French GenerationMP3 got their hands on the still unannounced Archos 604 and 404 portable media players.

As reported the first details about the new Archos PMPs leaked on a Swiss MP3 player shop end of July.
Now there are more details available about the Archos 404 and Archos 604, which are supposed to ship in September.
The Archos 404 sports a 3.5 inch 4:3 TFT screen, TV-out, 30GB HDD, plays MP3, WMA, WAV audio, WMV9, DviX, Xvid videos, jpeg, bmp and png photos. The format support can be extended by purchasing them at Archos for 15 Euro. Options include AAC, AC3, MP2, VOB and H.264.
The Archos 404 impresses with its small dimensions of 100x77x15mm. Price will be 329€ (~$418). The Archos 604 (photo) features a 4.3 inch 16:9 TFT screen, 30GB HDD, plays MP3, WMA, WAV audio, WMV9, DviX, Xvid videos, jpeg, bmp and png photos. The format support can be extended by purchasing them at Archos for 15 Euro. Options include AAC, AC3, MP2, VOB and H.264.
The Archos 604 measures 130x78x16mm and will sell for 379€ (~$482).

Apparently Archos will announce the Archos 504, 404 Camcorder and the 604 with integrated WiFi at the IFA 2006 in Berlin.
More details and photos on GenerationMP3 (French).

Posted on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr