Archos which is a well known MP3 Jukebox manufacturer have released an 80GB Hard-drive based MP3/Video Jukebox.  Like the 20GB and 40GB versions of its Archos AV300 series , this player also features a 3.8" 320x240 colour LCD display for the playback of MPEG-4 encoded video.  It has enough storage for up to 100 hours of near DVD-quality video, up to 1,200 hours of MP3 music or around 800,000 digital photos. 

The player also has the features of an 80GB compact external hard drive with a USB 2/optional FireWire PC connection.  For video playback, it supports XviD and DivX v4.0 & v5.0 AVI formats up to a resolution of 640x365 at 25 frames per second, MP3 decoding up to 320kb/s CBR/VBR and JPEG & BMP image formats.  For recording it supports up to 320x240 at 25fps (PAL) or 304 x 224 at 30fps (NTSC) and MP3 up to 160kbps VBR or 192kbps CBR.  It is very compact at 60 x 54 x 30mm (2.3" x 2.1" x 1.2") with a light weight of only 45g (1.5oz).  Its AV connections feature stereo and SPDIF Line in/out's, Composite video/S-video in/out and a built-in microphone.  Battery life is 10 hours on MP3 or 3.5 hours on video playback from its internal rechargeable Lithium ion battery. GristyMcFisty submitted the following article from I4U news via our news submit :

It seems like a well featured AV player & recorder on the move by combining the features of a mini-disc recorder, an HDD based MP3 player, portable video player, portable hard drive and a personal VCR in to one device.  With so much hard drive space, it seems a pity that it does not support uncompressed wave recording and playback as I could not imagine anyone having a collection of over 1,000 CDs to fill it with MP3s let alone 100 DVDs.  One drawback is its proprietary battery as one would need to have a power outlet handy to continuously use it, particularly when going on holidays or camping.  Pricing is on the expensive side at $ 899.95 on Amazon.com.

Source: I4U Future Technology News