Archos 605 Wi-Fi Portable Media Player (30 GB) by Archos
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Digital camera reviews of Archos 605 Wi-Fi Portable Media Player (30 GB)
Digital camera Review: DO NOT BUY
Summary: 1 Stars
What a piece of garbage. First of all, the volume is so bad that all the way turned up you can just hear it, not loud or even capable of being loud, second, the thing locks up so much, you'll spend more time removing the battery and resetting it than you will enjoy it, and third, the customer service is horrible,they are a bunch of rude people who think, people like being talked down to. my player stopped working within one year and after sending it back for repairs, they told me to buy another battery for $72 dollars are they would give me a 15% discount on a new one. why would I want to buy a new one in only one year. I am not normally so upset over any purchase but please take it from me, you'll be very sorry if you purchase this mp3 player.Digital camera Review: Disappointed - my own fault
Summary: 2 Stars
Read the reviews and bought it anyway.
OK, the good news is it does, for an extra [...] bucks, play videos. It doesn't remember where you stopped. But it does play them
As for the browser. Archos doesn't out right lie, "with Flash support". So while Flash 10+ is now out, I go to nbc.com to view videos and am told I need at least version 9. So whatever version that you can buy bundeled with the browser, for an extra [...] bucks, is less than 9.
The browser is clunky, you can't scroll down w/o clicking some link. Zooming the browser works, for me, haphazardly at best.
Bottom line, for [...] bucks, it plays videos w/o conversion. As for buying any other add on, give your money to a charity. You will get more for it.
For surfing and every other thing else I do, I will have to stick with my iPhone.
Digital camera Review: Does not work properly with Motorola cable boxes
Summary: 2 Stars
I have two of the 605 30gb and the dvr recorder. They work great except if you wish to use the dvr recorder in combination with a motorola cable box - then the dvr does not work as described. This is a known problem discussed on other sites.Digital camera Review: Excellent Product
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this as a Christmas present for my teen aged son. We subsequently added the web browser and movie downloader plug ins and it now acts as a portable computer for him along (despite being the size of a car GPS)with being an excellent music player. One note, the screen quality is far better than expected, much better than typical of small PDA's.Digital camera Review: GPS QUIRKS AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought the 605 wifi gps system which arrived only the next day. I tried to load up the DVD for the GPS only to realize that the 13 character map code was invalid. I called customer support to resolve the problem. After being on hold for 48 minutes a lady came on and promised to send me a new code within 24 hrs. Today is day 5 and I still cant get through to support/ customer service. On day 6 I was put on hold for 1 hr 17 minutes only to be cut off at the end. since then I have sent 7 e-mails but no reply. I have requested a return merchandise number but no reply and this is day 2. now i have the device but no gps and no ending solution to my problem. I would strongly advice people to stay away from this product (gps attachment) because there are too many unanswered questions which customer service/ support services are unwilling or unable to resolve.