I can testify that you can watch at least two full length feature films with it, and still have over a third of a charge left.
Haven't flown transatlantic since I got one, so haven't tested it to battery death yet. Archos say you can last 8 hours, and judging from experience, the truth must be very close.
I did test the MP3 only Jukebox before I upgraded, and it does play MP3s for more than 8 hours straight. Including after dozens of charge cycles.
The recorded sound is very good, @ 128kbps. The only issue is that you hear the drive spinning up and docking if you use the internal mic.
Archos sell a preamplified stereo mic (external), and with that, the sound couldn't be better, as far as recording voice is concerned. But if you already do interviews, i suppose you already have a good mic lying around...
The difference with your DV cam is that the video is encoded directly in DivX, ready to be shared over P2P file sharers, rather than stored in a cassette tape that can only be read on dedicated hardware...
There is a Video In accessory. With it, you can record video directly to the unit's HD.
I've ordered it, but unfortunately it is on backlog. Gee, I wonder why it is THAT popular.
Oh, and a USB 2 accessory is also available. Get one, plain old USB is just too slow or moving media files in and out of this thing.
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I can testify that you can watch at least two full length feature films with it, and still have over a third of a charge left. Haven't flown transatlantic since I got one, so haven't tested it to battery death yet. Archos say you can last 8 hours, and judging from experience, the truth must be very close. I did test the MP3 only Jukebox before I upgraded, and it does play MP3s for more than 8 hours straight. Including after dozens of charge cycles.
The recorded sound is very good, @ 128kbps. The only issue is that you hear the drive spinning up and docking if you use the internal mic. Archos sell a preamplified stereo mic (external), and with that, the sound couldn't be better, as far as recording voice is concerned. But if you already do interviews, i suppose you already have a good mic lying around...
The difference with your DV cam is that the video is encoded directly in DivX, ready to be shared over P2P file sharers, rather than stored in a cassette tape that can only be read on dedicated hardware...
There is a Video In accessory. With it, you can record video directly to the unit's HD. I've ordered it, but unfortunately it is on backlog. Gee, I wonder why it is THAT popular. Oh, and a USB 2 accessory is also available. Get one, plain old USB is just too slow or moving media files in and out of this thing.