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Archos 705 Wi-Fi Portable Media Player (160 GB) |  | Brand: Archos
Category: CE
List Price: $499.99
Buy New: $449.00
as of 3/10/2010 23:54 CST details
New (1) Used (2) from $299.99
Seller: mikestechgroup
Rating:  84 reviews
Sales Rank: 29,065
Format: CD
Color: Grey
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: Windows
Hard Drive Size: 160
Native Resolution: 7
Display Size: 7
Removable Memory: Unknown
Size: 160 GB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.1
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 0.8 x 5
MPN: 501016
Model: 501016
UPC: 690590510166
EAN: 0690590510166
Release Date: November 20, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Robust and portable 160 GB multimedia device with Wi-Fi | | • | Download movies, TV shows, and songs via the integrated Archos content portal | | • | Surf the Web; share content; and view and post videos to Web video sites, such as YouTube | | • | Stream and watch videos from your PC | | • | Record your favorite TV shows |
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Amazon.com Product Description
With 160 GB of built-in memory, the Archos 705 Wi-Fi portable media player lets you surf, stream, download, and record movies for easy playback on its crystal clear 800 x 480 7-inch full-color touchscreen. With its Wi-Fi capabilities, the 705 Wi-Fi connects to the Internet for surfing the Web, accessing e-mail, and watching Web-based videos wherever you go. Its Opera Browser plug-in puts Adobe Flash support on your Archos, which enables access to and use of Dailymotion and other Web video sites on your Archos device. You can even view and post YouTube videos wherever you have a wireless connection and your Archos. 
The Archos 705 delivers sharp visuals, Wi-Fi capabilities, and advanced audio/video playback. View larger. | 
Download your favorite podcasts with the ArchosLink Software.View larger. | To assist in finding new and exciting media, the 705 Wi-Fi comes with integrated access to Archos' content portal, a service that features thousands of movies, TV shows, and songs for downloading wirelessly to the player. The player also sports an integrated TV program guide you can use to record your favorite TV shows for later playback. And because the device supports PDF files, you can kick back with an e-book in PDF format while on the road or review important PDF documents while away from the office. The 705 Wi-Fi supports MPEG4, AVI, and WMV video files and audio files in MP3, WMA, Protected WMA, and WAV file formats. Bridging the gap between the PC and the TV, the 705 Wi-Fi allows you to stream content from a PC or the Internet directly to a TV or the 705--all through a wireless home network and an optional DVR station. It also features a sophisticated touchscreen, no-button design to ensure simple navigation with your fingertips or stylus. In the absence of a Wi-Fi network, content can be transferred to the device via USB 2.0. The player supports Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. The 705 Wi-Fi measures 7.05 x 4.96 x 7.75 inches, weighs only 22 ounces, and features a music playback battery life of up to 25 hours and a video playback life of up to 5.5 hours.
 New widgets for the Archos 705 include a calculator, currency converter, unit converter, news, and weather (above) as well as a note writer and data vault (below). |  |
New Free Widget Pack
Archos has launched a new widget pack that is free for the 705. A widget is a piece of software that adds new features to your player. It gives you fun, quick, and easy access to hundreds of tools, right on the device. The package contains seven widgets, including a calculator, a currency converter, a unit converter, news, weather, a note writer, and a data vault. To be able to use the widgets, you need to purchase the Web Browser plug-in (about $30). Then, you can download the free widget pack via Archos.com.
 New Dish Network plug-in for the Archos 705. |
New Dish Network Plug-in
With a new plug-in, you can transfer recorded movies and TV shows from your Dish Network set-top box directly to your Archos 705. Play back Dish Network-recorded movies and TV shows on the go or on TV--in DVD quality. Multi-language is supported. The plug-in is compatible only with Dish Network STB models 622 and 722.
What's in the Box
Archos 705 Wi-Fi, headphones, USB 2.0 cable, USB 2.0 host adapter, DVR station saddle, two styli, remote control with built-in keyboard, power adapter and charger, protective pouch, quick start guide, and legal and safety notice. NOTE: The Archos 705 manual states that a UK/European adapter is included; however, this adapter is not included in the box. To obtain the adapter mentioned in the manual, contact Archos Customer Service at 866-489-4718--available seven days a week, 7AM to 11PM CST.
The Archos Content Portal provides easy access to the latest movies, TV shows, and music directly to your Archos device. | 
The device comes with photo-viewing capabilities, supporting JPEG, BMP, and PNG files. |
Product Description
PRODUCT FEATURES:Record your favorite TV showsEnjoy the high resolution 7" touch screen (800x480)Stream and watch videos from your PCDownload movies and music directly on your ARCHOS 705 using the ARCHOS Content PortalInternet enabled to surf the Web, share content, and access Web video sites (eg. Dailymotion or Youtube)Customize your ARCHOS with great accessories and pluginsView, zoom photos and make slide shows with music and transition effects, for viewing on the PMP or on TVListen to all your favorite music in more formats than in any other player
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 84
 a,l the gageteer January 26, 2010
Allen Ashton (pittsburgh pa)
3so far so good have had 705 since xmas pic quality is stunning sound is terible use good earphones add on wi fi internet is fun but slow internet radio is fun to have ease of operation is good. i still have a5 year old archos that still works but i also had 5 differant 605 wifi units that failed out of the box get extra insurance on any archos the differance in tech. in 5 years is astounding 705 is amazing if it keeps working without problems
 too much features but.. January 24, 2010
H. Almanaei
1- very POOR battery, 2- in the manual they claim it is hearing protection that the sound is set too low with this device (both while hearing with head-set and with its speakers), once we were trying to watch a movie with this thing but no can hear anything if someone coughs, some feature you'll have to buy them.
