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  • Cute comments about affordability from the Apple zealots. If I were in the market for a stand-alone media device, I'd go with the Archos and its ecosystem of functional accesories. The DVR harness would have been great.

  • @huskersend noticed how he allways picked up the iphone.. yet never bothered with the 605

  • And the Archos 605 is almost better than the iphone.

    Yet it is what? 100 dollars or even more cheaper.......

  • @slobhinav Cheaper doesn't mean better, unless you're a cheapskate or just fucking poor.

  • @iUzakiR

    PC's are cheaper than Mac's.............and they are like 20 times better

  • @iUzakiR Nothing wrong with being cheap but I agree with you, these anti iphone tool-boys are f*cking poor. Little 20 somethings living at home still, in their parents basement. Save up your allowances and/or lunch money or grow up and get a real job. Then you can buy what you want, not just what you can afford. Great comparison by the way.

  • @WeirdWorldAquariums An IPhone is a computer that can't run computer programs, mac is worthless, and I'm 18 just graduated highschool I work under the table running bulldozers and I bought a brand new Kawasaki Brute Force 750 with cash and ( I did save up ). So sorry I'm not 20 years older and have a jod with a family to support, but when I'm older, have more wisdom, and become more financially sound I guess I'll be as over-opinionated as people like you.

  • well i got to say that iPod is a great device, but some times shit happends and it get stolen what happend to mine, and you dont want somethig expensive to be taken away, and some people dont have the money to get a high qualty so they get what they can afford

  • Seriously this archos could be the granny of the iphone because its so much older and still the archos owns that silly gay iphone

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  • Archos=shit

    Iphone=faggot fanboys

  • i have the 605 wifi and once you get used to it there is no problems with the UI. ya its nice to have touch screen and yes i use it for the keyboard and browsing but it also has nav buttons on the side i use for scrolling pages as well as searching for music. o and u can load your play lists from media player

  • Archos launched a year before iPhone. Even before HTC's Advantage Touchscreen phone w/ a screen almost the size of Archos 604. In fact HTC actually launched the first finger gesture screen, smart phone 4 months before iPhone launched!

    Reality is only thing Apple innovated was adding an i before Phone! haha

    My 604 Wifi still gives me better media access & more storage! Apple are just plain THIEVES. From the day Jobs stole phone calls from AT&T to taking Xerox's Desktop & Mouse Ideas! ;-)

  • i personally don't mind a big bulky product, because i don't drop things and i love a huge screen

  • you have a sick music taste.

  • WTF is up with youtube?

    WHERE ARE THE RATINGS!!!

  • top notch review, told me everything i needed to know without even speaking, 5 stars!

  • i have an archos 605 wifi and an iphone

    they are so cool

  • the only thing i like abuot the archos is that it has more storage thats it

  • @neoarcadezr

    ...And Flash Support, and a larger Screen, and is cheaper,and buttons/Touchscreen redundancy,and high build quality, and multicodec support ,and usb mass storage support, and can be used as a PVR, and and you don't have to sign a contract and sell your soul to apple (buying every song and video from them and installing ther software) to get one... Apple sucks bigtime!... Things which are shiny and expensive are not automaticly good =) !

  • @RoteKampfSocke whatever works for you

  • @neoarcadezr

    Thanks =D

  • i have had both an ipod touch and an archos 5 and the archos is by far better. 605s can be bought for around 80-100 dollars now, so i'd go with archos. but i'm not saying that the iphone is bad, the archos is just superior for media and internet.

  • itouch has a better os than any mp3 its so smooth and pleasing to the eye when you use it im not saying archos is bad but itouch is really fun to use

  • well arent you just the richest kid on the block

  • Filme für diesen Videoplayer kann man legal bei LOADTV downloaden!

  • Archos looks cheap, and it didn't really intregrate touch into it's products that well. I would trade the giant screen for a better UI expierence.

