Archos 5

Archos 5

Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio A3

SanDisk Sansa e200

SanDisk Sansa e200

Sony S710

Sony S710
General
Dimensions: 127.5 x 78.3 x 12.9 mm 133.4 x 78.5 x 22.0 mm 88.9 x 44.2 x 14.2 mm 47.4 x 84.6 x 16.2 mm
Weight: 250.0 g 280.0 g 77.0 g 52.0 g
Colors: Gunmetal Silver Black Black, Red, Silver, Pink
Price: $350 / $400 / $440 $350 / $400 $100 / $120 / $150 / $140 $150 / $200
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash Flash
Capacity: 60GB / 120GB / 250GB 30GB / 60GB 2GB / 4GB / 8GB / 6GB 4GB / 8GB
Hard Drive Size: 2.5" N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, microSD
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 4.8" 4" 1.8" 1.8"
Display Resolution: 800x480 800x480 220x176 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 64k 262k
Touch Display: Yes No No No
TV Out: Yes Yes No No
*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 MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264 MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, Other MPEG-4 MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF BMP 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 The Sansa Media Converter will be needed to convert video and photos to the support formats. Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 12.0 hours 7.0 hours 20.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 4.0 hours 10.0 hours 4.0 hours 8.0 hours
*official battery life unknown Requires screw driver for removal.
Controls
Control Type: Touch Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: Yes No No Yes
Dedicated Tactile Buttons
Recording
Video Recording: Yes Yes No No
Audio Recording Format: WAV WAV, WMA 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 S-Video, Component, Composite TV-Out, USB Cable, Lanyard, User's Manual, Earphones, Charger Standard USB Cable Earphones Travel Pouch Lanyard Noise Canceling Headphones, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert
Available Accessories: GPS Cradle, DVR Docking Station, Portable DVD Dock, Battery Dock, Mini Dock, Helmet Cam, TV Tuner Cases, Car Chargers, Belt Clips Cases, Docks, Speaker Docs, Many After Market Accessories. Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, Bluetooth Adapter
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: N/A ID3 Tag, 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 BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select MTP
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Standard USB Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows
Wireless: Wi-Fi N/A N/A N/A
*Mini USB Jack *Optional USB host
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan Pan, Speed Control N/A Volume Limiter
built in speaker DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: N/A FM FM FM
Additional Features: N/A *DMB Support N/A The S720 is identical to the S610 but includes noise canceling headphones.
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