Archos Ships Video AV120 and its Digital Video Recorder Module — The Ultimate Handheld Digital Recording Solution

Business Wire, May 2, 2003

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IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2003

Boasting an Impressive 20GB Hard Drive, This New Handheld

Entertainment Solution is the First to Offer Direct Recording of

Video From TVs and Video Players

Archos, the leading innovator of personal handheld entertainment solutions and data storage peripherals, today announced the immediate availability of the Archos Video AV120 at major retailers throughout North America and Archos.com.

Smaller than most PDA devices, the Video AV120 makes it a snap to record and play up to 40 hours of digital MPEG-4 video on the fly.(a)

With its user-friendly interface and sleek design, the Video AV120 stands alone as the first no-compromise portable digital recording device of its kind. Like its predecessor, the award-winning Jukebox Multimedia 20, the AV120 combines popular entertainment features such as complete MP4 and MP3 capabilities, a color display for viewing digital video and pictures, and a voice recorder with the added benefit of a whopping 20GB USB 2.0 hard drive and ingenious accessories.

"We've leveraged years of technological expertise to develop this remarkable product and nothing on the market today comes close to offering the awesome features of our Video AV120," said Albert Hakim, president, Archos Inc.

"We expect this product to be a big hit with anyone looking to fuse their portable entertainment needs with the most advanced technology available. Offering a variety of accessories, the Video AV120 has all the bells and whistles you could need -- camcorder, digital camera, MP3 player, FM tuner and recorder, storage media and for the first time direct digital video recording capabilities -- all in a svelte package that fits in the palm of your hand."

Innovative accessories increase functionality of Video AV120

So customers can affordably extend the capabilities of the Video AV120, Archos has developed an array of add-on modules.

-- Digital Video Recorder -- Record up to 40 hours of video

directly from a TV, Video player or camcorder in VHS quality

and MP3 stereo sound. Once the MP4 video files are stored in

the unit, users can play and view this video anywhere they

want via the built-in color LCD, or just as easily through any

TV or PC.

-- Camera 100 (1.3 Megapixal) -- Unique combination of MP4

camcorder and digital still camera: within seconds users can

change the functionality of the Camera 100 from camcorder to a

still camera to record up to 40 hours of video or 200,000

photos.

-- FM Tuner & Remote Control -- Handy remote easily clips onto

shirt pockets and offers an FM tuner with complete recording

capabilities and an LCD screen for quick access to song lists.

-- Memory Card Readers -- Downloading pictures from a digital

camera and creating a portable photo album has never been

easier than with these memory card readers available in the

following formats: CompactFlash (type I and II), SmartMedia,

MultimediaCard and Memory Stick.

Pricing, Availability & Warranty

The Archos Video AV120 is currently available at leading retailers and Archos.com for $399.95. The optional accessories will be available at www.archos.com at the following prices: Digital Video Recorder $59.95, Camera 100 $99.95, FM Tuner $49.95, and Memory Card Readers, Compact Flash $29.95, Memory Stick & MultimediaCard-in-one $29.95, and SmartMedia $29.95. For more information, go to www.archos.com or e-mail us-info@archos.com.

About Archos

Founded in 1988, under the leadership of founder and Chairman, Henri Crohas, Archos designs and manufactures the industry's most innovative handheld entertainment solutions and data storage peripherals for people on the go. Archos has received numerous accolades for its superior products that provide an exceptional value for consumers and was most recently recognized at the 36th Consumer Electronics Show with a "Best in Show" and "Best in Portable Video" awards.

Technical Specifications for Video AV120

Capacity              20GB hard drive

Interface             USB 2.0 (compatible with 1.1), PC & Mac.
                      Optional FireWire cable

Video playback        MP4 with MP3 stereo sound, near DVD-quality.
                      Resolution 352x288@30 f/s up to 640x368@25 f/s.
                      AVI file format, reads XviD and DivX(TM) 4.0 &
                      5.0

Music playback        Stereo MP3 decoding @ 30-320 Kbits/s, CBR & VBR

Music recording       Stereo MP3 encoding @ 30-160 Kbits/s, VBR

Photo viewer          JPEG and BMP of any size

Display               TV output or built-in color LCD (237x234)

AV connections        Stereo analog Line In & digital Line In/Out.
                      Composite Video/Earphone/Line Out jack.
                      Built-in microphone

Playback autonomy     Up to 7 hours (MP3)

Scalability           Downloadable firmware updates from
                      www.archos.com

Power Source          Internal: Rechargeable Li-Ion Batteries.
                      External: AC charger/adapter

Dimensions & Weight   4.3-inch x 3.1-inch x 1.1-inch and 10.23 oz

System Requirements   PC: Pentium II 266 MHz. Windows 98SE, ME, 2,000,
                      XP, 64MB RAM.
                      Mac: 9.2 or X, iMac, G3 or higher

Package Includes      Archos Video AV120, USB 2.0 cable, AC adapter,
                      Li-Ion batteries (installed), stereo
                      headphones, AV cinch cable, carrying pouch.  CD
                      with MusicMatch(TM), drivers and 6 language
                      user's manual.