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Archos forum / Av700 Resolution 512x304...?

« on: July 22, 2006, 08:00:11 pm »

Why is it that when I record a program from my TV that the resolution specs read 512x384 or 512x304 instead of the 640x480 that Archos notes on their tech specs?

http://www.shoparchos.com/product.aspx?sku...7&culture=en-US

These are my settings...?

Source: Composite
Format: Auto
Resolution: Optimal
Bitrate: 2500
Sampling: 48

thx for any help....

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Archos forum / Poor Video Playback Quality Av700

« on: July 18, 2006, 09:09:42 am »

A splitter will degrade your signal, but if your getting a decent picture you should be recording the same.
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probably going to try to hook everything up through the VCR and get rid of the splitter.

btw....I have a 6-7 year old RCA 35in. CRT (normal TV)

just basically trying to find out if anyone else was not happy with the recording quality of the AV700......thx....

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Archos forum / Poor Video Playback Quality Av700

« on: July 17, 2006, 09:39:27 pm »

this is actually how I have everything hooked up....I have a splitter in there so that I won't have to bother with dealing with the VCR remote.....now I'm wondering if the splitter is degrading the incoming signal and that's why the video quality is poor...?

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Archos forum / Poor Video Playback Quality Av700

« on: July 16, 2006, 10:09:31 pm »

I have the AV700 when I record video directly from my TV to the AV700 and then play the video on the TV the quality is very bad. I'd say the quality of the video is worse than a bad VHS recording..........My current settings are...

Formware:   1.5.12
 
Source:........Composite
Format:....... 4:3
Res:.............Optimal
Bitrate:.........2500
Sampling:.....48
Brightness:...29
Contrast:......24
Saturation:...35
Hue:.............2

Connection is via analog basic cable to a VCR. I have tried numerous different setting on the AV700 but the playback quality is always poor...very grainy and the clarity and detail is also bad. Is this the way the AV700 is supposed to work...?

Any help is much appreciated....

FYI...Mac OS 10.3.9

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Archos forum / Archos File Formats And Spec On Mac

« on: July 16, 2006, 06:38:35 pm »

I've been having problems exporting my Video files in the right format on my Mac (Quicktime Pro) to play on the Archos. I've tried .mp4 and .avi but they are not recognised on the Archos. Is there a codec I need, or a specific file convertor program.

Any ideas or pointers would be great

email me luisfernandes@mac.com
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I have used this with some success... [a href=\"http://www.ffmpegx.com/]http://www.ffmpegx.com/[/url]

I'm OSX 10.3.9 and some times I record off of my EyeTV then use ffmpegX to convert to DivX. I have only done this recently and haven't had a chance to see if I can get better quality.