Archos AV400 80 GB Video Player / Recorder and MP3 Jukebox Player AV480

Archos AV400 80 GB Video Player / Recorder and MP3 Jukebox Player AV480

Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
The 80 GB Archos Pocket Video Recorder AV480 is the ultimate handheld digital video recorder that offers TV recording and a portable home entertainment center in one pocket-sized device. Watch videos and view photos on the large color LCD screen, listen to and record music, and transfer photos from your digital camera and data files from your PC. It features a TV Cradle, an external speaker for enjoying music and video without headphones, and a built-in Compact Flash reader for transferring photos directly from digital cameras.

The AV480 has an 80 GB hard drive, which can record up to 320 hours of video content from a TV, VCR, or cable/satellite receiver using the TV cradle. It plays MP3 and WMA digital audio files (included protected files) as well as WAV audio.

Once the TV Cradle is connected to a TV, VCR or cable/satellite receiver, you won't have to reconnect the cables again--just dock the AV400 and you're ready. The Recording Scheduler directly controls the tuner inside your VCR or cable/satellite receiver to automatically adjust the channel and record based on the time and duration of the schedule. The Scheduler will also synchronize with Yahoo TV Guide (where available) from the Internet so you can prepare your recordings for the week or month in advance.

What's in the Box
Archos AV 480, TV cradle with audio/video connections, remote control with 2 AA batteries, protective case, USB 2.0 cable, stereo headphone, manual, AC adapter/charger with US/UK/EU plug

Product Description:
She works fulltime like the rest of us but never misses an episode of Oprah. What gives? This 80GB video player from Archos makes recording TV and tailoring entertainment to your schedule easier—and more portable—than ever. It starts with the convenient one-time setup TV cradle. Record up to 320 hr. of video directly from TV, VCR or a cable/satellite receiver. Take the player with you on the go and watch recorded shows or videos, view digital photos and enjoy music too. It's powered by internal rechargeable Li-Ion batteries but comes with an AC charger/adapter too. Available storage capacity may vary. 1Hx4-9/10Wx3-1/10D".

Archos AV400 80 GB Video Player / Recorder and MP3 Jukebox Player AV480
Average customer rating:

Should get a ZERO

Everything I Wanted

AV400 series rocks, AV500 series is complete crap

YOU MAY SORELY REGRET BUYING ANYTHING ARCHOS

AV480 is great, except.....

Archos AV400 80 GB Video Player / Recorder and MP3 Jukebox Player AV480

Manufacturer: Archos
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Accessories:

6FT 3.5MM Stereo Extension M/f

Shure E2c Sound Isolating Earphones

Shure E3c Sound Isolating Earphones

Cables To Go 6IN CABLE 3.5MM PLUG-M TO-2 3.5MM JACK-F STEREO ( 18843 )

Rca PD6SA 6 S Video/stereo Upc

Product Features:

Archos 500648 AV480 80 GB Video Player / Recorder and MP3 Jukebox Player

Record your favorite video programs--up to 320 hours on 80 GB hard drive

Connects to TVs, VCRs, and cable/satellite receivers

Watch video on 3.8-inch LCD screen

Store and play MP3, WMA, and WAV digital audio files

ASIN: B0002IHP62

Product Description

Archos AV480 Pocket Video Recorder and MP3 Player 500648 - Record movies and music and play them virtually anywhere. When on the go, you can watch videos and view photos on the large color LCD screen, listen to and record music, transfer photos from your digital camera and data files from your PC. Package includes: AV 480, TV Cradle with audio/video connections & SCART adapters for European version, Remote Control with 2 AA batteries, Protective case, USB 2.0 cable, Stereo headphone, Manual, AC adapter/charger with US plug. Download / transfer / record between up to 1200 hours of music as WMA or MP3 files Store and view up to 800,000 JPEG photos Play MP3, WMA (including protected files) and WAV music files Listen to and record off the radio (with optional FM Radio & Remote Control) Download and store files from a PC with USB 2.0 port (also backward compatible) Composite A/V ports and S-Video connectivity Works with Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000 or XP / Macintosh 9.2 or X (10.2.4) Unit Size - 4.9 x 3.1 x 1 / 11 ounces Built-in mic and speaker Firmware updates available directly from Archos

Amazon.com Product Description

The 80 GB Archos Pocket Video Recorder AV480 is the ultimate handheld digital video recorder that offers TV recording and a portable home entertainment center in one pocket-sized device. Watch videos and view photos on the large color LCD screen, listen to and record music, and transfer photos from your digital camera and data files from your PC. It features a TV Cradle, an external speaker for enjoying music and video without headphones, and a built-in Compact Flash reader for transferring photos directly from digital cameras.

