Archos 5/7 as movie player My old DVD player was large enough I had to tote it around in a case. I hope to replace it with something I can put in a jacket pocket or briefcase. I was considering the iPod Touch but when I saw that Archos had 5" and 7" screens my old eyes told me to consider those instead.I've visited the Archos web site and their info video says they're not picky about where you get your videos from - which to me is no help at all. I WANT someone to describe the easiest way to get movies. If I want to load my DVD movie collection onto an Archos, what program do I use? Do I have to break the protection on them first, or what?So how do you do it? The ease in putting my existing DVD collection onto the Archos may determine if I buy one or not. Where do you buy movies (you don't already own) for it? Thanks for your help Archos 5/7 as movie player My old DVD player was large enough I had to tote it around in a case. I hope to replace it with something I can put in a jacket pocket or briefcase. I was considering... » Read More Archos 5/7 as movie player My old DVD player was large enough I had to tote it around in a case. I hope to replace it with something I can put in a jacket pocket or briefcase. I was considering the iPod Touch but when I saw that Archos had 5" and 7" screens my old eyes told me to consider those instead.I've visited the Archos web site and their info video says they're not picky about where you get your videos from - which to me is no help at all. I WANT someone to describe the easiest way to get movies. If I want to load my DVD movie collection onto an Archos, what program do I use? Do I have to break the protection on them first, or what?So how do you do it? The ease in putting my existing DVD collection onto the Archos may determine if I buy one or not. Where do you buy movies (you don't already own) for it? Thanks for your help « Show Less
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Shoko, am I correct that the Archos Media Club is in French and possibly has a UK version coming, but that there is no USA version? Brian, thanks for the mention of ArchosFans.com - I'll be sure to check it out.And if the FBI is looking in, I certainly wouldn't do anything illegal!
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Any commercial DVD's that you own will have to be decrypted to place onto your Archos, but it is possible. Google can help you find. Obviously this is illegal if you don't own the DVD and MPAA might argue it is illegal even if you do own the DVD. There are also sites for Archos users that will be helpful. One is ArchosFans.com.
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The question raised by Robert Jordan is also of interest to me. How can one transfer DVDs to Archos 7? What problems are we likely to encounter and how should we resolve them? What is the best software to load DVDs and Blu ray disks?Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.
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Does anyone know if the 7 will pull movies off of a Dish DVR as the 705 does?
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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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I am just wondering if the 7 will pull movies to record straight off of a Dish DVR (movies/programs already recorded) like the 705 will do, with a free plug-in.
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I have the Ipod touch and interested in the Archos 7.Unlike the ipod touch -You get almost double screen real estate, -can read email directly-replaceable battery.-More choices of video codecetc.
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There are many differences, probably too many to list here. A few of the key points are that this runs Archos proprietary software and therefore you can't add anything made by anyone but Archos. On the Android tablet it runs the Android operating system made by Google. It allows that tablet to run many of the programs that people write for the Android platform. In my opinion if you mainly want the device for watching movies and listening to music then you should get the standard Archos 5 although it also does basic web and email. If you want a device that will do many other things (with new features being added frequently) then look at the Android tablet. For me those other features aren't worth the substantial price hike because I use a smart-phone for those things.
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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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You would need to conpress your movie thru DVD Shrink or Nero program and you may loose a tiny bit of quality but then it would fit on the normal 4.7dvd disc. The other way would be to download the movie in an AVI format and use the DEVE program to convert it to an ISO file that would then fit on the DVD disc....both methods will make your movie fit the 4.7G DVD disc and play the entire movie
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Hi Claire, yes you definitely can. I use a 32 gb external USB to watch my movies all the time. You would need to buy a Micro USB adapter (goes for $1.95 or so) and plugs into the charging slot. I would recommend downloading MX Player to watch the movies. It is a free app but really amazing on how you can control your video. Also, people complain about getting to the Micro SD slot in the back where you have to pop off the small casing, however I found this to be easy if you use a small screw driver to pop it off then place it in. It is not hard at all. I have a 32 gb Micro SD slot in there. So instead of the measly 16 gb i have a total of 64 gb additional space it is awesome!! Hi Claire, yes you definitely can. I use a 32 gb external USB to watch my movies all the time. You would need to buy a Micro USB adapter (goes for $1.95 or so) and plugs into the charging slot. I would recommend downloading MX Player to watch the movies. It is a free app but really amazing on how you can control your video. Also, people complain about getting to the Micro SD slot in the back where you have to pop off the small casing, however I found this to be easy if you use a small screw driver to pop it off then place it in. It is not hard at all. I have a 32 gb Micro SD slot in there.... » Read More Hi Claire, yes you definitely can. I use a 32 gb external USB to watch my movies all the time. You would need to buy a Micro USB adapter (goes for $1.95 or so) and plugs into the charging slot. I would recommend downloading MX Player to watch the movies. It is a free app but really amazing on how you can control your video. Also, people complain about getting to the Micro SD slot in the back where you have to pop off the small casing, however I found this to be easy if you use a small screw driver to pop it off then place it in. It is not hard at all. I have a 32 gb Micro SD slot in there. So instead of the measly 16 gb i have a total of 64 gb additional space it is awesome!! « Show Less
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thank you so much i have taken all the negative aspects into consideration and as soon as i get enough money i am going to get the 250gb archos 5. even though it has all these glitches with the beta i still think it is the best thing for me because the zune and ipod are just not enough. one more thing do you or anyone else for that matter know if the archos 5 is going to be compatible with the 3.5g connection add on or is it only the archos 5g? if someone can give any info regarding this topic it is most deeply appreciated.
