Tuesday 11 May 2010

Technical Specifications

Display

705 - 7’’ TFT Touchscreen (800x480 pixels), 262,000 colors

605 - High resolution 4.3’’ TFT LCD, 16 million colors, 800x480 pixels.

- Touch Screen

405 - High resolution 3.5’’ TFT LCD, 320 x 240.

Video playback**

MPEG-4(2) (ASP@L5 AVI, up to DVD resolution).

WMV (MP@ML, up to DVD resolution).

With optional software plug-ins (available for purchase at www.archos.com):

Video Podcast plug-in: H.264 up to DVD resolution and AAC.

Cinema Plug-in: MPEG-2 MP@ML up to 10 Mbps (up to DVD resolution) and

AC3 stereo sound (5.1).


Audio Playback**

Stereo MP3 decoding @ 30-320 Kbits/s CBR & VBR, WMA, Protected WMA, WAV

(PCM/ADPCM).

With optional software plug-ins (available for purchase at www.archos.com):

AAC(3) stereo audio files.

AC3 stereo audio and 5.1 sound files.


Photo viewer***

JPEG, BMP, PNG.


PDF viewer

Reads PDF documents. May not implement all PDF features.


Video Recording(4)

Via the optional DVR Travel Adapter (ARCHOS 405 and 605 only) or DVR Station

Gen 5. Records NTSC/PAL/SECAM to MPEG-4 SP files with ADPCM stereo sound,

VGA resolution (640 x 480)@ 30 or 25 f/s, in AVI format.


Audio recording

Via the optional DVR Travel Adapter (ARCHOS 405 and 605 only) or DVR Station

Gen 5: stereo line-in, WAV (IMA ADPCM or PCM) format.


Interfaces

USB 2.0 High-Speed Device (compatible USB 1.1): Mass Storage Class (MSC) and

Media Transport Protocol (MTP).

USB 2.0 Host: Mass Storage Class (MSC) and Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP / for

ARCHOS 405 and 605: only with optional Mini Dock, Battery Dock and DVR

Station Gen 5).


Connections

ARCHOS 405:

SD Slot compatible with SD (and mini/micro SD with adapter), MMC (and RS

MMC with adapter)

USB 2.0 port

3.5 mm mini jack for headphones

Docking connectors to connect DVR Station Gen 5 and other ARCHOS accessories

ARCHOS 605:

(Only on the models that feature a built-in flash memory) SD Slot compatible

with SD (and mini/micro SD with adapter), MMC (and RS MMC with adapter)

WiFi (802.11g) connection. Optional Internet plug-in (Opera® web browser - supports

Adobe Flash® content) for Web browsing (for purchase on www.archos.com)

3.5 mm mini jack for headphones

Docking connectors to connect DVR Station and other ARCHOS accessories

ARCHOS 705:

WiFi (802.11g) connection. Optional Internet plug-in (Opera® web browser - supports

Adobe Flash® content) for Web browsing (for purchase on www.archos.com)

3.5 mm mini jack for headphones or TV output (PAL & NTSC)

DC-in to connect power adapter/charger

Mini B for USB 2.0 computer connection

Mini A for USB 2.0 host connection

Docking connectors to connect DVR Station Gen 5 and other ARCHOS accessories


605 705 Speakers

A single built-in speaker (ARCHOS 605) or two built-in speakers (ARCHOS 705)


Power source

Internal: Lithium-Ion Polymer battery.

ARCHOS 405 and 605: Device charges via computer USB port.

External: Power adapter/charger (for ARCHOS 405 and 605: via optional accessories).


Scalability

Downloadable firmware updates.


Package includes

ARCHOS 405:

ARCHOS device, headphones, USB cable, protective pouch, DVR Adapter, Quick

Start Guide (QSG), legal and safety notice.

ARCHOS 605:

ARCHOS device, headphones, ARCHOS USB cable, protective pouch, DVR Adapter,

2 styli, Quick Start Guide (QSG), legal and safety notice.

ARCHOS 705:

ARCHOS device, headphones, ARCHOS USB cable, USB host adapter, protective

pouch, DVR Adapter, 2 styli, remote control, power adapter/charger, Quick Start

Guide (QSG), legal and safety notice.


Computer System Requirements

For Computer:

PC with Windows® ME, 2000, XP, Vista, Media Center.

Macintosh® OS X or higher (with USB Mass Storage Class support).

Linux (with mass storage device support), USB port.

For PlaysForSureTM audio, video and subscription services: PC with Windows® XP

SP1 or higher, Windows Media® Player 10 or higher, and USB 2.0 port.

** Certain bitrates, resolutions, and/or file variations may not be compatible.

*** Certain resolutions and file sizes may not be compatible.

(2) MPEG-4 ASP@L5 AVI (MPEG-4: ISO standard by Moving Picture Experts Group; AVI: audio/video file container by Microsoft) without GMC and Quarter Pixel and WMV (including protected WMV).

(3) Does not read AAC protected files.

(4) External video output disabled for Macrovision®-protected contents.