ARCHOS TV+ to beat out Apple TV?

[HEXUS]

ARCHOS' TV+ is the company's first-ever set-top digital video recorder and is primed to compete against Apple TV.

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[maffiou]

This is cool,
I've been looking for a mix between the classic settop box PVR and the networked mediabox... Noboady seems to do it... until then... Shame it's not 1080p...

I'll get one as soon as it's out...

[pollaxe]

That looks good - I've been dabbling with media centre and streaming and this could well be an addition to Pollaxe Towers - though it's a bit pricey..

[admur]

I'm a little confused.... I first thought this would be a perfect solution for me. I currently have the excellent Humax PVR-9200, which would move upstairs to be replaced by this...

But then I notice there is no free-view decoder built into the Archos? So I guess I need a Freeview decoder seperate or built into the TV... so then how does the Archos control the freeview decoder to ensure that the correct program is selected when recording? Or is it more like a VCR type recording, where you select the right channel first, then hit "Record" until program ends?

If this is so, then the Humax will stay right where it is, and I guess I use the Archos for the web & streaming content from my PC only, and not for the Freeview viewing?

I hope this makes sense, any comments?

[charleski]

It's not hard to compete against the feature-stripped "hobby" Apple TV, that's hardly a recommendation .