Mind you with no success. The one thing I bought it for, the navigation application, never did work correctly and it would not transmit the audio from the Archos 5 internet tablet to the car radio without a pair of headphones attached All in all I would not recomend a purchase of an Archos 5 internet tablet.
This machine has tons of room for whatever you want to do. I would highly suggest that you DON'T run any other firmware on this tablet other than what the manufacture suggests.
These machines that are hacked and running 2. Froyo for this machine is still in the development stages. It's a open source OS. If this company would want it on there they would have released that version. Don't be fooled by people selling you this with Froyo 2. It will make this tablet run terrible. Stick with what the company provides and enjoy it for what it is.
There is still access to the andriod apps. And there are A LOT! This is a great deal on a good running machine.
Skip to main content. About this product. The Archos 5 is clearly more than a portable video player, but it is no more deserving of the Internet Media Tablet moniker than Apple's iPod Touch. Like the Safari Web browser used on the iPod Touch or iPhone , the Opera Web browser included on the Archos 5 provides an above-average mobile Internet experience, but there are some blind spots. Because the Flash 9 support on the Archos 5 exists outside of the Opera Web browser as an independent application, many Web sites and services are incompatible.
Flash-based interactive online radio stations such as Pandora, Slacker, and Last. For all of the complaints laid against Apple for not offering Flash media support on the iPhone or iPod Touch, Apple's use of dedicated applications offers users a workaround for streaming content from many of the services mentioned above. An e-mail application is also included with the Archos 5, however, at the time of this review the e-mail program launches with a disclaimer that it is still in beta development.
Beta may be an understatement, considering we could never successfully send or receive e-mail without witnessing an error message or complete crash of the application. We easily setup our POP and Gmail accounts using the Archos 5, however, sending and receiving e-mail is a little slow and browsing large volumes of e-mail isn't pretty. That said, if the Archos 5 wants to earn a reputation as an Internet tablet, it shouldn't ship a product with an admittedly half-baked e-mail application.
Performance Video playback on the Archos 5 is stunning. The x resolution display on the Archos 5 is bright and crisp, rivaled only by the Cowon A3 when it comes to clarity and color.
We're not thrilled with the decision to ditch the matte, reflection-fighting screen of the WiFi, however, the glossy screen does make the Archos 5 a more attractive-looking product. Audio performance is improved slightly over the WiFi, with noticeably better detail, volume output, and stereo imaging.
The same isn't exactly true of the overall performance, which at times seems unnecessarily slow, taking longer than expected to launch applications and often bringing in a change in aspect with it, before then reverting back again. There is plenty of processing power on offer thanks to the ARM Cortex A8 processor clocked at MHz, so this comes down to the software on the device.
There have already been firmware updates to improve performance and during the period we had the device we noticed a significant improvement in the handling of video. Prior to the update the Archos 5 had been heading straight towards the lower scores, but subsequently it has improved its game. The body of the device is relatively free from controls, offering up a slightly too small volume rocker and a power button on the top.
The bottom of the Archos 5 sees the connections to hook-up to Archos' range of docks, as well as a microSD card slot to expand the memory or easily add content. The left-hand side of the device sees a Micro-USB connection and 3. The power button isn't the best design, offering a press to sleep option, or a long press to open the menu to shutdown, toggle the on-screen button controls or engage "airplane" mode.
The sleep is perhaps a little indistinct, often taking too long to wake again, leaving you scratching your head and wondering what it is doing. The Archos 5 runs on Android 1.
Whilst in theory this gives you access to the Android development community, you don't get the Android Marketplace, instead offered Archos' own AppLib. This means that you are offered applications that are designed for the device, but if you are thinking you'll be able to load it up with all your favourite phone apps, you are in for a rude surprise, as the offering is rather sparse at the time of writing this review and not very exciting.
AppLib itself the application software has recently been updated, improving the performance of the application and making it much faster to respond and tidying up some niggling points that degraded the experience previously. There are still niggles, for example sometimes the keyboard won't close, so you can't see much of the content behind, or vice-versa, the keyboard won't open, so you are left tapping until it decides to play.
It is still rather slow to populate content too, but a marked improvement over the previous iteration. As is often the case with Android devices, the Archos 5 offers you three homescreens which slide from side-to-side, giving you space to customise, drop in widgets, shortcuts or bookmarks. Trusted Reviews is supported by its audience. If you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission.
Learn more. The truth however, is that I have been using the Archos 5 Internet Tablet for the past couple of months, but it is only now that I feel it is worthy of a review. Why so? In its current state I can honestly say that this is a very impressive personal media player with a feature set that other devices can only dream of. Unfortunately the early teething problems that I experienced with the Archos 5 Internet Tablet are not unusual for the brand, which is why I chose to wait a little while before tackling the review.
Of course I could have reviewed it with the original firmware, but experience told me that there would be numerous updates in the early life of this device that would, for the most part, solve the litany of problems that plagued it in its formative days. Looking at the big picture though, where this review will stand forever, it made more sense to give you an idea of what this device was really capable of.
That aside, Archos as a company really needs to start shipping products that are stable and usable from day one, rather than leaving it to early adopters to perform quality assurance duties! There was a time when Archos devices were all about features, with design seeming like a distant afterthought, but the Archos 5 Internet Tablet looks fantastic and feels great in the hand too. The device is dominated by the 4.
Add to that the excellent viewing angle, and the Archos 5 Internet Tablet can happily entertain more than one person. Another frustration is the accelerometer, which is somewhat erratic, to put it mildly.
The orientation is supposed to switch from landscape to portrait as you turn the device, but I constantly find it switching randomly for no apparent reason.
I often find myself waiting for what seems like an age after making a selection. Even something simple like pressing the Back or Home buttons can leave the Archos 5 thinking for a while before responding.
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