Archos 105 – Portable Media Player for £55 August 16, 2007
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Archos is already the king of the portable media player (PMP) market but it feels there’s a place for tiny, and cheap, PMPs too.
The Archos 105 certainly fits the bill, with a small 1.8in OLED display and 2GB of storage crammed into a chassis that measures 1.8 x 3.3 x 0.3in. I guess that means that the A1 from Thomson is no longer the smallest PMP on the planet.
It’s fair to say that you won’t be getting pristine visuals from the 160 x 128 pixel display but it is diverting nonetheless. The display supports 262,000 colours and the 105 will play WMV files at 25fps.
On the audio front it will play MP3, WMA, Protected WMA and WAV files. And don’t forget, it’s only going to cost around £55 when it lands next month in black, red and white flavours.-Martin Lynch
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Comments
Just bought one for my neice. I think they're great little players. The interface is great (just like on the 405 & 605) and the demo video included on the machine looked great. I'd recommend their bigger players if you do a lot of travelling but for use in the gym or as a present for someone I think they're ideal for the price.
great archos product! I recently tried it with a pair of video glasses I bought at http://www.relaxview.eu and the immersive sensation you get is awesome!