ARCHOS 504 40GB HDD Portable Video Multimedia Player 4.3 inch screen

 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.

• Device Type Digital AV player
• Key Features Voice recorder, Digital audio player, Digital photo viewer, Digital video player
• Width 5.1 in
• Depth 0.7 in
• Height 3 in
• Weight 9 oz
• PC Interfaces Hi-Speed USB
• Features PDF viewer
• Display Type TFT 4.3 in - Color
• Display Form Factor Built-in
• Display Features Brightness
• HDD Capacity 40 GB
• HDD Form Factor Built-in
• Supported Still Images Formats BMP, PNG, JPEG
• Photo Playback Modes Zoom in, Zoom out, Auto slide show
• Supported audio formats AAC, MP3, WAV, WMA, AC-3
• Supported bit rate 30 - 320Kbps
• Microphone Built-in microphone
• Digital audio features VBR
• Video Playback Formats WMV, MPEG-2, MPEG-4

• Connections Hi-Speed USB, Headphones - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, Audio / video output
• Rechargeable Battery Rechargeable
• Battery Enclosure Type Internal
• Technology Lithium polymer
• Battery Life Details Audio playback - up to 17 hour(s), Video playback - up to 5.5 hour(s)
• Operating System Linux, MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, Apple Mac OS X, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows XP Media Center Edition
• Firmware Upgradable Yes
• Included Accessories USB cable, Carrying pouch, Stereo headphones