Archos 400 30 GB Pocket Media Assistant (PMA430)

list price: $499.95
our price: $681.61

SKU: 500595

Sales Rank: 24829

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Product Description

The Pocket Media Assistant PMA400 is the the first Linux®-based 30GB HDD device allowing you to record directly from TV, listen to music, browse the Internet and stay connected, for entertainment or productivity anytime, anywhere. A new generation of ARCHOS smart portable devices, the PMA400 combines full audio and video capabilities, WiFi connectivity and a personal information manager in one slim, pocket-sized device.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 microphoneDigital Photo viewer -JPEG , PNG, GIF or BMPPIM functionalities -Qtopia software to manage your address book, agenda, calendar, calculator. PDF viewerGames -Qtopia embedded games and Mophun game engine to play games downloadable from Archos web-siteDisplay -3.5 TFT transflective touch screen 320x240 pixels QVGA res, 262,000 colors and TV outputAV connections -Composite Video/ E Earphone/Line Out jack. Built-in microphone and speaker. TV cradle to connect to TV with analog A/V In & Out to RCA jacks, S-video In, and IR receiver for remote and IR emitter for tuner controlBattery life -Up to 4 hours for video playback or 9.5 hoursSize -4.9 x 3.1 x 0.8 / Weighs 9.9 ouncesFor Windows and Macintosh

Product Specification

Binding:: Electronics
Brand:: Archos, Inc.
DisplaySize:: 3.5 inches
EAN:: 0690590505957
Feature:: Record, playback, and store up to 120 hours of video
Record, Listen and store more than 6500 songs or 650 CDs
Transfer, View and store up to 300,000 Photos
Features built-in 802.11b WiFi to browse the Internet and access e-mails from any wireless hotspot
Includes personal information manager software offering a selection of applications such as an address book, agenda, calendar, PC synchronization and PDF viewer
HardDiskSize:: 30 GB
Label:: Archos
Manufacturer:: Archos
Model:: 500595
NumberOfItems:: 1
ProductGroup:: CE
Publisher:: Archos
SpecialFeatures:: Digital audio player
Studio:: Archos
Title:: Archos 400 30 GB Pocket Media Assistant (PMA430)
UPC:: 690590505957
MPN:: 500595

Customer Reviews

Archos PMA 430 -- outstanding mobile device.

After using the Archos PMA 430 for a few weeks now I am still excited to use it daily.It must be the new toy affect.The video/audio playback are tremendous.The transferring of files and ease of use with the product is what I love about it.And the TV playback and recording are great.The only drawbacks are the basic interface design and the PDA functions are functional but not outstanding compared to other traditional PDA's.And the device does freeze from time-to-time if it is overed but not much...

7/26/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

Review Archos PMA430

Bought the PMA 430 for about 2 weeks now. Setting up the recording was fairly simple, took about 5 minutes following the instructions to get it to play out and record whatever was showing on tv, satellite tv and dvd. The recorded items are very clear and viewable on the PMA screen. Audio is not too good but listenable playing out from the built in speakers but extremely clear via the supplied earphones.Connecting to the PC was easy. So is the transferring of whatever files from the PC to the PMA...

3/18/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

STAY AWAY FROM ARCHOS!!!

Product: Archos PMA400 (430)This company is horrible.I can guartentee you 3 things if you purchase this unit:1) You will have a problem within the first week of ownership.2) The tech support will attempt to solve ALL problems by telling you to reformat the unit and install the operating system again.THIS IS THERE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING!EVRYTHING!!!3) I gaurentee you the tech suport suggestion of reformatting the harddrive will NOT fix your problem.My first unit was defective - the new unit will not...

11/19/2005 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

Great Music and video, Not bad Wi-Fi; USB Host Mode Problems

The other reviews are mostly accurate and fair but you may want to know about a couple of important "gotchas". After 3 months of evaluating alternative devices (iPOD, Epson, dedicated external drive, etc.), indecision and refinement of my "requirements", I bought and I will keep the Archos PMA430. All of the conventional PDA features, music and video work very well. The Wi-Fi works up to about 25-30 ft from my Microsoft MN-500 wireless base station at home. I still need to go out in public to see...

6/30/2005 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

Best MP3 player, and plays and records movies and way more.

The PMA430 is the size of a PDA but a little thicker.Not much though.It has a nice big screen, so the bigger size is worth it.And this is the only PDA you can buy at the moment with a 30 Gig hard drive.And the only PDA with built in video recording.So you can get videos on it without a computer.That makes things much eaasier.It has Wi-Fi, which I have used at my home to surf the internet from any where in my house.And I have connected to my companies Wi-Fi network at work.It is seen as a hard drive...

3/31/2005 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews