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Archos 5 250 GB Internet Media Tablet | 
| Brand: Archos
Category: CE
List Price: $449.99
Buy New: $439.99
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Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 1864
Media: Electronics
Hard Drive Size: 250
Display Size: 4.8
Size: 250 GB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 5 x 0.8 x 3.1
MPN: 501129
Model: 501129
UPC: 690590511293
EAN: 0690590511293
ASIN: B001D0E4DA
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| Features:
| • | 250 GB capacity for up to 300 movies, 2.5 million photos, or 145,000 songs | | • | Up to 22 hours music and 7 hours video playback time on a single charge | | • | 4.8-inch TFT LCD touchscreen; 800 x 480 pixel resolution; 16 million colors | | • | Video support: MPEG-4, WMV, and M-JPEG; Audio support: MP3, WMA, Protected WMA, WMA pro 5.1, WAV; plug-ins available for further video and audio format support |
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Amazon.com Product Description -- Posted August 19, 2008
Archos, award-winning for its constant technology innovation and leadership in portable media players now introduces a new concept: the Internet Media Tablet (IMT). The Archos 5 is the flagship product of this new line, bringing you a new way to enjoy the Internet, your media, and TV--all in a handheld device. The Archos 5 250 GB IMT is a high-end portable device with an ultra-thin design, a black stainless steel body, a high-resolution 5-inch touchscreen, and the horsepower of a laptop.  Enjoy Internet, media, and TV in a handheld device with a 5-inch touchscreen. Click to enlarge. | Uncompromised Web Surfing in the Palm of Your Hand
With an 800-pixels-wide resolution and a 5-inch screen, you can browse the Web just as you would on your PC. No need to zoom in and out, as web pages are fully displayed on the Archos screen. Plus, with Adobe Flash 9 video support, you can natively browse video-sharing websites, such as Dailymotion or YouTube. The Archos IMTs boast enough processing power to surf the Web on the go, just like you were doing it with your laptop. No more endless waiting for the page to load; just grab your Archos 5 and check the latest news right away. Your PC wouldn't have finished booting up by the time you've put the Archos back in your pocket. Once connected to a Wi-Fi or 3.5G network, the included email software allows you to check your email accounts (compatible with POP/IMAP) whenever you want. See the number of awaiting emails right on the Archos 5 home screen, answer back, or share attachments with anyone (only compatible formats). Stay in touch while on the go. Download hundreds of useful and fun widget applications and then put your favorite ones on the Archos home screen. Check the weather before leaving for work, or see the latest sports results without having to start a new application. In less than three clicks, you can access nearly 1,000 Web TV channels, more than 10,000 Web radio stations, and 100,000-plus podcasts. There's no downloading wait time. Radio and TV start streaming right away from a worldwide list of traditional and independent radio and TV stations. Your Digital Library in a Thin Handheld Tablet
The Archos Media Club remains the easiest way to get video and music content on the go. With an even richer library featuring new partners and the biggest industry players, the Media Club lets you discover a large library of movies, documentaries, music, and games. Buy or rent your entertainment in a couple of clicks and start watching it on your Archos 5. Enjoy a great multimedia experience on the go with a high-resolution 5-inch touchscreen right in your hands. Enjoy your favorite videos, browse through your photos with a simple flick of your finger, or play a slideshow of your last vacation. Plus, you can store your entire CD collection comfortably on your Archos device--there's plenty of room. Rediscover songs left aside for months, or show your friends your latest discoveries. The unique Archos music browsing system allows you to create your playlists without using a PC, and the displayed album covers complete the experience. Don't get bored on your commute. For a little fun before getting to work or whenever you have a little time to kill, grab your Archos and enjoy some poker, Sudoku, or a round of golf. Premium games can be purchased directly from the tablet or at www.archos.com, or find Flash-based games downloadable for free on the Web. When you're at home and want to watch a movie or listen to music stored on your PC, just browse the device's hard drive wirelessly and play it without transferring the file. Just stream it via your Wi-Fi network and enjoy it on your Archos. Experience the Best TV at Home or on the Go
With the optional DVR Station, you have the perfect match for your Archos 5 at home and on the go. Schedule and record TV shows and movies in one step with the included remote control. Just locate the TV show on the program guide grid, and you'll have a recording to enjoy at home on your widescreen TV or in the palm of your hand. The DVR Station also will turn your TV into a real multimedia platform connected to the Web. Enjoy all the Archos functions on the big screen in your living room. Watch your movies in HD, listen to your music, share your high-resolution pictures, play games, or surf the Web. Technology Meets Design
The Archos 5 features a comfortable, clear widescreen that'll earn a few looks over your shoulder. The touchscreen technology ensures the most instinctive and direct way to access your movies, view your pictures, listen to your music, or browse the Web. The new graphical interface has been designed for total touch control. Reach the main functions with a tap, return at any moment to the home screen, and use the search function to access your files right away. Add shortcuts to your favorite files and display them directly on the Archos home screen for quick access. You also can bring your home screen to life with the new animated wallpapers. This Archos 5 gives you 250 GB of storage for up to 300 movies, 2.5 million photos, or 145,000 songs--and the processing power to handle them. Enjoy blazing speed with the ARM Cortex superscalar microprocessor. Add-ons--Enhance Your Archos 5
