Originally created 10/31/2003

Here is my AV300-specific Wishlist. Be sure to see the new General PVP Wishlist I'm building. The old wishlist started with the JBM20 and can be found here: JBM20 WishList. Many of the features from that wishlist have been addressed with the AV300. For an assessment of features addressed, click here. Now, on to the AV300's wishlist:

Audio Playback Wishlist

• ID3 based browsing
• Playlist Resume>(Added resume for Saved playlists 10/16/2003 in FW 1.2)
• Mute
• A crossfade option - between a 0-10 second fade in to the next track
• Gapless MP3 Playback
• Track Number display
• FF/RW Fast enough for Long Files - (Added 9/2003 in FW 1.1.01)
• No-Repeat Shuffle. "Back" returns you to the songs that were just played - (Added 9/2003 in FW 1.1.01)

AudioCorder Wishlist

• WAV (uncompressed) audio recording

Browser (File) Wishlist

• Ability to Sort directories by Date and FileSize in addition to Name.

CamCorder Wishlist

• 320x240@30fps (or better yet: CIF@30fps... VGA@30fps... DVD@30fps) recording

Camera Wishlist

• Instant Pictures (many digital cameras have a split-second delay from the time the button is pressed and the picture is actually taken)

DVR Wishlist

• 320x240@30fps (or better yet: CIF@30fps... VGA@30fps... DVD@30fps) recording
• Take a screen-shot (.JPG or .BMP) from the DVR module
• Ability to set a Stop time for a recording already in progress

External HD & File Browser Wishlist

• Ability to Mark files for Batch Move/Delete/Copy
• Search for Files by Keyword
• File Rename: Allow insert/delete of letters in the middle of the name (i.e. a movable cursor) - (Added 9/2003 in FW 1.1.01)

Flash Card Wishlist

• Write to Flash Card (full copy, move, delete, rename support)

FM Receiver Wishlist

• (none right now)

Misc Wishlist

• >1 Audio and Video bookmarks (at least 3)
• Text file viewer
• Timer to Shut Off after X Min when unit is Playing in Repeat mode (or already recording)
• A few Games (tetris, etc...)
• Preemtive multitasking OS that supports 3rd party executables :)
• Touchscreen -w- handwriting recognition / palm-like glyph writing
• 2-3 User Custom Sound Presets
• Skins for the UI
• Two Overclock settings - 1) On AC, 2) On Battery

New Modules / Hardware

• FM transmitter module
• TV Tuner + DVR module
• GPS module with support of map data to use the unit as a navigation system
• Cell phone module
• IR interface: want to use the AVxxx as an infrared remote control for may other devices
• Blue tooth interface
• A cradle/docking station for your HIFI/TV/Car (both a solid Mount and Cable extensions so connecting the Av300 takes much less time)
• Wireless Video (both In and Out)
• SVideo / HDTV / VGA out

Playlists

• Allow AVIs and JPGs in Playlists
• Sort playlist (by Artist, Album, Filename+Path, Genre)

Photo Viewing Wishlist

• Progressive JPG Support
• Small Image Editor: Rotate, B&C, Hue&Sat, Crop, Load TIFF/RAW/JPG, Save-As JPG
• Arbitrary image rotation
• Anti-aliased picture scaling (bi-linear or bi-cubic)
• Smoother Panning
• Remember where each JPG was rotated to.
• View JPGs while MP3s are playing

Video Playback Wishlist

• MPEG1 Support
• DivX 3.11 Support
• DivX 5.x Pro Support (bi-directional encoding, etc...)
• PCM Audio Soundtrack support
• Left/Right quick should go to prev/next file just like playing MP3s
• Ability to adjust the audio delay to manually resync a file as it plays
• Subtitle file support
• Ability to adjust all Video and Audio settings for during playback (Added 9/2003 in FW 1.1.01)

This article was originally posted to Shane Brinkman Davis' Archos Website.