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AMp3 TV reviews the Archos 605 WiFi

Posted by Charbax on 19th May 2008

Thanks to ArchosLounge.net

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Archos GPS - the different wires to connect

Posted by Charbax on 24th April 2008

Showing the wires that connect to the Archos 605 WiFi with the GPS In-Car Holder accessory. There is a white TMC cable to get the traffic information over the FM radio signals, there is power, audio output and the Archos GPS dock connector cable.

Youtube link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=n8wxK_EproY (playable on Archos)

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Charbax reviews the Archos 605 GPS, TV+ Portation, Web TV and Radio plugin and the Flash9 update

Posted by Charbax on 23rd April 2008

This is a 13 minute video review of the new features that Archos announced on the 22nd of April 2008 at a press event in Paris. Everyone who owns an Archos 605 WiFi now has a $99 GPS optional accessory for it to have a very awesome GPS functionality in the car. The Archos Gen5 firmware now has reached version 2.0, and this one brings new quite awesome features such as integrated access to the worlds streaming live Web TV and Webradio channels as well as millions of episodes from hundreds of thousands of podcasts though the Web TV and Radio plugin that will be available from the beginning of May at $19, the TV+ Portation feature which basically uses the TV+ or a 605 WiFi or 705 WiFi as a Slingbox server, and there are free client softwares available on the 605 WiFi, 705 WiFi as well as Windows Mobile smartphones and Windows XP/Vista computers. Archos also has upgraded flash support to version9 with the On2 codec support, so more streaming flash video sites are now working in awesome full screen streaming.

HD quality: See the video in HD quality (3500kbit/s, 1280×720, DivX, 389mb)

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Review of the Archos 605 GPS - close-up in demo mode

Posted by Charbax on 23rd April 2008

In this video, I am showing up close some of the features of the Archos 605 GPS in demo mode (not actually using it in a car). You can thus see some of how the Archos GPS Interface and the Archos In-Car GPS Holder looks like.

HD quality: See the video in HD quality (3500kbit/s, 1280×720, DivX, 380mb)

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Shinyshiny likes the Archos 605 WiFi

Posted by Charbax on 19th January 2008

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ArchosFans Christmas Video Review - Trashing the iPhone

Posted by Charbax on 23rd December 2007

ArchosFans.com presents this video review of the best Christmas present of Christmas 2007: the Archos 605 WiFi - showing also the iPhone and its competitors, the Amazon Kindle and the OLPC XO in the background. Trashing PDAs.

HD quality: See the video in HD quality (3500kbit/s, 1280×720, DivX, 221mb)

DVD quality: See the video in DVD quality (1200kbit/s, 640×360, DivX, 84mb) Download

Available at: Blip, Dailymotion, Google, Myspace, Photobucket, Putfile, Sevenload, Sumo, Vsocial, Yahoo, Youtube

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Archos 105 video review by shinyshiny.tv

Posted by Charbax on 2nd December 2007

Posted by http://shinyshiny.tv

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Pocket-Lint awards Archos 605 WiFi best Mp3/PMP award infront of the iPod Touch

Posted by Charbax on 23rd November 2007

Best MP3/Portable Media Player
GOLD - Archos 605 Wi-Fi
SILVER - iPod Touch

See it here: pocket-lint.co.uk, also posted at sky.com

Found by Andy W in the forum: http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?t=9524

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CNET Prizefight: The Archos 605 WiFi is the superior gadget, beats iPod Touch

Posted by Charbax on 22nd November 2007

Check it out here: http://reviews.cnet.com/4370-11399_7-312-101.html?tag=lnav

The winner is…

Total points:

Archos 605 WiFi: 60

Apple iPod Touch: 54

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Archos 605 WiFi vs. iPod Touch On BBC World’s Click Programme

Posted by Charbax on 8th November 2007

Watch it in wmv

Source: http://www.bbcworld.com/Pages/ProgrammeFeature.aspx?id=18&FeatureID=480

Posted by Paul on the forum: http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?t=8984

Archos wins of course.

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