Before Steve Jobs first took the stage with iPad in hand, the best way to watch video on the go was from a portable media player like the Archos 605. Despite a clumsy user interface and bulky metal casing, this French-made device with a 4.3-inch LCD screen and 160GB storage would play just about anything you could throw at it.
One of its more intriguing capabilities was the ability to play VIDEO_TS files copied straight off DVD, which came in handy for watching TV shows without having to endure the un-skippable FBI warning and previews on each disc. Using the late, great Fairmount software, I copied multiple seasons directly to the 605 and played them immediately, no conversion necessary.
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