Archos FM Remote for Archos 5 and 7 Internet Media Tablets (Black)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 2 inches ; 1.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001ET6LG8
• Item model number: 501223
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 3, 2008

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
Just one of a multitude of add-ons for your Archos 5 or 7, this FM remote not only allows you to easily access the player's main features, it has a built-in FM receiver so you can listen to the radio anywhere.

Wherever you go, you have music on your Internet Media Tablet--but maybe sometimes you'd prefer a classic rock station, or talk radio, or even just to hear the weather. Here's your chance. The remote also allows you to record off the radio directly into a standard digital format, so you can save your favorite show for later.

Additionally, this remote boasts a built-in microphone for voice recordings. Record memos, lectures, meetings, or anything else you can point the mic at, and check it out another time.

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Archos FM Remote for Archos 5 and 7 Internet Media Tablets (Black)

Product Description
Give your Archos 5 an FM Remote with built-in FM receiver to listen to radio anywhere. Wherever you go, you've got music on your Internet media tablet. Sometimes, you may simply not have any Internet connection. This should not prevent you from listening to the radio when you're out in the country side, hiking or biking. That's where the FM remote comes in handy.It also allows you to record off the radio directly into a standard digital format, so that even if you can't download a podcast, or if you want to enjoy the silence in the woods, you can still listen to your favorite show...And conveniently, you can also make vocal memo recordings with the built-in microphone. Just in case you would forget to bring milk on the way back home.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Archos FM Remote: Not for 7 IMT, April 29, 2009

By	Carl the Viking (Tucson, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

The FM Remote for the Archos Internet Media Tablets *appears* to be a slick, stylish and handy little accessory for your media player with multiple useful functions.
The one important factor that I wish had been truthfully advertised is that the remote is actually INcompatible with the Archos 7, despite its claims to be for the 5 and the 7. Thus, the device I purchased is quite useless to me, thanks to the deception in advertisement.

A word to the wise, for other present and future owners of the Archos 7, I have also found this disappointing phenomenon to be true of other Archos accessories misleadingly billed as working with both models, and I hope you get more response from their tech support than I have on this issue.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars 0-2 (but wanted it to work), July 1, 2009

By	patchman70 "patch" (cincinnati) - See all my reviews

Wanted the FM listen/record for my archos 5. First one i got would only play in one ear on my headphones and only could get both ears if you play around and half plug it in but the sound quality dropped.

Quickly Amazon sent me a replacement (great by the way) and the new one did the same thing. Anyone else have this problem? Everything else seemed to work on both.

I tried different headphones and still didn't work. I wish they added it internally and not a external.

I'll wait until someone says it works...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Awsome idea, crappy result, July 4, 2009

By	Andrew Stroup "Godslayer333" (Warren, PA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Do you like to occasionally listen to the radio between mp3's? I was sure i would, so i bought the ARCHOS FM thingy. I'd probably tell you how crystal clear the radio is...if i could get reception. I have MADE my own radios that get better signal than this thing. I turned on my clock radio next to my bed to 106.9, and it comes in clear as a bell, wherin, the ARchos fm thing doesn't pick up the station AT ALL!!! WTF!? I didn't test it for a voice recorder, but honestly, i don't think you are buying it for that purpose.