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Outputs 720p, but can it play 720p? Why can't it record 720p?

How can you NOT be disappointed?]]>Jun 15th 2007 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/Jun 15th 2007 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/
What sets this especially appart from other Sigma Designs based HD set-top-boxes is that this one will be ready to playback Flash Video from sites like Youtube, Dailymotion, Google Video, in full screen and upscaled to 720p. Also this box is totally ready for video-on-demand, IPTV streaming, and more.

And this article is saying content can only be synched over USB2 to an Archos 605 WiFi product, I'm sure it will also be possible to stream content from the TV+ to the 605 WiFi over the local network and over the Internet. As well as remote control EPG recordings from the 605 WiFi or remotely manage RSS downloads and VOD downloads. I just hope it manages RSS and BitTorrent well also to function as a Democracy Player podcast aggregator box.]]>Jun 15th 2007 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/Jun 15th 2007 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/Jun 15th 2007 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/
Mpeg4 = DivX and XviD.

DivX is a trademark, so Archos doesn't want to pay DivX Networks to use the name DivX on marketing, but it definitely supports DivX. As well as it does support H264 with AAC audio, Mpeg2 and AC3 audio. Real Video, WMV, Quicktime .mp4 .m4v all those codecs are supported.]]>Jun 15th 2007 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/Jun 15th 2007 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/
http://www.archos.com/products/video/archos_704wifi/tech_specs.html?country=global&lang=en]]>Jun 15th 2007 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/
Then again guys, I doubt you can record HD in 720p without a large capacity (at least 500GB) hard drive. Right now a Tivo 'High Quality' recording when converted uses 2GB per hour. So I can live without the HD recording for a while.

On the other hand, I probably think they do dtream Xvid, Dvix, they just don't advertise it. Right now my current media server involves a Buffalo NAS 1TB, 2 Gen Tivo with the wonderful TivoDotNet application where I can stream tons of formats (including Dvix) from Computer to TV (No HD content, though) and a 100GB Archos AV700, to take the content to go. Right now it does take a bit of a painful long conversion to get the Tivo content into the Archos. So an Archos DVR might be better since the connection is via USB.

Obviously what I want is a combination DVR, media streamer, (Like a Tivo meets a MVIX box) and Archos is at least moving into that direction.

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This item will only be a purchase for me if it can play xvid,divx, and mkv. I dont really care that much about its recording features.]]>Jun 15th 2007 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/]]>Jun 15th 2007 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/Jun 15th 2007 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/Jun 15th 2007 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/Jun 15th 2007 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/Jun 15th 2007 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/Jun 15th 2007 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/Jun 15th 2007 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/
i didnt know what it was until i started reading.
they coulda make the remote sexier with "suretype" from blackberry. this remote looks too clunky ]]>Jun 15th 2007 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/Jun 15th 2007 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/Jun 15th 2007 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/PS i was going to make the exact same comment but you got to it first.]]>Jun 15th 2007 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/Jun 15th 2007 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/
That means about 99% of all DivX files will work. Also DivX 3.11;-) works. Up to DivX 6.6 even the .divx container might be supported, but if it is they might consider having a DivX Ultra 720p plug-in.]]>Jun 15th 2007 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/
If you seriously thing thats what the finished product will look like...nevermind, im just going to get flamed, i dont know why im bothering.]]>Jun 15th 2007 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/
also definatly remove buttons and make some slimmer high capacity models, with a simpler interface

personally i can see my ipod going for an archos lifestyle

but ill get an iphone to compensate lol]]>Jun 15th 2007 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/
As Ryan said, it's just a mock-up anyway.]]>Jun 15th 2007 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/Jun 15th 2007 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/Archos didn't support .mp4 in their players, maybe the MPEG 4 means DivX or XviD

kinda disappointed about the downscaled recording but at least this outputs HDMI unlike some popular media streamers in the market

also anything think the Harddrive will me standard enough to mod out manually]]>Jun 15th 2007 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/Jun 15th 2007 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/Jun 15th 2007 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/
By the way that remote is awful - have a full size keyboard or a real remote not a mash up of the two. ]]>Jun 15th 2007 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/Jun 15th 2007 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/
http://us.taxan.com/products/products.php?cat=HNP&sc=AVEL&pId=AVLP2%2FDVDLAV&ts=2&tsc=&pId=AVLP2%2FDVDLAV

Supported Media Format (*1) DVD-Video/DivX®HDDVD/VideoCD/CD-ROM/CD-DA/DVD-ROM
Media Type: DVD -R / -RW / +R / +RW / CD-R / -RW
Supported Video MPEG1/MPEG2/MPEG2-TS/MPEG4/DivX®/XviD/WMV9
Supported Photo JPEG/BMP/GIF/PNG
Max Resolution Up to 2048 x 1532 pix (JPEG Photo)
Supported Audio MP3/MP2/AAC/WMA1/WMA2/WMAPro/PCM/Ogg Vorbis/WAV
Bitrate/Sampling 64K to 192Kbps / 32K, 44.1K, 48KHz
Audio Playing Stereo PCM / Dolby Digital AC-3
Wired LAN 10BASE-T / 100BASE-TX(RJ-45) x1
USB Host I/F USB 2.0 port (front-side) x1 Mass storage class support
USB Support Devices USB Memory Stick, USB Hard Drive, FAT16/32 storage devices / card readers (No USB hub type product supported)
Video Out D-Connector (1080i/720p/480p/480i) *Converted to Component
Composite Out x1, S-Video Out (S1/S2) x1
Audio Out Analog Audio Out (L/R) x2
Digital Surround Out (Coaxial) x1, Optical Digital Out x1
DVD Region "1" North America ]]>Jun 15th 2007 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/archos-tv-plus-details-hands-on/http://www.aston-france.com/uk-bee-player.html
I got one and I'm pretty happy with it.]]>Jun 16th 2007 2:25AM