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sound
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"Sound quality is decent at higher volumes (bright highs, average low end, punchy mids)."...
Review.zdnet.com
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"Sound quality was acceptable with decent bass response"...
Laptopmag.com
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screen
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"the 604's screen is amazing, and video controls are superresponsive."...
Review.zdnet.com
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"support for multiple file formats and content services make the Archos 604 our favorite video player."...
Laptopmag.com
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"the excellent screen, compatibility with most common formats (including MPEG-4, protected WMV, DivX, and H.264, and MPEG-2"...
Review.zdnet.com
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"The 604's brushed metal casing is extremely scratch resistant, and even its gorgeous 4.3-inch 480x272 pixel/16-million-color wide screen"...
Review.zdnet.com
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"gorgeous 4.3-inch 480x272 pixel/16-million-color wide screen"...
Reviews.cnet.com
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battery life
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"Video times were more accurate--and pretty impressive, really--at roughly 4.4 hours."...
Review.zdnet.com
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"Battery life is acceptable; we managed 4 hours and 11 minutes on a video rundown test."...
Laptopmag.com
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product
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"The device is impressive."...
Mp3.com
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5.
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"The device does better with audio than video, ironically, handling MP3, AAC, WMA and PlaysForSure files from subscription download services, which we liked."...
Infosyncworld.com
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9.
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"A dedicated Internet radio option could have been cool on this device."...
Mp3.com
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"A dedicated
Internet radio option could have been cool on this device."...
Mp3.com
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interface
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6.
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"The interface on the Archos 604 Wi-Fi is purposefully bare, which makes it less confusing than other PMPs and Internet tablets we've seen."...
Infosyncworld.com
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other
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"According to the specs, it's compatible with MPEG-4 ASP up to 720x480 at 30fps, AVI file container with MP4 file format, WMV9, and protected WMV."...
Review.zdnet.com
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"We love the built-in kickstand, a useful design feature that the AV500"...
Review.zdnet.com
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3.
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"Slide-show transitions are professional, and you can zoom in multiple steps."...
Review.zdnet.com
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6.
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"The remote is basic but sufficient to play files and navigate the menus."...
Tech.co.uk
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video
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"awesome video playback"...
Mp3.com
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"Video, music,and photo playback is nice and normal once you get into those operations--playback is always skip or stutter free."...
Mp3.com
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"Full-screen video playback was smooth, and DVD-quality files looked good via component video."...
Tech.co.uk
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"The backups were okay, but we were disappointed to learn, after hours spent converting the files, that though the Archos is okay with MP4 videos, it won't play them if the audio track is encoded in AAC."...
Infosyncworld.com
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"must download plug-ins for certain types of video files."...
Review.zdnet.com
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"must purchase plug-ins for certain types of video files."...
Review.zdnet.com
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button
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"The standard button interface is good, but not out-of-the-box intuitive and the touch-screen does wonders for navigation."...
Mp3.com
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"The standard button interface is good, but not out-of-the-box intuitive and the
touch-screen does wonders for navigation.
sluggish load times make for click-and-wait surfing."...
Mp3.com
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price
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"The Archos 604 has an excellent base price with a decent choice of accessory options."...
Review.zdnet.com
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"The Archos x 04 series is modular, which helps keep the base price down."...
Review.zdnet.com
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menu
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"Menus are located on the right side of the screen, accessible by the menu button, and these were generally easy to navigate."...
Infosyncworld.com
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"the controls work in harmony with the GUI, with context-sensitive menus and submenus appearing on the expansive screen mapped to a specific button."...
Review.zdnet.com
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image
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"Pages looked completely perfect otherwise, and were easy to read with clean, detailed images."...
Infosyncworld.com
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3.
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"it provides appreciable colour with subtle tones, deep blacks and close-up detail."...
Tech.co.uk
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4.
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"Photo viewing is strong with a gorgeous thumbnail library where thumbnails magnify as you pass over them."...
Mp3.com
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