Archos 5 Internet Tablet on 500gb?

Posted by GiZmo-Spot | Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Archos introduces its new Archos 5 Internet Tablet. this gizmo is one heavily packed with powerful features. It combines a music player, video player, photo viewer, a GPS, and an internet tablet in a 4.8 inch touchscreen TFT LCD. It has a whooping storage capacity of 500gb, the largest storage ever built in a Portable Media Player.

This gizmo is bulky and heavy. The operating system is Android, which is Archos is famous for in the multi-media players.  the screen is sharp with a max resolution of 800x400. Ipod touch will surely be blown by this power pack gizmo but ipod touch is slimmer than Archos 5. So how is the sound quality compare to other leading PMP in the market? Archos 5 has more clarity and bass produced than the Ipod touch but it cannot beat the Zen X-Fi in performance. Archos 5 has an optional HDMI output so that you can watch your movies, photos, right on the big screen. It has also an expansion slot MicroSD if you want to add more storage.

Some of the features include a built in speaker, leg stand. You can browse the internet too with the integrated WiFi and 3.5G! you don't have to carry your netbook with you. you can view the websites cleary in landscape position. The GPS receiver is very handy for travelers so that they wont have to carry their extra GPS devices. But how is the battery life compare to Ipod touch? Archos 5 can stay up to 7 hours in video and 22 hours in music compare to Ipod touch has more battery life.

Archos 5 has supported most popular video compressions includes MPEG-4 HD, MPEG-4, H.264 HD, WMV, MKV, M-JPEG in QVGA resolution so you don't have to convert all your videos. just plug in your USB port and drag all your video files to your Archos 5.

So if you are looking for a PMP that has a massive storage and comes with all multimedia capabilities, look no further, the Archos 5 is for you.

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