Archos 18B Vision 8 GB MP3 Player

Key Features

If you are looking for a good, user-friendly and most importantly, an easily affordable personal multimedia entertainment device, the 18B Vision from Archos is the perfect choice for you. With a host of very useful features like MP3 and video player, photo viewer, FM radio and voice recorder, this little device is sure to come in handy in a variety of situations and make sure that you never get bored on any of your travels. 

Design

Stuffed with a whole host of amazing multimedia functions, a commendable 8 GB of memory and a long-lasting power source, this Archos MP3 player weighs a surprisingly low 28 g. This extremely light-weight MP3 player also sports an incredibly slim and sleek design with dimensions of 85 mm x 40 mm x 8.5 mm, giving it great and easy portability. This gives you the possibility of effortlessly carrying your preferred personal entertainment with you everywhere you go.

This compact and power packed personal entertainment device features a 1.8” colour TFT screen with a display resolution of 128 x 160 pixels. This TFT display is designed to provide you with bright and clear visibility to relive fond memories through digital photographs, watch your favourite movies and videos and also provide you with audio track information. It also gives you key information like time and battery life indicator. Just below the TFT display are the neatly arranged media control buttons to help with easy and trouble-free operation.

Battery and Storage

The Archos 18B Vision is the ideal personal entertainment device that is designed to provide you with a seemingly endless stream of multimedia entertainment with its high 8 GB memory capacity. A built-in rechargeable battery powers the Archos MP3 player up to a jaw-dropping 18.5 hours of continuous music playback, guaranteed to bring you your favourite music all day long.

The transfer of your audio, video or image files from a computer to the Archos or transferring the captured images, videos and voice recordings to a PC or a laptop is done through the player’s high-speed USB connectivity. This high-speed USB digital interface in the 18B Vision becomes highly user-friendly and convenient as it is compatible with the latest operating systems in both Windows and Mac platforms.

Functions

The Archos 18B’s music playback function is compatible with MP3, WAV, FLAC and APE file formats, while the digital photo playback supports JPEG and BMP formats. The video playback feature on this Archos plays MPEG-4 AVI format, which has the ability to convert other video files into the necessary file format through conversion software that is already included in the player’s internal memory.

This MP3 player’s audio playback function comes with the added benefit of an exciting feature that provides you with an on-screen display of the lyrics of the currently playing audio track. This lyrics display option is possible with the Archos’ compatibility with the LRC text file format. The FM receiver on the 18B Vision has an operating frequency range of 87.5 - 108 MHz, giving you a great deal of choice between your favourite radio channels with unlimited live audio entertainment. The player’s adjustable sound equalizer gives you further options to custom control the quality of sound output.

The advent of an inbuilt microphone on the Archos 18B Vision gives you the added feature of voice recording which can be used for recording lectures, meetings or speeches. This feature also lets you record directly from the FM radio on to the player’s memory giving you the option of creating your own live record playlist. With all these amazing features, the 18B from Archos lets you enjoy all your favourite songs and movies at your own leisure and at the same time relive those unforgettable moments of your life with photo playback. This stylish and sophisticated Archos 18B Vision is guaranteed to keep you entertained anywhere and anytime.