Archos 5

Archos 5

Creative Zen X-Fi

Creative Zen X-Fi

iPod Nano 3G

iPod Nano 3G

iPod Shuffle 2G

iPod Shuffle 2G
General
Dimensions: 127.5 x 78.3 x 12.9 mm 83.0 x 55.0 x 12.7 mm 69.8 x 52.3 x 6.5 mm 27.3 x 41.2 x 10.5 mm
Weight: 250.0 g 68.0 g 49.2 g 15.6 g
Colors: Gunmetal silver / black Silver, Black, Blue, Red, Green Silver, Blue, Red, Green, Purple
Price: $350 / $400 / $440 $180 / $200 / $280 $150 / $200 $80
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Flash Flash Flash
Capacity: 60GB / 120GB / 250GB 8GB / 16GB / 32GB 4GB / 8GB 1GB
Hard Drive Size: 2.5" N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD None
Display Size: 4.8" 2.5" 02" 0"
Display Resolution: 800x480 320x240 320x240 N/A
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 64k N/A
Touch Display: Yes No No No
TV Out: Yes No No No
*TV Out with optional dock.
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, AAC, WAV MP3, AAC, WAV, Audible
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264 MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV H.264 N/A
Photo: JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF JPEG JPEG N/A
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) +AIFF Audio Format
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 12.0 hours 35.0 hours 24.0 hours 12.0 hours
Video Life: 4.0 hours 5.0 hours 5.0 hours 0.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Touch Tactile Touch, Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: Yes No No Yes
Dedicated Tactile Buttons
Recording
Video Recording: Yes No No 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
Accessories
Included Accessories: Earbuds, cleaning cloth, proprietary USB cable, dock insert for DVR add-on standard usb, EP-830 earbuds, software CD Earphone, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Adapter Earbuds, Dock
Available Accessories: GPS Cradle, DVR Docking Station, Portable DVD Dock, Battery Dock, Mini Dock, Helmet Cam, TV Tuner Leather Case, Silicon Case, Armband, Screen Protector, Speaker Dock Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, N/A
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: N/A ID3 Tag ID3 Tag N/A
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
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP Other Other
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Standard USB Proprietary Connection 4-Pin Phono Jack
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows Windows, Mac Windows, Mac
Wireless: Wi-Fi Wi-Fi N/A N/A
Wi-Fi not available on the 8GB model
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ Custom EQ, X-Fi N/A N/A
Audio Features: Pan Volume Limiter N/A N/A
X-Fi is emulated
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: N/A FM N/A N/A
Additional Features: N/A N/A Games N/A
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