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  • G. Musser October 15, 2010 at 4:04 am

    Review by G. Musser for Archos 5 60GB Internet Media Tablet WiFi 5″,High Resolution Touch Screen 800×480 pixels,convenient leg stand.
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    I’d like to turn the tables after seeing some poor reviews here.

    This device is EVERYTHING I could want! With 32GB flash-based players priced really high, this was the best option for someone like me who has a large music collection. When you add the capability of surfing the web and video playback on a big 800 pixel-wide screen, it plain to see you’re getting more than an MP3 player here.

    Web phones like the G1 and iPhone are great, but this has full flash/java support and displays at the native resolution of most sites… meaning you only need to scroll vertically on most sites.

    I have had the Archos for a week. No dead pixels, long battery life and none of the problems others have talked about.

    For me, the dream of an iphone/iPod touch beater is here. No lock-in with iTunes, complete openness, this is a player you will show off to friends about again and again.

  • B. Yates October 15, 2010 at 4:44 am

    Review by B. Yates for Archos 5 60GB Internet Media Tablet WiFi 5″,High Resolution Touch Screen 800×480 pixels,convenient leg stand.
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    I can safely say I’m glad I bought this piece of kit. I knew I didn’t want an iPod Touch because of iTunes and the related complications, so I went for the Archos out of all the rest of the competitors due to the huge memory and screen size.

    After an ENTIRE day spent charging the thing I was finally able to play. The music player is as good as one would hope for – I’m quite OCD about grouping my music collection into genres that are specific but still play an eclectic assortment of tunes, and you can still play shuffled music specfic to genre/artist/album/year/etc. Video playback is good although a few of the files I’ve copied over aren’t recognised by the tablet.

    The Wifi internet however is a bit contentious – it’s quite speedy, and works ok with most sites, but will all too often crash if dealing with a complex website – a major bummer if you’re depending on being online on business out and about.

    The tablet also reads pdfs, and offline htmls so can be used as a little ebook. The time taken to charge with the supplied USB cable can be horrendously slow (plus ties you to computers), so I’m probably going to buy the mini doc at some point soon, as well as the GPS add-on.

    All in all, it has it’s gripes, but it’s flashy and I’m generally in favour of it.

  • Mr. I. M. Dacosta October 15, 2010 at 4:47 am

    Review by Mr. I. M. Dacosta for Archos 5 60GB Internet Media Tablet WiFi 5″,High Resolution Touch Screen 800×480 pixels,convenient leg stand.
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    Just got my Archos 60GB and its brill you don’t need a big manual its so easy to set up and use. I was a bit worried after reading some reviews, so far no problems. Only down side is the tinny speaker (headphones are great) and you need a stylus to surf around quickly.Finds all Wi Fi quickly,TV & dvd looks great i used the highest bit rate setting so i will fill the hard drive up quicker but after watching progs you can delete. Have used the net and read my email away from home some wifi connections need user id & passwords but thats not the fault of the Archos.So at the moment it is a great buy.

  • woody2shoes October 15, 2010 at 5:14 am

    Review by woody2shoes for Archos 5 60GB Internet Media Tablet WiFi 5″,High Resolution Touch Screen 800×480 pixels,convenient leg stand.
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    Great product. Don’t usually post reviews but just wanted to say that I’ve had no issues with the device whatsover – mines perfect. Great for armchair wifi surfing, internet radio, and youtube movies. It’s also got a really nice song player which synchronises easily via Windows Media Player. It also easily synchronises all your photo’s and movies. The screen is really good – very bright and crystal clear. It does finger print far too easily and because of this and for typing on forums, search engines etc I tend to use a stylus. I’ve now ordered the DVR dock and can’t wait to try streaming from my pc to the TV and recording programms for watching whilst travelling etc etc.

  • Harvey Drysdale October 15, 2010 at 5:40 am

    Review by Harvey Drysdale for Archos 5 60GB Internet Media Tablet WiFi 5″,High Resolution Touch Screen 800×480 pixels,convenient leg stand.
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    This is a great PMP. The touchscreen in bright and clear and sound quality is excellent. Only problem is getting your hands on one without any defects. Search the internet and you’ll find hundreds of people listing various problems with these devices, from stuck/dead pixels to faulty hard drives and corroding paint, Archos seems to have reached new lows in quality control.

    I had 2 from Amazon, but both had screen defects. This is a real shame as the item is great. I’m now going to try and buy one from a retail outlet so I can have a look at it before I part with my money to make sure the screen is in full working order.

    Good luck!