When news broke on the Archos 204, it was met with an overwhelming *sigh*. The 204 arrives pretty late to the game, and doesn't exactly improve too much on it's predecessor, the XS 202. What's the problem you ask? I'll just summarize the biggest complaints mentioned from our last newspost:

• 1.8" screen (XS 200 had a 2" display)
• 20GB HD (30GB is the current standard)
• No Video support
• No FM Tuner, or Recording capabilities

Yeah yeah, it's not meant to be a video player, but why shouldn't it be? In this highly competitive market, video playback on a high capacity player is a necessity. This player looks like it was forced into the Generation 4 line of players. ArchosLounge took the player for the spin, and provides a nice video of the interface, and some great comparison pics with other Archos players, and the 5th gen iPod.

Here's a rough translation of their Conclusion:



Review + Official Page

Thanks, iTrafik