Compare Prices : Archos 704 WiFi (40GB, Silver) - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The PMP market has a new heavyweight champion, complete with Wifi

Pros: Great screen ; decent speakers ; fantastic finish

Cons: Mpeg2 and 5.1 codecs and DVR Station costs extra

Verdict: Its price encroaches on laptop territory, but it's undoubtedly the king of the PMP hill

Review summary: The PMP market has a new heavyweight champion, complete with Wifi

Verdict: At 7in, The 704 Wifi houses one of the biggest screens yet for a portable media player (PMP).

Review summary: The Archos 704 WiFi multimedia player looks amazing on paper, but the Web browsing isn't quite smooth enough. Still, as a video player it succeeds: the large screen size makes it ideal for planes, trains, and automobiles, though it's too big to be an ...

Pros: Smooth video playback on a bright, reasonably sharp screen ; good viewing angle ; A/V recordings are very high quality ; touch screen is responsive to fingers or a stylus ; WiFi features add lots of versatility ; removable battery is a nice touch as ...

Cons: Audible system noise during testing ; built-in video codec support isn't as broad as it should be (additional codecs cost extra) ; have to pay extra to get the hardware required to use the recording features ; Opera browser isn't supported by some Web ...

Review summary: With a gorgeous display and a built-in Web browser, the Archos 704 Wi-Fi is the best big-screen PMP yet.

Pros: Stunning screen, • Supports multiple video formats and content providers, • Excellent webpage formatting

Cons: Finicky touch controls, • Sluggish processor, • No flash support, Capacity: 80GB, Display: 7 inches (800 x 480 pixels), , , , , , , The 1.4-pound device features a brushed-aluminum finish that's characteristic of other Archos Generation 4 portables ...

Review summary: Forget 2.5-inch and 3-inch screens, because Archos is coming to your rescue with the monstrous Archos 704 WiFi, which they claim is the first 7-inch touchscreen portable media player...

Verdict: Tired of squinting to watch movies on your iPod Video or Microsoft Zune? Forget 2.5-inch and 3-inch screens, because Archos is coming to your rescue with the monstrous Archos 704 WiFi, which they claim is the first 7-inch touchscreen portable media ...