Archos' Upgraded AV500 Jukebox Detailed

An anonymous reader writes "According to a piece on Mobilemag.com, the Archos AV500, newly shown at Cebit 2004 in Germany, will be the all-in-one answer to the clutter of handheld devices - this is a PVP [personal video player] and PDA combo handheld around the size of a Jornada with 20 or 40 gigs storage. Watch movies, read emails, connect your digital camera for backup, the list goes on.." The piece also notes: "Archos also added EPG (Electronic Programming Guide) technology, to allow you to control the AV500 with a remote control as a video player/recorder."

Comments

Rock Box

[djhertz]

I have the Archos 20 gig FM recorder (mp3 player that has a radio and record function) and had some really bad issues with it crashing. I got no help from Archos at all, but found this site: Rock Box which has an open source OS for it and never had a problem since. I have also found numerous other people in forums with the same story.

Now, what I don't understand is how come Archos wouldn't get involved with the Rock Box guys and try to just use their OS, or buy it from them, or something. I mean, the Rock Box os fixes so many bugs, and adds all kinds of features. The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts. -- Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)

Technical Data, Including Battery Life

[hng_rval]

Can be found on Amazon

3.5 hours of video
10 hours of playing mp3s

Not too bad, and at $500 it's not too much more than an iPod.

Re:Technical Data, Including Battery Life

[Anonymous Coward]

That's for the 320 not the 500