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Features:
Make the most of your fourth generation Archos thanks to the DVR Station!With complete connectivity, the DVR Station allows you to connect your Archos to the television to watch films and to your hi-fi to listen to music
And also to record the television or other MPEG-4 video formats
You can even programme your shows from a satellite receiver!Connections (input): Analog audio stereo, s-video, mini USB, USB host, power supplyConnections (outputs): Analog audio stereo, SPDIF, video composite, S-video, RGB, Y Pr Pb
Record from TV and most video sources in MPEG-4 format2. Make scheduled recordings with the included infrared emitter that controls the external video sources. Play back on TV in DVD quality (in video formats supported by your ARCHOS) through the composite, S-video, RGB or YPbPr video outputs. Listen to music on your stereo system. Listen to 5.1 sound included in videos (with optional MPEG-22 plug-in) on your home cinema system through the SPDIF output. Connect your PC, hard disk or most mass storage devices to play or to transfer content (video, photos,music...). Record from TV and most video sources in MPEG-4 format Play back on TV in DVD quality High quality in/out AV connections Charge your ARCHOS device
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Disappointing quality Having read the above reviews from the DVR I do wonder if perhaps I have a faulty unit. The unit acts as a 'pass-through' when my Archos 704 wifi isn't docked, i.e. phono connection from recording source (there is a supplied Scart adaptor to convert from phono) and phono to Scart out (I can't understand why the phono connectors are all gold plated, but the scart connectors are not). Sat next to my Panasonic 32" LCD the picture quality is notably degraded on the TV, partuculary when seeing any text on the... more info
The only accessory you will need If you are going to buy anything for your Archos this is the thing to buy. Sites by the side of my TV ready to record the next 007 film or X-Factor episode or just about anything you want. Use the remote to schedule recordings, watch recordings or edit them, yes you can get rid of those annoying adverts. Plug your Archos in & it charges up a lot faster than via the USB.
Very Good Product It is a shame this product is not included with the Archos, however you cannot knock it these DVR stations are very good
Excellent for..... ....recording from external sources. I use mine for transferring movies and tv shows to my Archos 404. The instructions are a little poor, but set up and use is mostly common sense.
The product claims to charge your device faster than USB, but it doesn't.