Archos 5 now available at FirstPersonView.co.uk

I've been a fan of Archos products since I first used the AV500 to record FPV flights. The build quality is amazing and the functionality of the AV500 is superb (record in DiVx, USB host, play any movie format, etc).

Unfortunately the AV500 was discontinued a few years ago so I've recently been testing the new Archos 5 product from the latest Archos range. The Archos 5 is billed as an 'Internet Tablet' and has WiFi and the Opera Internet browser built in as well as Flash 9.

You need to buy the 'DVR Snap On' to record analogue video which is a bit of a shame but once you've got that its an excellent choice for recording your FPV adventures in a digital format. You can then easily transfer them to your PC, add a bit of music and stick them on YouTube!

I've found the Archos 5 60gb to be an excellent device with a fabulous screen, excellent touch screen element, brilliant internet browser, flawless movie playback (although Archos charge about £12 more for a downloadable codec to allow you to play all formats), superb recording from a composite video source and very good battery life.

The onscreen keyboard implementation is even pretty decent too - I am writing this blog post on the Archos and I wrote the last one the same way as well.

All in all I am extremely impressed with the Archos 5 60gb.