Oh dear. The Archos 5, which on paper seems like an amazing idea thanks to squeezing Android OS onto the front of a wi-fi-enabled media player with a 4.8″ screen, has been given a right old bashing by geek-dad magazine Wired. Turns out it’s slow and a bit broken.
Here are a few quotes from Wired’s review, just in case you were thinking of picking up an Archos. Wired gave it a 5/10 which seems stunningly generous given the list of complaints…
- “Searching simply doesn’t work: The button you have to push to initiate a search is decidedly unpushable. So, finding apps means scrolling through lists”
- “During a few days of testing, applications hung, crashed or abruptly ended up with a garbled display more often than we could count”
- “Expect waits of up to 10 seconds for some button presses to register”
Here’s a photo of the Archos 5 media player, pictured during happier times:
Don’t buy one of these. Just get a massive SD card and make do with your phone. Or imagine films in your head to pass the time.
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/ January 2, 2010The Archos 5 portable video player offers a large, high-resolution touch-screen display, Wi-Fi, music playback, photos, Flash video and game compatibility, a PDF reader, Mac and PC compatibility, built-in speaker, integrated kickstand, and optional DVR, GPS, and 3G capabilities.