Archos FM Radio and Remote Control Add-on for AV400 Pocket Video Recorder | List Price: $49.95
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Brand: Archos
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Compact FM radio/remote control add-on for Archos AV400 pocket video recorder
- Plays FM radio and digitally records programs on AV400's spacious hard drive
- Retro-record buffer archives last 30 seconds of playback before recording starts
- Controls AV400's fast-forward, rewind, play, pause, skip, and volume functions
- Requires no batteries; measures 2.7 by 1 by 0.5 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty
Reply to other poster [Posted on 2005-02-09]
The reason you might need this is because the Gmini 400 does not come with the remote. The 400 is a great unit, but I will refrain from covering here since this is about the remote.
The remote is great, but severely lacking in one feature: you can not turn the unit on with the remote. You can turn it off, but not on. This flaw keeps me from giving it the 5 stars it otherwise deserves. I hate having to fish my 400 out of my pocket just to power it up when the remote is handy.
Other than that, the display is great, and the various knobs perform multiple functions, giving you a ton of control. I also like the layout and the varying feel of the different functions, which allows me to DJ without looking at the unit.
It works for several Archos models and there is a manual for the remote downloadable from Archos' website. It is a great read if you are on the fence about purchasing this accessory.
Its OK . . . [Posted on 2005-07-22]
I think its still worth buying, but there's only one line. The thing shows only one line. The song name doesn't scroll, there's not timing information on the current playing media, and the controls can be difficult. Its still worth the convenience of leaving the player in your bag. And the lighted buttons are cool.
Good But you can live without it [Posted on 2006-02-23]
If you are FM Radio fan then get it , If not ,you can live without it .
Reception is Medium less than the car radio but OK if you can stand some wave noise in the back ground of your recordings some times.
The remote control function works great with MP3 ,After a while of practicing , You can brows your whole music library from this tiny device and keep you DVR in your pocket.
Overall a good Product [Posted on 2006-04-02]
The main reason I bought the product was because I hated having to take my av500 out of my pocket everytime to change the song. Also you cant change the song on the av500 without turning on the screen so it helps save your batteries for playing songs rather then lighting up the screen.
I really like the flick switch that changes the songs. You just flick it forward to change song or hold it forward to fastforward through the song. To pause the song you just push it in and to play again you push it in and the song starts playing.
The fm tuner is good sometimes other times it isnt very good. What it does is turn your headphones into the antenna so the sound quality changes when you move around. It can store presets which it really nice so you dont have to search through the channels.
The biggest problem with the remote is that mine makes a high pitch noise when ever the light is on, I dont know if this is normal it isnt enough for me to rma it back so ill just live with it, it is that bad. It is quiet enough that if you are in a noisy area you cant hear it but if you are in your bedroom with no noise you can hear it but it goes away when the lights go off.
It takes some getting used to, to figure out how to search through your all of your music pretty quickly.
I wish you could switch what the screen says. The only thing that it displays it the song title. I wish there was a way to have it show the artist name and cd. The lights are pretty cool the screen is blue while the other buttons are green so it looks pretty cool at night. I wish there was a way to turn off the light.
Over all I really like it and would recommend that anyone with an av500 buy one.
Nice addition to the Archos AV400 [Posted on 2008-01-05]
It's a nice addition that you may use some of the time. I bought this a few years back after buying my AV420 that did not come with it. The remote works pretty well, once you get used to the non-straightforward control scheme. If you already have the AV400 and use it regularly, this might be a good buy. I give it three stars based on the controls and ease of use.
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