Typical price: £310
What is it: Portable media centre with 102mm LCD and 30GB hard drive
What we think: The best Archos yet, this media player has a beautiful screen for video but an archaic control system
Compare the Archos AV500
Archos AV500 compared to other portable video players
 Archos AV500 |
 PQI mPack P600 |
 Archos 504 |
 Archos AV420 |
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| Review date | 29 Nov 05 | 8 Feb 06 | 1 Dec 06 | 14 May 05 |
| Editor's rating |
8.0
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8.8
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8.3
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8.3
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| Price range | £310 |
£17.02 - £21.31
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| Review summary | The AV500 is a marked improvement over previous Archos efforts -- the experimental predecessors paying off with a truly desirable gadget. The screen is fantastic, the chassis is sleek and the features are plentiful -- only the interface disappoints on this gorgeous piece of modern gadgetry Read full review |
It's taken a relative newcomer to show the old timers how to do things right. PQI hasn't been in the mainstream long, but its P600 blows away the competiton like a nuclear bomb. Feature-wise, there's nothing more to ask for here. A few tweaks to the user-interface and PQI could just push this product from merely impressive to spectacular Read full review |
Measurable bulk and pricey 160GB version aside, the do-it-all Archos 504 is an awesome AV performer Read full review |
It's not perfect, but the AV420 is by far the best portable video player we've seen Read full review |
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