DVD I've only recently discovered this device and it sounds great. But I'm not as dedicated to my TV viewing as I used to be and have begun buying completed tv series' that I enjoy and watching them. Is there any way to get these DVD TV series onto the Archos 5 or would they be something I could only enjoy with a DVD player? Being able to access my favorite episodes or upload a season at a time and watch them as I had time sounds like a dream come true with my on-the-go life. DVD I've only recently discovered this device and it sounds great. But I'm not as dedicated to my TV viewing as I used to be and have begun buying completed tv series' that I enjoy and... » Read More DVD I've only recently discovered this device and it sounds great. But I'm not as dedicated to my TV viewing as I used to be and have begun buying completed tv series' that I enjoy and watching them. Is there any way to get these DVD TV series onto the Archos 5 or would they be something I could only enjoy with a DVD player? Being able to access my favorite episodes or upload a season at a time and watch them as I had time sounds like a dream come true with my on-the-go life. « Show Less
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I use dvdshrink to rip my dvds. I purchased a codec pack for the Archos 5 on Ebay for about $30; that included all of the available plugins, not just the cinema plug in. (Archos wants $20 for each separate plug in.) With the cinema plug in, you don't need to convert your dvd files in order to watch them on the Archos 5; just drag the ripped contents to your Archos device and then enjoy watching. I really recommend paying the money for the plug ins. Having to convert every video you want to watch on your Archos would be a hassle, in my opinion.
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I'm in a simular boat, Jilian.I'd like to replace my DVD player (which is large enough I have to lug it around in a case) with a device I can put in a jacket pocket or slip into my briefcase. If all I wanted was music I'd just use a small MP3 player. I want to play movies as well. The iTouch with its 3.5" screen would be okay, but a five inch screen would be better.I've been looking into the software needed to convert and load my DVD movies onto an iTouch, but I'd really like to hear if the same kind of software (such as HandBrake) could put my movies onto the Archos. I'm in a simular boat, Jilian.I'd like to replace my DVD player (which is large enough I have to lug it around in a case) with a device I can put in a jacket pocket or slip into my briefcase. If all I wanted was music I'd just use a small MP3 player. I want to play movies as well. The iTouch with its 3.5" screen would be okay, but a five inch screen would be better.I've been looking into the software needed to convert and load my DVD movies onto an iTouch, but I'd really like to hear if the same kind of software (such as HandBrake) could put my movies onto the... » Read More I'm in a simular boat, Jilian.I'd like to replace my DVD player (which is large enough I have to lug it around in a case) with a device I can put in a jacket pocket or slip into my briefcase. If all I wanted was music I'd just use a small MP3 player. I want to play movies as well. The iTouch with its 3.5" screen would be okay, but a five inch screen would be better.I've been looking into the software needed to convert and load my DVD movies onto an iTouch, but I'd really like to hear if the same kind of software (such as HandBrake) could put my movies onto the Archos. « Show Less
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I use the Slysoft products. It is a one time cost and I can port my DVD's quickly to my Archos. You will need two of their programs. Any DVD for encrypting and Clone DVD Mobile. Once you install them you will find an option already in the Clone DVD Mobile for selecting Archos players.
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I don't own one - yet - but I believe there's 2 ways:1. Rip your DVD using a 3rd party program - handbrake should work I believe. Looks like the player supports a lot of formats by default.2. If you want integration, here's a direct quote from the Archos 5 website: "...You can now copy your DVDs onto your ARCHOS 5 and play them directly, with subtitles if you want, with the MPEG 2 compatibility. ..." For that you'll need to buy the Cinema codec from them.
