Archos AV500 30 GB Multimedia Player and DVR | 
 enlarge | Brand: Archos
Category: CE
List Price: $499.99
Buy Used: $399.99
You Save: $100.00 (20%)
Used (2) from $399.99
Rating:  50 reviews
Sales Rank: 17238
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Hard Drive Size: 30
Native Resolution: 4
Display Size: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 3 x 0.7 x 4.9
Digital audio player
MPN: 500679
Model: 500679
UPC: 690590506794
EAN: 0690590506794
ASIN: B000B912Q6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Record television programs, movies and home videos and watch them on 4-inch LCD whenever, wherever | | • | Plays and stores up to 400 hours of video, 250 movies, 55,000 songs or 1,000,000 photos | | • | Compatible with MP3, WMA, WAV, protected WMA, MPEG-4, WMV and protected Windows Media Video | | • | Supports the Mophun mobile gaming platform; USB 2.0 port for fast file transfers | | • | Up to 15 hours of battery life for music and up to 4.5 hours for video playback on the built-in LCD |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Your movies, your games, your music, your photos -- all in one little device. That's the Archos AV500 30 GB Mobile Digital Media Player. This exciting media companion offers direct TV recording and the best of home cinema, gaming, digital music and more. Now you can bring all your entertainment with you wherever you roam. This 30 GB model, which is less than an inch thick, lets you store up to 130 hours of video, 85 movies, 15,000 songs or 300,000 photos. Using the AV500's rechargeable, removable battery, you'll get up to 15 hours of life for music and up to 4.5 hours for video playback on the built-in LCD.  The AV500 measures up nicely. | 
A world of entertainment in your hands. And the included TV Pod docking station makes connectivity a breeze. | 
Record video directly to the device. | 
Organize and play your music library. | Personal Video Player
Used in conjunction with the included TV docking pod, you can record television programs, movies and home videos directly from your TV, VCR, DVD player, cable box or satellite receiver. Then watch them on the go whenever the notion strikes you. Plus, with the integrated scheduler you can program your recording schedule a week to a month ahead of time. Play back your favorite program on the 4-inch widescreen or on any external screen in near-DVD quality. The unit plays DivX, Windows Media, protected Windows Media, and MPEG-4 video files. You'll also have excellent control over your viewing experience with features such as slow motion, adjustable screen size, video editing, and a video bookmarking function. Photo Viewer
The AV500 is a great digital photo companion. Transfer thousands of photos directly from your digital camera, or another mass storage device using the built-in USB connection. You can also transfer from a computer using the AV 500's high-speed USB 2.0 interface. Then, organize your photos and watch them in slide shows on the unit's screen or on any external display. Music Player
The AV500 features Archos' newly-designed music player application. Now you can easily organize your songs and customize your view by artist, album, type of music, title, year, and play lists without having to use a computer. The AV500 also offers an audio recording application that records in high-quality WAV format from almost all analog stereo sources. You can also use the stereo microphone if you want to record notes, presentations and lectures. Connectivity
The player has a USB 2.0 port that enables you to copy, share, connect and transfer files directly from other powered mass storage devices. The unit is also recognized as a mass storage drive on your PC or Mac, giving you the ability to transfer any computer file using the high-speed USB 2.0 interface. PlaysForSure
The AV500 lets you purchase, download, subscribe to or rent protected video and music content from Microsoft PlaysForSure websites. The Archos AV500 works with many online subscription and pay-per-download music services such as Yahoo! Music Unlimited and Napster To Go. The PlaysForSure designation ensures compatibility with Windows Media Player 10 and Windows XP. Using the USB 2.0 interface, the AV500 will easily auto-synchronize this content with Windows Media Player 10 each time you connect it to your PC, or convert your Windows Media Player 10 library content to one of many compatible formats (MP3, WMA, WAV, protected WMA, MPEG -4, WMV and protected Windows Media Video). Play Games Anywhere
Because the AV500 supports the popular Mophun gaming engine, it's designed to integrate with the Archos Web site for purchasing and downloading games. You can also connect an optional mini game pad to kick your games up a notch. What's in the Box
AV500, TV docking pod, remote control (with batteries), audio/video cables, USB 2.0 cable, USB host adapter, AC adapter and charger, stereo headphones, protective case, user guide.
