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Summary: A versatile tool for the electronic age
Review: I've had mine now for about six months. I never read the instructions have had no problems getting it to do what I want. I have around 100 CD's stored on it for listening to music with headphones or by plugging into a stereo or a stereo TV. I also have my own movies from my camcorder on it for easy sharing. Lately, I've figured out how to rip DVDs and store them on the unit for watching on the road or by plugging into a television. The quality is quite impressive. It took some time to learn how to convert DVDs into a useable format, but it is quite satisfying, now that I can do it. Don't ask me how, figure it out yourself; it's part of the fun.
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Summary: Not Everything Can be Perfect (apart from me)!
Review: Im a kid so i had to save for ages to buy the light of my life, my archos av340!I'd read looooads of reviews on the thing and it all seemed fab!
Getting music on to it is a piece of cake, and so is movies, providing you are doing it via your tv- I am still clueless as to how to use all that software to digitally convert your dvds.???????
Movie quality is really really good- all my mates are really chuffed- and the sound is perfect. Mp3 player is fantastic too- dont go wasting your money on a common, mere ipod!! everyone has one of those! stand out from the crowd and impress those people who havent heard of an mp4 player! (really good to flash about at school! every one gets jealous!!!)
My one and only complaint about it is the battery. 8 hours????!!!! i do not think so!!!!! im lucky to get an hour out of mine!!! reaally peeving when you are watching a good movie, eg.(lord of the rings)
Enjoy!!! i am!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Great product
Review: JUST RECEIVED THE ARCHOS 340 IT IS GREAT BUT I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE AUDIO COULD ANYONE GIVE ME A FEW HINTS ABOUT PUTTING PICTURES ON IT AND DVD CONCERTS MY EMAIL IS sjjeremiah@cs.com I AM KNEW AT THIS
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Summary: All wrong
Review: Listen to this, I am an old amazon customer, I send the request for buying the product and a week later the company sends me an email telling me that the product is out of stock and they dont sell it anymore!!! Bad for you Amazon for still showing it in your place!!!
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Summary: DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH TECH SUPPORT!!!
Review: My Archos AV340 is awesome. HOW IN THE F' DO YOU GET IN TOUCH WITH TECH SUPPORT!!! If anyone knows please email me: antwonn411@excite.com
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Summary: Nice features but lacking in some areas
Review: Now, I'm a gadget freak. I considered buying a portable DVD player so I could watch movies on the road without dragging along a laptop. When I saw this little beauty, it seemed an obvious alternative! I already had a decent MP3 jukebox, so video was my main draw here. First, the good stuff. The quality of the video is great! Solid colors will show some artifacts, but nothing too horrible. Don't expect DVD quality here, but it's quite reasonable for the type of device and amount of compression being done. The included recording device works great. A little tricky to figure out the interface for recording, but once I did, had no problems recording off my TV. Sound quality of MP3s is fine. Nothing to write home about, but okay. There's a decent playlist feature and the usual play modes. I tend to get lost in the menus though. So, some negatives. I'll try to include stuff other people haven't mentioned. A big one for me is that you can't bookmark a video! That means if you don't finish watching it, you have to remember where you were and forward to get to that spot! Absolutely horrendous. Even my little Palm device can bookmark a video. At least the new upgrade has fast forward feature that will get there quickly. I also find battery life to be much worse than reported. My first one was so bad, I returned it thinking the battery was bad. The new one is just as bad, I get maybe 1-1/2 hour of video playback. Not even enough to watch most movies. Even most DVD players (known battery hogs) are better than this. MP3 playing is certainly better, with the screen off, but I definitely don't get anywhere near 10 hours (or even the 8 that some report). Worse, the new model has a button that does not seem to work well, I have to press extra hard to activate its functions. So there's a good chance this one will go back as well. Just wish there was a reasonably decent alternative! The music functions are pretty inadequate. It doesn't seem to sort my records in proper track order (alphabetical instead), which is really frustrating, not sure if there is a setting for this, but any decent MP3 player should do it by default. As mentioned before, the menuing is really counter intuitive at times and I often find myself unable to find the playback screen to forward to the next song. No quick mute feature that I could find either. Overall, it's main plus is that there just aren't many great PVPs out yet. It wouldn't take much to improve this one, but right now, it's a tough sell for me.
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Summary: Watch Your Favorite Video/TV Show on the crosstrainer
Review: Porbably 4 1/2 stars as nothing deserves five YET. Had the AV320 with the smaller drive thru HSN for more $$$ than the AV340 with twice the storage thru J&R for less $$$ (sent the other one back).
PLEASE don't forget to download the firmware upgrade at www.archos.com. It'll help if your music files are WMA like mine are. I just bought the stand and carry case thru their website as it could use some protection.
As my title states I tape directly from my cable box using the built in timer (leave the unit on) or if you start a show in a hurry there's a manual timer that is a snap to set.
There's a lot more to this unit that I have not checked out yet so maybe you'll get another review in 90 days or so.
I hope you enjoy it and it meets, no exceeds, your expectations.
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Summary: Watch Your Favorite Video/TV Show on the crosstrainer
Review: Porbably 4 1/2 stars as nothing deserves five YET. Had the AV320 with the smaller drive thru HSN for more $$$ than the AV340 with twice the storage thru J&R for less $$$ (sent the other one back).
PLEASE don't forget to download the firmware upgrade at www.archos.com. It'll help if your music files are WMA like mine are. I just bought the stand and carry case thru their website as it could use some protection.
As my title states I tape directly from my cable box using the built in timer (leave the unit on) or if you start a show in a hurry there's a manual timer that is a snap to set.
There's a lot more to this unit that I have not checked out yet so maybe you'll get another review in 90 days or so.
I hope you enjoy it and it meets, no exceeds, your expectations.
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Summary: A little advice to anyone owning an Arcos
Review: The Arcos is fantastic! Although I do not own one myself, my friend owns one and I get regular use out of it... what a cool dude. But to the point of my entry: When you first get the Arcos, DON'T go straight into using it without charging the battery first. This is what my friend did, and we figured this is what cause the battery to be so pathetic. He re-ordered and CHARGED the new one first, resulting in a better battery. So remember to charge the Arcos BEFORE you use it 4 the first time.
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Summary: What's with the strange edges
Review: The strange edges makes it quite difficult to attached to the dashboard. It is not as sleek as the Lyra. Too Heavy and way too expensive even the 20GB model. Its all-plastic compared to the Lyra that at least uses aluminum ofr the back for HDD protection. The screen is better though, that's all. I returned my item because I thought I could get used to the weight and shape of the thing. Because of its odd shape, it doesnt really look very well installed in my dash. I will have to wait when they revised the shape to be more like the Lyra.
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