Archos 705 WiFi (80GB)

• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 22 reviews
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• 4 stars

  One Big problem

  by scosgt on February 27, 2008

  Pros: Big screen, plays .vob files

  Cons: Has a defect they won't fix so far

  Summary: This is a slam dunk video player, BUT...
  The 705 (at least the 80 gig model) has a serious defect:
  When playing videos, every time the hard drive spins up
  
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  Summary: This is a slam dunk video player, BUT...
  The 705 (at least the 80 gig model) has a serious defect:
  When playing videos, every time the hard drive spins up to load more data, the video pauses for up to one second. This was a known issue on the 604 and 704, and they released firmware updates on both to correct the condition.
  I am on my second unit, the first being replaced with a new unit on RMA, and BOTH have the exact same issue. I have been calling Archos every day to report the problem and get some action. So far, they seem to just be ignoring it. So don't buy until you see a firmware update where they address this issue, or this player will drive you NUTS. Every 4 to 6 minutes there is a one second "freeze" while the disk cache is filled. Very very annoying.

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  7 out of 9 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 10 stars

  vs the I-touch

  by quistoman on May 28, 2008

  Pros: best of the best, easy to use.

  Cons: software you'll want you'll have to pay for.

  Summary: I had a I touch and ended up getting a refund because I don’t think I should have to “crack” software on a item I paid for to make ...

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  Summary: I had a I touch and ended up getting a refund because I don’t think I should have to “crack” software on a item I paid for to make it useful. Ive never looked back other than in pity of I-touch owners, still even “cracked” I-touch pails in comparison to this players ability and price.
  
  One thing I would like to clear up is the battery life, I got maybe 2 hrs of use out of my I-touch max and that’s because I played video’s and/or used other apps than just the music player, the battery life was horrible so with that in mind the battery life on this is really not bad at all, if it beats out the competition in batt life, memory, functionality, and ease of use what’s left? OH yeah price and it beats I-tough hands down in the bang for your buck category.
  
  You will have to pay for the software but at least its useful and if it means you don’t have to use i-tunes you should jump for joy as that program is one big headache of a music/video player.
  
  It really is superior in every way but it is larger as well, not that the little bit of extra size is bad when you have the best resolution for the size in a hand held out there, but if its just too big dont worry they make a Archos 605 WiFi as well and its just as superior to other hand helds media players as the 705. I got this for the van so our kids could watch movies on the go and we can still use it for music e mail and whatever the next best thing we found that could do all that in a car costs 2000.00 yeah no joke 2000.00 and it dose do more (barely) right now but with the right software it wont so this was the obvious choice for a media player that we can take down the road.
  
  This player will DL all your media and you wont even have to convert it if you’re not concerned about space, I never keep a ton of full length movies on it but I could, and with skype and all the different IM apps out there like I said sky’s the limit!

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  3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  Exactly what I was looking for!

  by djdybwad on February 25, 2008

  Pros: Large screen, good touch-screen controls, seems to do it all

  Cons: Battery life is marginal for a two-hour movie, Opera needs some work on ease-of-use

  Summary: I really love the Apple iPod Touch, but the screen is too small for my eyesite. The Archos 705 and it's predecessor the 704 offer a large screen for ...

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  Summary: I really love the Apple iPod Touch, but the screen is too small for my eyesite. The Archos 705 and it's predecessor the 704 offer a large screen for those who really want to watch a movie without eye strain.
  
  The 705 acts just like an external hard drive as far as Windows Explorer is concerned. You can drag-and-drop from your PC to the Archos.
  
  You can also use Windows Media Player to keep your PC and the 705 in perfect sync.
  
  In addition to photos, music and video, I also backup my company files onto the Archos. No, I can't run my applications here, but my backups are safe.
  
  I purchased the 705 to allow me to surf the web while watching my TV. Standard web pages are very readable but response is slow. I wish it used an "N" wireless connection instead of a "G" connection.
  
  The pop-up typewriter allows the user to use a finger to point out the letters in a URL search or in an E-mail. The response is too cumbersome to write a novel, or even a one-page E-mail.
  
  Battery life has been about 20% than I expected from the Archos specifications. It has a five-element battery life indicator, but the last two elements display for only minutes on the screen and then it's time to power off.
  
  I purchased the Opera browser which works OK. A "back" button (previous screen) needs to be put into the top browser bar, instead of having to click on menu>navigation>back.
  
  I do carry the Archos 705 back and forth to work every day in the supplied case, and I'm 95% pleased with it.

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  3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  A good decent PVP

  by Marcsr453 on February 25, 2008

  Pros: Good screen, good web browser and apps.

  Cons: Begs for other apps and a PIM

  Summary: I had the 704 and it was decent, but according to Archos own customer service, the machine was limited in its capabilites and would not be supported as the new ...

