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Archos 7 (160GB)

(3.5 out of 5)


This pricey portable media player offers a huge 7-inch screen and very good battery life, but you'll have to spend even more to tap its full potential.

Review by | February 19, 2009 | + Share

The Archos 7, the bigger, beefier brother of the Archos 5, is an Internet Media Tablet that offers a slick design, a solid Web-surfing experience (complete with Flash support), and excellent video playback on a large, high-resolution 7-inch display. Unfortunately, Archos nickel-and-dimes customers when it comes to adding format support, and we had some issues getting premium movies to download from CinemaNow. Continue reading full review @ LAPTOP Magazine

ProsCons
  • Good video playback
  • Responsive touchscreen
  • Long battery life
  • Available DVR accessory
  • Have to pay for certain codecs
  • CinemaNow issues