  • Looks cheap, works better. Smart people know that a product's looks aren't the sole reason for a purchase.

  • moar like whatever apple pumps out = yourself

  • so if i choose one product from apple i became it?O.o

  • lawl

  • The way your electronic brand stylizes its products defines you? That's daft and superficial thinking.

  • Archos is for smart people. That's basically your point xD

  • I have the iphone and I like it and I have the archos.. the Archos has some things that make it very usable... it plays DIVX! Not only does it play divx, it wirelessly connects to my home computer sees my PC on my home network and streams them to any of my TVs.

  • this is pretty much the big win right here

    ipod is the LAPD

    archos is the fuckin CIA

  • lol thats funny. i would go for the CIA

  • so gay, all these ipod and iphone reviews and comparisans should be updated big time, theres big one huge major update since these 07 and 08 vids, THE FUCKING APP STORE!

  • Unless your an idiot that knows nothing about functionality on these products

  • they both look down but id rather have the iphone cause the archos is like a big ass block but the thing i like about it is all the gb it has

  • what about 800x480 resolution on the archos

    that and the countless features are why im gettin it

  • look at t he archos 5 , much sexier than the itouches and its smaller than rthe previous archos

  • The Archos 5 is riddled with bug/problem/ect.. your lucky to get a non-deffective version out of the box.

  • still rather use it than the shitty ipod

  • Is the point of this video to show your poor taste in music?

    'cause that's all I took from it...

  • lol a mobile compared to a media player?

  • face it same thing but archos has way more GB mines got 160.

  • Id preferr archos

  • iphone owns

  • the archos handels flash

  • iPod touch Dominates the Archos!!!!!!!

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  • your an apple fanboy no matter what the iphone was put next to you would say its the best, but its shit.

  • i know that i am not a part of this argument but, i have an iphone and it is really not a piece of shit. yes i do like the archos better, but the iphone is not bad at all.

  • 3 of the 4 reasons were just about looks

  • Just so you know on the Archos you have to buy the web browser to get on the internet. Its about 30.00 bucks on Archos website. Also some more plug ins for it. So you still have to buy some things after buying it. But besides that I love it.

  • ur stupid because thats optional..

    it is a Optional Internet plug-in (Opera Web browser and Adobe Flash Player) for Web browsing .. but u can still used ur built in wifi ..

  • Lol, First off I am not stupid.and Yes of course you can still use your Wifi, but the wifi is mostly for your Web browser, so without the web browser. Personally, I don' t see the point of the wifi really.

  • so the archos is better?

    but isn't it so much more expensive?

  • archos is cheapper

  • Archos win!!....archos 7 vs iphone??

  • No one seems to notice the horrible sound quality on ipods

    IDK how you can stand it.

    if you really enjoy music for all its worth you'd notice how much your missing on an ipod.

    The bit rate is so small it cuts out half the sound.

    I bought a Samsung P2.

    Made the ipod look like it was from the 80's

    now I'm looking for a step up.

  • the bitrate depends on the song you download not what the ipod decides, you can download a 320kbps song on your ipod and even wav

  • you just fail

  • can you watch the tutorials from tv adobe on this archo?

  • yes

  • can you watch the tutorials from tv adobe on this archo? and what about quicktime videos?

  • archos all the way bitches

  • the touch has an incredible UI but its overpriced

  • well it depends on which one u get then its not so overpriced its like the best

    mp3/everything ipod touch #1

  • you make as much sense as a donkey talking out of it's ass.

  • is the interface of the archos customizable ?

  • Yup. Background image, plus color on the icons. Probably some other stuff too.

  • i would get the ipod touch cause ITS MUCH SMALLER AND WEIGHTS MUCH LIGHTERRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY THE HECK WOULD U HAVE A BIG AND HEAVY MEDIA PLAYER IN YOUR POCKET. BESIDES THE IPOD TOUCH HAS MORE FEATURES (I THINK) HAS HUNDREDS OF APPS AND MORE COMIN'

  • archos has more space and is cheaper. Here the ipod is 240$ 8gb, the archos is 150$ on special and has 80 gb. archos also has full flash. I do like the ipod better but i find it overpriced even its amazing.

