CinemaNow, Archos Team up for Video Downloads [Macsimum]

Movie download service CinemaNow and consumer electronics maker Archos announced an agreement to bring CinemaNow video downloads to Archos’ new Mobile Digital Video Recorder and Pocket Multimedia Center devices. Consumers who purchase the Mobile DVR will receive 2 free download-to-own videos from CinemaNow for viewing on the Archos device. Buyers of the Pocket Multimedia Center will receive 5 free music video downloads. CinemaNow has a library of 550 features and 200 music videos available for portable video players. The Archos Mobile DVR stores up to 400 hours of video, has a 7” wide screen and connects to TV sets for full screen viewing. The device records video content from a TV, DVD player, VCR, cable box or satellite receiver, and can play and record music. It supports MP3, WAV, and WMA audio files and MPEG-4 and DivX video files.