Archos MP4 Player: A Review of the Archos 43 Vision
When it comes to PMP (personal media players), you can’t leave Archos’ best MP4 player out of the conversation. The Archos 43 vision is a remarkable work of art that is designed to give you an enhanced video experience while enjoying the option of listening to MP4 and MP3 music, viewing images, files, and a host of other great features.
Design
The Archos 43 Vision gets its name because it has a large 4.3 ″ touch screen. The display is absolutely beautiful, with sharp pixels that are reproduced vividly and brilliantly. The trade-off of having a large screen is generally a decrease in battery life, but this Archos MP4 player records approximately 6 hours of battery life during continuous video use. For a PMP, that’s really good. The battery life will be much longer when you use it for music only, as the screen turns off when it is not needed. You can expect to get about 18 hours of battery life when you use it exclusively for audio playback.
The screen has touch technology and its use is quite intuitive. the animated menu system is very easy to navigate, even when your music library is huge. This Archos MP4 player is simple and modern while maintaining a futuristic elegance.
The screen is a 4.3 ″ color TFT LCD displayed at 480 x 272 pixels. Its dimensions measure 4.41 ″ x 2.87 ″ x 0.39 ″ and it weighs 9.88 ounces.
Video
Where this Archos MP4 Player really shines is in its video playback capabilities. The Archos 43 Vision gives you a very pleasant experience while watching movies or television shows; the image quality is amazing. A real advantage is the fact that this Archos MP4 player supports various types of video files, which means you won’t have to worry about your files being Archos 43 Vision compatible. Also, video quality is often lost when converting video file types, so you can be sure that your video will be displayed in its original and full quality.
Transferring files between your PC and the Archos 43 Vision is a breeze with the included drag-and-drop software interface.
Audio
While the greatest emphasis has been placed on the Archos 43 Vision’s ability to play quality video, let’s not forget that it is also the premier Archos MP4 player. With a capacity of 8 GB, you can store between 3000 and 4000 songs on the device, enough for a week! Archos has also outdone itself on the list of “nice to have” features, including the ability to see the album art of any song you add, as well as the lyrics so you can follow it (or sing along, if you like! ) to your songs. I have found this feature extremely useful and convenient, especially when I cannot understand some of the lyrics in a song. The Archos 43 Vision helps me solve that problem right away.
This Archos MP4 player also comes with a micro-SD card that allows you to increase the capacity of the drive to almost unlimited levels. And the built-in equalizer is customizable, which means you can customize any song any way you want. Personally, I like bass better when I’m in the car.
But what I think is REALLY cool is the fact that the Archos 43 Vision has built-in speakers, a feature that I haven’t seen in any other Archos MP4 player, let alone any MP4 player currently on the market. The speakers are small but sound great for their size.
Other features
In addition to the large number of functions that I have already discussed, this Archos MP4 player has the ability to store and display image files in JPEG, GIF or BMP format. Once again, the images look beautiful on the screen. The built-in software also allows you to view images in a slideshow format and queue the music to play in the background of the slideshow.
Another feature that I love is the built-in voice recorder, which allows you to record voice memos or whatever else you want. Whether it’s class lectures or business meetings, this feature always seems to come in handy when I need it most.
Conclution
The 43 Vision is an Archos MP4 player that I highly recommend. Not only is it absolutely beautiful from the outside, but its software, ease of use, sound quality, and video quality are simply unmatched. Combine those qualities with the fact that it is much more than just a music player, it is a media player, and you will see why I have rated the Archos 43 Vision as the best Archos MP4 player on the market.