  • ok apple fanboy dont capitalize

  • Is the archos good? better than ipod touch? please answer me

  • well, if you are going for video resolution, the archos pwnz but if you want a media player that fits in your pocket well, than git the ipod touch, also, the archos comes in 4, 30, 80, and 160 gb models while the ipod only comes in 8, 16, and 32 gb models. The archos is also a lot cheaper, $99 for 4 gb (on ebay).

  • it is i have both

  • archos all the way i have a 404 and im buying a 605 today its 189.99 for an 80GB model amazing deal

  • archos 605 is 160gb and is also $130 less

  • i agree with the other comments that this is a bit biased, i have an archos and my friend has and i pod touch, there both capable of the same things apart from the archos is cheaper and has a biger screen, also the touch feels too delicate however the touch look more stylish and the touch function works slightly smoother. i think it depend on what you want to use them for when you decide which one is best.

  • archos for web browsing is the obvious choice with its 800x480 screen, you can view entire webpages and read the text without having to zoom, it's is a netbook like experience, on the ipod it is a joke, the resolution is too poor and you have to zoom in on every single area to read anything.. on the archos you can go directly to the desktop version of youtube and watch the videos exactly the same as on a computer.. no silly external players needed.

  • nice background music you faggot

  • DUDE YOU ROCK!

  • I agree, totally biased review. It's more than obvious that this guy prefers iphone and that he is way more accustomed to using it instead of archos. Archos' most significant advantage, its screen, is completely passed over by keeping it constantly a step behind iphone and always indirect to the viewer. Judge for yourself and don't overestimate such reviews. My opinion.

  • I think this was a biased review

  • i just have my birthday next week.i would like to buy an archos 605 coz i'm surfing a lot , hear music and see movies...is it a good idea?

  • yes. its brillian. plus you can read e-books on it and browse the internet.

    if u wanna carry it around like for everyday stuff like cycling, gym its bad idea. but for sitting and relazing, its a great thing.!

  • I cant deal with the software of the archos. It isnt that user friendly.

  • and exspensive

  • 16 gb archos is about half the price of 16 gb itouch

  • ipod touch/iphone is better than the archos. The touch screen on the iphone is much more user friendly, and it is not a crappy pressure sensitive one like on the archos.

  • archos 5 is better than th iphone/touch

  • of course it is, until you get firmware issues.

  • Iphone is hell way Better then that 80` radio

    Ipod Smaller , that thing Fucking Big

  • You keep forgetting that you have to press twice on an icon to open in archos :P

  • Itouch is better than archos. I have used both. Archos expects you to pay for add ons that should be in-built.

    Archos isn't bad, but Itouch is better.

  • Isn't the iPhone way better in the "Touch" feature ?

  • 5:13, constantly have to zoom in every time you open a new page on ipod

  • lol most video sites are accualy making a mobile version for the iphone or ipod...

  • blegh screw the iphone get a dam sony ericsson c905.. 8.1 MP camera, wifi, GPS, and a bunch more on that thing :D

  • you know this is ironic, im using my archos to do this and i cant even load the video!

  • iphone is shit and the archos 605 is not a phone so why are you compering it to a fucking phone

  • all of this talk about 'archos better' 'ipod better', shouldn't it come down to the Archos is built for Recording and playing back video, while the iPod is only built for playing video? After that, all the other features like web browsing is secondary bells and whistles?

  • lets be hohhsest the archos is a major buddle of shit

  • the archos is nearly indestructable compared to the iphone, a friend of mine sat on his and the screen cracked, iv stood on my archos and nothing happened cept i had to clean it.

