Archos
Archos (pronounced: ) is a French portable electronics company (FOREX ticker ACOSF), established in 1988 by Henri Crohas. Archos manufactures electronics products - portable media players and portable storage devices. more...
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The Archos name is an anagram for the company founder's surname (Crohas), also the Greek translation for the name Archos (αρχος) means master. The slogan has changed from 'Think Smaller' to 'On The Go'.
Product Line
Archos manufactures a variety of products, each briefly explained below:
USB Portable Hard Disk Drives;
Portable MP3 Players;
Portable Video Player and Recorders;
Portable Digital Video / Photography Snap-Ins;
Memory cards (Previously produced, now ceased);
Digital Media Player and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant);
Current Line
Archos TV Plus
Announced along side the 05 Series, the Archos TV Plus is the first stand alone DVR station from Archos and is expected to perform similarly to a 5th Gen player with a Dock. It will also include the new Qwerty remote for navigation and internet use.
Generation 4
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The Archos 04 series is an upgrade to the previous AV Series primarily the AV500, and all 6 models build upon the same base as the previous model. The 6 current 4th generation models include the 404, the 404 camcorder, the 504, the 604, the 604 WiFi, and the 704 WiFi. All players in the 04 series are Microsoft PlaysForSure compatible.
Archos employed a philosophy of producing a modular player, making the standard 04 unit base price cheaper with the option of adding on additional features for additional costs. Using the DVR Station or the DVR Travel Adapter, each unit can record from TV and other standard video sources (DVD players, satellite systems and cable boxes among others). The DVR Station and DVR Travel Adapter are not included with the 04 units and must be purchased separately. Not all video codecs work right out of the box. Each unit is capable of playing MPEG-2/VOB videos with Dolby 5.1 Sound (AC3) sound and H.264 videos with AAC sound, however separate plugins must be purchased to unlock these capabilities.
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