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Archos 604 Records Directly to Your Portable Video Player

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Getting video from your TV onto your portable media player, such as an iPod can be a hassle. Usually, it means downloading content from your Tivo using Tivo2Go, then converting it into iPod format, then copying it to the iPod. All pretty time consuming and not very simple for someone that’s not a tech geek.

Enter the Archos 604 personal media player, with a 4.3in LCD screen and built-in WiFi. It has 30GB (which can fit about 120 hours of video), so it can store and play music, movies and photos. Since it’s portable and wireless, you can also check your e-mail on the go, as well as connect it to your home network.

The coolest thing, however, is that it can connect and record shows directly from a TV, DVD, satellite or cable box, MPEG-4 camcorder, even a VCR. However, you need to buy a separate adapter, called the DVR Station, in order to do all this.

Archos 604 with DVR Station

There should be more functionality coming to the 604. Archos said recently that it was working on releasing firmware updates so that it can support podcasts, downloads and Internet radio stations.

CNet reviewed the Archos 604 and said that it works great, but that you have to buy lots of extras (like the DVR station, power adapter) to get the full experience.

It retails for $350, but do a Google search for better deals.

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4 Responses to “Archos 604 Records Directly to Your Portable Video Player”

  1. All PVR » Blog Archive » Review: RoverTV Portable Media Player Has Some Quirks Says:

    [...] The good news is that it can connect directly to your TV thereby avoiding using a PC to copy shows to the device, like a video iPod. And unlike the Archos media player, it doesn’t require the purchase of an additional external adapter. The widescreen version retails for about $350. [...]

  2. All PVR » Blog Archive » AP Review: Archos 604 an “Impressive Performer” Says:

    [...] So this is the second review I’ve found about the Archos 604 that seems to call it a pretty decent device. I’m definitely in the market for a portable video player, so I’ll keep looking for more reviews. Posted in Reviews, Portable Media Player Link to this Entry [...]

  3. All PVR » Blog Archive » iLounge Reviews iRecord Video Recorder Says:

    [...] iLounge Reviews iRecord Video Recorder January 4th, 2007 by Jose Alvear Still looking for a solution to copy shows from your DVR to a portable media player? Well, PC owners can just use the Archos 604 portable and the DVR attachment. Mac users have Elegato’s EyeTV 250. Now Streaming Networks has the iRecord video recorder, a stand-alone box that sits between your video device and transfers video directly to an iPod. [...]

  4. mca5516 Says:

    MOTOROLA has the technology in their new Ferrari Series phone and Ibm paved the way and gave it to sun java through their Apache based Linux server technology. and Sprint has the Lightsurf to move that video out of your cell as quickly as u make them. and verisign and Adobe/MM know about as well: Its the 142k java midlet ‘Cell Vcr’ in Studio Moto by Motorola. It records wiaw yov watch on your phone. axd.tm let’s you make as many as u want as long as u have sprint power view

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