A connected Android™ palm-sized tablet at only 199€/$199
A simple tap. Just a simple tap on the home screen of the ARCHOS 43 internet tablet and you’ll
be accessing all the major functions you need throughout the day wherever you are: HD
video playback, games, apps, emails and full Internet browsing. It’s as simple as a tap.
In a few words:
Ultimate sleek design
An incredibly thin device with beautifully rounded lines, this device sports a large 4.3”
touchscreen and g-sensor. Thanks to its patented technology with overmoulded stainless
steel structure it weighs only 130 gr and is 10 mm thin.
Connected Android™ tablet
A connected mobile device with a sublime user interface, 3D graphics accelerator and WiFi
connectivity.
The best portable HD* video playback experience anywhere
The large and sharp 4.3” high resolution touchscreen guarantees an unequalled comfort of
view for movies and TV shows in HD quality.
Built-in HD* camcorder
Film important moments of your life and share them on the Internet or display them on TV
with the built-in HDMI connection.
A revolutionary pocket computer with built-in WiFi
The Web browsing experience with the Android™ browser is intuitive and complete thanks to
Flash 10
TM
** compatibility. Get the latest news, send both personal and professional emails
and chat with your friends.
Your own world of Android™ applications
Play the latest 3D games with the OpenGL 3D graphic acceleration, check news and social
networks plus add hundreds more applications via the AppsLib store.
The ultimate sleek design and a remarkable
screen
Experience a new form of design with the
ARCHOS 43 internet tablet. You’ll be amazed
by its incredible thinness of 9 mm (0.35
inch) and its light weight of only 130 g
making it so easy to carry with you. Its
design is also about seduction. Its beautiful
rounded lines make it a real delight for the
eyes and its shape is designed to fit perfectly
in your hand. But what would this
magnificent object be without a brilliant
screen? The large 4.3” touchscreen with g-
sensor lets you experience a never-seen-
before viewing quality. The 854 x 480 pixels
high-resolution display is so sharp that you
can fully enjoy your pictures’ smallest details.
In addition to the HD resolution, the 16:9
format is just perfect for rendering all your
videos in the best quality. And you can
comfortably enjoy your movies or TV shows
using the leg stand to prop it up on your lap
or table.
Connected Android™ device
Android™ is the application framework
developed by Google for connected mobile
devices, coming with a full pack of
connected apps such as a web browser and
email application. The 5 home screens of the
Android user interface allow advanced
personalization: icons can be placed, moved
or erased with just a flick of a finger. Thanks
to the home screen widgets, users can
instantly access their favorite applications.
ARCHOS products also feature a graphical
accelerator (3D OpenGL ES 2.0) to exploit
Android™ 3D capabilities such as live
wallpapers, transitions effects and 3D
games.
The best portable HD* video playback
experience anywhere
ARCHOS, the recognized expert in portable
video devices offers you yet again the latest
innovations in terms of video playback. Benefit
from an unequalled comfort of view on a hand
held device with the large and sharp 4.3”
touchscreen. With the industry’s widest range
of supported video formats, you’ll be sure to
enjoy all your movies or TV shows, even those
in HD quality*. Also, it’s simple to share your
movies with your friends or family on your
home TV in HD quality thanks to the built-in
HDMI output connector (HDMI cable in
option). You will also be able to enjoy the
Android
TM
interface on your TV screen. You
will discover a new way to play games on TV,
your device becomes your gamepad. In
addition, whether you are sharing your photos
and videos on the sofa with your friends or to a
room full of people on a TV, you can show
high definition images that are so crisp, an
individual pixel will be impossible to see!
Capture your greatest memories with the
built-in HD* camcorder and share them on
the Web
Be sure not to miss the important moments of
your life anywhere you are with the built-in 2
megapixel HD camcorder of the ARCHOS 43
internet tablet. Whether you’re taking movies or
photos, the quality is just amazing thanks to
the HD support. The images show clear and
crisp details. Once your memories have been
recorded, share them with the world through
your social networks or email. Or just display
them on your home TV with the built-in HDMI
connection.
A revolutionary pocket computer with built-in WiFi
Connect the ARCHOS 43 internet tablet to your WiFi
network and you will be able to do just about
everything that you do on your home PC, wherever
you are. You will be able to surf the real web, not a
scaled-down mobile version of the Internet thanks to
Flash 10
TM
** support which let you access to all your
favorite websites.
You’ll benefit from a full width and superfast
display of the web pages with the high resolution
screen (854 x 480 pixels) and the high-speed
processor running at 1 GHz. The browsing
experience is made even more intuitive with the
Android
TM
browser. Tap a part of the text that you’re
interested in and the display will be automatically
resized to the paragraph you want to read. You can
also easily check your emails at any moment with
the Android
TM
email client which gives you the
possibility to manage all your email accounts (Gmail,
Yahoo!, etc). Want to be connected anywhere? Just
plug your mobile phone equipped with 3.5 G &
Bluetooth™ technology, simply pair it up to your
ARCHOS 43 internet tablet via Bluetooth™ or even via
USB cable. This will give you easy access to
Internet directly on your device anytime and
anywhere. There’s no need to pay an extra fee when
you already have a data service plan***.
