archos 605 40GB Questions!

[nawz]

So, i have some strong urge to buy the Archos 605 40GB since it'll cover most of my favorite animes to watch on the train to college. I have a few questions:

1)How thick is the Archos 605 40GB?
2)Does the 40GB Version include a default web browser, or do you -need- to buy the opera browser? (or am i totally wrong?)
3)The specs say it supports XVID and DIVX, so i assume it'll support AVI Files?
4)Is the touch screen any good and what is the audio like?
5)Is there even a 40GB version...because the website doesn't show it :\

Thank you!

[CrowdAds]

[Phoenix-X]

1- 1.5cm thick
2-should include the browser
3- dont know, possibly
4-imagine it'll be responsive enough, sound quality... ahhh... needs some improvement
5-30gb not 40gb
for more info on it, here's the ABi>> compare page http://www.anythingbutipod.com/compa...chos-605-wi-fi

[2nice]

1)How thick is the Archos 605 40GB?

there is no 40GB version, 30GB is .6", 80 or 160GB is double platter so .75"

2)Does the 40GB Version include a default web browser, or do you -need- to buy the opera browser? (or am i totally wrong?)

there is no 40GB version, the 605 does not include the web browser, (the 604WiFi does), you gotta buy it along with the widgets

3)The specs say it supports XVID and DIVX, so i assume it'll support AVI Files?

yes, it supports them in .avi

4)Is the touch screen any good and what is the audio like?

its not iPod Touch-like in orientation but it does the job, audio is fine with good headphones (ones included are a little sub-par), the built-in speaker, not so great

5)Is there even a 40GB version...because the website doesn't show it :\

no, it was supposed to exist, but got replaced with 30GB

[radavis]

The 40gb does exist as I bought one from Currys in the UK this week.

[kittyhawk]

By the way, Opera is free.

[radavis]

No its not on my 40gb. I had to buy it from the Archos site

[derf]

Originally Posted by kittyhawk

By the way, Opera is free.

On a computer yes, but not on a portable device.

[defamed01]

The 40GB model is only available in Europe, and is the same size as the 80 and 160 GB models.

[bootlegapparel]

1)
2)NO, you need to BUY it.
3)Yes that's true. Some files need you to buy an Additional codec for $30
4)Touch screen is average, it's a touch screen so yeah, bit of a gimmick. The sound quality is quite "meh" and the volume is quite low cause it's french.
5)


You might want to look at the Cowon A3, it'll have better codec support especially since Anime tends to be encoded in some different formats. And frankly it'd work out cheaper since you won't be buying all the add ons you have to for the 605 wifi.
The only problem is it doens't have a web browser, not sure why you want it though, seems wanky to me.

[defamed01]

Better codec support doesn't necessarily mean a better device. The A3 does pretty much have every codec under the sun, but you're going to pay $399 for 60GB, compared to $399 for 160GB with the Archos 605. The plugins are a little pricey: $30 for the web browser, $20 for the cinema plugin and $20 for the podcast plugin, but out of the box it does play back .wmv and divx and xvid encoded .avi files. Personally, I never liked the miniature joystick navigation with the A2, and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't like it with the A3. And I like the fact that the 605's wifi capabilities allow me to stream videos, music, and photos off my hard drive onto the 605 (the web browser is not required for that). It's just personal preference really, and I have yet to run into any problem with anime in .mkv format (which the Archos does not support). I'm always able to find what I'm looking for in avi.