Archos 5

Archos 5

Cowon iAudio A2

Cowon iAudio A2

Microsoft Zune 4 / 8

Microsoft Zune 4 / 8

SanDisk Sansa View

SanDisk Sansa View
General
Dimensions: 127.5 x 78.3 x 12.9 mm 133.0 x 78.0 x 22.0 mm 41.4 x 91.5 x 8.5 mm 108.9 x 49.5 x 8.8 mm
Weight: 250.0 g 293.0 g 48.2 g 82.2 g
Colors: Gunmetal White Red, Green, Pink, Black Black
Price: $350 / $400 / $440 $250 / $320 $150 / $200 $150 / $200
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: microSD, SDHC
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 4.8" 4" 1.8" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 800x480 480x272 240x320 240x320
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 64k 64k
Touch Display: Yes No No No
TV Out: Yes Yes No Yes
*TV Out with optional dock.
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264 MPEG-1, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, WMV, 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)
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 12.0 hours 18.0 hours 24.0 hours 35.0 hours
Video Life: 4.0 hours 10.0 hours 4.0 hours 7.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Touch Tactile Touch, 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 N/A WAV
Audio Recording Options: N/A Voice, FM, Line-in N/A Voice, FM
*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 Earbuds, Proprietary USB Cable USB Cable, Software, User Guide
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) Home A/V Pack, Dock Pack, Car Pack, Cable Pack, Premium Headphones, Leather Case, AC Adapter, Speaker Docks, Many other after market accessories. Cases, Dock, Speaker Docks, and many other Made For Sansa accessories.
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: N/A File Folder ID3 Tag ID3 Tag
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes Yes 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 MTP MTP/MSC OS Select
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Standard USB Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows Windows, Mac, Linux
Wireless: Wi-Fi N/A Wi-Fi N/A
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan Pan N/A N/A
BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: N/A FM N/A FM
Additional Features: N/A Built in Speaker FM Radio has RDS N/A
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