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We loaded our cases with DVDs and folded up the sleeves and tucked them behind the disks. It makes it a little tight, don't add more than 1 disk per pocket. But it should work for you.
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You cannot play conventional DVDs on it b/c it lacks a DVD drive, but you do have other options - 1. Attach an external DVD drive so that you can play DVDs2. Stream movies from someone like NetFlix (I love this site)3. Download movies from Amazon (or some other site) onto the SSD "C" drive or onto an additional SDHC card which you can plug into the provided expansion slot.You can buy high capacity SD cards at reasonable rates. See Amazon's offer of the A-Data 16 GB SDHC card for $29.
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Hey, I had the same problem getting DVDs onto my Vision. What you need are two programs that work with one another. AnyDVD and CloneDVDMobile. Do a Google search for them. AnyDVD actively disables the Copyright-protection on "any DVD" and CloneDVDMobile lets you choose what model MP3 player you have, what size you want to make the video, and what chapters off the DVD you want to convert. They give you a trial period that lasts about 20 days, so you'll have plenty of time. Check it out!And about getting videos period. I've aquired all my videos from media sites like extremefunnyhumor.com, ebaumsworld.com, and killsometime.com. Those sites typically have a link to be able to save the video onto your hard drive. Hey, I had the same problem getting DVDs onto my Vision. What you need are two programs that work with one another. AnyDVD and CloneDVDMobile. Do a Google search for them. AnyDVD actively disables the Copyright-protection on "any DVD" and CloneDVDMobile lets you choose what model MP3 player you have, what size you want to make the video, and what chapters off the DVD you want to convert. They give you a trial period that lasts about 20 days, so you'll have plenty of time. Check it out!And about getting videos period. I've aquired all my videos from media sites like... » Read More Hey, I had the same problem getting DVDs onto my Vision. What you need are two programs that work with one another. AnyDVD and CloneDVDMobile. Do a Google search for them. AnyDVD actively disables the Copyright-protection on "any DVD" and CloneDVDMobile lets you choose what model MP3 player you have, what size you want to make the video, and what chapters off the DVD you want to convert. They give you a trial period that lasts about 20 days, so you'll have plenty of time. Check it out!And about getting videos period. I've aquired all my videos from media sites like extremefunnyhumor.com, ebaumsworld.com, and killsometime.com. Those sites typically have a link to be able to save the video onto your hard drive. « Show Less
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I have an 80 GB ipod that plays videos. Works fine on that one. Don't know if that's the same as your classic. Definitely important to make sure you're ordering the one for your ipod model. I had to google several times before figuring out which one with what features I have. Installing not a cinch, but with perseverance and some luck was doable. Suggest watching youtube on it if possible. Installation should not be taken lightly.
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Hi Andrew, I am new at these gadgets. How do you transfer DVDs on Vision W or Archos 604? My interest is simply to watch DVDs and listen to music on long flights; I do not need any recordings. Also, can I use Bose quiet comfort headset with these systems? Will greatly appreciate your response. Thanks. Dinesh.
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Excellent review. My questions are: 1. After you made your 17 Gb movie did you burn it into iDVD? If so, how did you fit that size movie into a 4.7 GB DVD?ThanksSony DCR-SR100 novice mac user (G5 imac)
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When you said 'under 4GB' I thought it likely your problem was with 'over 4GB.' As noted the 'fix' is not only super easy but it also frees up lots of space on your SD card. So just use moo0 to make a 1.5 or 2gb size version of Gravity. Just checked, copy of Gravity is 1.7GB so I think I set moo0 for 1.5 and it came out close as 1.7. Be sure to check out Food Fight, a short by I think LG, on youtube. Just about the most fun 3D demo and great to show others what the Inferno can do. Re: how much I know.... I just happen to have had a head start on the learning curve...much fun. BTW I am using Aimersoft Video Converter Ultimate, a good all around converter, to kill all black bars and play all my 3D videos on the full 8" screen. Some of these movies in letterbox kill about 30% of the already small screen. The very slight stretch on some images is worth it to me for the full screen playback. Feel free to follow up if you encounter more 'bumps.'
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The screen of the Zen is actually quite a bit larger than a postage stamp. The screen is a little larger than Apple's new ipod Shuffle. I have not put the two side by side and compared them, but Theoron is wrong when saying the screen is literally the size of a postage stamp. Also if you want to watch whole movies you would do better with a hard drive player. Something like the Zune or even the new ipod video.
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I'm pretty sure it is only available in 30 gb :) Not that it's a bad thing at all. Considering a WMV movies seems to take up 200 mbs on average, you are looking at 50 movies for 10gbs (full movies). Based on those numbers and having 30 gb, you can store quite a lot.MS clearly aimed this at the 30gb Ipod though. That's probably where Ipod makes most of their Ipod video sales anyway, which is why MS targetted it.
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I have a 16gb sd card in mine. A movie that is 1hr and 35 min is about 460mg and there are 1024 mb in a gb. It really would depend on how long your movies are how much room they would take up. Books, games, photos and music don't really take up that much space it is the movies. I also I read on other blogs that you can use a up to a 32 gb SDHC card in the device so you may research this option so you can set up the device as you see fit.