Portable Multimedia Player Archos 604 -

The Archos 604 has a capacity a 30 GB Hard Drive to store up to 85 Films, 300 000 photos or 15 000 songs. It’s video playback feature uses MPEG and WMV, which features it’s incredible DVD resolution. The audio playback stereo uses MP3, CBR & VBR, WMA, and protected WMA, WAV formats. One of the big points of the Archos 604 is the Video Recorder allowing you to record of videos, DVDs and CDs using the DVR Station. The Archos 604 records in MPEG-4 SP including ADPCM stereo sound, using the highly diverse AVI format. Video Recording – Using the optional DVR Station, record in MPEG-4 SP with ADPCM stereo sound, in the AVI format. The Archos 604 also features an Audio Recorder which can record your voice through a built-in microphone. The Archos 604′s photo viewer supports JPEG, BMP, PNG. Additional you can transfer directly your photos from a digital camera with the Docking adapter. The PDF is a new feature to the Archos allowing you to read PDF documents, however it may to be able to access all the PDF features. The battery life on the Archos 604 is remarkably long as it uses a Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery. Music playback time is easily 16 hours and the video playback time will reach up to 5 hours on built-in LCD. The Power Source for the 604 is a diverse Internal: Lithium-Ion Polymer battery. It can be charged externally via computer USB port, or faster with the optional docking adapter or DVR Station. However, it should be noted that the archos 504 has a substantially bigger hard drive, at the expensive of a large width, that the Archos 604 lacks. Its ability to multitask is a nice feature and it can also create play-list. Video quality is great and viewable from all angles. Navigation is easy and simple. very light compare to others and small in size. Probably the most compact PMP [Portable Media Player] with best features I’ve seen!