- DVR Station
Record TV, play video back to your TV, and charge your Archos device via the DVR Station. With the included TV Program Guide, scheduling and recording from your satellite receiver, cable box, Digital TV adapter has never been so easy. You also can surf the Web or stream web video to your TV while comfortably laid back on your couch using the included remote control as a keyboard and mouse pointer. - DVR Snap-on
Record from most any audio or video analog source on the move with the DVR Snap-on, a small device that's no bigger than a pack of gum. - Mini Dock
Transfer your files directly from USB keys, digital cameras, or other portable media players with the Mini Dock. Quickly charge your Archos with the included charger/adapter. Play video out to your TV with video output in high quality S-Video or standard quality composite. - Battery Dock
Benefit from all the great features of the Mini Dock and get extended playback with the built-in backup battery. - Helmet Cam
Turn your Archos into a hands-free digital camcorder with the Helmet Cam, perfect for sports and family fun. - FM Remote
Built-in FM receiver and microphone to listen to radio anywhere or make voice recordings. This item is not yet available at Amazon.com. - Protective Cases
Protect your Archos and show your style with one of the many protective cases. This item is not yet available at Amazon.com. - GPS Car Holder
Turn your Archos 5 into a high-end GPS with the GPS In-Car Holder. - TV Snap-on (Available by end of 2008)
Watch live digital TV right on your Archos, record, and enjoy the time-shifting function. What's in the Box
Archos 5 250 GB Internet Media Tablet, headphones, Archos USB cable, DVR Station adapter (DVR Station is sold separately), screen cleaning cloth, quick start guide, legal and safety notice.
Product Description
ARCHOS offers a concept: the Internet Media Tablet. The ARCHOS 5 is the flagship of the range, bringing the customer a way to enjoy Internet, Media and TV and so on in a handheld device.With its built-in capabilities, your Internet Media Tablet becomes the ultimate way to surf the web. The amazingly sharp and high-resolution screen lets you navigate effortlessly through the web just like you would on a PC. Browsing becomes almost seamless with the ARM Cortex processor and the Adobe Flash 9 video support. Surfing on a handheld device has never been so fast and smooth. The full email application lets you read, write, download and send attachments, and manage your contacts.The ARCHOS 5 features a very high capacity internal hard drive from 60GB to 250GB, in slim and sleek enclosures. You can thus download a vast number of music and video from the unique selection of renowned movie and music partners assembled in the Media Club. You can play movies in HD or DVD quality for the richest media experience on the go.Enjoy your ARCHOS content back on your TV, with the DVR Station. Schedule recordings in few clicks any TV program from you cable channels or your setup box, and choose when and where you want to watch them. Play back all your digital content from your ARCHOS 5 to your TV, even in HD quality, at 720p. With the TV Snap-on, Digital free TV is broadcast live on your Internet Media Tablet, wherever you are.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 24 more reviews...
I love it December 3, 2008
Kalen Maahs
Runs quiet, the Hard drive does get a little uncomfortable to hold but never painful.
Works perfectly, a few bugs in the email app but that usually won't slow you down.
Also opera likes to freeze when you try to download an image. After spending an extra 30 for the cinema and podcast plug ins I have no complaints about file types in play back. I would like it to be able to play files of larger scale than the systems 800x400 by scaling down.
Personally I would love to see the linux build released to the masses so I can have Firefox and FREE plug ins but I don't see that happening, at least not on Archos's terms.
Still It is the best portable device I've seen for playback and web surfing; plus the 60-250GB HD capacity slaps apple about the face. It easily shames the iPod Touch but if you want to make phone calls on it just get an iPhone.
 Not sure about this yet December 2, 2008
Selim Gecit (UK)
I purchased my Archos 5 a week ago from PC world, I loved the sleek look and the HD capacity and the codec's that are available. I looked into iphone touch too but realised that the type of movie files that one can use it for is very limited.
I thought go for Archos 5..
Well.. So far I keep my cool to avoid bollocking from wife since I justified the cost of it by saying it does everything that ipod touch would do and more.
In theory it's correct.. But
I have few BUTs really
1) I came home with excitement of my new toy and first disappointment was that it didn't come with an AC adepter. You need to charge the gadget with a USB and I rather have an AC adapter option so that I can use it when I am not mobile to keep battery life linger ... so currently looking in to a solution to that which will cost extra
2) I logged in to internet through wifi.. Which was easy enough then realised that opera is not that fast browser after all.. Especially the touch screen interface responds not so cleverly.. But one can get used to it and learn to operate better in time (knowing how easy the iphone doesn't help to feel better anyway)
3) I logged in to you tube since we live in UK and not from here originally and wife loves the idea of watching TV series on you tube and I sold her the idea of Archos thorough that !!!!.. In order to watch you tube I needed to spend 25 pounds und downloads a plug in, ,. I was disappointed but did it anyway... guess what ... now I can see but don't hear the videos. I sent an email to Archos, awaiting their answer !!
