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Archos 404 Camcorder, Ultra-compact and large screen Portable Multimedia Player with built-in camcorder
 
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Archos 404 Camcorder, Ultra-compact and large screen Portable Multimedia Player with built-in camcorder

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Technical Details

  • Product Description: Archos 404 Camcorder - digital AV recorder
  • Device Type: Digital AV recorder
  • Dimensions (WxDxH): 10 cm x 1.5 cm x 7.8 cm
  • Weight: 190 g
  • Key Features: Digital audio player, digital camcorder, voice recorder, digital photo viewer, external HDD function, digital video player
  • Hard Drive: 30 GB
  • Display Type: 3.5" TFT
  • Sensor: 1.3 Mpix
  • Supported Still Images Formats: BMP, JPEG, PNG
  • Supported Audio Formats: WAV, WMA, AAC, MP3, AC-3
  • Video Playback Formats: MPEG-4, MPEG-2, WMV
  • Video Capture Formats: MPEG-4
  • PC Interfaces: Hi-Speed USB
  • Battery: Internal rechargeable - lithium polymer
  • Included Accessories: Stereo headphones, USB cable, carrying pouch
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Product details

  • Product Dimensions: 211 x 182 x 70 cm ; 191 g
  • Boxed-product Weight: 908 g
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  • Item model number: 500850
  • ASIN: B000JGWDGE
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 7 Feb 2007
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 83,664 in Electronics & Photo (See Bestsellers in Electronics & Photo)

Product Description

Manufacturer's Description

ARCHOS multimedia portable players are versatile and can be used in many ways, whether at home, at work or on the move. They quickly become essential companions that you can't do without!The ARCHOS 404 is the perfect companion for people on the move: its 30 GB hard drive capacity allows you to store up to 130 hours of video encoded with a PC, the equivalent of 85 movies. Play them on the built-in 3.5" LCD color screen or playback on TV in high resolution up to 720 x 576 with the DVR station. Play a large variety of video files, including MPEG-4, WMV and protected WMV and read MPEG-4, MPEG-2, and VOB with optional software plug-ins. The ARCHOS 404 also offers many more functionalities such as slow motion, adjustable screen size, video editing and even a video bookmarking function.Transform your ARCHOS 404 into a Digital Video Recorder with the optional DVR station. Record TV or most video sources such as satellite/cable box, VCR, DVD player or camcorder in MPEG-4 format. Set up the DVR station by connecting it to the external video source; simply slot in your ARCHOS and record instantaneously or make scheduled recordings with the included infrared receiver that controls the external video sources.Transfer your photos from a PC or most mass storage devices via the USB 2.0 high speed interface or directly from a digital camera, on the move with the optional docking adapter, or at home with the DVR station. Store and view up to 300, 000 photos (JPEG, PNG and BMP formats) and display slideshows with music and transition effect. Manage your files and folders directly on the device for a better mobility. Store up to 15, 000 songs on the hard drive and play most popular music files such as MP3, WAV, WMA and protected WMA files. Easily organize songs with the enhanced ARCLibrary and customize your view by artist, album, type of music, title, year, and create your playlists without having to use a computer. Use the voice recorder to store notes quickly for a later use.Charge your ARCHOS 404 via the USB 2.0 interface or plug the device into the DVR station to get a quick charge. Purchase, download, subscribe to or rent protected video and music content from the Microsoft PlaysForSure websites. Using the high-speed USB 2.0 interface, the ARCHOS 404 will easily auto-synchronize this content with Windows Media Player each time you connect it to your PC, or convert your Windows Media Player library content to one of the many compatible formats.


Product Description

Featuring a large 3.5?? TFT LCD color screen, the ARCHOS 404 boasts a 30 GB hard drive for storing up to 85 movies, 300 000 photos or 15 000 songs. it is the ultimate PMP to enjoy music, videos and photos on the move. Transform your ARCHOS 404 into a digital video recorder to record directly from any analog video source, such as a TV, VCR, DVD player, cable box or satellite receiver by simply plugging it into the optional DVR station. The ARCHOS 404 is the perfect companion for people on the move! The ARCHOS 404 is the perfect companion for people on the move: its 30 GB hard drive capacity allows you to store up to 130 hours of video5 encoded with a PC, the equivalent of 85 movies5. Play them on the built-in 3.5" LCD color screen or playback on TV in high resolution up to 720 x 576 (DVD quality) with the DVR station. Play a large variety of video files, including MPEG-41, WMV2 and protected WMV2 and read MPEG-4 AAC/H.2643 (.MP4 QuickTime files), MPEG-24, and VOB4 with optional software plug-ins (available on this website). The ARCHOS 404 also offers many more functionalities such as slow motion, adjustable screen size, video editing and even a video bookmarking function. Record TV or external video sources Transform your ARCHOS 404 into a Digital Video Recorder with the optional DVR station. Record TV or most video sources such as satellite/cable box, VCR, DVD player or camcorder in MPEG-4 format1. Set up the DVR station by connecting it to the external video source; simply slot in your ARCHOS and record instantaneously or make scheduled recordings with the included infrared receiver that controls the external video sources. Turn your ARCHOS into a camcorder Use your ARCHOS as a camcorder and enjoy your personal videos, anywhere?anytime: - connect most digital cameras to your ARCHOS 404, through the optional DVR travel adapter. - connect the optional high resolution helmet camcorder to the ACHOS 404. The ARCHOS 404 records vid

