Archos AV320 20 GB

Having been introduced to Archos when I bought their 20gb Jukebox recorder I was already impressed with their sturdy design and quality. My only gripe had been the startup speed, which was something I was looking for when upgrading to the AV320. Luckilly there is simply no comparisson. The AV300 range is a huge upgrade, with a vastly superior operatig system and of course far more functionality. My initial reason for upgrading was simply the added video facility on the new range, but as it turns out this little device can do so much more. The standard MP3 functionality is just as good as you'd expect, though it does have a much ...  Read the complete review

Archos are a little know company, specialising in portable multimedia products, and in the Video AV300 range, they have produced a unique gem. Available in sizes of 20, 40, and 80 Gigabytes, the range is one of the first to offer a portable hard drive based video playback unit. I'm sure that you will be aware of the Apple i-Pod, and some of you may have looked into the Creative Zen Jukebox, but the Archos surpasses both of these products. Whilst both Apple and Creative are offering simple MP3 players, Archos have loaded the AV300 range with a host of new trickery; MP4 video playback (in AVI format), BMP and JPEG viewing capabilities (excepting progressive ...  Read the complete review

There are 3 choices of mp4 player in the Archos Av300 series, each with different storage space, av320 = 20gb, av340 = 40gb, av380 = 80gb. However this is not what you get once the drives have been formatted. Read on to find out actual space allowances: What it can do: Play Audio (mp3,wav), Record Audio (mp3) using intenal mic, or external mic socket Display Photos/Images (bmp, jpeg, (but not progressive Jpeg) Take Photos (jpeg of different qualities), with Camera Module (usually sold separatly around £180) Play Video (avi only) comes with mpeg ->avi software converter Record Video (as avi) using DVR module (usually comes with it, ...  Read the complete review