Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet w/ Android Review Pt 2 (App Overview & Adding/Deleting Icons)

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$299 16gb version, I purchased a 8gb Micro sdhc card to increase the storage capability. Please ask me if you want me to Review a particular android app/game that you want to see on the Archos 5 internet media tablet especially to see if it works well with it and I will see what I can do! :D

Part 2 of my review of the Archos 5 Internet media tablet with Android. I talk about the Android applications, I also show you how to add & delete icons from the home screen. Please watch Part 3 here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZjSoKn01VU

The Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet with the Android software is a wonderful combination of a personal media player and miniature computer! It is literally like a netbook and has advanced capabilities beyond that of your typical media players. It is a lot bigger than the Zune HD and ipod touch 3g with a gorgeous 4.8'
screen. The SSID flash versions that come in 8, 16, 32gb are thin and lightweight. The hard drive models that start at 160gb and go up to 500gigs are a bit thicker obviously

The A5 it is quite simply one of the best devices I have ever owned if not, THE best. It is not without it's faults but it is really an amazing device.
For Tech specs, go here: http://www.archos.com/products/imt/archos_5it/specs.html?country=us&lang=en

The touch screen is not as touch responsive as the ipod touch or Zune HD with it's OLED screen but it's still
easy to use. You need to apply a bit of extra pressure with your fingers and thumbs because of the layers of
the screen. It's not a huge deal and you will get used to it in no time. You MUST calibrate the screen by going into settings as soon as you set it up or you might find yourself being frustrated with you not touching the keyboard letters/numbers/games/apps correctly. Calibrating is essential. The screen although not as sharp as the Zune HD, is still a delight and very enjoyable because of it's sheer size. Watching a music video or a video podcast or your own personal media is a lot of fun with the A5 it! I would give the A5 it the slight edge over the ipod touch 3g despite it's better black level on video and the Zune HD despite it's OLED glass screen.

The Google marketplace apps work for the most part really well on the A5 it but some didn't work at all but
the majority so far did for me. A lot of the apps in the marketplace and the offical AppsLib Archos app store
are FREE!

I highly recommend this device, it's lightweight, portable, has a beautiful large touch screen, has fast web
browsing, can watch youtube, you can use google voice, google talk, skype and thousands of other apps on it.
It comes with the Android OS and is one of the most amazing devices I have ever owned. For me the competition is between the Zune HD, ipod touch 3g and Archos 5 internet media tablet w/ Android. If you are into phones, I would also add the Motorola Droid in there too. The A5 is not perfect (what device isn't), has some bugs but overall is well worth the purchase! BUY IT!!

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[cloudstrife104]

hiii quick question before i actually buy this awesome device, it has 16gb without a SD card riight? and if you buy a SD card to go with it it increases the mem space by that amount and would be able to save things to the device or the SD card? lol srry bout the super long question

[CandysAllMediaReview]

@cloudstrife104 Yes you would 

[yoshinosakura]

im getting this.

I do have a question tho.

Does the screen gets scratched easily without a screen protector?

[CandysAllMediaReview]

Nope :)

[yoshinosakura]

thanks

good review btw

[CandysAllMediaReview]

Thank you :)

[rimrocka7183]

better then ipad

[tigermankieran666]

Question, can you use google Maps With the in built GPS for free ? for as long as you want ?

[billyamps]

what version of android does it run?

[Killernuma123]

how do you add google marketplace?

[KungFuChess]

Thanks you have the best review ive seen on the archos so far

[gotosl33p]

do you now if the new archos 7 android does anything that archos 5 does? like games, bluetooth.

[iM9A]

i have a question, can u get all those apps free, and are all of those u have from appslab? and the google marketplace, is that free? and the archos has a mic, so can u like record ur voice? and is the notepad preinstalled, and if u type soemthing in it, can u save it and where would it go?(cause i need it for like work and stuff) lol sorry for all the questions...good review anyways, plz reply!! :)