Archos Technology DVD & PVR

Archos 504

The Archos 504 is an impressive portable, although it's noticeably bigger and heavier than an MP3 player. In return for the bulk and its lack of accessories, it offers big drive sizes, good battery life and outstanding AV performance

Editor's rating 8.3

Archos 604 WiFi

The Archos 604 WiFi is basically the same as the 604 with the addition of a touchscreen and integrated WiFi. It has everything you could want in a portable video player on paper, however its performance ranks it as good, not great

Editor's rating 8.0

Archos 404

The Archos 404 is the company's smallest in its 04 series of portable video players. This is a fully fledged PVP with all the fixings and a 30GB drive, but this one measures only 99mm by 76mm by 15mm, and has an 89mm (3.5-inch) screen. Though it doesn't record audio or video out of the box, it's still a good deal at less than £200

Editor's rating 8.0

Archos 604

The Archos 604 is the replacement for Archos' well-loved AV 500. It can play videos, play music and display photos, all of which can be stored on its 30GB hard drive. It is compatible with a wide range of popular file formats in all three media -- but you'll need to connect it to a computer in order to move files over

User rating 8.0

Editor's rating 8.0

Archos AV 700 TV

The Archos AV 700 TV is the first mobile Freeview television that comes with a built-in hard drive recorder. It's also a portable media player, able to display movies and photos and play back MP3s. We had no trouble picking up excellent reception on all Freeview channels and got a lovely picture -- it is very expensive, though

User rating 9.0

Editor's rating 7.9

Archos Gmini 402 Camcorder

The Gmini 402 omits TV recording in favour of a VGA video camera. The result is a media player that can only be used with a PC, and the poor camera is only a cheap gimmick. Video playback is good though, boasting a quality that's on a par with the AV500, but it's so small that widescreen video ends up as big as your thumb

User rating 2.0

Editor's rating 6.3

Archos AV500

While the interface could never be described as intuitive and the chassis is prone to scratching, this is a hugely desirable product that is competitively priced and packed with features. If you regularly use DivX video and you're a frequent traveller, then the AV500 is indispensible

User rating 5.3

Editor's rating 8.0

Archos AV700

Archos is pioneering the portable video player before Apple or even Sky get in on the act, but for the moment the high price point and lack of legitimately available video content are holding the concept back. the AV700 is an impressive technical achievement, however, and it has plenty of useful features for the discerning traveller

User rating 8.0

Editor's rating 7.0

Archos AV4100

An entire DVD collection in your pocket. It's a grand claim, but one that the Archos AV4100 can justifiably boast -- this 100GB Archos has enough storage for over 120 DivX movies

User rating 5.5

Editor's rating 7.7

Archos AV420

Editor's rating 8.3