Archos Mini Dock for 405, 605, and 705 Players
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Archos Mini Dock for 405, 605, and 705 Players
Customer Review: Does what it says.
Summary: 4 Stars
PRO:
Charges MUCH quicker (worth the price alone just for this)
Power adapter comes with connectors for different countries and USA.
Pictures, movies looks great on the TV screen.
Player can stand with Dock connected.
You can read from flash drives so no need to fill up your device.
Cons:
No recording (but you knew that - get the DVR if you need to.)
You cannot display both the small screen and TV at the same time therefore you can't use touch screen when displaying on big screen! This is a real disappointment, If you need to search a certain website to get that video stream you need to go back to the small screen - start the video - switch to the TV screen - watch - then small to get another... this can get annoying when trying to show a bunch of small clips.
No remote (DVR has this)
If you want to use your Archos when connecting to this for charging but you don't have it connected to a TV sound system you need to go into settings to turn on the builtin speaker from "auto" to "on" or else you get no sound.
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overall this was well worth the money. If you have a few bucks more you might want to invest in the DVR station even if you don't need recording as a remote could come in very handy.
Customer Review: Absolutely Necessary
Summary: 5 Stars
After purchasing the Archos 605, you are hopelessly low on money. If you have $30 and you cannot afford the DVR station (or even if you have to wait a week for your next paycheck), get this. This is the perfect solution to charging and its small size makes a perfect travel companion. The USB host feature works extremely well with any mass storage device. You can use a USB flash drive to hold extra music or movies and watch them directly using the mini dock. The TV out feature also works well. If you have any TV problems, the problem has nothing to do with the dock or the Archos 605 unit but rather the TV. The TV image usually will not look as crisp as the Archos 605 screen but the larger display is nice. Avoid viewing photos though because most TVs flicker when displaying the photo images. It is a very nice feature that you can use a standard type b mini usb plug when connecting the Archos 605 to a computer rather than the proprietary usb. This mini dock truly is absolutely necessary for any Archos 605 or 405 owner mainly because of the included power supply, small form factor, and a standard usb connection.Customer Review: Nice traveling option for your Archos 605 WiFi
Summary: 4 Stars
The mini dock is a nice charging option for your Archos 605 WiFi. The compact size is better than hauling the DVR dock. The charging is faster than the USB version, but it is in no way "fast". The unit took about 6 hours to fully charge from dead empty compared to the initial 12 hours on the computer connected USB. It is best plugged in when you go to bed so you can have a fully charged unit when you wake up. The 605 Battery life is not really the 17 hours as advertised. The life is about 3 hours on video and about 10 hours of all the rest. Still, even with the shorter battery life and longer charge times, it is a better device than the Ipod touch. My son has the Iphone and it sucks up battery life like it was turbocharged. Also it has only a 16 gig hard drive.
I travel with the 605 so the dock was important. I can watch movies going in both directions on the planes and I carry about a dozen or so movies when I travel. The Iphone ony gets about 2+ hours of charge on video (maybe one standard length movie). Plus the dock lets me watch my movies on hotel tv's with the video out feature.
Customer Review: This is not an Archos stand
Summary: 3 Stars
All the pictures suggested that this item stands the Archos 605 up on your table so you can watch it. Well, it does not do that. What it does to is provide a very fast charger that is much faster than your USB port, gives you A/V outputs for your TV, puts a mini-USB connector for normal computer access without a weird cable, and a special USB host feature. This last feature allows you to plug in USB drives and card readers into the Archos player and it will use them as if the Archos were a real computer, which is fairly neat, but given the 30 gigabyte storage and WiFi access to my uPnP server, is not necessary.
I recommend this for fast charging and for those weird people who like watching low-resolution video on their televisions. Unfortunately the Archos just flops around on this item and I feel deceived by all the pictures that imply this item is useful as an Archos holder, which it is not. On the bright side, the charging is indeed very fast, and the fact that you don't need that weird Archos USB adapter cable is a major advantage of this product.
Customer Review: Worth it for the faster charging alone!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love my Archos 605, but playing video chews through the battery and it seems to take forever to charge via USB. If you plan on using it for video or internet you definitely want to add this accessory. It's very small and portable - yet charges the unit much faster. I think I could play video out to a TV or transfer files between a PC, camera, etc. I was on the fence to purchase this, as I will be getting the DVR dock as well. I'm glad I did because this is a great every day charger and great for travel.
One thing to note is that the Archos will not stand up straight while docked. The picture is a bit confusing. It's designed to allow you to use the kickstand and watch a video while charging, which is nice.
It ships with a mini-USB / USB cable (non-proprietary) and also AV cables. The USB cable is very short, maybe 12" or so. Very glad I chipped in the extra $30 or so for this item.