ARCHOS TV Plus, 80GB

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Product Description

The ARCHOS TV+ is the first WiFi Digital Video Recorder that provides the easiest access to content, and the most advanced features of any DVR today. ARCHOS TV+ combines a WiFi Media Player with a high-capacity DVR for enjoying movies, music, photos, podcasts, Web video, the full Internet and more right on your widescreen TV. With up to 250GB of capacity on a multimedia hard drive, you can record hundreds of hours of video and transfer content via high speed to your ARCHOS Portable Media Players.

Product Description	Archos TV+ - digital AV recorder
Device Type	Digital AV recorder
Dimensions (WxDxH)	9.8 in x 6.5 in x 1.5 in
Weight	2.9 lbs
Key Features	Digital audio player, digital audio recorder, digital photo viewer, external HDD function, video capture from external source, digital video player
Hard Drive	80 GB
TV Standards Supported	NTSC, PAL
Supported Still Images Formats	BMP, JPEG, PNG
Supported Audio Formats	WAV, WMA, MP3
Video Playback Formats	MPEG-4, WMV
Video Capture Formats	MPEG-4 SP
External Control Devices	Remote control
PC Interfaces	Hi-Speed USB, Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX, IEEE 802.11g
Included Accessories	Remote control, 2 x audio cable, 2 x S-Video cable

Specifications
General
Device Type	Digital AV recorder
Key Features	Digital audio player, digital audio recorder, digital photo viewer, external HDD function, video capture from external source, digital video player
Width	9.8 in
Depth	6.5 in
Height	1.5 in
Weight	2.9 lbs
External Control Devices	Remote control
PC Interfaces	Hi-Speed USB, Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX, IEEE 802.11g
Features	TV recording, PDF viewer, USB host function
Display
TV Standards Supported	NTSC, PAL
Memory / Storage
HDD Capacity	80 GB
HDD Form Factor	Built-in
Still Images
Supported Still Images Formats	BMP, JPEG, PNG
Digital Audio
Supported Audio Formats	WAV, WMA, MP3
Supported Bit Rate	30 - 320Kbps
Features	VBR
Video
Video Playback Formats	MPEG-4, WMV
Video Capture Supported	Yes
Video Capture Formats	MPEG-4 SP
Video Capture	MPEG-4 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
Connectivity
Connections	Hi-Speed USB - USB Type A ¦ Audio line-in - RCA x 2 ¦ Audio line-out - RCA x 2 ¦ SPDIF output - RCA ¦ Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45 ¦ Hi-Speed USB - USB Type B ¦ Component video input - RCA x 3 ¦ Composite video input - RCA ¦ S-Video input - 4 pin mini-DIN ¦ Composite video output - RCA ¦ Component video output - RCA x 3 ¦ S-Video output - 4 pin mini-DIN ¦ HDMI output - 19 pin HDMI Type A
Power Adapter
Type	Power adapter
Miscellaneous
Firmware Upgradable	Yes
Included Accessories	Remote control, 2 x audio cable, 2 x S-Video cable

Customer Reviews

Reviewed on 2008-07-11 WARNING FOR MAC USERS! This product doesn't work on a Mac. I'm returning mine today. Its a shame too because the features that I was able to use looked great. But if you want it to watch your vid files from your computer on your TV (which I presume is what most people want it for since I can't imagine why any one would want to spend $220 to listen to music and look at low-res pictures on their TV) then this won't work. That is because it requires a special feature only found on Windows Media Player 11. Yes, Microsoft does make a WMP for Mac. Only problem is it only goes up to WMP 9 - which doesn't contain that required feature. Last I heard Microsoft has stopped developing it as well, so no chance that it will ever come out. So if you have a mac and want to watch your ripped DVD's or video files on this, don't bother, it won't work. I suppose if you want it for the other features (TV web browser, movie rentals and widgets) then its probably a good product. But it seems like a pricey gadget just to browse the web on.

Reviewed on 2008-06-16 An inexpensive and simple DVR I wanted to replace a VCR with a simple DVR that did not require a monthly payment for service. The Archos TV+ met all my needs. It is simple to set up (use the online PDF manual) and record to your hearts content.

Reviewed on 2008-06-02 It's OK It does access my files so I can play things. When I connected to my WiFi it offered a firmware upgrade that made the cursor go away. The only thing I can do is browse my files with a Windows Explorer type thing. No access to the harddrive in the unit without the cursor, and no way to use most of the features on this thing without it. As others have said: they won't help you. They won't respond to e-mail and their website doesn't let you ask without a special passcode - and they won't tell me how to create one because they don't respond to e-mails. Many video formats require that you purchase drivers...but I can't even do that because I can't create an account. In summary: it plays OK. Life is better with this thing...I just wish they'd answer just a couple of questions.

Reviewed on 2008-05-27 WiFi is a must WiFi is a must with this product to get the full benefits. I don't have WiFi so not that great for my personal use. Actually difficult to set up. Better to purchase the Archos 504 or the such which is easy to use and set up.

Reviewed on 2008-04-28 What I've been looking for. I've been searching for something like this for a long time. This does play my mp3 and most of my avi. file. I don't feel it's right to charge to get upgrades in software to play more files. Transferring took some time. I did have to restart my pc and the achos tv to get things to work right. It also freezes at point during transfer but does start again on it own. I don't plan on using the web feature. I don't even have it hook up to record at this time. I would like to just enter the time and starting like my old vcr to record something instead of selecting from a guide that I have to pay for after the first year. In all, This is a great box. The 80 gb should be enough for anybody since its next worked to your pc and allows external hard drive to be plugged in.

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