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Archos: Model Number Confusion
Archos has for sale currently their AV700. It's a widescreen portable PVR that comes in 40GB and 100GB models. Like the AV400, it has a dock for the TV, has full recording functionality, and even has a USB host mode port. Don't forget about "plays for sure" support for Microsoft DRMed premium content.
Yesterday, however, the gadgets sites were full of "sightings" of the Archos AV500, which has been a model number in the whispers for ages. The only stats people could come up with happen to virtually match the AV700. I think the AV500 is their code for their upcoming devices and they know when things are linked since they never actually seem to make a model AV500. Why would they do the AV500 when the AV700 is already shipping?
(And plenty of other sites, I'm sure.)
Posted by Shane on August 2, 2005 7:58 AM | Permalink
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