Ever wanted to own that ideal media player that also gave you access to the Internet over W-iFi? Did you want to download media from online sources to watch conveniently on a feature packed media player? Did you want maximum storage space for all those videos and audio files for a complete entertainment solution? If the answer for all the previous questions is yes then the Archos 605 is just for you. This media player is a portable entertainment station loaded with multitudes of features ranging from picture viewing and video playing to music.
Overview
The Archos 605 has a touch screen which is capable of rendering to a resolution of up to 800×480. This way you can operate the device both with your fingers and a stylus. Customization of this device is a very convenient feature with which you can have it work for you the way you want it to. Surfing the web with its built in web browser plug in and downloading media from not only the Archos portal but anywhere else on the Internet is a click or a tap away. The Archos also gives support to most well known video formats and plays them back with great clarity and sustenance. Viewing pictures that you took on your last holiday or that party you had last weekend is possible on this device thanks to its high resolution output on its screen. Listening to music is very convenient activity thanks to its built in software media player and more amazingly the storage space which allows you to keep up to 15000 songs. The support for many audio formats in the form of plug ins is a feature which allows unlimited flexibility in downloading and listening to any music file in almost any format. Recording that TV show you wouldn’t want to miss is a possibility thanks to this device which has Mpeg-4 format support for recorded video. The Wi-Fi gives an edge over other ordinary media players by giving access to the Internet which is a very huge source of media of many formats and categories.
Specs
The Archos 605 is manufactured by Archos technology and features a digital audio and video player plus a digital picture viewer. It has efficient PC synchronization facilities like Hi-Speed USB, IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g wireless Wi-Fi. It has an in built PDF viewer which simplifies document viewing. This device measures compactly in the ranges of 3.2 inches in height and 4.8 inches in width , it weighs lightly at 9.2 ounces. The color screen is very comfortable for an untiring viewing experience. The TFT screen measures 4.3 inches and also is touch sensitive. The image aspect ratio is 16:9. Storage is vast and built in with 160 GB of HDD space for all those media files you want to carry with you. The battery is Lithium ion rechargeable giving a running life of up to 5.5 hours and standby for 17 hours. The audio formats supported are WMV, MP3, PCM, WAV, ADPCM and protected WMA. The video formats supported are MPEG-4, WMV and WMV DRM. The picture formats supported are JPEG, PNG and BMP.
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