705 wifi rocks !!! January 16, 2010
Kris Dibiagio
i bought this item beacause i love new gadgets and have to say it is pretty awsome . pictures display very nice , music plays great altho speaker sound is a little low on some stuff and other stuff it is louder . movies , tv shows are awsome , i have a mini dlink 323 storage tank with 2000 gigs of movies ,tv shows, and music , what i noticed is if you connect to network storage through the movie button some stuff plays but vob files did not , so i played around with it for awhile and figured out if you clik on files from the home screen ,network , storage tank and go into movie with vob files clik on the first .ts file or vob presto it plays fine and when u navigate through your network from the files button it seems to play much more content than navigating from the movies button , little tip for newbies. yeah it could be a little faster on the web and there are some flash issues but this is one cool device , i bought the 605 wifi first didn,t know they had the 705 with the bigger screen and once i saw it i had to have it, the 7" screen is great , touscreen could be a little more sensitive sometimes you have to press a little harder , and the ease of use could be a little better , but i got my dvr and recorded die hard on to it and once u learn how to record on to it , its pretty easy, haven't hooked it up in my car yet but i have to try it soon , the price for what this bad boy toy can do i think is pretty fair considering the price of other similar devices out the and what they can't do or the tiny screen they have. it would have been nice to plug my phone modem into to acces internet like the new archos 5 can do but maybe in a firmware update who knows, before i saw these i bought a zune 120 got to tell u after seeing and using achos 705 wifi what a waste of money zune was for the price of 338 compared to what it does for that price . i mean archos plays most of the content out there and zune u have to convert just about everything , hope this helps some of u , i love my archos and will probably buy the arcos 5 or the 9 next , this thing is just awsome awsome awsome ha ha.
 enormous disappointment December 29, 2009
Soldiers Come Home (Colorado Springs, CO United States)
It appears that Arcos has skimped to make this a cheaper model.
A MAJOR negative that the potential capacity is really a lot less than perceived.
This is due to the inconceivable absence of ANY expansion via SDHC cards or any other flash cards.
The greatly limits flexibility.
It is always an important idea to leave a considerable amount of empty space on the locked up, internal flash of the unit, as performance several degrades, as the internal flash fills up. As it gets around 70%, besides the performance issues, sort issues, there is a much grater chance of database and OS, issues, because of the needing of large work areas, that are not available.
Not allowing external expansion from SDHC, truly helps this situation.
I guess this also forces Archos customers to HAVE to get propriatary Archos units and drives to expand at all.
Skip this unit (however DON'T get a Ipod).
Jon
Do yourself a favor and don't buy ANY Archos product December 21, 2009
G. Curran (Poulsbo, Wa)
I've come full circle, as it were. When I bought my first Archos, a Jukebox 10, it was fabulous. It did things that were just amazing, and had a 10gig internal hard drive. It lasted me for years and years, and then it finally stopped accepting the USB input.
So, with that sort of 'recommendation', I had no hesitation about buying another Archos product. I could not have been more wrong!
I purchased an Archos 705WiFi, and a DVR station. First, the plug ins. For some of the features, you have to pay extra for plug ins, which will run you about another $100 on top of the original cost. That allows you to surf the web, connect wirelessly, download Internet Radio and TV, and watch some movies you can't watch otherwise. Now, I knew that going in, and I didn't object too loudly, since I wanted those capabilities.
What I was unprepared for was unreliable operation, having to do system restores multiple times during the week, and even multiple times on some days! I wasn't prepared for the lag. For music, you can select Title, Artist, or Album, as three examples. Usually, I like to choose Artist, which then gives me all the albums, and then all the tracks. Choose Artist, and you have to wait 5-10 seconds before you can start choosing one. Choose it too fast, and the system locks up, meaning you have to shut it down, and restart it, possibly with a system restore. Once you get the artist, then you have to wait to get all the albums, another 5-10 seconds, and finally, all the songs in the album, and that's up to 30 seconds. It can, literally, providing I do everything correctly, take me 45-60 seconds until the time I can SELECT a song I want to hear. However, once I've loaded the album, it isn't that way for other songs on that album. BUT, if you do it wrong, the system locks, you have to turn off (battery removal and reinstall) and then boot up again.
Because this is a European device, all the sound levels are very low in accordance with EU regulations, so don't expect the SPL levels you'll get out of Japanese or iPod devices.
I no longer can recommend Archos, save yourself the trouble and buy something else.
Gary
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