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To load DVD, movies etc from cable or sat all you need is the archos unit and the correct DVR Station for the model Archos you have. I have the archos AV700 and the 705 WiFi and both work well with the DVD's I have loaded. All you have to do is connect the archos dvr station to your cable box or dvd player (depends on what you want to record) and the archos to the dvr station then start the archos to record following the screen promts to choose the source and the sample rate etc. READ the manual, it's all in there and works like a charm. I have the entire Friends collection from dvd's on my AV700 along with some shows, movies from cable. To load DVD, movies etc from cable or sat all you need is the archos unit and the correct DVR Station for the model Archos you have. I have the archos AV700 and the 705 WiFi and both work well with the DVD's I have loaded. All you have to do is connect the archos dvr station to your cable box or dvd player (depends on what you want to record) and the archos to the dvr station then start the archos to record following the screen promts to choose the source and the sample rate etc. READ the manual, it's all in there and works like a charm. I have the entire Friends collection from dvd's on my... » Read More To load DVD, movies etc from cable or sat all you need is the archos unit and the correct DVR Station for the model Archos you have. I have the archos AV700 and the 705 WiFi and both work well with the DVD's I have loaded. All you have to do is connect the archos dvr station to your cable box or dvd player (depends on what you want to record) and the archos to the dvr station then start the archos to record following the screen promts to choose the source and the sample rate etc. READ the manual, it's all in there and works like a charm. I have the entire Friends collection from dvd's on my AV700 along with some shows, movies from cable. « Show Less
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Dear B. Cameron There are at least two reasons why you might want a DVD recorder with a built in tuner. 1. In my case, I don't have a TV with a digital (ATSC) tuner. I have a 2003 HD television with an analog (NTSC) tuner, and I receive my TV signal over-the-air via an outdoor antenna. When the digital transition occurred earlier this year, I had a limited number of choices if I wanted to keep my current TV and free OTA set-up: I could buy a converter box and have the digital signal converted to analog for my TV; I could buy an external digital tuner; or I could buy a DVD player with a built in digital tuner and get the best possible picture with a DVD player/recorder thrown in to boot. I chose the last option and bought the Toshiba DR560. My set-up has some drawbacks... like, if the DVD player breaks I get no TV signal while it's in the shop, and I can't record one program and watch another at the same time; but over all I'm happy with it because it is just what I need and no more. If you have a similar set-up and have questions of a more specific nature, I'd be glad to respond. 2. The QAM tuner should allow you to receive and record unscrambled digital cable channels directly, without renting a set-top box. Cable providers don't advertise this, and some may even insist that it isn't true; but they are required by the FCC to provide rebroadcasts of locally broadcast programs in analog, or in unencrypted HD digital format, so that customers are not forced to rent their digital-to-analog set top boxes. You will only receive unscrambled signals of locally broadcast programs in this way, and these may vary from locale to locale. I do not have any personal experience with this set-up, but if you are interested, there is a more in depth description at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QAM_tuner. There may be other advantages to having a tuner included in the DVD recorder/player, but I wouldn't know `cause I'm not that well versed in the technology. Hope this was helpful.
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You gave no info agout your machine and operating system so I can just answer you in general. I watch DVD and BR using VLC player. There are other player capable of doing that but i've been using VLC for a long time so I stick with it. The device is plugged directly into a USP port on my laptop (Toshiba) with no additional connections. It seems that the current provided by a regular USP port on a computer is enough to operate it. I don't have it that long (about a month) so I don't know if any problems develop with time.Ronny
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That's interesting. I wonder why it's called a DVR. I actually had the same question as Dennis, thanks for your reply.OK. I just got off the phone with tech at Archos and both the home and travel DVR do record from TV, VCR and DVD player. The main difference is the Home DVR dock is not travel friendly because of size/weight and there is no "s" plug on the travel dock.
