Archos 5

Archos 5

Cowon iAudio A2

Cowon iAudio A2

Creative Zen Stone Plus

Creative Zen Stone Plus

Creative Zen X-Fi

Creative Zen X-Fi
General
Dimensions: 127.5 x 78.3 x 12.9 mm 133.0 x 78.0 x 22.0 mm 55.6 x 35.4 x 12.8 mm 83.0 x 55.0 x 12.7 mm
Weight: 250.0 g 293.0 g 21.0 g 68.0 g
Colors: Gunmetal White black, white, pink, blue, red, green silver / black
Price: $350 / $400 / $440 $250 / $320 $70 $180 / $200 / $280
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash Flash
Capacity: 60GB / 120GB / 250GB 20GB / 30GB 2GB 8GB / 16GB / 32GB
Hard Drive Size: 2.5" 1.8" N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD OLED LCD
Display Size: 4.8" 4" .5" 2.5"
Display Resolution: 800x480 480x272 64x64 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 4k or less 16.7m
Touch Display: Yes No No No
TV Out: Yes Yes No No
*TV Out with optional dock.
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, WAV MP3, WMA, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264 MPEG-1, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV N/A MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV
Photo: JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF JPEG, BMP, PNG N/A JPEG
Other: PDF, Flash TXT N/A N/A
With optional software plug-in: AAC, AC3, H.264 HD support: MPEG-4 (ASP 720p) & WMV HD (MP 720p) MPEG-2 MP@ML up to 10 Mbps (up to DVD resolution) and AC3 stereo sound (5.1) H.264 up to DVD resolution with AAC AAC and AAC+ stereo audio files AC3 stereo audio and 5.1 sound files (via SPDIF output of DVR Station) Audible
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 12.0 hours 18.0 hours 9.5 hours 35.0 hours
Video Life: 4.0 hours 10.0 hours 0.0 hours 5.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Touch Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: Yes No No No
Dedicated Tactile Buttons
Recording
Video Recording: Yes Yes No No
Audio Recording Format: WAV WAV, MP3 WAV WAV
Audio Recording Options: N/A Voice, FM, Line-in N/A Voice
*Audio and video recording is optional with docking station
Accessories
Included Accessories: Earbuds, cleaning cloth, proprietary USB cable, dock insert for DVR add-on Carrying Case, Strap, CD-ROM, Earphones, AV Cable, USB Cable, Line-In cable, USB Host Cable 3" standard mini USB cable, earphones standard usb, EP-830 earbuds, software CD
Available Accessories: GPS Cradle, DVR Docking Station, Portable DVD Dock, Battery Dock, Mini Dock, Helmet Cam, TV Tuner Cases, Car Chargers, Belt Clips, TV Tuner (DVB) Speaker dock, armband, keyring case, silicon cases Leather Case, Silicon Case, Armband, Screen Protector, Speaker Dock
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: N/A File Folder File Folder ID3 Tag
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes No Yes
On-the-go Deleting: Yes Yes No Yes
Bookmarks: Yes Yes No Yes
32 bookmarks, unlimited fully editable M3U playlists
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select MSC MTP
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Standard USB Standard USB Standard USB
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows
Wireless: Wi-Fi N/A N/A Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi not available on the 8GB model
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, X-Fi
Audio Features: Pan Pan Volume Limiter Volume Limiter
BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround X-Fi is emulated
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: N/A FM FM FM
Additional Features: N/A Built in Speaker Stopwatch N/A
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