Archos Gmini series
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| Storage : | 20 GB |
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| Display: | 2.2" LCD 220x176 pixels, 262 000 colours and TV output |
| Video: | DivX/Xvid AVI, MPEG-4 SP, WMV 9/10 up to DVD resolution |
| Audio: | Stereo MP3 decoding @ 30-320 kbit/s CBR & VBR, WMA (including protected WMA files), WAV (PCM & ADPCM) |
| Photo viewer: | JPEG (except progressives) or BMP, Transfer photos from digital camera through USB Host port |
| Interfaces: | USB 2.0 high-speed device, compatible USB 1.1, PC & Mac, USB Host port compatible Mass Storage Device |
| Connections: | Earphones / Audio & Video line out, Microphone in |
| Battery life: | 10 hours for music, 5 hours for video on built-in LCD |
| Dimensions & weight: | 4.2 in x 2.4 in x 0.7 in - 5.6 oz |
The Gmini is a series of portable audio and video players released by Archos in 2004 and 2005.
The first audio device to hold a color LCD screen as well as photo, audio and video playback capacities, the Gmini 400 was introduced October 2004.
The player featured MP3, WMA and WAV playback facilities and also loaded user-placed, APIC album covers on the display while the appropriate song was playing. The device was ID3 Tag compatible, and organized users music collection by reading this meta-data. This feature, called ARCLibrary, was intended to provide non-tech savvy users of the device a simple means of organizing audio collection.
The device contained an MPEG-4 player, enabling users to watch MPEG-4 encoded video files in DivX AVI format. The Gmini 400 also had an image viewer compatible with PNG, BMP and JPEG image file formates. There is also functionality built in within the device to play games available from the manufacturer's website.
In addition to these other features, the Archos Gmini 400 contained a CompactFlash reader enabling the user to slot in a memory card, increasing the unit's capacity, play files stored within the card, and transfer files from the card to the unit. It was not possible to transfer files from the Gmini 400 to the CompactFlash card, presumably to discourage sharing of media files amongst Gmini users.
This device was first released Tuesday, August 31, 2004, and weighs 160 g.
The Gmini 402 is the next model up from the Gmini 400. Featuring PlaysForSure compatibility, the owners of this model can download purchased, protected music, in WMA format, and play them back on the device. This player supports DRM protected WMV video files, as well as MP3, WMA, AVI, JPG, PNG, and BMP.
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