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Archos 404 Camcorder, 3 Feb 2008
By W. Roger Marsh (Dumfries, Scotland) - See all my reviews
To me, this product outruns any ipod or creative by a long shot. Plenty of hard-disc space means never ending video shoots, photos, songs etc. The video quality is not fantastic, but it is smooth, not jumpy, colours are bright, and quality does not diminish when blown up to computer screen size. Not a proffesional gadget, but perfect for private use.

One problem with it is that the very large very bright screen makes it quite power hungry, but it still lasts maybe 8 hours music, or 3.5/4 hours watching videos. Also it only comes with a USB charger which is slower than Id like (3 hours for a full charge from flat).

Unfortunately, when I had had mine for less than a week, my sister knocked it out of my hand, it flew up then bounced on a wooden floor. I thought we'd got away with it as it still worked, but it couldnt read the hard drive after a few hours. This makes it sound very fragile, but no hard drive likes to get bashed around.

Despite this, It is such a fantastic product that I am scouring the internet for another one at a low price (I got my original one from Pixmania for £136 but they no longer stock it).

Note: For anyone who is scared about breaking it, Allianz will insure it from accidental damage for three years, for £35. I would advise this.

I hope this sways your decision away from an ipod, towards the archos 404 camcorder because that is a decision you won't regret.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product, 16 Oct 2009
I got this from my daughter after she decided to go down the ipod route. I have to say I'm glad she did as I think this is fabulous. It is very very reliable and solidly built. I'm not into the super light flimsy plastic ipod, creative zen type world. This fits the bill perfectly. It holds a huge amount of stuff and plays most formats no problem at all. It's drag and drop dead easy to use and the sound quality is superb. The video camera is an added bonus and works really well. For the price it's better sounding, better built and more versatile than its competitors.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant pocket sized device - not a camcorder replacement, 5 Jun 2009
By M. Lee (Plymouth, england) - See all my reviews
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I already have the Archos 500 and was delighted to find that the 404 is built to the same high quality. Being much smaller and bought mainly as a MP3 player but still a very strong movie player to.
The reason I bought this player is that the newer 405 only has 2Gb of memory, additional can be added but..
This player as 30Gb.

Some reviews have stated that there are battery issues with the model but I have left mine unused for months and found the battery pretty much as I left it.

MOVIES
On this note if you want your film to be resized from your existing DIVX collection then try looking up and downloading the free program POCKETDIVXENCODER which doesn't convert to Divx just fine tunes the existing file to work better and be smaller (changing audio files and screen sizes). My 404 films coming out at 300Mb per film (lot more on hard drive if needed).
The only downside is that the screen is in 4:3 format unlike the other players in this series, this isn't a breaking problem but one to be aware of.

MUSIC
As always excellent in terms of sound and display while playing, which the included hard pouch it is hard to control the player, so invest in a better case as I have done that will allow access to these.
On a downside there is no spelling out of titles when searching for albums or tracks by the titles simply a list style, which is annoying in folders with over 900 tracks. No going straight to your chosen track.

Pictures
A nice thumbnail page greets you with the focus picture being enlargerd as you toggle through all your picture and when selected these go full screen in a good resolution to enjoy. You can also activate a slide show option of the folder if you want to better show off your holiday snaps.

Camcorder
This works as both a Video recorder and Picture camera.
Satisfactory but not better than a specific Digiatal camera of camcorder. DO NOT BUY THIS INSTEAD OF but to compliment any recorders you might have.

RECORDING TV
this can be done but with the seperate docking station, and as my 500 does this as standard I have no need to try out this extra, My personal preference is still to use software to convert film to DIVx perfectly and to stick to this option.

As for Battery life when the screen is off the audio playtime is mammoth, although in movie mode the battery life is a good 3 plus hours. Charging takes longer via the USB than the mains charged predecessors, although I have heard and have ordered the docking station (NOT THE DVR station) as this has a mains feed and charges quicker.
On this front Archos have changed the charging leads from a standard 5v Mains plug to a fancy interface lead that connects to the mains/USB mains adaptor(not included) much like simple MP3 players come with.
So for travelling save money and buy a Mains USB output plug for under a tenner.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Caution - Faulty Design - same faults as noted by others
I have the Archos 404 with camcorder but have exactly the same problems as noted by several other people on the non-cam version. Read more
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