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Archos Vision 15 4 GB MP3 Player with 15-Inch Screen (Black)

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Brand: Archos
Category: CE

List Price: ~~$39.99~~
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Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars

2 reviews
Sales Rank: 41556

Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 2.8 x 1.5 x 0.2
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MPN: 501516
Model: 501516
UPC: 690590515161
EAN: 0690590515161
ASIN: B003K0QLY6

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Features:

•	4 GB capacity for storage of about 2000 songs
•	Up to 10 hours of audio playback on a single charge
•	1.5-inch color TFT touchscreen with 128 x 128 pixel resolution
•	Supports MP3, WMA (non-protected), WAV, FLAC and APE audio formats; MPEG-4 AVI video format; JPEG and BMP image formats; TXT and LRC text files
•	One-year limited warranty

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Archos vision 15 4GB USB

Amazon.com Product Description
ARCHOS' 15 vision is an incredibly light and thin media player, ready for 4GB of your digital media--music, videos, and photos. With a wealth of additional features such as an FM radio, voice recorder, and FM transmitter, it's a solid choice for enjoying and sharing a handful of your favorite media.

An incredibly light and thin media player, ready for 4GB of your digital media. Click to enlarge.

Ultra-portable player is just 6 mm (1/4") thick and weighs 18 grams (0.6 ounces).

Responsive touch-sensitive controls for easy navigation.

Ultra-Slim, Ultra-Portable
As thin as a CompactFlash card (or a cracker, for those who prefer a non-tech comparison), the ARCHOS 15 vision is just 6 mm (1/4") thick and weighs 18 grams (0.6 ounces). Throw it in your shirt or pants pocket and you'll barely know it's there.

Despite its size, ARCHOS fit in a 1.5-inch TFT color screen--just the right size for browsing through your music files, viewing a few pictures, or sharing some short videos with your friends.

Innovative Touch Keys and Intuitive Interface
The ARCHOS 15 vision is equipped with a perfectly flat, touch-sensitive control surface. With one finger, you can navigate smoothly and rapidly through menus and files to easily access your music, photos, or video content.

Enjoy Your Music
The ARCHOS 15 vision plays standard music file formats such as MP3, WMA (none protected), and WAV files, as well as the more exotic FLAC and APE formats. With a capacity of 4GB, you can store up to 2,000 songs. Browse your music by title, artist or album, or create your own favorites list to play at any time.

And syncing is a breeze--just connect it to your computer (PC, Mac or Linux) and copy/paste or drag-and-drop your favorite songs to the "Music" folder.

FM Radio Playback/Recording
If you're tired of your own music files, or just want to get caught up on the news, you can always listen to the FM radio. Quickly scan stations, or preset your favorites.

Additionally, you can record whatever's playing and save it as a music file for later playback or transfer to another device.

Watch a Little Video
Whether you're a fan of music videos or just can't stop watching "keyboard cat," put a few vids on the ARCHOS for sharing them with your friends. Conversion software is included for the supported MPEG-4 AVI format.

View Photos
It's always nice to have your photos with you for sharing. Put your favorite JPEG or BMP formatted photos on the ARCHOS to show pictures of the kids, friends, your latest trip, or anything else. You can view photos one by one, or play a slide show.

Record Your Memos
If you need to remember something and you don't have a piece of paper to note it down on, why not just record your voice? The built-in microphone will record your voice memos or any idea that you can't get down on paper.

What's in the Box
ARCHOS 15 vision Player, USB Cable Mini B/A, Earphones, User Guide

Customer Reviews:
4 out of 5 stars

Great little Player August 6, 2010
Brian Yavanian (Durham, NC)
I own an Archos 5 and I was very satisfied with the quality of the player, so I picked up one of these as a backup. So far it is a great little unit. It is extremely small and portable, very light feel in the hand. The controls are easier to use than I thought they would be. Very responsive and intuitive. The syncing worked really well as it does with my other Archos. The one drawback is the quality of the screen. It is very small, and the resolution is poor. Pictures are hard to see and somewhat slow to load. It plays videos, but I couldn't imagine watching a movie on this and enjoying it. If you are looking to watch movies, this is not the player for you. If you are looking for a small and affordable MP3 player with and FM radio, this is a great choice.

2 out of 5 stars

Well, what do you expect with a $40 mp3 player... July 30, 2010
Steve Johnson
I purchased this player that I might have something to listen to while I work and it's...well, it's alright in some ways I guess. I like the radio feature and the support of FLAC audio format. I haven't really used the video or photo capabilities (the screen is only 1.5 inches), so I've got nothing to say in favor of or against them.

But there is one major drawback that really makes me angry, considering that this product is billed primarily as an mp3-player, and it is something everyone should know about this product before buying it: during playback the player cuts the first 3-6 seconds of the majority of the mp3 files I have transfered to it. This is not the result of faulty file transfer as far as I can tell. I've tried to transfer the files to the player using both Windows and Linux, but got the same results. I tried transferring each mp3 file individually rather than copying whole albums. Same problem. I even tried inserting 3 seconds of silence at the beginning of each mp3 track before I transfered it (which was a royal pain in the ass), but the player still cuts them off in the exact same place.

Really, I probably would have returned the player if it had cost anything more than $40, but I have a fair quantity of FLAC files which play back perfectly and I use the radio feature, so it still gets the job done for me more or less, albeit in a slightly dissatisfying, semi-functional way.

UPDATE: Had this thing less than 2 weeks and the screen already broke when I was trying on clothing at a resale shop. The player was in my pocket when my shorts, laden with wallet, cell phone, etc. fell the two feet to the floor. Apparently this was too much for the little Archos.