  • archos is choppier on web and photos

  • looks pretty gay

  • The archos 605 wifi ows the itouch in webbrowsing obdviously in space and for those concerend money wise the archos is better finacially. In general the itouch is only for prestige and because its an apple product

  • yah better till you try to make a phone call on it lmao

  • Archos Better

  • can you "jailbreak" the archos?

  • yeah i agree. the archos 5 is way better than the ipod for obvious things (not enough room to list all), if you want something that is built for hi tech people yes get the ipod touch or archos 605, but if you want to go the extra mile get an archos 5 or 7. yes, they are on the heavy side of price but its well worth it if you take care of it and it should last quite a while before you need any moderate repairs to do to it.

  • Can the archos 5 or the iphone connect to a helmet cam? I know the Archos 605 wifi can.

  • THE IPHONE GOT WAY MORE SWAG........

  • the archos 5 is better then both of them

  • does youtube work for the archos?

  • yes it does

  • 2025tony, its your fault that you were not keeping good watch for of it.

  • not much of a review.. more of a "visual comparison" the only thing i dont like about my archos is that its not really ment for your finger, it comes with 2 stylies. and there is no slot for the styili in the archos. but you get used to it, just use your nail a bit more.

  • Hmm... Iphone looks better than the archos.

    I won't need 160GB anyway :D Archos is for people who DO need that 160GB

  • i like the fact on the 605 that you can use it manualy (buttons) or by using the touch screen. wheras the i pod touch you dont get that choice.

    think your review is very good. thanks

  • hi tehre thanks foryou video it helped me to get know it a bit more. Could you tell me the name of the song/ artist that was in this video. really enjoy it too . all the best

    Zephyr

  • I bought the 605 WiFi not quite a year ago and was very happy with it. I spent a chunk of money for all the accessories and then it was stolen. I was not very pleased with Archos support when I explained my problem. They did not seem to care. It would have been nice if I at least had a sympathetic ear. I will now look at other devices that might be similar. Customer support is very high on my list when buying a product even if the product costs a little more.

  • what do you expect the company to do about you getting something stolen? they have no obligation to replace stolen goods

  • Well I am new to You Tube, so here goes. Thanks for the reply, but I never said anything about Archos replacing my 605. Maybe you missed the part where I said "if I at least had a sympathetic ear." From customer Service. Your right they have no obligation to replace someting that was not their fualt.

  • and they have no obligation to answer because if everybody that get their things stolen you write to the company they would go crazy. anyway it is your fault, assume it and dont go crying to the company. it is your fault, not there's

  • Please explain to me exactly HOW you feel it's in any way Archo's responsibility do do ANYTHING at all regarding your stolen 605? Apparently you didnt keep up with it well enough. Shit happens when you allow it to, and that is in no way the fault of the company, end of story. maybe it's a good lesson learned and you'll be a bit more careful next time.

  • What do you expect??

    its not their fault...

    its just you moaning.

    Your fault it was stolen not theirs

  • u r retarded. how is it in any way their fault that you archos was stolen

  • video looks much better on ipod

  • no it doesnt the archos has the same resolution as a hd tv

  • 800x600 is not hd. 720 is 1280x720 and thats the lowest hd res .

  • its 800x480 dude.

  • the battery really sucks

  • what i have the archos wifi and it works great with me i fully charged and it worked for a day and a half straight...mybe theres something wrong with yaws battries...

  • yeah, so when you get the archos, if you didn't charge it all the way before using it, the battery life goes down.

  • If you get a wall charger it takes like 8 hours to charge and lasts for 17 hours.

  • Yeah i heard baterry life was terrible like 5 hour audio compared to 22 hours of audio on ipod touch

  • i have the archos. the two items only have two things in common: touch screen and music players. i have the archos 605 wifi. its really not what you would call portable; its extremely heavy and needs to be charged to often. getting iPod touch; much better product although pricey, you do pay for quality, right? get itouch, not archos. i was diisapointed w/ my archos and most ppl never heard of them. that says NO ONE buys them. for a reason. which is its pricey, but not paying for quality.

