This series introduced the digital video recorder for the AV500, an optional feature that would be compatible in subsequent players.

The AV100 series were similar to the Jukebox Multimedia with some updates including recording capability and faster performance.

The 2004 edition Guinness World Records would state the 80 GB AV380 to be the multimedia jukebox with the largest capacity.

[1] Running the same software as AV300, the camera has been removed and a CompactFlash card slot has been built into the product directly.

The cradle enables users to connect their device to their television, DVD players and stereos with ease without having loose wires or problems locating the right sockets.

It can play and record audio and video to or from external sources via the mini-RCA jacks of its AV Pod.

The AV500 case is made of brushed aluminum and forms a solid, rugged, dense box with a built-in LCD screen.

An optional camera attachment (digital minicam) was available for the AV500 from late December 2005 to mid-2006, when Archos discontinued its production.

The minicam records video directly to the Archos' hard disk drive in Divx format.

The AV700 and AV500, along with the Gmini 402, were sold under the PocketDish brand of Dish Network, though the original Archos logos remained.