Archos 5

Archos 5

Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio A3

Creative Zen X-Fi

Creative Zen X-Fi

SanDisk Sansa View

SanDisk Sansa View
General
Dimensions: 127.5 x 78.3 x 12.9 mm 133.4 x 78.5 x 22.0 mm 83.0 x 55.0 x 12.7 mm 108.9 x 49.5 x 8.8 mm
Weight: 250.0 g 280.0 g 68.0 g 82.2 g
Colors: Gunmetal Silver silver / black Black
Price: $350 / $400 / $440 $350 / $400 $180 / $200 / $280 $150 / $200
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash Flash
Capacity: 60GB / 120GB / 250GB 30GB / 60GB 8GB / 16GB / 32GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: 2.5" N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC microSD, SDHC
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 4.8" 4" 2.5" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 800x480 800x480 320x240 240x320
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 16.7m 64k
Touch Display: Yes No No No
TV Out: Yes Yes No Yes
*TV Out with optional dock. 1280 x 720 HD output
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264 MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, Other MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4, WMV, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF JPEG JPEG
Other: PDF, Flash TXT, PDF, DOC 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) also RAW images; ASF, PCM, AC-3, G.726, Apple Lossless audio; ASF, OGM video
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 12.0 hours 7.0 hours 35.0 hours 35.0 hours
Video Life: 4.0 hours 10.0 hours 5.0 hours 7.0 hours
*official battery life unknown
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, WMA WAV WAV
Audio Recording Options: N/A Voice, FM, Line-in Voice 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 S-Video, Component, Composite TV-Out, USB Cable, Lanyard, User's Manual, Earphones, Charger standard usb, EP-830 earbuds, software CD 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 Leather Case, Silicon Case, Armband, Screen Protector, Speaker Dock Cases, Dock, Speaker Docks, and many other Made For Sansa accessories.
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: N/A ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag ID3 Tag
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes Yes Yes
On-the-go Deleting: Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bookmarks: Yes Yes Yes Yes
32 bookmarks, unlimited fully editable M3U playlists BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select MTP MTP/MSC OS Select
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Standard USB Standard USB Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows Windows, Mac, Linux
Wireless: Wi-Fi N/A Wi-Fi N/A
*Mini USB Jack *Optional USB host Wi-Fi not available on the 8GB model
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, X-Fi Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan Pan, Speed Control Volume Limiter N/A
built in speaker X-Fi is emulated
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: N/A FM FM FM
Additional Features: N/A *DMB Support N/A N/A
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