Archos 5

Archos 5

Creative Zen

Creative Zen

Sony A820

Sony A820

Sony S710

Sony S710
General
Dimensions: 127.5 x 78.3 x 12.9 mm 83.0 x 55.0 x 11.3 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm 47.4 x 84.6 x 16.2 mm
Weight: 250.0 g 65.0 g 58.0 g 52.0 g
Colors: Gunmetal Black Black, Pink Black, Red, Silver, Pink
Price: $350 / $400 / $440 $80 / $130 / $200 / $250 / $350 $270 / $320 $150 / $200
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Flash Flash Flash
Capacity: 60GB / 120GB / 250GB 2GB / 4GB / 8GB / 16GB / 32GB 8GB / 16GB 4GB / 8GB
Hard Drive Size: 2.5" N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 4.8" 2.5" 2.4" 1.8"
Display Resolution: 800x480 320x240 320x240 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 262k 262k
Touch Display: Yes No No No
TV Out: Yes No Yes No
*TV Out with optional dock. TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264 DivX, XviD, WMV, Other MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF JPEG 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) also MJPEG. Supports MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 through transcoding. XviD and DivX supported up to 320 x 240 max. resolution. Linear PCM Audio Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 12.0 hours 25.0 hours 33.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 4.0 hours 5.0 hours 9.0 hours 8.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Touch Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: Yes No Yes Yes
Dedicated Tactile Buttons
Recording
Video Recording: Yes No Yes No
Audio Recording Format: WAV WAV N/A N/A
Audio Recording Options: N/A Voice N/A 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 N/A Premium Headphones, Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert. *8GB version is bundled with Bluetooth headphones. 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 N/A Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, Bluetooth Adapter
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: N/A ID3 Tag ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag, File Folder
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes No No
On-the-go Deleting: Yes Yes No No
Bookmarks: Yes Yes No No
32 bookmarks, unlimited fully editable M3U playlists
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP MTP MTP
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Standard USB Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows Windows Windows
Wireless: Wi-Fi N/A Bluetooth N/A
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan Volume Limiter Volume Limiter Volume Limiter
DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: N/A FM N/A FM
Additional Features: N/A N/A N/A The S720 is identical to the S610 but includes noise canceling headphones.
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