Archos Gmini 400 Review

Engadget has a new review of the Archos Gmini 400, their new sort-of portable video player. We say "sort-of" since the Gmini 400 really isn't a PVP with a larger LCD screen, rather it's a compact 20GB audio player with the nicest color screen that happens to play video. Even though it seems to be a round peg trying to fit into square holes, Engadget liked it:

At this point what you really want to know is, should I buy the damn thing? If you don't care about video, well obviously the answer is no. Go with something less pricey, like a Karma, an iPod, or an M3. Likewise, if you really care about video a lot, then, actually, the answer is also no, since you'd probably be better off with a larger personal video player or even a Portable Media Center. But for what it's worth, I'm actually going to ask Archos if I can buy this from them in a couple of weeks when the loan is up and I have to send this bad boy back. In six months or a year there might be a few more options, but if you're looking for a truly pocketable way to carry a hundred hours of video, this is the best way to do it and right now that happens to be exactly what I'm looking for.

Personally, we think of the Gmini 400 as kin to the iRiver H3xx. It's most useful to someone who wants an audio player but needs the big harddrive capacity to free up space on a digital camera. And of course, you can still view the photos on the Gmini 400 once they're off the camera.

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