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There’s nothing subtle about the Archos 504 and it has been built to fit in a bag rather than your pocket. But you can excuse the bulky size when you see what it can do. The digital media player measures 5.1 x 3.1 x 0.9 inches and weighs 11.1 ounces but that means it can house a rather attractive 4.3 inch, 480x272 pixel/16-million-colour wide screen display. The silver brushed metal casing is really scratch resistant unlike the iPod and comes with really easy to use controls all lined up to the right of the screen. Each button presses either left or right to change options and there are large icons displayed on the screen to tell you what you’re doing. At the bottom you find the port for the docking station and at the top you’ve got the volume buttons. There’s also a built-in mono speaker included.
If you like watching movies on the go this is just one of the best products out on the market. Picture quality is really bright and looks really good on the large screen. Widescreen AVI movies look incredible! Sound quality is good even at top volume and it comes with gapless playback for your music. The speed is responsive and as you flick through the menu there’s little delay and everything loads quickly. Battery life, a bit of a gripe with many products seems not such a big issue with the Archos 504 with 5.5 hours of video and around 17 hours of music.