I still love my toy and the screen is very good, picture quality is fantastic. And 120 gigs is great capacity..
Well it's a great prototype of a potentially very popular product of near future
I can see everyone will have one of these all in one type of gadget
(Media player, internet browsing, gps, voice recorder, video camera, phone, fm radio)
 Great product with a few snags November 24, 2008
Michael F. Jacobs (Chicago, IL USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I ordered this product to be used as a video player while I am at work, and it functions very well as a video player. I also own a Zune and this blows the Zune out of the water. I will list some of the pro's and cons.
Pro's
Huge screen size, easily the best PMP screen I have ever seen, crisp and clear and bright, no jagged edges in the video.
Drag and drop ability. You are able to use media player to sync with this player, but you can also just drag and drop your files into folders. I don't need backups of the video files so this is good for me.
The ability to delete items that are on the device. Once I am done with a episode I can delete it to keep space free and keep track of what I have watched.
Built in speaker, It is a little tinny and gets distorted at high volumes but it much better than the psp's built in speakers.
Touch screen is the right sensitivity and very easy to use.
No need to convert files if you have them in xvid. This saves alot of time compared to the zune or ipod which only play mp4.
Cons
Wireless internet and browser work well from home but does not work from many locations on the road.
20$ for a codec pack is a bit much, I'd be more inclined to buy a DVR station or other add ons if they would include the codecs.
Battery takes a long time to charge with the included USB charger. The battery life is also fairly short. 4 hrs or so for video.
Power charging plug is located on the bottom of the device which makes it next to impossible to watch videos while charging.
Overall this is the best media player for video on the market. I own a zune and have used an ipod touch and PSP in the past. This blows them away in nearly every area. If you are looking for a great video player then look no further. If you are just looking for an MP3 player with video capabilites then pick up a zune or Ipod.
 not satisfied November 23, 2008
Gota
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
It works well for a mp3 player.
I really bought this device because I wanted a handheld PDF viewer, I was torn between either this with a hard drive you can actually keep files on, or some ipod device where you can't actually keep PDFs on your hard drive without doing ridiculous workarounds. I bought this device after deciding the 250 GB memory was totally worth it.
When the device arrived, I had to update the firmware as most people will point out. The instruction manual was not helpful at all when it came to this. I have had 3 random resets so far. When I finally got some PDFs loaded up on the thing, most were viewable. The only problem is, it takes 5-10 seconds to load a page in a PDF, and you can only navigate between pages with a scroll bar, which is less than helpful on a 400 page e-book where the slightest move in the bar goes past 10 pages. The scrolling isn't smooth at all, it is rather jumpy.
Getting back to when I was saying most of my PDFs were viewable: I have some PDFs with some asian text scattered about them, and instead of just not displaying those particular characters, since I already realized the device wasn't built with that support, the PDF wouldn't even display, it would load the first page, and then go back to the directory.
I realize most of you people don't care much about reading on a hand-held device, but if you are one like me that is still looking for the perfect e-book reader with support for all file types, this device is not the "one." We'll just have to keep waiting until a good one finally comes out =(
Product Seduces You Then Disappoints ... November 14, 2008
ImagineDr (USA)
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
It only takes a few moments for this product to seduce you but within a few hours you are left broken hearted and disappointed. Outstanding picture performance and functioning in all areas except the following:
* Faulty pop-up keyboard rejects 100,000 ATT and 45,000 T-Mobile hot spots
* All Starbucks & Barnes & Nobel connections prevented, software failure
* Built in speaker is useless due to little volume.
* Video Recording fails to work. Unable to get local programs guides.
* Company techs say HD plug in not sold out, but glitches prevent release
* Video is structured for analog only due to HD plug in's not available.
* Video playback in analog only means displays over 32" are very poor
* No built in or optional microphone prevents use of all IM voice, memos or VOIP programs
* Customer service & tech support listen well and are understanding but they are unwilling to provide resolutions or dates of product fixes.
* Home programming keyboard is too small and awkward to hold in both hands and to use thumbs for entry ... this is a one finger unit which for a home unit is not necessary. Most frustrating.
I hated to return this produce due to the above failures but it is clear to see that the product was rushed out prematurely to meet the holiday product season without proper testing and support. In a few months with some product redesign and consideration it is clear this product will be re-released with a new model # and will be the ultimate way to go.
I really am heartbroken ... shame on you ARCHOS !!!
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Web browser: Open up your Archos device to the full power of the Internet with a full-fledged Internet browser. Surf the Web via the Opera web browser with Adobe Flash 9 video support. 
Web TV & Radio: Receive via the Internet nearly 1,000 Web TV channels and more than 10,000 Web radio stations. Select your stations by popularity, genre, country, etc. from the Archos video and audio browsers. 
TV Program Guide: Easily schedule your recordings with the TV Program guide embedded in the tablet. A couple of clicks are enough to check the scheduler, get instant information about the program selected, and schedule the recording. 