Product Description
Record directly from your TV, VCR, DVD player, cable or satellite box. Make scheduled recordings. Store up to 130 hours of video, 85 movies, 15, 000 songs or 300, 000 photos. Transfer photos directly from your digital camera using the USB host port. Play MPEG-4 files. Play TV recorded shows, movies and home videos on a 4" color screen, your TV or any external screen.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 45 more reviews...
 Archos Pocket Dish 500 February 19, 2008
I bought this about 2 yrs ago and it has worked perfectly. Outstanding picture and very user friendly. Downloads from DVR rapidly. Has good battery life. Much better than keeping up with portable DVD players and discs. Compact for travel. I have only had it "freeze up" once and I just held the off button down until it rebooted. Worked perfectly after that. Highly recommend. Hopefully price will come down as with all electronics that are new....still a good purchase.
Excellent portable multimedia viewer February 16, 2008
I have owned and used this product for 2 years now and absolutely love it. In my personal opinion, this is the last of the best video players/recorders Archos ever made. After the AV500 series, Archos went the way of the Gen 04/05 series and a dearth of accessories, sad indeed.
Back to the AV500. It handles all DivX files 3/4/5/6 (with mp3 audio), XviD and WMV. I use it everyday on the subway and it never leaves my laptop bag. One of my best likes is the fact that it uses a removable battery, regular mini-USB connector, comes with an assortment of extra accessories including USB-host cable, leather case, A/V cables, DVR dock.
Since it is a mass storage device, one can simply drag and drop. No proprietary software required and great for Mac users like me.
At first, the user controls need some getting used to but once one is up to speed, it's like second nature. LCD screen is a marvel to behold and is very crisp. I always have people (even the iPod crowd) being wowed at the quality of the gorgeous 4 inch screen.
Also, it is one of Cnet's highest Editor's choice gadget in its class.
Neato! But beware the refurbed units. November 13, 2007
This is a way cool little player. I love the huge screen and 30gb is comparable to the Zune but will fill up fast. The controls are a little flaky, but all in all, great bang for the minimal buck. HOWEVER, I purchased a refurbed unit, which is probably all that's available, and the display went out within 1 day. Archos was good about warranty (save your proof of purchase), but the Amazon vendor (Big City Direct) was useless and took forever to respond. Either way, it was a week and a half before I got the unit back from Archos (paying shipping one way), during which time I kind of wished I'd picked up a Zune.
Great Device, especially for Dish Users August 14, 2007
I've had my unit for about one year. It's still going strong with no technical issues or problems charging the battery. Because it's a hard drive unit, I would NOT drop it though.
This device kicks any ipods butt (making video ipods a joke) and for Dish Newtwork users, it rivals any Video unit including the Iphone as far as video options. Very few PMDs have the screen resolution of this unit either.
Those of you who have a Dish Network DVR will love this unit. All your standard definition TV recordings on your Dish DVR can be transfered to your unit 15X faster than playback time. Instead of taking an hour to record an hour show into your unit, you can tansfer an hour show to your unit in only 5 minutes or less using your USB port.
I love using my Dish DVR to record new movies from HBO/Showtime, etc. You can also record Sirius radio stations (I auto record Sirius Bests 36 for 2 hours nightly) to your Dish DVR and transfer it to your unit. That's new Sirius music mixes everyday plus your own CD collection.
To my knowledge, these units are the only PMD that connects to a DVR unit through it's USB port.
This unit is the mid-sized unit. It truly is a Pocket Dish in that it will fit in you pocket while still providing a large view screen. The larger unit offers a bigger picture, but will not fit in a pocket, making it a little less portable. The smaller size is portable, but with less view screen.
Archos AV500 30 GB Multimedia Player and DVR April 11, 2007
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
A very beautiful and inteligently built mp3 and pvp. very sharp picture and colors are really great to enjoy but.........but bad and discouraging thing about it comes with a full sized remote without markings, u keep guessing which button does what function and the other thing is its disk type docking station and with that u can not stand straight your DVR on yr table or on top of yr TV or any other surface and in that case your remote wont take any command either and thirdly connecting cables for docking station to TV,VCR,DVD are so short u may need to put your docking station very close to out signals of TV,VCR,DVD or whatever to make it work and lastly battery life is 8 to 10 hours at the most and not as claimed 17 hours. If u buy it buy additional battery for sure...........I returned the item after 10 days, what will u do i wont comment.......very plus of it is quick and easy vedio or audio recording from any source.... and despite of all shortcomings I give it 4 star rating hoping that manufacturer will remove them which is very posssible to make it loveable of every one.
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