Archos was founded in 1988 as a worldwide producer of consumer Electronics, and are specifically known for their portable media products. Archos specialize in hand-sized audio and video recording, photo and video viewers. Today, Archos continue to develop their products, enabling us to purchase full media players / media recorders the size of a hand. The Archos 405 belongs to the Generation 5 series and is the most standard version of the line-up. Newer products of the same series offer additional features such as a Touchscreen, Wi-Fi and GPS. We have taken a closer look at the Archos 405.

• Read our full Archos MP3 player review.