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Archos 105

Archos 105
With Earphones Front Top Right Corner

review

These days, when we use the term MP3 player, we use it to describe an entire realm of portable devices that handle a wide variety of audio and video codecs. The Archos 105, however, is pretty much an honest-to-goodness MP3 player: It plays only MP3s and WMAs for audio. (It also plays WMV9 video files and displays JPEGs.) There's nothing wrong with this, per se. After all, there's a large contingent of non-iTunes music fans whose music libraries consist primarily of those two file types. And the 105 definitely has one thing going for it: It's super-cheap for a 2GB player.

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Company

Archos

http://www.archos.com

Spec Data
  • Price as Tested: $90.00 List
  • Player Type: Flash MP3 Player
  • Radio: Yes
  • Recording, Voice: No
  • Recording, Line In: No
  • Video Recording: No
  • Music Playback Formats: MP3, WAV, WMA
  • Photo formats: JPEG
  • Video Formats: WMV
  • Audio Battery Life: 11.53 Hr
  • Screen Resolution: 160 x 128 pixels
  • Screen Size: 1.8 inches
  • Storage Capacity: 2 GB
  • Dimensions: 1.8 x 3.3 x 0.3 inches
  • Weight: 1.8 oz

Bottom Line

The Archos 105 can be forgiven for most of its shortcomings because of its incredibly low price for the storage capacity you get—but there are better budget digital music players on the market.

Pros

Affordable. Compact design. Excellent EQ.

Cons

Frustrating interface. Limited file support. So-so battery life. Display is prone to burn-in. Audible hum behind music played at low levels.

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