Digital Home Thoughts: Archos 5, Monster Media Player

"I've had my hands on the Archos 5 Android Internet tablet for more than seven days now, and to be honest, I'm still not sure what to make of it. What's hanging up the review isn't the price (which starts at $249), or capacity (up to 500GB), or the impressive selection of features; it's the devices spotty performance. So far, some stuff just doesn't work as advertised."

Like a lot of previous Archos devices, this one seems to have a ton of potential that it just doesn't quite deliver on. If they get the kinks worked out, the 500GB model looks to be a real beast with no real competition.