Great Video Player I have had this Archos Video Player for about 1 month now and am completely happy with it. I have been using DVD decrypter to strip copy protection from DVD's that I own and compressing them with Gordian Knot to about 700 Meg in size in DIVX format. Given the 80GB hard drive installed that equates to over 100 movies on a very nice 7 inch touchscreen display. The sound quality is very good and volume is acceptable for airline or auto use. I also purchased the optional video adapter that lets you view video on TV as well as use the internal hard drive like a digital video recorder DVR both work exceptionally well. I would recommend purchasing a extra battery for it since while using it for video the battery pack only lasts about 4 hours I havent measured the battery life with MP3's. MP3 and WMA playback is very good as well I purchased mainly for video play while traveling. The only drawbacks I have come to find is that the wifi link only works with a unprotected Wireless network and the internet browser that is included is Opera which is sometimes difficult to use for those used to Firefox or Internet Explorer. Other than those two drawbacks this is a fantastic video player that I thoroughly enjoy and find it a much better value that the Creative Vision W or the Apple Ipod. ps.I have now had this player for 3 months and am as still pleased with it as the day I purchased it. I have been reading some complaints that people have been having over the size of it. If you are only looking for a MP3 player this is not the device for you. If you want a device that has a fantastik large 7 inch picture with great sound there is no better device. It does weigh in at about a pound but is much lighter than lugging a laptop around while travelingplus the wireless internet is a godsend on short trips so I can leave that laptop at home. I have had absolutely zero issues with this player and have over 100 high quality movies loaded on the hard drive. The one and only thing I think archos coul dhave improved on is an even larger hard drive option. Other than thatyou cant beat this portable video device..Dont buy and Apple IPOD.
Poor Customer Service and Technical Support Be aware before buying this product that Archos has terrible technical support and customer service. While I originally really liked my Archos because of its big screen it has proved to be a lemon offering repeated problems in terms of battery life and the screen. Customer service has proved non responsive. After a catastrophic failure in June of this year I had to send it in with an RMA. They reported a hard disk failure requested $150+ for repair out of warranty and then returned to me a unit that is still not functional. They have not responded to repeated emails. I strongly suggest reconsideration of Archos for prospective buyers.
Great wow factor! This thing is freaking amazing. The screen is beautiful and every time I whip this thing out on an airplane and cycle through a choice of like 30 movies they want to know where to get one. The battery life is pretty good. The capabilities of this thing are real cool and the touch screen is fantastic. The internet needs a little work. It is a little better than surfing the web on a Sony PSP which isn't very fun. I got the separate DVR dock and that works pretty well too but haven't used it a ton yet.
Over rated and not worth it! Sucks in a word. All the features I wanted it for cost extra and you have to hook it up to a computer to get it to update.
Okay but I prefer my iPad They gave these out in first class on my flight on American airlines Boston to san Francisco. It took me about 5 minutes to figure out how to turn the thing on and to operate the touchscreen it's pressure based unlike the iPad. Overall the thing was a pain to use pretty unintuitive and I turned it off after about 10 minutes and went back to my iPad.
Excellent all round media experience. This machine is a fantastic timeshifter DVR I can take my essential TV viewing or favourite Divx and Xvid videos to work with me watch programmes and movies on my 50 minute commute to work and again at break times. I am so up to stream on my favourite TV programmes as a consequence of the Archos.I also do a lot of photography and it is great to use as backup the Wifi is powerful enough to upload to your favourite website. Ideally it would support viewing of the RAW image format but if you shoot as I do with JPEG simultaneously selected the JPEG's effectively act as thumbnails which the ARCHOS cannot generate from the RAW format.MP3 and WMA format music are supported plus AAC anc AC3. The onboard speakers are a tad tinny but effective. An equaliser exists to make optimum use of the sound. On a plane and in a car use of headphones with gel attachments allows you to push the sound deep into your ears thus excluding any engine hum or annoying announcements.Recording from TV and playing back video/music could not be simpler if you take the dockingstation accessory. The DVR portion of the 704 records direct to Divx 4.0 format. The filesizes it produces are approximately twice the size of Xvid so I reprocess afterwards to get more onto my 80Gb but in general no postprocessing required. However as it compresses video to Divx onthefly it is the fastest and most direct method of making small and manageable highquality digital .AVI files. This is what makes it so compelling in keeping yourself current with your TV viewing as I often leave it on overnight it has its own infrared SatelliteBox channel changer so you can record any programme from any channel on your digibox directly into the ARCHOS.
