Archos 5

Archos 5

Cowon iAudio A2

Cowon iAudio A2

Samsung YP-P2

Samsung YP-P2

Toshiba Gigabeat S

Toshiba Gigabeat S
General
Dimensions: 127.5 x 78.3 x 12.9 mm 133.0 x 78.0 x 22.0 mm 53.3 x 102.0 x 9.9 mm 61.0 x 15.0 x 99.0 mm
Weight: 250.0 g 293.0 g 80.0 g 150.3 g
Colors: Gunmetal White Black, White, Burgundy White, Black
Price: $350 / $400 / $440 $250 / $320 $200 / $250 / $300 $250 / $300
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash Hard Drive
Capacity: 60GB / 120GB / 250GB 20GB / 30GB 4GB / 8GB / 16GB 30GB / 60GB
Hard Drive Size: 2.5" 1.8" N/A 1.8"
Expansion Slot:
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD None
Display Size: 4.8" 4" 3" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 800x480 480x272 480x272 240x320
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 262k 64k
Touch Display: Yes No Yes 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, OGG MP3, WMA, WAV
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264 MPEG-1, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4, WMV WMV
Photo: JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG JPEG
Other: PDF, Flash TXT TXT 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) Frame size must be 480x272 or smaller other video formats are transcoded
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 12.0 hours 18.0 hours 35.0 hours 12.0 hours
Video Life: 4.0 hours 10.0 hours 5.0 hours 3.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Touch Tactile Touch, Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: Yes No Yes Yes
Dedicated Tactile Buttons
Recording
Video Recording: Yes Yes No No
Audio Recording Format: WAV WAV, MP3 WAV N/A
Audio Recording Options: N/A Voice, FM, Line-in Voice, FM N/A
*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 Stand, Earphone, USB cable N/A
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,Jackets, Audio Bluetooth Devices. N/A
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: N/A File Folder ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes Yes Yes
On-the-go Deleting: Yes Yes Yes No
Bookmarks: Yes Yes Yes No
32 bookmarks, unlimited fully editable M3U playlists
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select MTP MTP
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Standard USB Proprietary Connection Standard USB
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows
Wireless: Wi-Fi N/A Bluetooth N/A
*MSC/UMS with Korean firmware upgrade
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, Preset EQ Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan Pan N/A N/A
BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround DNSe
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: N/A FM FM FM
Additional Features: N/A Built in Speaker Datacasts, Alarm clock, World clock Calendar, Bluetooth calling and Dictionary N/A
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