Reviews of the Archos Pocket Video Recorder AV420
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CNET Review
The Good: Compact and sexy; fantastic screen; ingenious cradle; wireless remote; VCR-like TV recording with program guide; CompactFlash slot; carrying case; removable battery; excellent battery life; resume/bookmark functions; supports DRM-protected WMAs.
The Bad: Expensive; video conversion process not for novices; only 20GB of storage; song files aren't automatically indexed; uncomfortable earbuds.
The Bottom Line: Archos's now classic AV420 laid the foundation for modern PVPs and PVRs.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 82/100 and users 78/100. Comparing these reviews to 407682 other MP3 Players reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 84/100 = Very Good.
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goodgearguide.com.au
Review Summary: A handy unit with great stereo sound and visual quality, the AV420 is an excellent all-round device with a good feature set.
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No Rating
arstechnica.com
Review Summary: Ars Technica takes an in-depth look at the Archos AV420 Digital Media Player. Do the display, video playback quality, and ease of use live up to its billing?
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No Rating
pcworld.com
Review Summary: This slim $500 device handles your music, photos, and TV- and movie-viewing in style, but hooking it up to your entertainment center and dealing with the video conversion are not for novices.
Manufacturer: Archos
Part number: AV420
General
- Device Type Digital AV recorder
- Key Features Voice recorder, Memory card reader, Digital audio player, Digital photo viewer, Digital video player, External HDD function, Digital audio recorder, Video capture from external source
- Width 4.9 in
- Depth 3.1 in
- Height 0.8 in
- Weight 9.9 oz
- Color Gray
- PC Interfaces Hi-Speed USB
Display
- Display Type LCD 3.5 in - Color
- Display Form Factor Built-in
Memory / Storage
- Flash Memory Cards Supported CompactFlash Card type I
- HDD Capacity 20 GB
- HDD Form Factor Built-in
Still Images
- Supported Still Images Formats BMP, JPEG
Digital Audio
- Supported audio formats MP3, PCM, WAV, WMA, ADPCM
- Supported bit rate 30 - 320Kbps
- Audio output Built-in speaker
- Microphone Built-in microphone
- Digital audio features VBR
Video
- Video Playback Formats XviD, DivX 4.0, DivX 5.0, MPEG-4 SP
- Video Capture Supported Yes
- Video Capture Formats MPEG-4 SP
- Video Capture AVI - 512 x 384
Connectivity
- Connections Composite video output - RCA, Composite video input - RCA, Headphones, Audio line-out, S-Video input, Audio line-in, Hi-Speed USB
Power Adapter
- Type Power adapter
Battery
- Rechargeable Battery Rechargeable
- Battery Enclosure Type Internal
- Technology Lithium ion
- Battery Life Details MP3 playback - up to 12 hour(s), Video playback - up to 3.5 hour(s)
System Requirements
- Operating System MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows 98 SE, Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4, Apple Mac OS 9.2 or later
- Peripheral(s) CD-ROM
- System Requirements Details Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP - Pentium III - RAM 64 MB, MacOS 9.2 or later - PowerPC G3, MacOS X 10.2.4 or later - PowerPC G3
Miscellaneous
- Firmware Upgradable Yes
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