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Cowon iAudio Q5W

Cowon iAudio Q5W

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 100.0 x 78.0 x 15.0 mm 130.0 x 18.0 x 76.0 mm 138.8 x 88.5 x 20.0 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 190.0 g 255.0 g 380.0 g 58.0 g
Colors: Silver Silver Dark Navy Black, Pink
Price: $200 $200 / $270 / $350 $550 / $600 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash
Capacity: 30GB 40GB / 80GB / 160GB 40GB / 60GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: 1.8" 2.5" 1.8" N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC, Other
SD/MMC support
Screen
Display Type: LCD None LCD LCD
Display Size: 3.5" 4.3" 5" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 320x240 480x272 800x480 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 16.7m 262k
Touch Display: No No Yes No
TV Out: Yes Yes Yes Yes
TV-out optional TV out optional TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264 MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264 MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG
Other: N/A PDF TXT, PDF N/A
With optional software plug-ins: - AAC3 - AC3 - H.264 -M-PEG-1 - MPEG-2 optional; AAC, AC3, H.264, MPEG2, MPEG1 Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Removable Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 12.0 hours 17.0 hours 13.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 4.0 hours 5.0 hours 7.0 hours 9.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Tactile Touch, Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No No Yes Yes
Recording
Video Recording: Yes Yes Yes Yes
Audio Recording Format: WAV WAV WAV, MP3 N/A
Audio Recording Options: Line-in Voice, Line-in Voice, FM, Line-in N/A
Line-in through DVR, optional. MPEG-4, VGA res Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: Stereo headphones, DVR Station Adapter, Leather Pouch, USB Cable N/A USB cable, USB host cable, Stereo headphones Premium Headphones, Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert. *8GB version is bundled with Bluetooth headphones.
Available Accessories: DVR Station, helmet cam, Cases N/A N/A Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag, File Folder
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes Yes No
On-the-go Deleting: Yes Yes Yes No
Bookmarks: No No Yes No
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select MTP
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection Standard USB Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows
Wireless: N/A N/A Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Bluetooth
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: N/A N/A Pan Volume Limiter
built in speaker DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: N/A N/A FM N/A
Additional Features: N/A N/A Operates on WinCE 5.0 Professional N/A
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