Typical price: £270
What is it: Portable video player with 30GB hard disk
What we think: Be aware of the missing features, but also that this offers some notable design improvements over its predecessor -- it's recommended
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 21 August 2006
Tags: archos technology, wish, station, video player
We like:
Neat and elegant design; much improved user interface; excellent screen
We don't like:
Needs DVR Station to record TV
You might also need:
Good quality headphones; PC or Mac; Archos DVR Station
CNET.co.uk judgement:
The slimmed-down features list bothered us at first, but what Archos has done is given you the choice -- if you don't want to record TV shows, you don't need to buy the dock and can save yourself £70 off the price of an AV 500. Improved design and similarly strong performance makes the 604 a more than worthy successor
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