Archos 5

Archos 5

Cowon iAudio U5

Cowon iAudio U5

SanDisk Sansa View

SanDisk Sansa View

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 127.5 x 78.3 x 12.9 mm 41.0 x 85.0 x 10.0 mm 108.9 x 49.5 x 8.8 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 250.0 g 38.0 g 82.2 g 58.0 g
Colors: Gunmetal White, black Black Black, Pink
Price: $350 / $400 / $440 $100 / $130 $150 / $200 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Flash Flash Flash
Capacity: 60GB / 120GB / 250GB 4GB / 8GB 8GB / 16GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: 2.5" N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: microSD, SDHC
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 4.8" 1.8" 2.4" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 800x480 128x160 240x320 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 64k 64k 262k
Touch Display: Yes No No No
TV Out: Yes No Yes Yes
*TV Out with optional dock. TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264 N/A MPEG-4, WMV, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF N/A JPEG JPEG
Other: PDF, Flash N/A 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 24.0 hours 35.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 4.0 hours 0.0 hours 7.0 hours 9.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Touch Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: Yes Yes No Yes
Dedicated Tactile Buttons
Recording
Video Recording: Yes No No Yes
Audio Recording Format: WAV WAV WAV N/A
Audio Recording Options: N/A Voice, FM Voice, FM 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 AC adapter, earbuds, USB cable, software USB Cable, Software, User Guide 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, screen protectors Cases, Dock, Speaker Docks, and many other Made For Sansa accessories. Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: N/A ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag ID3 Tag, File Folder
On-the-go Playlists: Yes No Yes No
On-the-go Deleting: Yes No Yes No
Bookmarks: Yes No Yes No
32 bookmarks, unlimited fully editable M3U playlists
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MSC MTP/MSC OS Select MTP
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows
Wireless: Wi-Fi N/A N/A Bluetooth
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan Pan N/A Volume Limiter
DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: N/A FM FM N/A
Additional Features: N/A alarm clock, sleep timer N/A N/A
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