2007 was the year in which the line between "portable video player" and "MP3 player" got even more blurry. As flash capacities increased, screens got brighter and battery lives got longer, video capabilities became a standard inclusion on spec lists.
Apple may have dominated the headlines with its tactile iPod Touch, but 2007 saw plenty of other contenders for your cash in the portable video stakes. Archos, Creative, iRiver and Sony all came through with solid players.
Our list of top devices for the year caters to the video fiend as well as the casual watcher. Those who love their MPEG-4s on the move will likely lean toward high-capacity models such as Archos' 605, while music lovers with a penchant for the odd video clip will find that the more compact iRiver X20 or Sony NW-A806 suits them better. The newly released Creative Zen deserves your consideration thanks to its bright screen, compact size and up to 16GB of expandable storage space. And yes, ultimately we can't deny its allure -- the iPod Touch should be on your shortlist, if only for its strokability.
Apple iPod Touch
If the Touch is the player that you want, that you really, really want, you've probably got one already. Fence-sitters should stay there until next year when third-party apps or version 2.0 comes out.
Archos 605 
The Archos 605 Wi-Fi portable video player is one of the best mobile distractions money can buy.
Creative Zen Digital Media Player
Effectively a member of the Vision series, the Zen Digital Media Player handles most popular music and videos formats in a handy credit card sized form factor.
iRiver X20 (2GB)
The X20 isn't the sleekest player we've seen from iRiver, but its features and flexible transfer methods mean it holds its own against most of the competition.
Sony NW-A806 Walkman
Were it not for crazy pricing, the A806 would've walked it in for an Editors' Choice award. As it is, it's still a great nano competitor with sound Apple would kill for and video playback to boot.
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freek8987
24/12/2007 05:48 PM
its not so good as ipod touch ...especially in design there are some problems in this stuff which i saw recently in http://tecstuffs.bravehost.com and there are some bnew stuffs also mentioned in the above site....
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