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Archos 405 2GB Portable Media Player 3.5" Screen
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2 new or used available from £61.99
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Product Description
The ARCHOS 405 lets you enjoy all your digital entertainment in the palm of your hand and provides easy access to content and personalization options to fit individual lifestyles. This pocket-sized PMP offers expandable memory and a high-quality color screen. At less than ½" thick, this PMP's sleek and compact design holds everything you need in your pocket while you're on the move. Personalize your ARCHOS Make it yours: personalize your ARCHOS 405 to fit your unique lifestyle. Abundant plug-ins and accessories are available to customize your device to work the way you do: video your friends and family in action, record your favorite TV shows and movies, and share your photos. Your movies, your videos - Store and play up at least 2 movies - Play the most popular video format: MPEG-4, WMV, protected WMV, MPEG-2, VOB*, H.264 (*with optional plug-ins) - Play the movies you shot on your camcorder Your photos - Transfer your photos from a PC or most mass storage devices via the USB 2.0 high speed interface - Store and view at least 20,000 photos1 (JPEG, PNG and BMP formats) - Display slideshows with music and transition effect - Manage your files and folders directly on the device for a better mobility Your TV - Record your favorite TV shows or series directly on your ARCHOS 405 with the optional DVR Station Gen 5 - Easy programming with the TV Program Guide - Record the most video sources such as satellite/cable box, VCR, DVD player in MPEG-4 format Your music - Store and listen up at least 1,000 songs1 - Play the most popular music files such as MP3, WAV, WMA and protected WMA - Easily organize songs with the enhanced ARCLibrary - Customize your view by artist, album, type of music, title and create your playlist on the go In the box: ARCHOS 405 Headphones USB cable, DVR Station Gen 5 adapter Protective pouch Quick Start Guide (QSG), legal and safety notice.
Product Details
- Brand: Archos
- Model: 405 2 GB
- Released on: 2007-10-21
- Dimensions: .32 pounds
- Hard Disk: 2GB
- Display size: 3.5
Editorial Reviews
Manufacturer's Description
The Archos 405 lets you enjoy all your digital entertainment straight from the palm of your hand in an incredibly robust and portable device. Less than 1/2 inch thick, the pocket-sized Archos offers expandable memory with its built-in 2 GB hard drive and amazing video playback on its high-quality 3.5-inch full-colour screen. Other great features include mass storage capabilities and photo viewing support.
 The Archos 405 lets you enjoy all your digital entertainment straight from the palm of your hand. |
 The device comes with photo viewing capabilities, supporting JPEG, BMP, and PNG files. |
For added video playback versatility, the player is compatible with MPEG4, AVI, and WMV video files. You can also record live TV or schedule a recording by using the integrated TV program guide available with the compatible DVR station (sold separately). The player features robust music playback features, too. On-board music file playback capabilities support MP3, CBR, VBR, WMA, protected WMA, and WAV files. To help round out the player's multimedia superiority, the Archos even comes with photo viewing capabilities. JPEG, BMP, and PNG files are 100 percent compatible with the player, and the player can pull up PDFs for portable review -- an ideal means to take bigger documents or e-books in PDF format on the road with you.
Because of the Archos's USB 2.0 compatibility, a variety of different media files can be quickly transferred to the device. Charging the device can also be accomplished with an active USB connection. Other great features include mass storage capabilities, automatic firmware downloads, and a 3.5-millimeter headphone jack. With an advanced Li-Poly battery, the player supports up to 16 hours of continuous music playback and 5 hours of continuous video playback. Weighing in at a scant 4.2 ounces, the Archos generation 5 405 measures 3.9 by 3.07 by 0.5 inches.
What's in the Box
Archos 405 portable media player, headphones, USB cable, DVR Station Gen 5 adapter, protective pouch, quick start guide, and legal/safety notice.
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(1) On average; based on 3.5 mins/song & 64 kbits/s WMA, on 1000 kbits/s MPEG-4 audio/video encoding and 1h30/movie (for near DVD Quality), on JPEG, VGA | ||||
Customer Reviews
Nice PMP
I have owned 3 Archos PMP units now and bought this one due to its attractive price and really portable size with flash memory.
My impression of the sound quality is excellent. The sound is 'warmer' than an Ipod nano (which I own I am not an Ipod hater!).
The video performance whilst not as good as the Archos 605 is still very good and near DVD quality. I have now watched a couple of full length movies with no eyesight problems!
Although the flash memory is small at 2GB it is very cheaply upgradeable and I have currently a 4GB SD card installed.
I would agree with other reviewers buying the plug-ins is a pain but it is a well known issue on the internet, at least customers have the option. The docking unit is also really needed to utilise the PMP to the full and again is not cheap.
After purchase of the dock the the benefit of the unit becomes very clear and missed programmes from the TV can be recorded and watched anywhere!
Excellent as a recorder for the helmet camera
Bought this about 6 months ago to film some onboard footage of a track day, all I can say is that for the price I do not think you'll find a better package (together with the Archos helmet camera) all for about £160 delivered. I bought an 8Gb SD card to go with it, but each 25min video is about 300Mb (on default settings), so the 2Gb internal memory is more than adequate for a days track day filming. Mind you, given the price of SD cards these days it helps you use better settings.
As an MP3/MP4 player it is probably only average, especially when compared to an iPod, but for the price it's not bad.
Sound quality is very good, and the recorded pictures very stable. Overall, thoroughly recommended with the helmet camera, so much better that the ATC2000 all-in-one unit.
Disappointed
I bought this thinking that it would play most files, but it required a purchase of another two plug-ins which do not come cheap in order for it to play mp4s or files from VCDs. The supplied case is also not worth mentioning, as it is of such bad quality it will break even before you cal slide the player in. The player itself is built quite well and well designed, but the same cannot be said about the menu sytem. Archos is really trying to squeeze more money out of you with sneaky tricks. Id recommend either the iPod (which I also own and works beautifully straight out of the box) or one of the video players from Creative.
