Hi there can you plse help how do i get a dvd transfered onto my archos 605 i have installed wmp 11 still no joy we have win avi it says we need codec

may be if you instal the codec pack wil works
here is the link for download:
http://www.codecguide.com/download_mega.htm
you got to instal in wmp

Hello,
Please try to reduce the bit rate for a 800x 480 videos while converting them..Something below 500 will do a great deal..Thank you..

Regards!!!...

Hi,

Yeah you need to go to the archos website and buy the cinema plug in (£14.99) if you want to play all. the only other option is to convert the avi files that you cant play. Also if you want to play any mpeg4 files and quite a few other files with different audio codecs you need the podcast plug in (again £14.99). This is the only way to be able to play everything on your archos without converting the files - it's a bit of a rip off as each set of plugins is specifically downloaded for a product key so you cant even get one from someone else - believe me I have tried for days to get them free!

Hope that helps!

u need to connect ur archos in pc hard drive mode and then its just drag and drop..

Hi,

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Simon.

Have you tried to add those files to WMP? In the directory theres an option 'add to library', then you have to select the folder where the movie is in. also Archos cant read DVD extensions, I always convert them to AVI MPEG4, but WMV has to do it well too. I never use that option, because I prefer manually copy past instead of sync. WMP has to convert automatically to WMV when synchronising.
Hope this will work! ;)

Search google for DVD 4 3 once installed drag and drop your dvds (the data files) to the archos if you have the cinema plugin it should all work!

Download Magic Video Converter from www.isohunt.com and change the video to WMP Standard 8. You don't need 1.25 GB vids for the archos, it's too high a quality for such a small screen.

If change the setting of the 605 to "hard disk" then a PC sees the 605 as a hard disc when connected using the usb lead. You can then copy and paste files directly to the 605..

I have put plenty of DVDs onto my Archos, but I use the optional cradle which connect to the TV as well as DVD players. You simply connect the DVD player onto it and play your dvd, which switching on the Recorder function on your unit.

Alternatively, can you convert the DVD onto your PC and then transfer onto the Archos in normal fashion, or is this what you are saying you tried to do already?