Can Archos play live video from Adobe and Windows Media Player? Hi I was wondering if anyone knew if Archos can play live video from Adobe or Windows Media Player? If not, does anyone know of a mobile device that could? Thanks. Can Archos play live video from Adobe and Windows Media Player? Hi I was wondering if anyone knew if Archos can play live video from Adobe or Windows Media Player? If not, does anyone know of a... » Read More Can Archos play live video from Adobe and Windows Media Player? Hi I was wondering if anyone knew if Archos can play live video from Adobe or Windows Media Player? If not, does anyone know of a mobile device that could? Thanks. « Show Less
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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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Yes, it supports MP3, AAC, WMA, OGG, FLAC, APE and WAV. It's just that for videos, it can't play MKV or FLV.
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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 am pretty sure that the WD player I have plays Avi files. WMV files didn't play though. Do a search for a program that converts mp4, mpeg, wmv, etc to avi or a file that you know the WD plays. The conversion programs are generally free. Good luck.
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We use LiveStream. You must connect the USB cable from the device to make it work. Adobe encoder will capture the input also and allow you to broadcast to a flash streaming server.
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I have the same version of Adobe Flash installed. I cannot watch any of the mentioned videos at either Youtube or Hulu without disabling hardware acceleration first. I have attempted to update the Nvidia drivers, but it appears that everything is already up to date. At this point, I suspect that I may have simply gotten a bad computer. Acer support will not give me free support for this because they claim that this is a third-party software issue. I am considering RMA'ing now.Thank you for confirming that everything works on your system with hardware acceleration enabled. I really appreciate your time and responses :) I have the same version of Adobe Flash installed. I cannot watch any of the mentioned videos at either Youtube or Hulu without disabling hardware acceleration first. I have attempted to update the Nvidia drivers, but it appears that everything is already up to date. At this point, I suspect that I may have simply gotten a bad computer. Acer support will not give me free support for this because they claim that this is a third-party software issue. I am considering RMA'ing now.Thank you for confirming that everything works on your system with hardware acceleration enabled. I... » Read More I have the same version of Adobe Flash installed. I cannot watch any of the mentioned videos at either Youtube or Hulu without disabling hardware acceleration first. I have attempted to update the Nvidia drivers, but it appears that everything is already up to date. At this point, I suspect that I may have simply gotten a bad computer. Acer support will not give me free support for this because they claim that this is a third-party software issue. I am considering RMA'ing now.Thank you for confirming that everything works on your system with hardware acceleration enabled. I really appreciate your time and responses :) « Show Less
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I have not found anything that I could not download onto this device. I have watched videos on it but I have not downloaded Adobe Flash...that said, it could have already been on the device when I got it, Adobe Reader was. I love this thing and so do my grandchildren (ages 13 & 9). They both play game and watch tons of Youtube vids.
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It only works with Windows Media Player. it has a small number of apps that came with it that aren't really very helpful, it looks like they went "pretty" over "Functionality" and scouring the web, pretty much all the app sites for aftermarket apps are gone now, but I DID find a program called Aida64 that can be used to create custom apps, that's all I've used since I made one for system stats. and game support for it is pretty light. google it and read the wiki on the g19 and you can see the list of games that support it. nothing terribly new so not sure if games are even trying to offer support. It only works with Windows Media Player. it has a small number of apps that came with it that aren't really very helpful, it looks like they went "pretty" over "Functionality" and scouring the web, pretty much all the app sites for aftermarket apps are gone now, but I DID find a program called Aida64 that can be used to create custom apps, that's all I've used since I made one for system stats. and game support for it is pretty light. google it and read the wiki on the g19 and you can see the list of games that support it. nothing terribly new so not sure if games are... » Read More It only works with Windows Media Player. it has a small number of apps that came with it that aren't really very helpful, it looks like they went "pretty" over "Functionality" and scouring the web, pretty much all the app sites for aftermarket apps are gone now, but I DID find a program called Aida64 that can be used to create custom apps, that's all I've used since I made one for system stats. and game support for it is pretty light. google it and read the wiki on the g19 and you can see the list of games that support it. nothing terribly new so not sure if games are even trying to offer support. « Show Less
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The short answer is no. The longer answer is this frame (quoting from the manual) "only supports JPEG and Motion JPEG files taken from a digital camera". That means most video formats, especially high definition formats, would not play unless converted to Motion JPEG. It displays JPEG photos beautifully but is not the right choice for video.
