Archos av380 80GB!! Personal Video and MP3 Jukebox
Posted on Wed, 19 Nov 2003 22:09:11 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
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We reported in June about the Archos av300 series. Back then only the 20GB and 40GB version have been announced. Now Archos already features the av380 with an amazing 80GB Hard-drive.
I do not know of any other 80GB MP3 Jukebox (email us if you know a bigger MP3 portable Jukebox, and of course the Archos av380 also is a Personal Video Player.
Of course that much storage capacity has its price. The Archos av380 sells for $899.95 at Amazon.com
Features:
- The all-in-one MPEG-4 & MPEG-3 multimedia solution that fits in the palm of your hand. Enjoy your entire collection of videos, photos, music and data wherever you go.
- Store up to 100 hours of your favorite movies in near DVD quality and view them on the high resolution 3.8" color LCD or on a TV
- With the Digital Video Recorder, your AV380 becomes a portable VCR. Record directly from VCR, DVD or camcorder or from TV thru VCR or DVD connection.
- Store up to 1,200 hours of MP3 music
- Digital photo wallet: store up 800,000 digital photos
Archos av380 Specification:
| Capacity: | 80 GB Hard Disk |
| Interface: | USB 2.0, extra fast, compatible USB 1.1, PC & Mac . Optional FireWire cable. |
| Video playback: | MPEG-4 SP with MP3 stereo sound, near-DVD quality. Resolutions, up to 640x368@25f/s. AVI file format, reads XviD and DivX"* 4.0 & 5.0. |
| Music playback: | Stereo MP3 decoding @ 30-320 kb/s CBR & VBR |
| Music recording: | Stereo MP3 encoding @ 30-160 kb/s VBR |
| Photo viewer: |
JPEG (except progressives) or BMP |
| Display: |
3,8'' color LCD (QVGA) 320xRGBx240 pixels or TV |
| AV Connections: | Stereo analog Line In & digital SPDIF Line In/Out. Composite Video/ Earphone/ Line Out jack. Built-in microphone. |
| Playback Autonomy : | Up to 10 hours on MP3 or 3 1/2 hours for video on built-in LCD |
| Scalability: | Downloadable firmware updates from www.archos.com. |
| Power Source: | Internal: Rechargeable Li-Ion Batteries. External: AC charger / adapter. |
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Dimensions & Weight: |
112 x 82 x 31 mm (4.4" x 3.2" x 1.2"). 350g (12.5 oz) |
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JBM DVR Features : |
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| Connection: |
Plugs into AV380 expansion port. RCA jack for composite video or MiniDIN socket for S-video (NTSC or PAL) |
| Capture rate: | PAL : 320x240 @ 25 f/s, NTSC / 304 X 224 @30 f/s |
| Video Input: | Analog Composite Video or S-video |
| Audio input: | Analog stereo audio Mini-jack - RCA |
| Video compression: | mpeg-4 SP with MP3 stereo sound in AVI format |
| Audio compression: | Stereo MP3 192 kb/s CBR (Constant Bit Rate) |
| Dimensions & weight: |
60 x 54 x 30mm (2.3''x2.1''x1.2''), 45g (1.5 oz) |
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Systems Requirements: |
PC: Pentium ii 266 MHz. Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, 64 MB RAM MAC: 9.2 or 10.2.4 iMac, G3 or higher |
| Package Included: | AV380 Video Recorder, USB 2.0 cable, AC adapter, Li-Ion batteries (already installed), stereo headphones, AV cinch cable (SCART adapter in Europe). CD with MusicMatch™, drivers and 6-language manual. Digital Video Recorder, audio & video cables, remote control and 6 langage installation sheet. |
Posted on Wed, 19 Nov 2003 22:09:11 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
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