devices?
What i'm asking is where is the 120gb+ mp3 player with a similar footprint and pricetag as the ipod classics but without the apple, there was once a time when there were ipod alternatives all the way through their range, but in terms of high capacity mp3 players, consumers have no choice anymore.
This. I sadly accept my iPod classic even though it is terribly inefficient for my needs in every way except for games (I enjoy Scrabble, Battleship, and Trivial Pursuit) and podcasts. It's basically useless to me for flac, video, photos, text/notes, or much of anything else. I so want to buy a different device, but no one makes a high-capacity player in a reasonable form-factor. I wish they did.
great, except even nowadays not every phone has a headphone jack and archos probably even beats the sound quality of the more expensive smartphones. so yeah, if you want to listen to the crappy output of your mediocre phone, with the proprietary headphones which are even crappier, yes, your idea is reasonable. and why do you think mp3 players
Even at $45. $150 nano wil still outsell this like crazy. Just saying fanboism aside. Agree?
Oh Bugger off.
sad but true
"Super cheap Archos" ?!?!!?!? That is a head line??? Everything from Archos is cheap crap........ OHHHHHHH... they are taking the price... sorry...