Archos TV+ Digital Video Recorder with WiFi 250GB Hard Disk Drive Capacity | 
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| Brand: Archos
Category: CE
Buy New: £199.99
New (14) Used (1) from £168.93
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 19530
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.3
Dimensions (in): 119.7 x 94.5 x 67.3
Legal Disclaimer: IFILE
MPN: Archos TV+ 250GB
Model: Archos TV+ 250GB
UPC: 690590509726
EAN: 0690590509726
ASIN: B000X8MKD4
Release Date: April 16, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Product Description
The ARCHOS TV+ is the first WiFi Digital Video Recorder that provides the easiest access to content, and the most advanced features of any DVR today. ARCHOS TV+ combines a WiFi Media Player with a high-capacity DVR for enjoying movies, music, photos, podcasts, Web video, the full Internet and more right on your widescreen TV. With up to 250GB of capacity on a multimedia hard drive, you can record hundreds of hours of video and transfer content via high speed to your ARCHOS Portable Media Players.Your TV - Record your favorite TV shows or series directly on your ARCHOS TV+ - Easy programming with the TV Program Guide - Record from most any video sources (satellite/cable box, VCR, DVD player1) in MPEG-4 format Easy navigation- Through your home WiFi connection, you can enjoy the entire shared digital media library of your home PC in your living room, not just in your office. - Easily navigate using the remote control with an integrated keyboard and mouse pointer WiFi Download content wirelessly and directly to your ARCHOS TV+ via the ARCHOS Content Portal and our partners' online stores. You can also stream movies, TV shows and music that are stored on your computer. Your device is Internet ready! With the optional Web browser plug-in, you can surf the Web and enjoy videos from online videos sites like DailyMotion and YouTube. Your movies, your videos - Store and play your videos and recorded TV shows - Play the most popular video formats: MPEG-43, WMV3, protected WMV3, MPEG-2**, VOB**, H. 264** (** with optional plug-ins)- Use it as a multimedia Hard Drive to store up to 310 movies Your photos - Store and view up thousands of photos (JPEG, PNG and BMP formats)- Transfer your photos from a PC or most mass storage devices via the USB 2.0 high speed interface - Display slideshows with music and transition effect - Manage your files and folders directly on the device Your music - Store and listen to more than 1
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 Doesn't do quite what it says on the tin... June 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've had my Archos TV+ 250gb for a few months now and the unit has seen daily use. I bought it as a media player/hard disc recorder so that I could record straight from my Freeview box and play mp3's without hooking up my laptop to the hifi.
There are a few problems with the Archos TV+
1) Almost everything needs a subscription: TV guide, internet, ability to play DVD's on your computer through the wifi/network, all the games, etc...
2) The Archos is supposed to be able to change channels on your freeview box - It can't do this with my Virgin Freeview box, or my sisters Philips Digi-box. With the Virgin, you can set a program reminder on the electronic guide, which will automatically change the channel - The Philips one needs someone to accept a prompt to change channel for a reminder and therefore you have to leave the box switched to the correct channel.
3) When the Archos plays back AVI's or programs it's recorded itself, it sometimes can't synchronise the audio with the visual. Peoples lips move and the sound comes out a few seconds later.
4) The unit can't output to a TV scart and a separate amplifier. I hooked up my amp to the bulky composite socket on the back of the Archos instead of the TV, so that I can use the unit as a media centre - the TV therefore needs the amp switched on all the time.
 Nice addition to Archos range January 14, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
The Archos TV+ is about the size and weight of a hardback book, dressed in a nice aluminium shell. It connects inline between your tuning device (Sky+ in my case) and the TV. It has countless connectors on the back - composite, S-Video, component and RGB, all on input and output. It can also output via HDMI, although I don't have a hidef TV so I haven't tried this. You get 2 scart leads in the box which actually connect to ALL these connections!
The remote control is square, and has a mouse pointer, a more traditional DVD-player-style direction arrows and OK button, and a full (but small) QWERTY keyboard. It's amazing how quickly you find your way around - you will find yourself only using the controls on the right hand side of the remote to watch movies, you only need he other controls if you are browsing the web.
The interface will be familiar to those people who have used the Archos players before. It's a doddle to get it set up on your network (wireless or ethernet) and it detected my media server without a problem (I use Twonky). I bought the plugins from the Archos ste that would allow me to play more formats, as well as surfing the web. Don't expect to be able to read much on a standard TV - the text on most websites is just too small for the resolution of the screen, but it would work well on a hidef TV.
Once you've registered the product on the Archos website, the electronic program guide will download the guide and you can select programs by selecting them in the graphical interface. It certainly has all the Sky channels. If you point the device at the Sky box, it also changes channel for you at the set time. The quality of the recordings is fine on my traditional TV. To be honest, with Sky+, I'm unlikely to use the recording functionality of the Archos, but it's nice to know it's there!
I have an Archos 504 and the functionality offered by the TV+ is a great addition. If you have a 6-series Archos then you all ready have the streaming capabilities, and this would be rather like having your player permanently connected to the TV via the DVR dock, so the price tag may not warrant the extra expenditure.
Overall, it looks and feels rock solid, and the interface just works - none of the constant fiddling and drop-outs that I've experienced with a couple of other streaming media players (Netgear EVA700, I'm looking at you). The interface is easy to find your way round. All in all, everything just works with typical Archos quality.
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