Archos 405

Archos 405

Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio A3

iPod Classic 80GB

iPod Classic 80GB

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 99.6 x 78.0 x 13.2 mm 133.4 x 78.5 x 22.0 mm 103.5 x 61.8 x 10.5 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 146.0 g 280.0 g 140.0 g 58.0 g
Colors: Silver, Purple Silver Silver, Black Black, Pink
Price: $150 $350 / $400 $250 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Flash Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash
Capacity: 2GB 30GB / 60GB 80GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A N/A 1.8" N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 3.5" 4" 2.5" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 320x240 800x480 320x240 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 64k 262k
Touch Display: No No No No
TV Out: No Yes Yes Yes
1280 x 720 HD output TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, AAC, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-4, WMV MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, Other H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF JPEG JPEG
Other: PDF TXT, PDF, DOC N/A N/A
*you may purchase optional software plug-ins for more video formats also RAW images; ASF, PCM, AC-3, G.726, Apple Lossless audio; ASF, OGM video +AIFF & Apple Lossless Audio Formats Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 16.0 hours 7.0 hours 30.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 5.0 hours 10.0 hours 5.0 hours 9.0 hours
*official battery life unknown
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Tactile Touch, Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: Yes No No Yes
Recording
Video Recording: Yes Yes No Yes
Audio Recording Format: N/A WAV, WMA N/A N/A
Audio Recording Options: N/A Voice, FM, Line-in N/A 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, S-Video, Component, Composite TV-Out, USB Cable, Lanyard, User's Manual, Earphones, Charger Earbuds, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Adapter 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 Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, + Many others. Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag ID3 Tag, File Folder
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes Yes No
On-the-go Deleting: Yes Yes No No
Bookmarks: Yes Yes No No
BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select Other MTP
Connection Type: Standard USB Standard USB Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac 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 N/A Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: N/A Pan, Speed Control Volume Limiter Volume Limiter
built in speaker DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM FM N/A N/A
Additional Features: N/A *DMB Support N/A N/A
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