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January 28, 2005
Archos Pocket Media Assistant 430
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Pre-Order your Archos Pocket Media Assistant 430 Now!. Release date is Feb. 1st. This new PDA slash Media Player will make it's mark in the handheld sector. Having most of the same features as it's parent, the new Pocket Media Assistant will also include a Linux Qtopia operating system with PDA functionality. For more information click article. |
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| Capacity: 30 GB Interfaces: High-speed USB 2.0, compatible USB 1.1, PC & Mac USB Host port compatible Mass Storage Device Built-in WiFi connection (802.11b technology) IRDA 115 kb/s port Operating system: Linux Qtopia with embedded ARCHOS multimedia applications Video playback: MPEG-4 SP with MP3 or ADPCM stereo sound, near DVD quality up to 704x480 @ 30 f/s (MTSC), 720x576 @ 25 f/s (PAL), AVI file format Video recording: MPEG-4 SP with MP3 stereo sound, near SVCD quality (optimised resolution for standard TV through composite video line-in) with up to 512x384 @ 30 f/s, in AVI format Music playback: Stereo MP3 decoding @ 30-320 kb/s CBR & VBR, WMA (including Microsoft PD DRM protected files), WAV Music recording: From any analog source into MP3 or WAV (PCM) format, Voice recording with built-in microphone Photo viewer: JPEG, PNG, GIF or BMP PIM functionalities: Qtopia software to manage your address book, agenda, calendar, calculator Games: Qtopia embedded games and Mophun game engine to play games downloadable from Archos web-site Display: 3.5" TFT transflective touch screen (QVGA) 320x240 pixels, 262,000 colors and TV output AV Connections: Earphone/Line Out jack. Built-in microphone and speaker. TV cradle to connect to TV with analog audio/video In & Out to RCA jacks, S-video In, and IR receiver for remote and IR emitter for tuner control, SCART In & Out for European version. Travel audio-video kit in option to record audio and video analog source on the move Battery life: Up to 4 hours for video playback or 9.5 hours for music. Removable battery available as an option Scalability: Download firmware updates from www.archos.com Power source: Internal: rechargeable Li-Ion Batteries. External: AC charger/adapter Dimensions: 4.9 inches by 3.1 inches by 0.8 inches Weight: 280 grams (9.9 ounces) System requirements: PC: Pentium III 800 MHz or higher, Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000 or XP. 64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended) with USB port and CD-ROM drive; Mac: 9.2 or X (10.2.4) USB Manager version 1.2 or higher with USB port and CD-ROM drive |
Posted by geekblue at January 28, 2005 9:45 AM