Linux media players just rock, let’s face it. So is this is a media player that I’d buy? I might consider it.

A forthcoming portable media player (PMP) from Archos will be based on embedded Linux, confirms Opera Software, which will supply its Opera Web browser for the device. The Archos 604 WiFi will probably resemble Archos’s currently available 604 model, but with added wireless networking and possibly a higher-resolution screen.

The currently available, non-WiFi-enabled Archos 604 (pictured) has a 4.3-inch 480×272 display, 30GB hard drive, TV out, and USB 2.0 connectivity. However, the new 604 WiFi will likely have a higher-resolution screen, given that Opera says the device will use the “medium screen rendering” (MSR) version of its browser, rather than the “small-screen rendering” (SSR) version for sub-VGA displays. Likely native resolutions for the 604 WiFi model include native PAL (720×480) or native NTSC (720×576)…. Source: LinuxDevices