  • ipod touch and iphone are still better

  • ive got the 605 it takes 24 hour to charge with usb for 1 hours play compared to a standard phone which charges 4 1 hour and you can use 4 12 hours play

  • ...beep....beep.

  • im acctually thinking about getting the archos 5 and i need some recomendations

  • does anyone know if you can watch videos over internet using the archos

    like flash or something?

    like would youtube work

  • yess mang

  • well , i think it's possible to make it work, but i dont know how. The pmp stops when i try to open a youtubevideo via opera. sorry.

  • oh and the thing with the archos is that u can customise everything , from the layout to the background colour most things , but not with the iphone . and there is also a massive differance in price . i picked this archos up for 180 euro , and the iphone costs around 600 euro , u do the math?

  • Iphones are probably better, however, I dont think they are worth the extra money. My archos cost me 250 after the browser upgrade. I really like it, and I think it does a good job.

    The iphone is more powerful, however, it still is around 400-500 dollars, and not worth that much extra.

  • archos is hideous lookswise compared to the iPod touch

  • Archos is a very good multimedia player!

    And iPhone isn't so much better .

  • very cool, vid, archos looks cool, but it seems like it has to load all the time, while the iphone/itouch doesnt n have a smoother operation/gui. archos seems alot more complex though

  • hello dudes i have some questions about this gadget:

    1- can we browse internet just like we do on laptops java flash all those applications programs? msn mail etc???

    2- How long does battery last when we use wifi? and how many mhz?

    thanks in advance... best regards

  • internet no flash except youtube only flash on iphone archos no videos but u hcan hack for youtube about 333mhz archos 520mhz iphone and iphone has an accelorometer

  • That ain't true. On my archos 605 wifi 30gb, I have gone to the akira the don website, and homestarrunner with few problems.

    Flash runs fine, it's just a somewhat older version.

    Youtube is not a hack either. It simply downloads the FLV and plays it instead of running it through a flash player. It runs much more efficiently this way.

    I love my archos.

  • THAT is ho its got to be! No endless talking, straight away operating. This is more information you can speak out in years. The lightning could be better. And a additional comment on things you can´t see. Anyway 5 Stars. Nice Battle.

  • my archos is the gen5 605 wifi 180gig. theres another 4 gig model that accepts any sd card. mine dosnt.

  • It's a pretty stupid video iphone does have a better system with its touch screen, the video should show the video playback of the same video on both systems if itunes will let ya LOL

    Itunes SUCKS Drop & Drag is much better. The one thing I didn't like with the Archos is the

    Wifi opera web browser I could send emails thru hotmail but not receive them maybe my settings were wrong.

  • It's not exactly a review is it? They just show functionality and don't give any opinions.

  • i was about to say the same

  • wow apple really does suck & if you want more of just music do creative i mean way better then ipod

  • can any1 tell me wht brand of memory sticks work for the archos?

  • none man its all iternal 80gb the iphone only has 8gb to 16gb and the touch has 8 16 and 32 and the anchros is about 279 at walmart. but the itouch is 8gb for the same price

  • and yes you can connect you Archos to the TV and wathc movies, vidoes, photos and music

  • Did anybody say Archos = up to 160Gb and Iphone only 16GB!!

    Did anybody say that Archos supports JAVA and Flash??

    Did anybody say that Archos supports DVD format?

    Did anybody say that for the Iphone you HAVE to go through the stupid ITUNES?? and in Archos you just drag and drop to add stuff?

    Ok I will stop bashing Iphone as it is a very good phone.... but that is what it is.... a phone and not a PVP (portable video player)

    I have an archos and I am sooooo happy :D

  • which archos do u have

  • cna u connect the archos to the tv and watch films n stuff on the tv?

  • iphone is better hands down