Archos 405

Archos 405

Cowon iAudio A2

Cowon iAudio A2

Creative Zen Vision

Creative Zen Vision

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 99.6 x 78.0 x 13.2 mm 133.0 x 78.0 x 22.0 mm 124.0 x 20.0 x 74.0 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 146.0 g 293.0 g 238.0 g 58.0 g
Colors: Silver, Purple White Black While Black, Pink
Price: $150 $250 / $320 $250 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Flash Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash
Capacity: 2GB 20GB / 30GB 30GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A 1.8" N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC Other
Compact Flash type 1 & 2
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 3.5" 4" 3.7" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 320x240 480x272 640x480 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 262k 262k
Touch Display: No No No No
TV Out: No Yes Yes Yes
TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, WAV MP3, WMA MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-4, WMV MPEG-1, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG, TIFF JPEG
Other: PDF TXT N/A N/A
*you may purchase optional software plug-ins for more video formats also M-JPEG Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 16.0 hours 18.0 hours 13.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 5.0 hours 10.0 hours 4.5 hours 9.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: Yes No No Yes
Recording
Video Recording: Yes Yes No Yes
Audio Recording Format: N/A WAV, MP3 N/A N/A
Audio Recording Options: N/A Voice, FM, Line-in Voice N/A
*optional DVR available for video/audio recording Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: headphones, USB cable, DVR Station Gen 5 adapter, protective pouch, Carrying Case, Strap, CD-ROM, Earphones, AV Cable, USB Cable, Line-In cable, USB Host Cable N/A 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 Cases, Car Chargers, Belt Clips, TV Tuner (DVB) N/A Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag, File Folder File Folder ID3 Tag ID3 Tag, File Folder
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes No No
On-the-go Deleting: Yes Yes No No
Bookmarks: Yes Yes No No
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select MTP MTP
Connection Type: Standard USB Standard USB Standard USB Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows Windows
Wireless: N/A N/A N/A Bluetooth
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: N/A Pan N/A Volume Limiter
BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM FM FM N/A
Additional Features: N/A Built in Speaker N/A N/A
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