Hi David,
The new Archos is a nice gadget.
I plays MP3, WMF, DIVX movies, JPG files (with slideshow).
It has a smart card & Compact flash card reader, video out, etc.
The screen has a black background with bright yellow font.
Easy to read but because it's a small device, it's a small display.
When playing movies, I can just read the subtitles, so just big enough.
When playing MP3, it shows the ID3 tags (but no ID3 image).
It displays Artist, Songname, Album.
Because of the video output, the MP3 information can also be displayed on your TV.
Slideshows from Jpegs can be created with MP3's in the background.
It has a lot of plugins like Digital camera, Stereo microphone for live recording, etc.
When connecting to PC, it's a normal harddrive where you can put whatever file on it for transfer.
Overall it's a nice gadget to have.
I hope this is the information you requested.
Cheers,
Benny