As a multimedia player, Archos looses to Cowon A2/A3 in all the departments (included codecs, sound clarity & quality, output, FM, TV recording & displaying - no need for any crappy, pricy & heavy docs, Battery run-time, pricing). Cowon just doesn't have a Touch screen panel. And, it's joy-stick doesn't gain any fans.

There is again a Cowon Q5W -> it's all together a different story though.

My personal opinion is that Cowon A3 + Nokia N8x0 combination is an awesome duo.