Testseek.co.uk have collected 42 expert reviews of the Archos TV+ USB2 and the average rating is 57%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Archos TV+ USB2.
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The editors liked
Small profile
Large capacity
Seamless integration with an Archos PMP. Huge capacity. Looks and sounds good. Web browser ...
Reliable wireless media streaming
Good reproduction of audio and video files
250GB hard disk is plenty
Ability to record from the television
Large range of formats supported
Design
A nice idea on paper
The editors didn't like
Limited out of the box functionality
Ineffectual IR zapper
Standard definition only
User-unfriendly
Keypad remote
No tuner. Convoluted set-up. Needs a mouse. UI and manual can be vague...
No builtin TV tuner
Resolution cap
A bit expensive considering the limitations
The interface is awful
Many of the features arent included in the price and it doesnt support HD
Abstract: Having used this good-looking box, youre left wondering why the normally sure-footed Archos has made the design and marketing errors it has with the TV+. The plug-ins should have been plugged in, the infra-red emitter on the front is daft and for £25...
The Archos TV+ is a useful device, one of the latest products to bridge the gulf between your PC, your TV and the internet. It does this extremely well, but isnt so great at its other key function – recording programmes from the TV. While the media...
Abstract: Heres a French take on the AppleTV - a PommeTV, if you will. The Archos TV+ certainly does a lot; features include multimedia playback (from the internal HDD or network), web-browsing, simple games, internet streaming and podcasts, an integrated tun...
Abstract: Archoss TV+ is among the most expensive multimedia receivers here, but it does have an 80GB hard disk for TV recordings and storing video, audio and image files. Setting it up is tricky. Instead of SCART outputs, it has component video and stereo p...
Abstract: Watch with bother. A good media streamer, but fiddly TV recording and a high price count against it. Most of us have hundreds of music and video files stored on our PCs. The problem is that most PCs are stuck in studies or bedrooms, and not in the li...
Limited out of the box functionality, Ineffectual IR zapper, Standard definition only, User-unfriendly, Keypad remote
The French manufacturer makes a sensible start with the Archos TV+ by mimicking the sleek design of the Apple TV and many of the features that it offers. Content can be wirelessly streamed from your PC so that JPEGs, MP3s and DiVX can be accessed on yo...
Archos TV+ probably would have been something to shout about a couple of years ago, but its lack of HD support, absent digital TV tuner and poor video format support mean its outclassed by the competition. Add on the fact that the plug-ins will cost...
Abstract: The Archos TV+ was launched amid great excitement from the company thanks to the fact that its one of its first devices to try and offer everything in one place. Weve covered Archos products enough that you probably know how easy it is to buy / rent ...
