Advantages: Big sharp clear screen, great sound quality, massive capacity, removeable battery Disadvantages: A little bulky, Ipod menu and controls slightly more intuitive, no stand or cradle
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What can I say about this machine - it's a cracker! Like a lot of people, I waited for some time to buy a real "heavy duty" multimedia player. I didn't necessarily want to go down the Ipod route as clearly there are issues there around screen size, poor battery durability, susceptibility to scratches etc. So if, like me, you are searching for more than an MP3 player and want a machine that does many things well, then this is very close ... ...box, you get the 40GB player, audio and video cables, USB cable, AC adapter/charger, earphones and a carry pouch. The only niggles with these are, as usual, the supplied earphones are cheap sounding and won't do justice to the unit's quality. It would have been nice to get even a small plastic cradle or stand to pop it on so you need not hold it all the time on long trips. The pouch is essentially just a cheap felt bag that doesn't provide any of ...
Fabalis 14.06.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Archos Gmini 500 40 GB
Advantages: Huge hard drive, large screen, built in speaker Disadvantages: limited accessories
...Battery:
The battery on the archos is, in my opinion, very good. You can get about 15 hours of music or 5 hours of video (so you can watch an entire film). Also the recharge timee is very quick sometimes taking just a few hours to fully charge.
Speakers:
In my opinion a very good feature is the built in speaker. Though not very good quality, if your like me (and have small ears) headphones start to hurt after a while, so it's good to have a rest. ... ...yhe format (some actually say Archos gmini 500) and click rip.
Accessories:
Admittedly there are very few archos accessories (especially compared to the ipod). There is a carry case that costs around £25 and you can buy a bigger battery
Overall a brilliant machine for a very low price. I would recommend this to any one searching for a multimedia player. ...
mjl14 02.04.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Archos Gmini 500 40 GB
Advantages: Huge Harddrive, Large Screen, Huge File Support Disadvantages: Poor Customer Support, Minimal Accessories
...with a conclusion. The Archos Gmini 500 is better than the Ipod 5th Generation. There is no doubt this product is fantastic, however, due to a huge marker in Ipods the archos does not stand a chance in getting its fantastic product across to its buyers. However, considering this, the price isn't at all bad. Once i purchased mine after a warey few weeks of decision making, i was pleasantly surprised when the product arrived. In a nutshell it was totally ... ...the amount of colours the archos can give off is 10x as much as the ipod.
Although the product is larger and heavier than the Ipod it is more of a media centre than an MP3/MP4 player. This is understandable with its synconisation abilities with Windows Media Player 9 or above. This is also a fantastic feature because although the archos supports most picture, music and video formats, any that it doesnt will be converted while being copied onto the ...
Coolfox1988 04.06.2006
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Advantages: Huge memory for photos, music and videos. Disadvantages: Lack of accessories.
I have had my Gmini for about a year now. In that time I have only been able to listen to songs on it for about 9 months. It is a brilliant product, which is great for listening to music and watching films with. But the main problem is the lack of accessories and the availability of them. It took me ages to find a decent place to buy new headphones and a new usb cable. Apart from that though it is very good. It has a huge amount of memory, which ... ...and lots of movies too. The display is excellent and all of the colours are exquisite. the only other complaint I could have about this is the weight and size. it is a very big player and is really quite heavy, but for the amount of memory it has, it is expected. I would definitely recommend this and would have one over an iPod any day. ...
alexthegreat 14.09.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Archos Gmini 500 40 GB
Advantages: Great Screen and Space, Plays more files than Ipod Disadvantages: Slightly Heavy and Chunky
Firstly I got my archos of amazon for about £180 which is great value.
When I got it I was pleasantly suprised. The screen is very bright and the picture quality when watching films is great.
With some video files the sound will go out of sync but this can be fixed by decoding the files with the decoder that comes with the archos.
I has a great feature where it connects to hard drives and digital cameras even the Ipod so on holiday you can back ...
vish3108 06.11.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Archos Gmini 500 40 GB
(+) Good screen size for the price. Easy to use. Good sound quality. Not too heavy or bulky. (-) Takes a long time to charge. Battery life could be better.
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