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Originally Posted by HipHopScribe

People are kind of biased here, that "slightly larger screen" is actually more than an inch larger, it's a 16:9 screen (better for movies than the 4:3 screen on the Zune), and much higher resolution, so the Archos 605 makes a much better video player, and it's not a small difference.The Wifi is also more useful, with an internet browser. It also doesn't require any software to transfer content to the player. The downside is you have to pay seperately for the browser, and for extra codecs if you want them (it supports Divx/Xvid out of the box though). It's also larger of course, but in person it's actually smaller than it seems in pictures, at least in my opinion, not as compact as the Zune obviously. The sound quality isn't as good as the Zune, if you have high quality earphones you'll hear the difference, and it doesn't support any lossless compression, just the basic MP3, WMA (and AAC with a plug-in).

Basically, what it comes down to, the Zune is a better audio player, the 605 is a better video player. I'd only get the 605 if you plan to play a lot of video or if you want a browser.

I think the Archos is a pretty cool player, this guy seems to give a pretty good review too. Personal preference I suppose. Good luck in whatever you choose to do.