Archos DVR Station Gen 5 for 405, 605, and 705 Players
 |   Release Date : 2007-09-01 Publisher : Archos Company : Archos |
Features
- Play back on TV in DVD quality (in video formats supported by your ARCHOS) through the composite, S-video, RGB or YPbPr video outputs.
- Listen to music on your stereo system. Listen to 5.1 sound included in videos (with optional MPEG-2 plug-in) on your home cinema system through the SPDIF output.
- Connect your PC, hard disk or most mass storage devices to play or to transfer content (video, photos,music?).
- Charge your ARCHOS device.
- Stream Media from your PC to your TV using your WiFi home network.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Archos home DVR station provides a convenient way to record TV and most video sources in MPEG4 format straight onto any Archos generation 5 device for later playback with DVD quality resolution. You can even set a personalized schedule with the DVR station and a generation 5 device to record your favorite TV shows. For added convenience, the DVR station is compatible with WiFi-enabled generation 5 devices, which allows you to stream video files from a PC onto your TV. What's in the Box
DVR Station Gen 5, remote control, AC/DC power adapter, two 2RCA/2RCA cables, two S-Video cables, and owner's manual.
The DVR station provides a convenient way to record TV straight onto any Archos generation 5 device.
Record TV and most video sources in MPEG-4 format, or use it as a USB Host to exchange files.
Customer reviews
Great complement for the Archos 605!!!! 
This DVR station is the best complement for the Archos 605 because it charges the device in about 3 hours. Its really smaller than I thought and really light. I have made a trip or two and I can just take the DVR station with me without running out of space in my backpack. Conecting the Archos 605 to the TV is really easy. The remote control is really great for managing everything on the TV. In total, GREAT PRODUCT!!!!
The service on Amazon.com was terrific. The packages were right on time, they were sealed and in perfect shape. The best thing is that I could monitor my purchase during the entire delivery time, which I did practically every 3 hours because of the excitement. It was just a breeze to buy it here, besides it was the best price I could find in the market (and trust me, I spend about 5 months looking this product everywhere online). I TOTALLY recomend buying it here!!!!!!
Not worth it. 
bought the ARCHOS 605 WIFI thinking I was going to have a great device and then found out each thing I wanted to do I had to get a plug-in for Internet or for certain format of videos or in this case the DVR station to download directly from my satelite connection. They don't tell you it doesn't work with DirecTV, only with DISH (if you buy the plug-in, $39) and if you want you are told you can sign up online and register the product and then they'll make accesible a TV guide programming for your area; two weeks and nothing, their system kept telling me "no tvguide programming available in your area". I live in San Francisco, CA. !!! CUSTOMER SERVICE SUCKS TOO. if you're lucky for them to answer the phone (i tried many times, more than 20 times in 2 weeks, and the only time they answer the phone, took 20 minutes wait with a voice saying, "you're very important to us" (LOL) the other times I would put the phone in speaker phone and run errands in the house while on hold and the longest it went was 40 minutes.... when i realized i'd forgotten about the call and the phone was still going on and on "your call is very important to us"
THIS COMPANY SUCKS>
Returned for refund
I returned the Gen 5 Station as it was no use to me because I had returned the Archos 705. I gave it 5 stars as it did what it was supposed to do. The problem I had was with the 705.
Great minus the program guide
I mainly bought this for the remote control. It makes an expensive remote control but there are no other options out there (that I could find).
So far I've owned it for about 3 weeks and performs as advertised, except for the program guide. Only certain countries can use the program guide. There is a list somewhere on the Archos website. Not a big deal breaker - just means I have to use the program function just like a vcr.
Recordings are good quality and the bitrate can be varied to save space on your archos. I have an 80Gb 605 so there are no worries about space.
The remote works great and the unit charges your Archos while it's docked. You can also use the unit as a usb interface between your computer, or an external hard drive or thumb drive. It has ports for both USB and Mini USB.
One good use for the dvr is to play videos that the Archos can't play. Eg some H264 videos won't play, and HD video has a resolution that is too high for it. The DVR can be used to record these files (in real time) through the video card on a computer (provided it has a TV out). For some reason the quality of HD (high defintion) video suffers when recorded to the Archos, even on the highest bitrate. This may something to do with downsizing the image from 1080 or 1280 to 640 pixels. I'm still experimenting with this.
All up the device does what it's supposed to do, except for the program guide, which can only be used in certain countries.
This pruduct could be improved upon
This a good little unit and is a must for watching your Archos on the TV. It needs to have the latest inputs though (HDMI,DVI,etc.). It charges the Archos pretty quickly so that's good. It's a little pricey for what you get but overall it is a good product.
