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    Archos 705 160GB MP3 Video Player with Wi-Fi - 199.99 @ walmart.com

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by saincteye, Dec 26, 2009.

  1. saincteye

    saincteye Notebook Evangelist

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    Enjoy movies, TV shows, photos and music on this versatile player.The 7-inch color touch-screen is one of the largest and sharpest on any portable media player. It has no buttons so you can simply control it with your fingertips or stylus. You can record your favorite TV shows when you use the optional DVR Station Gen 5, or stream and watch videos from your PC. You can also download movies and music by purchasing them directly from the Archos Content Portal on their Web site. Wi-Fi capability lets you surf the Web with an optional Web browser plug-in.


    Key Features & Benefits:
    # 160 GB hard drive
    Stores up to 200 movies, 1.6 million pictures or 90,000 songs
    # 7-inch color LCD touch-screen, 800 x 480 pixels
    Presents your videos or photos and lets you control everything with your fingers or a stylus
    # Versatile audio and video playback
    Supports MP3, WMA and WAV audio formats, plus it displays JPEG images and WMV and MPEG-4 video formats
    # Audio and video recording capability
    Enables you to record when you use the optional DVR Station GEN 5
    # Interfaces
    Provides a USB 2.0 port and wireless 802.11b/g connection for Web browsing with an optional Internet plug-in
    # Rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery
    Plays up to 25 hours of music or 5.5 hours of photos/video on a single charge



    Seen these things goes for $300+ I am really tempt to order one for myself ..lol even ebay are @ $250+ after bing 5% cash back ...189.99
     
    saincteye, Dec 26, 2009
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  2. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Junk I think, wouldnt be worth more than $100 I think, the Archos 5 Internet Tablet is on sale for $250.00 but only 8GB but its a lot better than this one, even still its not that great.

    Get it if you think it fits you I look forward to feedback, me as an advanced user could never be happy with a device with so little support on both customer support side and codec side, they actually charge you extra for plugins to use some of the better codecs.

    Update: Found 250GB Archos 5 for $250 also.

    id just get a netbook over the 7, since the 7 is so big a netbook is only a bit bigger and gives you everything and anything you need.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Dec 27, 2009
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