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The Archos AV700TV 40GB Mobile Digital TV Recorder is a handheld device for watching Digital TV (built-in DVB-T tuner) and recording TV shows and movies directly on the device anytime, anywhere. You can store up to 35 hours of digital TV quality programs and watch them on its 7 color screen when on the go or at home on your TV screen.

Archos AV700TV Mobile Digital TV Review:

I have been fancying one of these for years but they were incredibly expensive until now, Bought mine from Amazon Marketplace via Avides Media. I ordered it very late on Tuesday night it arrived Friday morning all the way from Germany to the UK. The description said slight damage to packaging and I must admit I was a little worried till it arrived but don’t let it put you off if you’re thinking of buying one. The damage to the box was barely noticable and the contents were perfect.

Now for the product.  All I can say is WOW!! Apart from having to charge it, there was nothing I needed to do in order to get it to work flawlessly with all the .avi files I threw at it. No stuttering, no codec issues. Very quick to transfer your files either from your hard drive or DVD-ROM drive.  Only thing I would say is, I am running Windows Vista and although I have the latest firmware on the Archos, it didn’t seem to like handling large file transfers in “Windows Device” mode. If you have any problems where copying files fails for any reason just go into “Display Setup Screen”, then go to System and under “USB Port” select “Hard Drive” then connect to your PC and just treat as an external hard drive. It then works perfectly. I transferred 2.5 Gb of Prison Break avi files through my DVD-ROM in less than 5 minutes!

There are also loads of accessories bundled with this device. You get earphones (which are very good!), USB lead, USB host lead so you can connect your MP3 player or Digi Camera directly to it, an AV lead to connect to your TV, carry pouch for the unit, two aerials in a carry case so you can receive Freeview (and record it) on the device and two suckers to attach the aerials to the inside of your car windows. The first time I tried the Freeview in the car I got almost 50 channels!! You also get a lead to plug the device into your existing home aerial to make sure you get the best reception and you can schedule it to record TV directly onto your device to watch later. There is a little ‘kickstand’ on the back of the unit so you can stand it on a table to watch and you can get a fairly cheap suction mount for the car.

I don’t know what more I can say about this amazing little gadget; if you are considering buying one, take my advice and spend the 180 quid, you won’t be disappointed – best money I’ve spent in years!!

Archos AV700TV Mobile Digital TV Features:

• Store up to 35 hours of recorded digital TV programs, 160 hours of encoded videos, 20,000 songs or 400,000 photos
• Built in digital tuners for free to view TV reception and 35 hours of recording in near DVD quality (MPEG 2)
• Complete with programme guide recording and remote control
• Play back video on the 7″ widescreen or on any external screen with a near DVD quality
• Slow motion playback, adjustable aspect ratios, video editing or even a video book marking function
• USB Host Port enables you to copy, share, connect and transfer files directly from other powered mass storage devices
• Simply connect the AV 700 TV to your home television to serve as a UHF receiver (474 to 858 MHz)

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