Shop for portable video players (pvps)

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.7 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 103 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Archos 605 WiFi portable video player is one of the best mobile distractions money can buy. Read review

Specs: Digital AV player, TFT 4.3 in - Color, MPEG-4, WMV, Protected WMV (DRM), PCM, MP3, ADPCM, WMA, Protected WMA (DRM), WAV, 4.8 in x 0.6 in x 3.2 in, 6.7 oz

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 50 reviews

The Bottom Line: The bulky but easy-to-use Creative Zen Vision W and its nice screen will dazzle video lovers who don't require video recording. Read review

Specs: Digital AV player, TFT 4.3 in - Color, MP3, WMA, Audible, Protected WMA (DRM), WAV, DivX 5.0, DivX 4.0, WMV, Motion JPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 SP, XviD, MPEG-1, 5.3 in x 0.9 in x 3 in, 9.7 oz

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 11 reviews

The Bottom Line: Archos 705 WiFi is the biggest, baddest PVP on the market. What you get in screen size, however, you pay for in portability and picture quality. Read review

Specs: Digital AV recorder, TFT 7 in - Color, MPEG-4, WMV, PCM, MP3, ADPCM, WMA, Protected WMA (DRM), WAV, 7.2 in x 0.8 in x 5 in, 1.4 lbs

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.7 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 10 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Archos 605 WiFi portable video player is one of the best mobile distractions money can buy. Read review

Specs: Digital AV player, TFT 4.3 in - Color, MPEG-4, WMV, Protected WMV (DRM), PCM, MP3, ADPCM, WMA, Protected WMA (DRM), WAV, 4.8 in x 0.8 in x 3.2 in, 9.2 oz

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: While the Seagate FreeAgent Theater has a decent interface and good photo display options, it doesn't read as many video file formats as its competitors. Read review

Specs: Digital AV player, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, WAV, AC-3, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, DivX 6.0, AVI, XviD, MPEG-1, ISO, VOB, 7.2 in x 7.1 in x 1.2 in, 1.1 lbs

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.3 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 9 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Philips Portable Media Center PMC7230 is a stylish device with lots of potential, but it's not as impressive as we expected. Read review

Specs: Portable media center, LCD 3.5 in - Color, AVI, MPEG-4 SP, MPEG-4, WMV, MP3, WMA, 3.7 in x 0.9 in x 4.2 in, 8.3 oz

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 22 reviews

The Bottom Line: Archos 705 WiFi is the biggest, baddest PVP on the market. What you get in screen size, however, you pay for in portability and picture quality. Read review

Specs: Digital AV recorder, TFT 7 in - Color, PCM, MP3, ADPCM, WMA, Protected WMA (DRM), WAV, MPEG-4, WMV, 7.2 in x 0.8 in x 5 in, 1.4 lbs

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 7 reviews

Specs: Digital AV player, LCD 4.3 in - Color, RMVB, AVI, FLV, RM, MP3, FLAC, WMA, APE (Monkey's Audio), WAV, 6.9 oz

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: While the Seagate FreeAgent Theater has a decent interface and good photo display options, it doesn't read as many video file formats as its competitors. Read review

Specs: Digital AV player, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, WAV, AC-3, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, DivX 6.0, AVI, XviD, MPEG-1, ISO, VOB, 7.2 in x 7.1 in x 1.2 in, 1.1 lbs

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: While the Seagate FreeAgent Theater has a decent interface and good photo display options, it doesn't read as many video file formats as its competitors. Read review

Specs: Digital AV player, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, WAV, AC-3, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, DivX 6.0, AVI, XviD, MPEG-1, ISO, VOB, 7.2 in x 7.1 in x 1.2 in, 1.1 lbs

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: The all-inclusive RCA Lyra X3030 is a solid video playback and recording device, despite its poorly designed menu interface. Yet there are still PVPs on the market that perform better. Read review

Specs: Digital AV recorder, TFT 3.6 in - Color, MP3, WMA, Audible, Protected WMA (DRM), WAV, DivX 5.0, DivX 4.0, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 SP, WMV, AVI, MPEG-1

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 24 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Archos Gmini 402 Camcorder looks more attractive than ever, now that it's added a camcorder and a still camera to its long list of music and video features. Read review

Specs: Digital AV recorder, LCD 2.2 in - Color, MPEG-4 SP, PCM, ADPCM, WMA, Protected WMA (DRM), WAV, 4.2 in x 2.4 in x 0.7 in, 5.6 oz

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1 review

Specs: Digital AV player, TFT 3.5 in - Color, WAV, MP3, 3.6 in x 5.6 in x 1.3 in, 12 oz

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Digital AV player, XviD, DivX 5.0, DivX 4.0, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, DivX 3.11, WMA, MP3, WAV, 3.1 in x 5.4 in x 0.8 in, 7 oz