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Cowon iAudio Q5W

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Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 99.6 x 78.0 x 13.2 mm 183.0 x 20.0 x 127.0 mm 138.8 x 88.5 x 20.0 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 146.0 g 635.0 g 380.0 g 58.0 g
Colors: Silver, Purple Grey Dark Navy Black, Pink
Price: $150 $400 / $500 $550 / $600 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Flash Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash
Capacity: 2GB 80GB / 160GB 40GB / 60GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A 2.5" 1.8" N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC SD, SDHC, Other
SD/MMC support
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 3.5" 7" 5" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 320x240 800x480 800x480 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 262k 16.7m 262k
Touch Display: No Yes Yes No
TV Out: No Yes Yes Yes
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, WMV 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: PDF PDF, Flash TXT, PDF N/A
*you may purchase optional software plug-ins for more video formats optional: AAC, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, H.264, Flash Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Removable Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 16.0 hours 20.0 hours 13.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 5.0 hours 5.5 hours 7.0 hours 9.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Touch Touch, Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: Yes No Yes Yes
Recording
Video Recording: Yes Yes Yes Yes
Audio Recording Format: N/A WAV WAV, MP3 N/A
Audio Recording Options: N/A Line-in Voice, FM, Line-in N/A
*optional DVR available for video/audio recording optional Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: headphones, USB cable, DVR Station Gen 5 adapter, protective pouch, 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, Cases, Screen Protectors, Power adapter/charger 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: Yes No Yes No
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select MTP
Connection Type: Standard USB Proprietary Connection Standard USB Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows
Wireless: N/A Wi-Fi 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
DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM N/A FM N/A
Additional Features: N/A N/A Operates on WinCE 5.0 Professional N/A
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