Which is Better the Neo or the Archos??

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Neo portable Jukebox

Archos portable Jukebox
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Display

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Neo Pros
Very Large Display with blue back light
wireless IR remote
carrying case with button access
internal voltage regulation from 4.5 to 10V
9 oversized buttons plus on-off switch
hard drive replaced as easy as battery change
true line out
standard with 20G hard drive
Much Smaller display green back light
no remote as of yet
carrying case with no button access
must use 9V adapters only
buttons very small
changing the hard drive can be complicated and voids the warranty
has no analog line out
standard with 6G hard drive
Archos Pros
Much larger than the Archos
can  not record in Mp3 format from any digital or analog source
4-5 hour battery life
Batteries are proprietary
plastic construction
no digital line out/in
$349 with 20G
Very small
can record mp3 format from any digital or analog source
10 hour battery life
take almost any AA NiMH batteries
metal construction
has digital line out/in
$319 with 6G
will allow you to display the content of text files...phone lists etc...a new addition with the newest firmware

Common features
USB connection
recognized as an external hard drive
non-SDMA compliant (no problem sharing Mp3s)
great sound
easy to install
can be used with Mac and PC
one year warranty
upgradable firmware
included headphones suck

Conclusions

 Better player for car use with a larger display.  remote is a nice touch.  Case does allow for portable use, you just won't be putting it in your pocket.  Huge buttons and screen make navigation easy.  Shorter battery life could be an issue but car adapters and an extra battery help. Better player for portability.   Battery life is great.  Recording feature is nice but not something I'd use all the time.  Small screen packs a ton of info but may be tough to see for the seeing impaired.  Best feature is its size.  How'd they get everything in there????

Note: I have not included comparisons which relate to firmware upgrades since the upgrades are always happening.  I have focused on things you can't change with these players.

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