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Hello-I am desperately seeking assistance with my SA8300HD in use with my WD My DVR Expander. I have been using the expander successfully with this box for about a year and a half. Recently Time Warner "upgraded" my area (Austin, TX) with the Navigator interface. After that all seemed to be lost. I had over 150 shows recorded for future viewing all gone. Multiple calls and emails later I was given contradictory information. First I was told that the SATA port would no longer work for the expander. Today I was told that it could be used but only for storage when the dvr is full. No instructions on how to use it in that manner (to switch recordings to the expander or back again) and of course the usual TW company line about not supporting any issues with the expander. Any low tech information about how this might work or what to do would be truly appreciated. Also I just kind of tripped onto this forum while looking for information so a response to my email address would get the information to me more directly or at least point me back to this forum. I am on my phone typing this and it doesn't show me the url where I got started. Thanks so much in advance, Kathy (ksilb@austin.rr.com)
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Thank you Paulo for your inputs.Can you tell me wich is the best brand and model ( in HD format) to upscaling my Standard DVDs??? with the capability to reproduce dvds in free region??Tk you
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A better question is what format will it not play. I have been able to play divx 4.x and 5.x,asi .mp4,vob,mov and .mkv 4:3&16:9 video files off of a usb on it. This is very nice if you have a lot of personal video files that you want to watch on your tv without having to do extra work converting and burning the video files to disc. I use a 1 tb external drive for storage(to play) and I have an external WD 2.5 500gb for recording with no problems. Be sure to download and install the update software first thing. Also if you are going to record from it be sure and format the drive to ntfs or you will have multiple files for each recording.(unless that is what you want) A better question is what format will it not play. I have been able to play divx 4.x and 5.x,asi .mp4,vob,mov and .mkv 4:3&16:9 video files off of a usb on it. This is very nice if you have a lot of personal video files that you want to watch on your tv without having to do extra work converting and burning the video files to disc. I use a 1 tb external drive for storage(to play) and I have an external WD 2.5 500gb for recording with no problems. Be sure to download and install the update software first thing. Also if you are going to record from it be sure and format the drive to ntfs or... » Read More A better question is what format will it not play. I have been able to play divx 4.x and 5.x,asi .mp4,vob,mov and .mkv 4:3&16:9 video files off of a usb on it. This is very nice if you have a lot of personal video files that you want to watch on your tv without having to do extra work converting and burning the video files to disc. I use a 1 tb external drive for storage(to play) and I have an external WD 2.5 500gb for recording with no problems. Be sure to download and install the update software first thing. Also if you are going to record from it be sure and format the drive to ntfs or you will have multiple files for each recording.(unless that is what you want) « Show Less
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Just wanted to put my two cents in too! I just received mine last night - I have a 3 TB hard drive connected to it - I got it because not all tvs (or game systems) play all the different movie formats - this thing plays them all - I am VERY IMPRESSED, and based on the fact of seeing two USB ports I'm positive I can hook up another hard drive (the cartoon one for the kids). There wasn't any lag works perfect. If they ever add more options to the home menu that would be a bonus!
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Thanks! The only real gripe that I remember is that a DVD is a little slow to load when you put it in. When I get around to buying one myself though, I probably won't use it as my main DVD player anyway, but I'll write up a full review.
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Join the club. Not only am I Canadian (and therefore currently not able to acquire the set), I'll have to upgrade to a DVD-ROM drive so I can actually play these, if I ever do get them.Damn the UGoI and their crazy, fantastic products...
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Not only will this play a standard DVD but it also will link with other smart devices such as Samsung TVs. When enabled this was, when you insert a DVD and it loads, it will automatically switch the TV source to allow viewing of the DVD. Personally, I dont use that feature as I sometimes like the DVDs to load and play through all the previews before switching. One of the nice features that I like is that you can pause a broadcast TV channel and watch a DVD then switch back to where you leaft off on the TV channel. Pretty cool device. I use it only with broadcast TV (99+ channels) and have been very satisfied. Not only will this play a standard DVD but it also will link with other smart devices such as Samsung TVs. When enabled this was, when you insert a DVD and it loads, it will automatically switch the TV source to allow viewing of the DVD. Personally, I dont use that feature as I sometimes like the DVDs to load and play through all the previews before switching. One of the nice features that I like is that you can pause a broadcast TV channel and watch a DVD then switch back to where you leaft off on the TV channel. Pretty cool device. I use it only with broadcast TV (99+ channels) and have... » Read More Not only will this play a standard DVD but it also will link with other smart devices such as Samsung TVs. When enabled this was, when you insert a DVD and it loads, it will automatically switch the TV source to allow viewing of the DVD. Personally, I dont use that feature as I sometimes like the DVDs to load and play through all the previews before switching. One of the nice features that I like is that you can pause a broadcast TV channel and watch a DVD then switch back to where you leaft off on the TV channel. Pretty cool device. I use it only with broadcast TV (99+ channels) and have been very satisfied. « Show Less
