Archos DVR Station Gen 5 for 405, 605, and 705 Players by Archos
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Digital camera reviews of Archos DVR Station Gen 5 for 405, 605, and 705 Players
Digital camera Review: DVR problems
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased this to go with my 605 Archos Wifi. The 605 workes great does what I want it to do see review.
However the DVR has been nothing but trouble. I plugged 605 into the DVR station and it would not record or display on the TV. Called Archos support put on hold for 30 minutes then when I got through was disconnected not sure who was at fault. SO I sent an e-mail to Archos support hoping for a quick reply, several hours later (longer then I would like to wait) they sent me an e-mail with a list of things to check, connections and settings with a statement that if this doesn't solve the problem call for an RMA to have the station repaired. Rather then the RMA I returned the station for exchange at Amazon. Received the Station the next day, great service. Plugged the station and 605 to the TV and cable box it worked great no problems. THe station worked for a few days but then no display again. Called archos and had to go through the whole process again. This time sent the DVR station to Archos. I had to ship the device at my expense and no waiting to get it back. Web page for checking support says 10-15 days and is very minimal on the information it gives and only updates once a day.
The DVR station is a feature I looked foward to using but it has not worked out. Hopefully it will be returned and I will have no more issues. So I recommend being ready to deal with issues on the DVR. How ever the 605 is a great device that gives me the freedom to watch movies, listen to music and surf the web as well as 160 GB portable hard drive. Think about what you want and read the other reviews. I knew the potential for problems.
Digital camera Review: Excellent accessory for the Archos 605 Wifi media player
Summary: 5 Stars
This docking station works beautifully with my home entertainment center, enabling me to play music, video, and photo slideshows on my Archos 605 WiFi media player on my TV and sound system. I can also connect to my wireless network to access network files and the Internet. Response time through the provided remote can be a little slow, but with a little perseverance I can do *most* of the things I want without trying my wife's patience. I haven't tried recording DishNet TV through my satellite receiver yet, but I will post again once I've attempted that trick.Digital camera Review: GREAT
Summary: 5 Stars
I was waiting to get this one !
No more problem recharging my Archos 605 (the PC would not charge properly)
Just plug and wait 1 hour for 2 hours of watching your favorite movie.
Digital camera Review: Good Product
Summary: 3 Stars
I like the Gen5 Dock for the Archos. I had to send it to the manufacturer
because some of the functions didn't work. I hope that this is just a fluke and not the products performance.
Digital camera Review: Good but cost keeps dropping
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm not sure if they are trying to get rid of what they have in stock but the price has been getting lower for the past couple months. It was eighty seven dollars, then eighty the sixty nine then sixty. I bought it at sixty and now its fifty. Great product, only problem i had is that on the main menu on my tv it seems like its not flashing quite fast enough so it starts to make your eyes hurt. However vidoes are perfect but I seem to have the same problem surfing the internet, my eyes start to hurt like its doesn't have enough hertz or something. Works with youtube. I haven't tried recording video with it but I imagine it works fine. I was able to connect to the network at my house and play a file that was on the laptop in the public folder and it worked great. I love the wifi, a little slow for internet browsing though.