DAP review
has scored specifications of the Archos AV500 portable video player. The highly stylized Archos AV500 will feature a 100GB harddrive and offer 15hrs of playback time for video. Expected price 500 Euro
4in (10.2cm) screen with 10.2cm visible screen size
262,000 colours and 16:9 screen format
Record directly from your TV, VCR, DVD player, cable box or satellite receiver
Can store up to 120 hours of video, 300,000 pictures, 16,500 songs or 30Gb of data
View and store photos via a USB connection
Record audio analog source in WAV or WAV ADPCM and playback MP3, WMA (including protected contents) and WAV music files
Timer record facility to make scheduled recordings
Voice recorder with built in microphone
Built in speaker
Remote control (2 x AA batteries supplied)
Supplied with set up TV docking pod and AC adaptor
Size: 124 x 76 x 18mm
Weight 256 grams
Format compatibility: MP3, WMA, Protected PlaysForSure WMA, WAV, MPEG4 (SP), WMV and protected PlaysForSure WMV, BMP and JPEG compatible. DivX and MPEG-4 playback with a maximum resolution of 720 x 576 pixels at 25f/s in PAL.
Interfaces: USB 2.0 high speed, compatible USB 1.1, PC and Mac.
USB host port compatible with USB camera, USB card reader or USB hard drives.
Operation: Battery operated with internal lithium ion rechargeable battery (supplied), 230v AC mains via adaptor (supplied) or 12v car battery via cigarette lighter.
Up to 15 hours music playback or 5 hours video playback on each battery charge.
