Archos 3cam Vision
Archos 3cam Vision – The Full Review
The Archos 3cam Vision is one of Archos’ new masterpieces. The following is my review of it; I’ll explain what makes it so awesome, so you can make an educated, informed purchasing decision on your next MP3/MP4 player.
There are so many cool things about the Archos 3cam Vision that I’m going to divide this review into sections to help you keep track of it all. First, Let’s talk about the design and interface of the Archos 3cam Vision.
Design and Interface
As the name implies, this MP3/MP4 player has a 3″ beautiful color TFT screen at 400×200 pixels. The colors are vibrant and vivid, and the display is crisp and clear. The touch interface is very intuitive, especially if you’re already accustomed to using an iPhone or iPod Touch. It measures 3.82″ x 2.05″ x 0.35″ so it’s easily small enough to fit in your pocket comfortably. It weighs in at 2.26 ounces so it’s comfortable to bring with you anywhere, too.
Video Camera
Video looks fantastic on the Archos 3cam Vision’s 3″ crystal-clear screen. But you’re not just limited to video playback; you can actually record video and take still pictures as well, which is super-cool in my book. It really makes the Archos 3cam Vision a winner in the “must-have-tech” gadget category. The camera works well indoors and outdoors and saving the video and image files to your Mac or PC is dead-simple; you just plug in your Archos 3cam Vision via an included USB 2.0 High-speed cable and work within an intuitive drag and drop software interface. You can also transfer files from your PC or Mac to your Archos 3cam Vision using the same interface, and then playback video at any time, which looks gorgeous, doesn’t skip, and runs at a smooth framerate. Viewing images looks excellent, too. The colors are vivid and the image is sharp.
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Music
The Archos 3cam Vision is like musical nirvana; the sound quality is clear and crisp. One really cool feature is the lyrics function, which displays the lyrics of your songs across the screen as they play. It’s awesome for finally figuring out some tough-to-understand lyrics so you can sing along with your songs loud and proud. I have also found it very useful for learning lyrics to songs which I am working on learning to play on my guitar.
FM Radio Receiver/Transmitter
One of the coolest features of the Archos 3cam Vision is its ability to not only tune into FM radio signals, but also to broadcast signals on any frequency. So if you get tired of listening to your own songs, it’s easy to switch over to the radio and enjoy some new tunes. The transmitter is an extra-handy feature on road trips when you want to stream music from your library wirelessly through your car radio speakers. All you need to do is select the song (or playlist) you want to broadcast, set the broadcast frequency, and then tune your car radio to that frequency. You’ll instantly have wireless playback capabilities through your car speakers which is totally cool and convenient.
Audio Recorder
The Archos 3cam Vision comes equipped with an audio recorder that’s perfect for recording voice memos, live music at concerts, audio from a movie theater, a class lecture, a business meeting, and many other events. It can even record the radio broadcast from its own FM tuner which is truly unique and downright awesome.
Battery life & Storage Capacity
The Archos 3cam Vision has 8GB of storage space which should be good enough for 2,000-4,000 songs, several videos, or tens of thousands of images. Oh, it also has the ability to store and display text (.txt) files too, which opens up a whole new world of possibilities. You can bring a book or other important documents on-the-go by simply converting them to text files and loading them on the Archos 3cam Vision. Battery life ranges from about 14 hours during continuous music playback to 4 hours during continuous video playback.
The Archos 3cam Vision comes packed with even more features like an adjustable equalizer, calculator, calendar, and much more. But I think you get the idea, right? It’s awesome and it’s totally jam-packed with features. I highly recommend the Archos 3cam Vision and I’m sure you’ll be absolutely delighted with your decision to buy one if you choose to do so.