I have recently purchased an Archos AV440 and am experiencing difficulty in playing recorded video files on my PC (they play fine on the Archos). The video recording spec for the Archos is as follows: MPEG-4 SP with ADPCM stereo sound, near SVCD quality (optimized resolution for standard TV through composite video line-in) with up to 512x384 @ 30 f/s, in AVI format. Dragging the AVI files onto my PC, I have been unable to play them using WMP10 or QuickTime. Being a relative newcomer the digital world I was hoping there was someone out there who could help me overcome this inconvenience. Many thanks.
It may be that you recorded copyrighted material. In the AV700 manual it says: "If the source of your video is copy protected , the AV 700 will record in protected mode. You will see a 'P' icon on the recording screen (not during playback) indicating that the file will be a protected file. A protected file can only be played back on the AV 700 that recorded it. The file will not play on a computer. Further, the playback of protected files will be limited to the built-in LCD screen and not to an external television." So the question is, is there any way to bypass the protection? Reply if this helps. c
