Archos TV+ 80GB WiFi Digital Video Recorder

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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.

Record and schedule - your favorite TV shows and movies in high quality with the TV program Guide

ARCHOS TV Program Guide - With the ARCHOS TV⁺, you get a personalized TV Program Guide. Just select your local channels and favorite programs on the registration page, view all programs on the grid on the device and schedule recordings with a click of the ARCHOS remote control on the selected program. Automatically update the TV Program Guide via the free ArchosLink software or WiFi connection (for WiFi devices).

Download - movies, TV shows and music wirelessly from the ARCHOS Content Portal for playing on your TV. The new ARCHOS Content Portal provides quick and easy access to the latest movies, TV shows and music directly to your ARCHOS device.

Stream - digital entertainment content from your PC to your TV.

Browsing And Streaming PC - Through the home WiFi connection and the UPnP technology, you can enjoy the entire shared digital media library of your home PC in your living room, not just in your office.
As easily as on your device, via your current video, photo, music or browser icons, you can also transfer wirelessly shared files using your ARCHOS Browser.

Surf the Web¹ - access online email, and enjoy Web video from sites like YouTube and Dailymotion. WEB VIDEO - The ARCHOS 605 WiFi is the only PMP with the capability to watch Web video (YouTube, DailyMotion) right on the device. When surfing on video sharing sites, you can choose to stream the video you selected inside homepage or full screen.

Sync - your recorded TV shows to your ARCHOS portable media player at high speed, and take your home theatre wherever you go (a 2-hour movie syncs in only 10 minutes)

Play and store - nearly limitless content-up to 300 movies²-on an 80GB^(*) multimedia hard drive.

^(*)1 GB = 1 billion bytes, formatted capacity is less
⁽¹⁾With the downloadable optional Web browser plug-in (Opera browser/Adobe Flash) on the web site or directly on the ARCHOS Content Portal on the device.
⁽²⁾On average; based on 3.5 mins/song & 64 kbits/s WMA, on 1000 kbits/s MPEG-4 audio/video encoding and 1h30/movie (for near DVD Quality), on JPEG, VGA.

ARCHOS TV⁺ WiFi Digital Video Recorder Features

The new ARCHOS TV⁺ provides TV recording, Web surfing, media streaming, significant storage, and Home Entertainment on TV. The ARCHOS TV⁺ is a stand-alone DVR with a high-capacity hard drive - and the only DVR to integrate seamlessly with a portable device.

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 player⁽¹⁾) 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 ready²! 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 movies4

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 100,000 songs³
- Play the most popular music files such as MP3, WAV, WMA and protected WMA, AAC* and AC3* (*with optional plug ins)
- Your music is automatically organized with the enhanced ARCLibrary
- View by artist, album, type of music, title and create your own playlists

^(*)1 GB = 1 billion bytes, formatted capacity is less
⁽¹⁾External video output disabled for Macrovision-protected contents
⁽²⁾On average; based on 3.5 mins/song & 64 kbits/s WMA, on 1000 kbits/s MPEG-4 audio/video encoding and 1h30/movie (for near DVD Quality), on JPEG, VGA.
⁽³⁾MPEG-4 up to DVD resolution (MPEG-4: ISO standard by Moving Picture Experts Group ; AVI: audio/video file container by Microsoft) without GMC and Quarter Pixel and WMV up to DVD resolution (including protected WMV).