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Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio U5

Cowon iAudio U5

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 100.0 x 78.0 x 15.0 mm 133.4 x 78.5 x 22.0 mm 41.0 x 85.0 x 10.0 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 190.0 g 280.0 g 38.0 g 58.0 g
Colors: Silver Silver White, black Black, Pink
Price: $200 $350 / $400 $100 / $130 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash Flash
Capacity: 30GB 30GB / 60GB 4GB / 8GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: 1.8" N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot:
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 3.5" 4" 1.8" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 320x240 800x480 128x160 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 64k 262k
Touch Display: No No No No
TV Out: Yes Yes No Yes
TV-out optional 1280 x 720 HD output TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, WMA, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264 MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, Other N/A MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF N/A JPEG
Other: N/A TXT, PDF, DOC N/A N/A
With optional software plug-ins: - AAC3 - AC3 - H.264 -M-PEG-1 - MPEG-2 also RAW images; ASF, PCM, AC-3, G.726, Apple Lossless audio; ASF, OGM video Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 12.0 hours 7.0 hours 24.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 4.0 hours 10.0 hours 0.0 hours 9.0 hours
*official battery life unknown
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No No Yes Yes
Recording
Video Recording: Yes Yes No Yes
Audio Recording Format: WAV WAV, WMA WAV N/A
Audio Recording Options: Line-in Voice, FM, Line-in Voice, FM N/A
Line-in through DVR, optional. Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: Stereo headphones, DVR Station Adapter, Leather Pouch, USB Cable S-Video, Component, Composite TV-Out, USB Cable, Lanyard, User's Manual, Earphones, Charger AC adapter, earbuds, USB cable, software Premium Headphones, Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert. *8GB version is bundled with Bluetooth headphones.
Available Accessories: DVR Station, helmet cam, Cases Cases, Car Chargers, Belt Clips cases, screen protectors 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 No No
On-the-go Deleting: Yes Yes No No
Bookmarks: No Yes No No
BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select MSC MTP
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Standard USB Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows
Wireless: N/A N/A N/A Bluetooth
*Mini USB Jack *Optional USB host
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: N/A Pan, Speed Control Pan Volume Limiter
built in speaker DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: N/A FM FM N/A
Additional Features: N/A *DMB Support alarm clock, sleep timer N/A
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