Archos 604 Expert Reviews

This Archos Wi-Fi is a good all-round media player, combining excellent sound and visual quality with the ability to access the internet and email.

This Archos Wi-Fi is a good all-round media player, combining excellent sound and visual quality with the ability to access the internet and email. Featuring a sturdy build and easy navigation, it excels in practicality, performance and portability.

This portable video and music player may be the replacement for the much lauded AV500 device, but it actually has less in the way of features. The AV500 was a multi-talented gadget, as it could both play back and record video ...

Style, Excellent colour

Features

An adept portable media player with good screen quality

- Fantastic, customizable menu with icon-based navigation- Brilliant widescreen display- USB mass storage compliant- Replaceable lithium ion battery- DRM support via WMP10- Excellent photo gallery function (thumbnails arranged in a 6 x 9 grid)

- Only 30 gigabytes of storage- Strange button layout- No PVR solution included ($100 option)- Remote not particularly responsive, not the same as on-board controls

It may seem that the Archos 604 is $50 cheaper than the RCA Lyra X3030, but when you factor in the extra hundred bucks you'll need to get your hands on the DVR station, you'll notice that this offering will cost you an extra fifty dollars. That said, ...

The do-it-all Archos 604 with its improved design is slightly marred by mediocre audio performance. It's an amazing PVP, but not a great audio player.

Stylish design, LCD screen that displays artist and track info, Great sound for computer speakers, Digital USB connection bypasses computer's sound card, Cool-looking touch-sensitive buttons, Four internet radio presets, Decent choice of accessory ...

Artist information and control buttons are Windows only and only work with certain software music players, Touch-sensitive buttons can be finicky, Glossy black finish can smudge, No option to add subwoofer, Limited to 30GB, Must purchase separate kit ...

The do-it-all Archos 604 with its improved design and low base price is slightly marred by mediocre audio performance. It's an amazing PVP, but not a great audio player.

The most feature-packed Archos yet, with Wi-Fi and a large touchscreen added to the full media centre party. For extreme gadgeteers only

Loads of features. Wireless video streaming works well. Slim and portable. Excellent touchscreen

Tricky wireless set-up. Requires optional dock and video plug-ins. No stylus slot

The Archos 604 is the 'slim 'n' sleek' model from the new multimedia player range, combining audio and video playback with a host of optional extras. It's just 17mm thick, and a glance at the sleek ...

The Archos 604 is every multimedia user's dream, both if used as a portable player or as a DVR with the optional extras. It's the closest we've seen to a flawless product for some time and it's even very reasonably priced. There's nothing more to say ...

Fed up trying to watch tiny videos on an iPod that take an age to rip and format? Take a peek at the brand new Archos 604, with its large 4.3" LCD screen and simple WMV playback, and it's only 225 pounds

A feature-packed portable media player that integrates with your TV

Slim and stylish with a 30GB hard drive, the 604 supersedes Archos' popular AV500 portable media player.

Slim and stylish with a 30GB hard drive, the 604 supersedes Archos' popular AV500 portable media player. It certainly looks the business;...

Stylish design ; excellent sound and video quality ; good interface and controls ; reasonably priced

Basic package doesn't come with many accessories

A stylish, feature-packed device that will get the most from your digital video and music on the move