The ARCHOS 43 internet tablet has Samba and UPnP
protocols: this means that you play your movies,
videos, and photos on your ARCHOS, but these files
are really located on your computer in another room.
You don’t need to store everything on your
ARCHOS to enjoy viewing it on your ARCHOS! Your
files fly through the air over WiFi. The ARCHOS 43
internet tablet is the small and convenient portable
computer that you’ve always dreamed about.
Your own world of Android
TM
applications
Just tap the Appslib icon on the home
screen of the ARCHOS 43 internet tablet to
immediately discover a large choice of
Android
TM
apps to download for the widest
variety of needs you might have. Want to
check the weather, the latest news, your
social network account or read ebooks?
Simply select the app and it will be available
in a couple of seconds. Additionally, this
product has a superfast CPU with OpenGL
3D graphic acceleration and a g-sensor to
offer you excellent performance for playing
the latest 3D games found on the Appslib.
Technical specifications
Capacity
• Internal: 8 & 16 GB**** flash memory
• External: Micro SD Slot (SDHC compatible)
Display
• High resolution 4.3” TFT LCD
• 480 x 854 pixels (FWVGA)
• 16 million colors
• Touch screen
Application Framework
• Android 2.2 Froyo*****
Processor
• ARM Cortex A8 at 1 GHz with DSP
• Graphic accelerator: 3D OpenGL ES 2.0
Video playback
1
• MPEG-4
2
HD (up to 720p, 30 fps@6Mbps)
• MPEG-4
2
(ASP@L5 AVI, up to DVD resolution, 30 fps@8Mbps)
• H.264 HD ([email protected] up to 720p, 30 fps@5Mbps)
• WMV9/VC1 (AP up to 720p 30 fps@10Mbps)
• Motion JPEG in VGA resolution
With optional plug-in:
• Cinema: MPEG2 (up to DVD resolution MP/D1, 30 fps@10 Mbps)
With the above codecs, the device can play video files with the following extensions: AVI, MP4,
MKV, MOV, WMV, MPG, PS, TS, VOB, FLV, RM, RMVB, ASF, 3GP
Audio Playback
1
• Stereo MP3 CBR & VBR, WMA, WAV (PCM/ADPCM), AAC
3
, AAC+ stereo audio files, Flac
and OGG Vorbis.
With optional software plug-ins (downloadable from your tablet or on www.archos.com:
• Cinema: AC3 stereo audio
Photo viewer
4
• JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF
Subtitles
• Support subtitles files with .srt, .ssa, .smi, .sub extensions, MKV / VOB embedded subtitles
Video recording & picture
taking
• HD Camcorder: 2 MP - recording format: 720p H264 / AAC .MP4
Applications
• Webbrowser, Email, Contacts, Appslib, Touitter, Wikipedia, Weather Channel, Ebuddy,
Deezer, Mewbox (UK), Napster (US), Racing Thunderlight, Weather Channel, World Newspaper
Interfaces
• USB 2.0 Device
• USB 2.0 Host: Mass Storage Class (MSC) and Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) (adapter
micro B/A sold separately)
• HDMI output
5
(Mini HDMI / HDMI cable sold separately)
Communication protocols
• WiFi (802.11 b/g/n)
• Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
Miscellaneous
• Built-in speaker
• Built-in leg stand
• G-sensor
• Built-in microphone
Power source
• Internal: Lithium Polymer battery
• Device charges via computer USB port
Battery life
• Music playback time
6
: up to 36 hours
• Video playback time
6
: up to 10 hours
• Web browsing
6
: up to 12 hours
Scalability
• Device automatically downloads latest firmware updates when the WiFi connection is
activated
• Updates can also be downloaded at www.archos.com and updated via USB mass storage
Dimensions & weight
• 135 x 65 x 9 mm – 5.3” x 2.6” x 0.4”
• 130 grams – 4.6 oz
Minimum system requirements
• Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP, Vista, 7 or higher
• Mac
• Linux
• USB 2.0 interface
Package includes
• ARCHOS 43 internet tablet, earphones, Standard USB cable, Quick Start Guide (QSG), legal
and safety notice.
* Maximum resolution = 1280 x 720 pixels. / ** Only available on Android
TM
2.2 Froyo / ***The function of relaying your internet
connection may not be authorized by your mobile phone operator or may require a special data plan option. Please refer to your
contract. / ****1 GB= 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity is less. / ***** Available in October 2010
1/ Certain bitrates, resolutions, and/or file variations may not be compatible.
2/ MPEG-4 ASP@L5 AVI (MPEG-4: ISO standard by Moving Picture Experts Group; AVI: audio/video file container by
Microsoft) without GMC and Quarter Pixel.
3/ Does not read AAC protected files.
4/ Certain resolutions and file sizes may not be compatible.
5/ External video output disabled for Macrovision
®
-protected contents.
6/ Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. Battery life and
number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. Test run with low backlight.
All brands and product names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners. Specifications are subject
to change without notice. Errors and omissions accepted. Images and illustrations may not always match contents. Copyright
ARCHOS, 2010. All rights reserved.
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