Home > Consumer Reviews > Archos 404 30GB Portable Digital Media Player with Camcorder (500867)

This media player is just awesome!! I just bought it and I don't have any trouble so far. It supports avi video format (what I needed) and the video quality is great, even amazing for a portable media player like this one. The sound quality is also very good, the camera and the microphone work fine. I was about to buy an 8gb mp3 player with video support for 160$, but this item is far much better and its just 200$. Do I have to say anything about the design? It just ROCKS! I strongly recommend this player, for all its functions, the picture and the sound quality and the design. Five stars from me. Thank you, ARCHOS and thank you, Amazon, for your support and fast delivery!

The low price of this item is deceptive. Upon receipt, it will perform minimally as an MP3 player, but hardly anything else. Each added feature requires an additional purchase. One can expect to spend another $60 to $100 to bring it up to 'advertised' capability (recorder, multi-mode viewer, photo vault, etc.) .

My experience with Archos customer support was disappointing. In trying to replace a part for a legacy 402 Gmini, I found the support to be unfamiliar with the products and unwilling to help. I will not purchase another Archos product. More expensive products may actually be less expensive after factoring additional purchases for increased functionality and subsequent replacement due to nonsupport.

My daughter really loves her archos and I am impressed with the features and the price. The only dislike is when I read the description and capabilities before purchasing this item, it was not very clear if you need the Archos 404 DVR station to record from the tv onto this device. Found out you need this station, but unable to locate one to purchase. When I finally found one it cost as much as the device. But overall, it is very nice.

My son loves this! The camera and video camera are a plus!! It does not have a touch screen though, so I would recommend one with a touch screen - it is much easier to navigate with the touch screen

the archos is prolly the best thing ive ever bought im glad i did i love everything about it! and everything u can do with it! if u dont have one get one! any negative feedback is bull there archos is the best meia player out there.. ipod who?