Archos 605 Wi-Fi Portable Media Player (160 GB) by Archos
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Digital camera reviews of Archos 605 Wi-Fi Portable Media Player (160 GB)
Digital camera Review: Broke after one year and two weeks
Summary: 1 Stars
It works well enough as long as you buy the extra video plugins, the browser plugin and the quick charger (unless you want to wait 7 hrs for it to charge with the included proprietary usb cable).
Mine's hard drive broke two weeks after the warranty (just one year) expired and after waiting for about 45 minutes on the phone the customer service guy told me that it would be around $170 to replace the hard drive. It didn't make any sense to me since I could buy a new hard drive for around $60 but after googling about it I read that the Archos hard drive has a special firmware so that you can't replace the drive yourself.
I bought an aluminum leather case, invisible shield, the mini dock, all video and the browser plugins and now all I have is an expensive paper weight.
I will never buy anything from Archos again, I would expect more than 1 year warranty specially after all the care I put on my Archos.
I've bought several hard drives in the past and all of them have had 3 years warranty and none had broke.
Digital camera Review: Buy Something Else
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought the Archos 605 mainly for the hard drive capacity. I didn't want to be locked into the iTunes format and it seemed like the Archos was a good choice.
My complaints are the following:
They make a lot of claims about what it can do, then they nickel and dime you for those features. It's like 30 bucks if you want to get on the internet, and more if you want to play other types of video format. Before you know it you are paying more than you anticipated.
The battery life is very short.
It freezes up on me when I try to play certain audio files (I don't know why).
The website is not user friendly.
User interface on the device is not as smooth as the iTouch or iPhone.
Finally there are not many manufacturers building accessories for it. For the iPod you can buy various protective cases and speakers that you can plug it into. There is like nothing for the Archos.
It is not worth the money. Buy something else like an iPod.
Digital camera Review: Could be a great device....but worst customer service ever!
Summary: 2 Stars
The device is pretty cool. The weak battery life is a serious minus. The TV Schedule upload doesn't work and therefore I cannot use the DVR functions of my docking station...and since getting help from their tech support is impossible (I have been trying to get someone for the past 2 weeks!!!!!!!!!) I am considering returning it to get a Zen vision even if it only has 30GB (my Archos has 160GB). What a shame! This product had so much potential - but the frustration of dealing with such incompetent buffoons has taken all the joy out of the experience.Digital camera Review: Craptastic!
Summary: 1 Stars
Yeah, this thing looks decent enough, and it's convenient too, but I found the user interface to be sorely lacking. It was insane how difficult it was to simply add my MP3s to the Archos.
Add to this the fact that the Ok button on mine stopped working after less than two weeks, and the fact that I had some fairly bad pixel dimming in less than a month, and you have yourself a craptastic piece of electronics.
It's not like I'm rough on my gadgets either. Heck, I've got a 5G iPod that's still in pristine condition, even though those things were known to scratch up like mad before they switched to the aluminum case.
Digital camera Review: Crippled product from a greedy company
Summary: 1 Stars
This is a product that is crippled by its low volume level that cannot be increased. Don't plan to use this on a plane or really any kind of travel unless you get a headphones amplifier device... inconvenience and added price.
Oh, while I'm talking about added price, get ready for Archos to get in your pocket. Want to web browse? You have to buy the browser. Want to play certain kinds of video or audio? You have to buy the codecs... I'm not kidding. And they aren't cheap.
After a few of these prompts, I wanted to throw the thing through the wall, but I knew I'd have trouble returning it if I did. Just skip this and get the better products from Creative, Cowon, or others. You'll be glad you did.