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The specs are actually Android 4.1 which is the Jelly bean version of android. The Archos does not have Windows XP.
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You can play videos (plays MP4 and AVI only), but only from a card or USB stick attached directly to the frame. No video over the cloud.
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none that i know of; this item seems only to allow games and videos/movies in MP4 and maybe wmv. also pictures but won't except emulators or any apps i tried to load. U can get free games from CoolRoms.com u might have to change some to bin (binary format) Item does only what is advertised(MAYBE!) buyer beware!
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From memory mine played all the types supported by Linux & Android, including mp4, mkv, mov, avi, divx, ogg, mp3. I don't think it plays WMA, and probably doesn't play transport stream ts out of the box.
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This worked for me. Can you tell me what file types I should load if I want to play my own videos? Thanks!
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The 3DPlayer currently supports the following file formats. Video: wmv, avi, mpg, mpeg, mp4, 3gp, mkv, rmvb, rm and flv. Photo: png, gif, jpg, jpeg, and bmp . Newest version of VMP supports MPO and a registered user can upgrade directly from VMP. Once VMP is launched go to "About" and tap on "update". Notes on SmartCard and USB In addition to SDHC cards (32GB max, 4GB max file size), it reads SDXC (&gt;32GB, no file size limit) and exFAT/NTFS formatted cards, e.g. with Sandisk Ultra 64GB micro-SD card (exFAT), and 2GB card formatted with NTFS. Works well for large videos from Bluray-3D. NOTE: Very large 3D movie files placed in the card root may cause a crash so place them in a folder. They will however work either way in 2D. The USB port reads 128GB USB Flash pen using an adapter. I don't know about avchd but the player is continually being updated.
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If you have Windows 7, the Windows Media Player should play them. If you have an older version of Windows, you'll probably need to convert them, or you can upload them to YouTube (can leave them set to Private or Unlisted if you don't want the world to see them) and let YouTube convert them for you (though I've found that it doesn't do a perfect job of rendering them for you, they seem to be a little choppier when uploaded straight from AVCHD format vs. rendering them to .wmv first).To convert/render them yourself, a good program is Sony's Vegas Studio HD. About $90, but at that it's a lot cheaper than something like Adobe Premier and it does a good job of handling HD video. If you have Windows 7, the Windows Media Player should play them. If you have an older version of Windows, you'll probably need to convert them, or you can upload them to YouTube (can leave them set to Private or Unlisted if you don't want the world to see them) and let YouTube convert them for you (though I've found that it doesn't do a perfect job of rendering them for you, they seem to be a little choppier when uploaded straight from AVCHD format vs. rendering them to .wmv first).To convert/render them yourself, a good program is Sony's Vegas Studio HD. About $90, but at that... » Read More If you have Windows 7, the Windows Media Player should play them. If you have an older version of Windows, you'll probably need to convert them, or you can upload them to YouTube (can leave them set to Private or Unlisted if you don't want the world to see them) and let YouTube convert them for you (though I've found that it doesn't do a perfect job of rendering them for you, they seem to be a little choppier when uploaded straight from AVCHD format vs. rendering them to .wmv first).To convert/render them yourself, a good program is Sony's Vegas Studio HD. About $90, but at that it's a lot cheaper than something like Adobe Premier and it does a good job of handling HD video. « Show Less
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i have the archos 5 right now and am trying it out.no luck :( i click on devices and the archos 5 doesn't pop up. i am very disappointed.Edit: IT WORKS! YOU HAVE TO SET THE USB PREFERENCE: WINDOWS MEDIA DEVICE. Then it will work. The quality isn't the greatest but it works.