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Archos forum / Archos Av 500 30gb Or 60gb

« on: May 28, 2006, 06:21:27 pm »

Please could someone also tell me when recording films directly from the tv onto the Av500 do you end up with black lines at the top and bottom of the 4 inch screen making the viewing size even smaller or does the screen automatically adjust itself to fill the 4 inch widesceen format.

Thanks once again.
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Hi,

After purchasing the 30Gb, I decided to send it back and get the 100Gb version.  The battery seems to last about twice as long (no numbers yet), but for me the 30Gb would last for about 3-5 hours with video and 10-15 for audio.  The big energy drain is from the use of the screen "backlight".   I did not even know that there was a 60Gb version.  Perhaps we cannot get it here in North America.  But you'll appreciate as much space as you can get.  I was afraid that I would run out of room before I got all i wanted recorded. 

I love the 100Gb!  I have transfered all my music (ca. 3,500 songs), 5,000+ photos and 12 full-length movies and I still have 70Gb left.  I estimate that I'll have around 35 movies and still have 30-40 Gb. left. 

They say the AV 500 is best suited to "tech-types", but it took me only 15 minutes to transfer my photos and music and another 10 minutes to learn how to transfer movies.

As to your question about the TV recording: you have the option of changing the aspect ratio of the screen, but I have found that the AV 500 does make the TV recording fit the 4" screen.  It seems to cut off a little of the top and bottom (very little), but it does not make people look "wide" like some forced-perspective screens will do.    Also, bear in mind that this is not your finest Plasma screen, but you can take all you movies, music and photos anywhere you want!

Very few problems, love the Archos!  Hope that helps!

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