Portable Hard Disk MP3 Player/Recorder w/built-in FM tuner Intro: 12/2002
MSRP: US$290 Availability:
In: LINE. Out: headphones/LINE. Data: USB. DC IN: 9V(?)
113 x 79 x 30mm, 290g
Features:
Unit plays and records MP3 audio files
MP3 playback from 30-320kbps VBR
MP3 recording selectable from 30-160Kbps.
Records from LINE, built-in microphone, or FM tuner.
Recorder has "retro" (time-machine) function that starts recording 30 seconds before button is pushed).
Recordings can be edited (cut-in and cut-out points set).
Internal 20GB hard drive (over 300 hours of 128kbps audio).
USB 2.0 interface, audio can be transferred at up to 12MB/sec.
112 x 64 pixel backlit LCD panel (up to 8 lines of characters).
FM tuner (88-108MHz, scan function, 30 preset stations).
Unit functions as a mountable hard-disk drive -- MP3 files can be freely dragged and dropped
between the desktop and the device.
Firmware updates downloadable from manufacturer's site.
Manual recording level control (LINE/MIC inputs).
Play modes: Normal, single, repeat all, shuffle, queue and scan.
Sound controls: Volume, bass, treble, loudness, balance and bass boost.
User Comments:
Second generation of original Archos Jukebox 20 with several improvments:
Recording mode now appends a part number (pt) to the audio file name, allowing you to start a new
recording in a new file with the press of a button. First file will be "mysong", second file will
be "mysongpt01". (Archos could still do with a course in UI design, but this is much better than
the interface on the Jukebox Recorder 20).
