Archos 5

Archos 5

Cowon iAudio A2

Cowon iAudio A2

iPod Nano 3G

iPod Nano 3G

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 127.5 x 78.3 x 12.9 mm 133.0 x 78.0 x 22.0 mm 69.8 x 52.3 x 6.5 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 250.0 g 293.0 g 49.2 g 58.0 g
Colors: Gunmetal White Silver, Black, Blue, Red, Green Black, Pink
Price: $350 / $400 / $440 $250 / $320 $150 / $200 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash Flash
Capacity: 60GB / 120GB / 250GB 20GB / 30GB 4GB / 8GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: 2.5" 1.8" N/A N/A
Expansion Slot:
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 4.8" 4" 02" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 800x480 480x272 320x240 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 64k 262k
Touch Display: Yes No No No
TV Out: Yes Yes No Yes
*TV Out with optional dock. TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, WAV MP3, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264 MPEG-1, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG 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) Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 12.0 hours 18.0 hours 24.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 4.0 hours 10.0 hours 5.0 hours 9.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Touch Tactile Touch, Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: Yes No No Yes
Dedicated Tactile Buttons
Recording
Video Recording: Yes Yes No Yes
Audio Recording Format: WAV WAV, MP3 N/A N/A
Audio Recording Options: N/A Voice, FM, Line-in N/A N/A
*Audio and video recording is optional with docking station Records with optional dock
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 Earphone, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Adapter Premium Headphones, Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert. *8GB version is bundled with Bluetooth headphones.
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) Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: N/A 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
32 bookmarks, unlimited fully editable M3U playlists
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select Other MTP
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Standard USB Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac Windows
Wireless: Wi-Fi N/A N/A Bluetooth
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE N/A Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan 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: N/A FM N/A N/A
Additional Features: N/A Built in Speaker Games N/A
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