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Yes, I just received my 705 today and downloaded no problem from a VIP 622. I used the USB cable included with the 705. 1. Download and install plugin. 2. Make sure Archos is in Windows Media Player mode (DRM enabled) and not hard disk mode 3. Connect devices together via USB cables (I used the front USB port behind the door) 4. Follow onscreen prompt to use USB device. 5. Select Archos 705 from list on left 6. Select "Send to device" to get to show listing Notes: HBO and Cinemax recordings cannot be transfered due to some stupid copy-protection Dish turned on. They have a note up on their site about it. I have Cinemax and Showtime - Showtime works, Cinemax doesn't. Idiots. This is one BIG point against it which is making me second-guess the purchase since Dish integration was my primary reason to buy it. Shows can be batch transferred (thank god) SD only "at this time" according to the popup. No HD recordings. Shows are listed in recorded order (no folders)
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Try dvdfab you can try it for 30 days just select dvd to mobile and choices of mobile devices are shown. then select either the zune device or the pvp, either works good on archos. Usually after you've selected a device it starts to set everything up for you. Just make sure you uncheck english in the subpicture area, that should be on your right you don't need that to be checked. With this program you need to download the dvd onto your computer then drag and drop it into the video folder on the archos. If you go to that folder you'll see the type of video is acceptable such as wmv, wma or avi to name a few. If you look up your archos info that will tell you too. If you haven't received help by now I hope this helps you. Remember if you don't want the movies on your computer permanently you can always delete after dragging and dropping into you archos video folder. The time for the movie to your computer depends on your computer, however 2-1.2 hours or a little over that is usually the norm. If you've found something easier please feel free to share.
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I have a dvr through directv. I'm thinking about getting this toshiba dvd recorder. Let me make sure I understand... If I have a show recorded on my dvr, I can then record it to a dvd in my dvd recorder? But while the dvr'ed show is being recorded to dvd, I cannot watch a different show? Is this correct?? Thank you anyone for your help. I have some shows that have been on my dvr for a long time now that I occasionally like to rewatch and would much rather have them on dvd so hopefully this toshiba dvd recorder is what I need.
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If I had to do it over again, I would not have purchased my Archos 7 but instead a mini computer. The Archos has to many things it will not do. You cannot download many plugins from websites to be allowed to watch media from these sites like a computer. If you are considering a Archos 7 then I would consider any of the minis on the market.
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I don't know. I haven't been able to get the dvd part of the tv to work. My son - the electronics "expert" - has not been able to get it to work. He says I should contact the manufacturer. I bought the tv online, it's not worth my time and effort to dig" just to get the dvd player to work, so I just don't use the dvd part. The tv is fine. I can probably contact Amazon, but I have not -- too much trouble for such a small amount of money. The moral of the story is, "You get what you pay for" ???? ...or maybe I should contact Amazon.I don't think a stand-alone dvd/blue player costs that much. The price (even for just a tv) was good, I thought. I don't know. I haven't been able to get the dvd part of the tv to work. My son - the electronics "expert" - has not been able to get it to work. He says I should contact the manufacturer. I bought the tv online, it's not worth my time and effort to dig" just to get the dvd player to work, so I just don't use the dvd part. The tv is fine. I can probably contact Amazon, but I have not -- too much trouble for such a small amount of money. The moral of the story is, "You get what you pay for" ???? ...or maybe I should contact Amazon.I don't think a... » Read More I don't know. I haven't been able to get the dvd part of the tv to work. My son - the electronics "expert" - has not been able to get it to work. He says I should contact the manufacturer. I bought the tv online, it's not worth my time and effort to dig" just to get the dvd player to work, so I just don't use the dvd part. The tv is fine. I can probably contact Amazon, but I have not -- too much trouble for such a small amount of money. The moral of the story is, "You get what you pay for" ???? ...or maybe I should contact Amazon.I don't think a stand-alone dvd/blue player costs that much. The price (even for just a tv) was good, I thought. « Show Less