Archos 605 WiFi

usability, performance, price, portability, design

reliability

69% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, performance, price, design, size

reliability, battery

62% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Cheaper than a standalone GPS, at least if you already own an Archos 605. High-resolution screen makes maps look mighty purty. Lightning-fast satellite lock

The 605 can’t navigate without the car holder, so you can’t go on walkabout. Doesn’t say street names. Requires you to move to Europe if you want traffic features. You have to manually restart the GPS app every time you power on the 605

Big, high-quality touch-screen ; Wireless Internet access

Only 30GB of storage ; TV hookup requires $100 extra

This player features Wi-Fi connectivity and a screen that's big enough to watch video comfortably.

Great-looking screen. Programmable video recording. Downloadable cable guide. Content Portal offers movie rentals. Sturdy kickstand for optimal viewing. Streams from networked PCs.

Not terribly user-friendly. Not many major improvements over previous model. Wi-Fi no longer included—costs extra. Internet browsing blown away by iPhone. Mysterious organization of music files.

the real improvements that the 605 brings to the table reside in its guts. the icons and screen look sharper and better, though the main screen layout is strikingly similar to past models. icons on the main screen are in two rows, and from the top are:...

Touch-screen works great; better screen res than old version

Lousy battery life; 10% surcharge for Opera; hazy-looking screen

We’re also not impressed with the 605’s stingy storage capacity (30GB, just like the 604) and Archos’s insistence on using a proprietary USB cable (they tell us this is a necessary evil, but that doesn’t make it any less of a pain in the caboose).

Lots of storage, touchscreen, lots of features

Bulky design, built-in speaker, complicated on-screen menu system

When I reviewed the Archos 604, I concluded that it was a good media player. Since that time, Archos has made considerable improvements on the road to releasing their Fifth Generation models. These changes and upgrades, including a more intuitive,...

No video transcending needed, Solid set of file support, Great screen, Very good video playback and scaling

Outdated and not a user friendly interface, Almost half the functionality requires you to spend more money, Clunky design, Interface can be slow especially on hard drive versions, Must register product to use content portal

The Archos 605 has a fantastic set of features and to this day is one of the more hardcore PMP with nearly all the bells and whistles. However the 605 suffers from a serious usability issue. The tactile navigation buttons on the right take some time...