User Reviews: Archos 504 (80 GB)
Archos 504 (80 GB) Digital Media Player
Pros: Archos 504 (80 GB) Digital Media Player
Cons: Archos 504 (80 GB) Digital Media Player
May gi ma dung luong ghe we....Chinh la Archos 504 (80 GB) Digital Media Player
Was this review helpful? Yes - NoIT'S OK BUT IT'S NOT ZEN
Pros: 80gb, Features, Price
Cons: Video & Photo Quality
I bought this product after Christmas and waited with eager anticipation. I also own a Creative Zen Vision W 30gb. I wanted this device because not only am i a music and photo junkie, i'm a video junkie, so i was mesmerized by the idea of all those movies on my portable device and being able to directly record video. I was eager to give this a try with 80gb and a video recorder how could you go wrong!? Out of the box the Archos is a well built attractive device. The navigation is a little tricky (it's not intuitive at all), but for 80gb, a recorder and the price, I was willing to sacrifice. Sound quality is pretty good, but i was shocked at the video quality considering the Archos is first and foremost a video device. I probably wouldn't have been so critical if i didn't own a zen, but the zen has spoiled me, because in comparison the archos lacked color, crispness and depth in both videos and photos. It was just unacceptable in comparison. I don't know what the actual difference in technology is, but they both have the same resolutions so that's not it. If you've never seen a zen vision upclose and personal, you should! But don't do it if you're looking to buy something else, because everything else will pale in comparison. I also purchased the dvd station. The archos is feature rich, so that's not the problem. Well after playing with it for a few days, i returned it. I'm going to purchase the creative zen v 60gb. I would rather do the conversions to put video on it than to sacrifice the picture quality, and the creative does have a compact flash drive allowing it to accept almost anything, the archos is strictly usb. But overall if you need a portable media device that records inline audio and video, then the archos is will fit the bill.
Was this review helpful? Yes - NoThe heavyweight of the multimedia player industry
Pros: Huge hard drive, plays both videos and music, great battery life, lots of optional extras
Cons: Firmware still buggy, slow to start, very bulky, typical package is bare basics
I was given an archos 404 for christmas two years ago, which was my introduction to archos. It was a brilliant piece of gear, and only succumbed to all the punishment my careless ownership handed out about three months back. I had been so impressed by it, however, that once I could afford it I opted to go straight for another archos, in this case the new 504.
The first thing that has to be noted is that this is a very large mp3 playerWas this review helpful? Yes - No
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