Customer Reviews:

Should get a ZERO.......2006-11-21

Don't buy this company's products....They SUCK!!!!!
Pick from a more competent company to do business with.
Unsuspecting buyers avoid this company at all costs because I have NEVER seen
this level of incompetence with a company. It's the customers that allow them
to exist ....but they seem to forget that most important concept.

Everything I Wanted.......2006-07-17

If I had to do it over again I'd probably go with the 40G version just because of the problems others have had with the 80G. With that said though I've had no problems whatsoever. I've had mine about 8 months now. My main use is recording TV shows and then using the Archos on trips. The 2nd use would be as an MP3 player and I also use it as a portable hard drive.

If this product were released right now I'd probably have to give it 4 stars, but considering it's almost 2 years old now I see it worthy of being 5 stars. Archos is way ahead of the competition in this market.

Problems -
All the problems I've had are very minor.
1.) The battery life is not great. It's good for about 2 hours of video.
2.) The screen is difficult to clean. Fingerprints wouldn't be such an issue if there was a case that had a clear cover so you could see the screen.
3.) My biggest problem is with the playlists for music files. It's not easy to use. I never did figure out how to add a song to a playlist without creating a new playlist. I ended up taking all my songs off and organizing them in folders and then putting them back on the Archos.

I won't list all the great things about Archos as I think they're pretty well known.

AV400 series rocks, AV500 series is complete crap.......2006-07-14

I used and abused my AV420 for over a year and never had any troubles with it. My AV420 went on every backpacking trip I went on, was exposed to drastic temperature and humidity changes, and still kept rocking! I was rather fond of it, seeing all the weenie iPod users with their limited media playing abilities. Whenever I showcased it to an iPod owner, they quickly realized their iPod was inferior in almost everyway, and wished they went the way of the AV400.

At the time of purchase I added an instore no questions asked warranty, which one day I decided to make use of, for an addional 10Gb of space on the AV500. This was a horrible mistake. I have had to format the AV500 drive about every three weeks since the time of purchase. This was not due to a poor disconnect from a PC, like I have seen other posts state to watch out for. This happened while listening to it using headphones.

Due to the problems with my AV500, I found the hard way that Archos has possibly the worst customer support I have dealt with. The responses you get are insulting at best, and are in no way helpful. Such a shame for such a great product like the 400 series Archos DVR/PVR.

YOU MAY SORELY REGRET BUYING ANYTHING ARCHOS.......2006-03-11

Too bad there's not a zero star rating, because they deserve it.

That is, when your Archos breaks someday - as it surely will.

Their customer support and tech support are as close to the bottom of the barrel as you can get. Maybe even under the barrel.

Out of about 10 attempts to call them in the first week I tried to get ahold of them, 9 of those attempts disconnected me after being on hold for 5 minutes or so. That was back in January.

When I did reach someone, the retard couldn't spell worth a damned and completely failed to listen to my instructions to correctly spell my name, address or anything else and gave me a number that was supposedly an RMA that wasn't and told me that someone would contact me about an estimate on repairing my unit.

Well, I never got a call or an e-mail from Archos at all.

I responded to an e-mail I got as a result of filling out the form on their site, but they wouldn't work with me on e-mail and told me I had to call them. Well I went through another bout of not being able to reach them on the phone. When I did reach them, they promised someone would call me back with an estimate and told me that my RMA number was different than the number that was given to me initially.

Another two weeks went by an I managed to reach someone on the phone who finally sent me the RMA form. I corrected a bunch of gross misspellings, and packed and shipped the unit to them.

A WHOLE MONTH GOES BY and I hear nothing. I call them again and find out that they don't even know where my unit is. Then I yelled at them on the phone and told them they need to have someone call me ASAP. WELL, I finally got a call back for once. They can't repair my unit because they no longer have parts for it (which is fair), so I told them to just send it back to me (I can salvage the HDD out of it at least). A week later, I get an e-mail from UPS and it's completely showing my address as the screwed up one that the idiot I first spoke to two months ago put into their system. Now I have to call UPS next week just to make sure I get my old unit back.

Geez, I cannot imagine worse customer service than Archos'.

They plainly suck.

Please don't torment yourself by buying their stuff.

AV480 is great, except............2006-03-10

After I did a firmware upgrade, I have had issues with the 480 not remembering my last settings when I turn it off. I send it in to their customer service, that's where the nightmare begins.

I get an email asking for proof of purchase (which UPC code counts for most companies), they require something with date of purchase (real handy for a B-day present) and are not swayed by the logic that it's been out for a year, maybe it falls within the 1 year requirement on the warranty.

I ask for a manager to call me back, that never happens.

I finally call back after 2 weeks and get a manager, he tells me that it will get sent back immediately.

I call back 2.5 weeks later, still hasn't been shipped, no one knows what's going on.

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