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  Summary: I had the 704 and it was decent, but according to Archos own customer service, the machine was limited in its capabilites and would not be supported as the new 705 PVP came out. I was lucky enough to return my 704 for a new 705. The 705 is better in that you can use widgets with it and flash programs. The flash program and widgets allows you to play some games and some useful applications, such as a calendar, caluclator and other widgets. Still it could use a really decent PIM. There are some people in the Archos community who are trying to create a hack for this and some have been successful in getting Qtopia to run on their 605 and 705's. Archos naturally frowns on this, and is not being helpful. As for the size, there are many people out there who do not like squinting at the small, matchbox screens of the iPod, and other supposely PVP's. The 7 inch screen on the 705 is perfect for travelling and playing games. The screen's resolution could be better, but not by much. The only thing I would really like to have with this is a larger keypad. while the one that comes with it as a remote is way ahead of anything else, I have big fingers and would like to see some larger keys, or be able to use one of those foldable keyboards.
  In all, the 705 is a great machine that does what it is suppose to and more. The browser and other plug-ins are worth the extra cash, because they add extra funtionality to the PVP.

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• 2 stars

  DO NOT BUY THIS JUNK

  by roverboy8 on August 21, 2009

  Pros: AFTER THE PATHETIC CUSTOMER SERVICE, I CAN'T SAY THERE ARE ANY PROS

  Cons: HORRIBLE VOLUME LEVEL, LOUSY CUSTOMER SERVICE

  Summary: 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 ...

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  Summary: 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.

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  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 1 stars

  Avoid at all costs

  by gil8432 on September 24, 2008

  Pros: Small PVP with perfect screen size

  Cons: Too slow for internet, movie playback

  Summary: I hate knocking new electronic stuff but I cannot recommend this PVP. I didn't mind paying the asking price for it, but the 705 I had mailed to me ...

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  Summary: I hate knocking new electronic stuff but I cannot recommend this PVP. I didn't mind paying the asking price for it, but the 705 I had mailed to me was pretty bad. I sent it back to Radio Shack. It had major problems finding a wireless connection (even after I did a software upgrade and was sitting within 10 feet of the wireless route), and when it did connect, it seemed like I was using dial-up instead of broadband. And the amount of time it took to spool up a video - wow I was shocked. If I can give any of my fellow techies any advice, don't buy this! Despite the great screen size and the portability, you will soon find yourself asking for a refund. Sorry my review couldn't be favorable for what was a promising new product.

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  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  BEST PVP PLAYER ON THE MARKET

  by THE COMPUTER HEALER on February 25, 2008

  Pros: TOUCH SCREEN REALLY WORKS

  Cons: dvr cost $99

  Summary: if you want a pvp here you go. the cons of this player are stuff it really should'nt do.
  ie, $30 web browser. do you really need another gadget
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  Summary: if you want a pvp here you go. the cons of this player are stuff it really should'nt do.
  ie, $30 web browser. do you really need another gadget that surf's the web? if so then you could probably afford $30.
  $20 plug-in for extra movie file types.
  there's no shortage of file conversions on the web and better yet most of them are free.
  also a screen that size can tget much shaper with the touch screen interface without jeopardizing weight. remember its supposed to be portable.
  if the size is just to large for you. i've been able to hold my archos 405 in my hp ipag's belt case with no problems.and my 605 has its own archos case but fits like a pda would on my belt also.
  i would take time to knock archos for their dvr add-on. i'm a techy guy so i understand price points are price points but this is a pvp player that records. so for that price this should come standard now. i never complained because the dvr complimented the price point for users who didnt need the function. now for $599 i feel like this is a no-brainer.

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  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 1 stars

  Stay away from ARCHOS products

  by udm196 on February 14, 2011

  Pros: If you really need to find one... it play SOME files ok...

  Cons: See below for full issues

  Summary: The device is clunky, heavy, with a poor battery life and sound. Worse of all it won't play many DIVX or MPEG4 files, unless you dish out extra cash ...

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  Summary: The device is clunky, heavy, with a poor battery life and sound. Worse of all it won't play many DIVX or MPEG4 files, unless you dish out extra cash to Archos for the right codec, or spend weeks re-encoding all your AVIs? I will never buy an Archos product again! Read this carefully before considering buying one. Furthermore remember their customer or sales support is a joke, they really don't care about consumers or ever reply; you are on your own!... At your own risk then ;-)

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• 3 stars

  Mother of all PMP as in terms of Screen Size

  by praveenthottan on October 29, 2010

  Pros: 1. Big Screen
  2. Good Strage

  Cons: 1. Bad Battery Life
  2. The product just Conked out and For support it needs to be shipped to France after warrenty is over.
  3. so dont buy it if local support is not there.

• 5 stars

  see beloww

  by sxxret on February 22, 2010

  Pros: plays excellent video. Sound volume is ridiculously low, I mean ridiculous! I use noise canceling earphones and inline amp just to attempt to hear. Touch screen is not very sensitive. Archos web site has abandoned any upgrades or help. see below....

  Cons: ... if you buy this unit you cannot update or get any support. All you get is a movie player with no volume. Does not support flash 9. factory battery will not play 2 hr movie. 4Hr batt. has to be attached with tape, does not fit right. buy a netbook

  Summary: 999

  Summary: 999

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