Archos officially announces the new Gmini 400. We reported about the first rumors from a french e-commerce site about 2 weeks ago.
The 20GB Gmini 400 ads the ability to play video, making it a small portable video player.
The Gmini 400 has a 2,2" LCD screen with 220x176 pixels displaying 262k colors. The Gmini supports MP3, WAV and WMA file formats. The new Archos comes with USB 2.0 and Compact Flash Card interface. It measures 106 x 60,3 x 17 mm and weighs 160g. It features a TV-Out connector for viewing Video on TVs.
The little portable media player also features Mophun™ game engine. Archos actually offers Games for download for a price of 4.99Euros.
Price in Europe will be 399 Euros. One shop already offers the Archos Gmini 400 via Schopping.com for $349.00.
More details on Archos Product Page.
| Capacity: |
20GB 1.8" Hard Disk – Store up to 300 hours of music, 200,000 photos or 80 hours of MPEG-4 videos*. |
| Interfaces: |
USB 2.0 high-speed, compatible USB 1.1, PC & Mac . Built-in CompactFlash™ Type I slot to accept CompactFlash™ memory cards or optional 4-in-1 CF adapter. |
| Music playback: |
Stereo MP3 decoding @ 30-320 kb/s CBR & VBR, WMA (Including copy protected files with Microsoft PD DRM), WAV (PCM & ADPCM). |
| Music recording: | Stereo sound in WAV (PCM & ADPCM) format. |
| Game engine: | Mophun game engine – Playback on TV. |
| Photo viewer: |
JPEG (except progressives) or BMP – Download JPEG images through CompactFlash™ slot. |
| Video playback: |
MPEG-4 SP with MP3 or ADPCM stereo sound, near DVD quality up to 640 x 400 @ 30 f/s, AVI file format. Reads XviD and DivX"* 4.0 & 5.0. Play Music Video in MPEG-4. |
| Display: |
2.2" LCD 220x176 pixels, 262 000 colours and TV output. |
| AV connections: |
Stereo analog Line In (via adapter included). Composite Video/ Earphone / Analog Line Out jack, SCART for European version. Built-in microphone. |
| Playback autonomy: |
Up to 10 hours for music or 5 hours for video on built-in LCD. |
| Scalability: | Download firmware updates from www.archos.com |
| Power Source: |
Internal: Rechargeable Li-Ion Batteries. External: AC charger/adaptor. |
| Dimensions: |
Approx. 106 x 60,3 x 17,4 mm 4.17" x 2.37" x 0.69'' |
| Weight: | 160 g (5.64 oz). |
| Package Includes: |
Stereo headphones, AC adapter/charger, USB cable, Audio/video cable + Multi-connect adapter, user guide. |
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*On average.
(1) 1GB = 1 billion bytes, formatted |
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