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Archos 2 Vision

614 reviews

Nov, 2024

Positive
usability (173)
price (167)
sound (98)
design (74)
portability (72)

Negative
battery (22)
connectivity (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 614 reviews of Archos 2 Vision. The average rating for this product is 3.2/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Comments about the portability and performance are overall positive. The sound and price also get good opinions, but there are mixed opinions on the headphones and durability. Many are critical about the connectivity and battery.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Archos 2 Vision is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Archos 2 Vision

alaTest has collected and analyzed 128 user reviews of Archos 2 Vision from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Views about the design and portability are on the whole positive. The sound and price are also appreciated, but many are negative about the connectivity and headphones.

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73% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Archos 2 Vision

alaTest has collected and analyzed 70 user reviews of Archos 2 Vision from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the durability and portability. The price and sound also get good reviews. There are some mixed reviews about the memory, while there are some critical reviews about the battery and reliability.

usability, sound, price, portability, durability

reliability, battery

63% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Stuart Andrews (trustedreviews.com)

Archos 2 8GB

Has hitting a budget price overly compromised the Archos 2?

I can say the same about the Archos 2's GUI. While primarily text-based, it makes selective use of animated icons and colour. It's quick to start up, snappy in use and relatively easy to navigate. The forward/backward buttons on the left scroll up and...

Feb, 2011

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Expert review by : electricpig (electricpig.co.uk)

Archos 2 review

A dirt cheap MP3 player, but with a UI to match.

Low price and extra space

Awful UI and tiny 1.8-inch screen

Jul, 2009

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Expert review by (channel5.com)

Archos 2

The Archos 2 is a budget portable media player which doesn't skimp on the boot space, with 8GB of flash storage to play back music, and video and photos via a 1.8-inch LCD screen. There's also an FM radio and a microSD slot to load up on even more...

Archos almost nailed the hardware here: the Archos 2 is petite and pretty. It's just a shame about the shocking screen and awful menu system. Still, if you're only about listening to music however and don't care for regular podcast updates and the...

Jul, 2009

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Expert review by (engadget.com)

Archos 2 PMP gets video walkthrough and review

The Archos 2 ain't much to write home about, and in reality, it ain't too revolutionary compared to simplistic DAPs that emerged years back. The reason for its...

May, 2009

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Expert review by : dhiram (newlaunches.com)

Archos 2 Video preview

Generation MP3 has put up a video of unpacking and using the Archos 2. [Generation MP3]...

Jul, 2009

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

ARCHOS 2 Vision Multimedia Player

the thing is tiny, and the sound quality is traditional archos high-quality

it feels kinda flimsy, the touch buttons don't really work, it takes forever to unlock, the menus are all in weird places. some mp3 files it decided to play in a very distorted form. i converted the mp3s to a different bitrate (to make a brand new...

Feb, 2013

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