Archos 704 pretty picture but . . . Pretty picture and a smooth Video Player but .. it's still a brick weight of a Portable Media Player.Archos 704 color screen is absolutely gorgeous vivid color in all angle of views. Its touchscreen technology is flawless for a handheld with 7 color screen. Interface takes some practice but as is with anything else different. The truly shining feature has to be gettingtheDVDintothe Archos 704. Simple and quick for you to get going on a train or plane or automobile. WiFi is somewhat slow but it's handy when you need to get to the email. Opera built in browser can be better a lot better. Music as smooth with MP3 but unlike iPod where Apple owns the iTune. If you're a big fan of DVDs or have long commuting this is it. It's the one.
Extremely bad tech support It a nice device but I would NOT recommend it. The construction and features are better than good and wifi is not very useful. But the horrable technical support kills this product. The screen on my device went bad displaying shallow 256 bit colors and when I contacts support they told me to ship it to France because I'm in the middleeast at my expense which I did $120 just ot have it returned back without fixing it. I didn't understand their justification they're for factory defects and replacement and mine is a problem that needs fixing! Or are they just lazy?. Their prompt return of the device unfixed without contacting me still puzzles me. All this just to tell me to contact tech support through Archos website again just to have the same response from them again. If you want ot buy one and take the risk pray it never brakes otherwise your will loose your money and get alot of headache from their bad support. And don't say it must be the French Archos are responsible for the very bad service wherever it may be.
Not for the notsotechsavvy crowd. I wanted desperately to love this device the ultracool big touch screen the external speakers and the ample 80 GB hard drive but after spending countless hours of trying to transfer music files with no success I am sending it back.Also after transferring my photo files onto this device about a third of my images would show up greenedout with just a sliver of image showing. However all the thumbnails showed up fine. That is definitely a defect in my particular device.The Opera Web Browser is sluggish and the touch screen doesn't always respond to either your finger or the stylus. When you use your finger the screen does that funny ripply effect. I imagine that after some time you could actually damage the touch screen by using your finger.The PDF instructions of this device that I downloaded onto to my regular laptop are not as clear cut as they should be.I will not say don't buy this device because I am sure that many of you can figure out how to make the best use of all the features of the Archos 704 WiFi. For those who are looking for ease of use however please give purchasing this machine a second thought.
Measures 7 by 5 by 0.75 inches; weighs just 22 ounces.Plays MP3, WAV, WMA and protected WMA music files; also compatible with JPEG, PNG and BMP image files.Bright 7-inch LCD touchscreen for input from fingers or included stylus.Portable media player with 80 GB hard drive stores up to 70 DVD-quality movies.Integrated 802.11g wireless networking for connectivity to desktop PC, downloading videos from online stores. Video player The Archos 704 WiFi is the perfect companion for people on the move: its 40/80 GB hard drive capacity allows you to store up to 50/100 movies encoded with a PC. Play them on the built-in 7-inch LCD color screen or playback on TV in high resolution up to 720 x 576 (DVD quality) with the DVR station. Play a large variety of video files, including MPEG-4, WMV and protected WMV and read MPEG-4 AAC/H.264 (.MP4 QuickTime files), MPEG-2, and VOB with optional software plug-ins (available on this website). The Archos 704 WiFi also offers many more functionalities such as slow motion, adjustable screen size, video editing and even a video bookmarking function. Turn your ARCHOS into a camcorder ARCHOS allows you to transform your device into a camcorder by connecting most digital cameras to your Archos 704 WiFi, or by connecting the optional high resolution helmet camcorder. The Archos 704 WiFi records video directly on its 40 GB hard drive in MPEG-4 format, up to VGA resolution (640 x 480). Music Player Store up to 40,000 songs on the hard drive and play most popular music files such as MP3, WAV, WMA and protected WMA files. Easily organize songs with the enhanced ARCLibrary and customize your view by artist, album, type of music, title, year, and create your playlists without having to use a computer. Use the voice recorder to store notes quickly for a later use. Amazingly compact at 7 by 5 inches, the Archos 704 WiFi is also easy on the pocket with a weight of just 22 ounces. Wide Touch screen The Archos 704 WiFi features a wide, high resolution (800 x 480) 7-inch color touch screen that allows you to navigate through menus easily with a stylus or even a fingertip. The size of screen enables a great visual comfort. WiFi The integrated 802.11g wireless interface is perfect for those who want to access their media wherever they go, including surfing the Web, sending and receiving email from Web-based mail applications, and connecting the device to a home network to transfer files or play content directly from the network.
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