Upcoming Archos media player details leaked (the 404 and 604)

[Bob Russell]

Media players are getting to be big news these days, and that makes the rumors hot also. It is true that many handheld devices are becoming quite competent at video playback, but dedicated devices usually have much better screens and much larger storage capacities.

Reported specs for these Archos players include the following for the 404:
* 30GB hard drive
* TFT 3.5" display with 4:3 aspect ratio, and 320x240 resolution
* 100x77x15mm size
* 190g weight
* Support for MPEG-4, XVid, DivX, WMV video
* Support for MP3, WMA, WAV audio

The upscale version is model 604, which has a bigger screen:
* TFT 4.3" display with 16:9 aspect ration, and a 420x272 resolution

From GadgetCentre News, where you can find the whole scoop as well as links to the original Swiss news site with the leak.