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Digital AV player - HD 250 GB - 4.8" More product details

Archos 5
alaSCORE 95

315 reviews

November, 2009

74 / 100

48 Experts

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65 / 100

267 Users

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alaTest collected and analyzed 22 user reviews of the Archos 5 from cnet.com. The average user rating from cnet.com is 67 out of 100.

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"Looks Good On Paper / Not So Practical"

If you are buying this for its internet brows...  Does everything that it says it does, but in an extremely limited manner. If u think it has a bette...

"More mediocrity from Archos"

I really want to like this product but the qu...  Nice display, great storage capacity. Wifi is spotty at best. Questionable build quality. Archos su...

"nice product if it works when you buy it"

good product if it works  nice picture quality can do so many things with alot of space to do it with I bought one for my wife and the pixels were br...

"Over priced....under performs."

Not worth it whatsoever. Three different plug...  Nice screen....that's it. Like CNET said Flash 9 doesn't work on most sites so full flash 9 support...

Average Rating

67

US

alaTest collected and analyzed 1 user reviews of the Archos 5 from bestbuy.com. The average user rating from bestbuy.com is 100 out of 100.

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Astonishing!

"Okay, this is about the sleekest archos I've ever seen! I've had the archos 404 30gb, and I still have it. But this is just amazing. The ipod touch c...

Average Rating

100

US

alaTest collected and analyzed 5 user reviews of the Archos 5 from ciao.com. The average user rating from ciao.com is 92 out of 100.

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ARchos 5 120 GB

The Archos 5 is a beautiful touch-screen media player offered in several high-capacity models (60GB, 120GB, and 250GB). Archos made a splash with 2007...

Quick review of Archos 5 60GB

I find that this small yet effective device is a brillient time saver with its multiple uses and all the oppertunities it oppens such as saving unconv...

Archos 5 60GB

...in the browser Youtube/Dailymotion/GoogleVideo... Cons: The Archos 5G is going to be even better cause it has the HSDPA built-in, but storage, pric...

Great to use Archos 5 60GB

Great to use Archos 5 60GB when you think you're getting bored you can enjoy your time with Archos 5 appears. With a huge space. There it is, with its...

Average Rating

92

US

alaTest collected and analyzed 33 user reviews of the Archos 5 from newegg.com. The average user rating from newegg.com is 64 out of 100.

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STAY AWAY

Buy something else. None ; Two units out of the box were defective and support is non-existing. All the bad press on Archos is TRUE. They should not ...

This one has a Pulse

This is the replacement unit from Newegg, the first one.. never lived through the first day... R.I.P. This is to review the replacement unit, The one ...

D.O.A.

Fast response from Newegg, great blow-by-blow updates on return status and shipping/tracking information. It shipped fast and was delivered in great ...

Awesome Device

This device is awesome and sofar it has the best picture quality i,ve ever seen on a portable. Excellent device that in my opinion blows away the ito...

US

alaTest collected and analyzed 4 user reviews of the Archos 5 from qvc.com. The average user rating from qvc.com is 30 out of 100.

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BAD TECH SUPPORT

"AFTER TRYING TO GET ONLINE TO FIND OUT WHERE TO RETURN BROKER DEVICE, I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ONLY TO BE PUT ON HOLD FOR 15 MIN. FINALLLY GETTI...

Limited productivity

"Images display in stunning color but I am not able to watch any of the network (like LOST) or newsmagazine shows (like 20/20) because it is unable to...

terrible purchase

"QVC really does need to pull these units. The first one I received had a corrupted fat file, whatever that is. Then when I opened the replacement uni...

Worst Buy Ever

"i wish i could give it 0 stars after my buy of this product it cost me an additional $200 to get it running with internet and DVR and all the upgrade...

US

alaTest collected and analyzed 110 user reviews of the Archos 5 from amazon.com. The average user rating from amazon.com is 63 out of 100.

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looks nice but does not cut the cheese

looks nice but does not cut the cheese I bought this unit after lots of research, After receiving it I'm disappointed. it plays play almost no video...

Don't Waste Your Money

Don't Waste Your Money I got the Archos 5 and the DVR station at the same time, at a time when Amazon was giving the DVR station away with a purchase ...

This version is very buggy. Prepare to deal with issues

This version is very buggy. Prepare to deal with issues There are two different versions of this product with very similar names. Amazon had feature...

Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet

Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet Bulky and heavy, difficult to navigate and use keypad. Returned after only a few days of use.

GB

alaTest collected and analyzed 5 user reviews of the Archos 5 from reevoo.com. The average user rating from reevoo.com is 86 out of 100.

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Archos 5 120GB

easy to use very stylish and very portable you have to buy lots of add ons to get the best from this item

I travel alot

excellent picture quality and sound, handy size which is easily portable, many features including internet access, can be used as sat nav and ideal fo...

I prefer the best

The hard drive feature which turns Archos device into a harddrive when connected by USB allows varied files such as AVI or JPG to be instantly dragged...

Archos 5 120GB

Looks amazing, superb screen quality and great storage size for the money. The range of features is superb and if you buy some accessories it can be y...

Average Rating

86

GB

alaTest collected and analyzed 1 user reviews of the Archos 5 from whathifi.com.

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Archos 5 60GB

I have just got the 250gb version today - an early birthday present and new job gift!  I was a little nervous about getting it as I've had Archos unit...

whathifi.com
GB

alaTest collected and analyzed 37 user reviews of the Archos 5 from amazon.co.uk. The average user rating from amazon.co.uk is 68 out of 100.

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Limited usefulness and no more updates :(

Limited usefulness and no more updates :( I bought this about 3 months ago only to find out that Archos, the company who produce it, do not intend to ...

You must read this to save time?

You must read this to save time? Soon as you have started the unit from initial instructions battery etc run demo videos saves a lot time getting to u...

Rubbish.........

Rubbish......... What a load of rubbish Archos is. Cant belive its taken me two archos 5 to actually relise this!!! First thing first. 1. Yes its one ...

completely useless waste of money

completely useless waste of money I bought this with high hopes - the fanfare advertising completely overblown. The one thing i wanted was to record f...

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