forkyfork

Time for some gadget-oodling goodness. Infosync has some nice pictures on the Archos AV700 model. It sports a 7" screen and come in 40 GB and 100 GB models. Aww man.. that's a lot of video coverage. It also can output movie files AND allow you to transfer files to it (e.g. from a digital camera). Sheesh - what can't this do? Run Windows Mobile :( ...

But, before you think about trashing your iPod, you might want to check the price. According to the article, "the AV700 40 GB edition will sell for 400 GBP, or $750 USD, while the 100 GB edition will sell for 600 GBP, or $1150 USD". I'll stick to my less-expensive X50v, but I'll still continue to drool! Looks like this one is only available in Europe, too (for now!)

axzilla

I have one of the first archos av120. It has a very small screen but it can output to a tv. It can record video and audio from any source but it has one major flaw. The battery died in about 2 months. This is a common problem for the archos players and the battery isnt swapable by the user. I hope they worked out their battery failure issue otherwise stay near an electrical outlet or you will be out of juice before you know it.

ralleyclimber

but still 40-100 gb..........mmmmmm..........drooooooling!!!!!!!!!! It would be nice if Dell did something similar but as comporable in price as the x50v and other dell axims!

bnet504

aww man, i really want that! though that would require a MAJOR raise of my weekly allowence.

kcscout

Hmmmm...I'm going to Europe in 2 weeks. :D

FallN

Wow, that's sweet, but it's not a PPC. When they make a PPC like that with 40+GB HDD, 7"+ widescreen and running the latest Windows Mobile OS or even a full version of the Windows desktop OS, then I'd buy it... but it is noice to sit back, drool and dream. :)

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Arthur Pendrag

Does anybody know the resolution of the screen?

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I agree with FallN :approve:

here's a link to the Archos website - http://www.archos.com/

Note the highly-rated AV420 is available for around $400 street price, and may be a good investment if you don't already have a TV tuner/capture card.

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very nice unit

fuzion is drooling

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Yeah I agree this looks nice. I would love to mount this in my car (with a charger) so I could have portable TV/Video in the car and out.

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GordonNL

sexy! I really wonder how big it really is and how the OS is..

francesco_q

I agree with AXILLA.

I had one of their very first MP3 players, with only 6Gb space (quite a brick for that size).
Had it for a month and then literally BURNT on me while charging (I saw smoke coming out).
Long story short, I wasn't able to get it repaired or exchanged.

I'm never buying anything Archos again.

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forkyfork

I had an Archos 6000.. which was one of the first harddrive based mp3 players (before the ipod).

It was very good to me, and just recently (5 yeas later) I sold it because I don't need that much space :-p

craig139

Originally Posted by FallN

Wow, that's sweet, but it's not a PPC. When they make a PPC like that with 40+GB HDD, 7"+ widescreen and running the latest Windows Mobile OS or even a full version of the Windows desktop OS, then I'd buy it... but it is noice to sit back, drool and dream. :)

Actually, they have. But it is running Linux, has a 30GB drive and still performs all the Tivo-like functions that the AV400 series does. Also - it has wifi built in, and a USB host system able to talk to cameras and the like!

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It does look like a nice device. Hoping they work some of the bugs out in the next version, or even better, incorporate the PDA features into the AV700 above.

CNet review - http://reviews.cnet.com/Archos_Pocke...-31286907.html

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