Archos 5

Archos 5

SanDisk Sansa View

SanDisk Sansa View

Sony A810

Sony A810

Toshiba Gigabeat S

Toshiba Gigabeat S
General
Dimensions: 127.5 x 78.3 x 12.9 mm 108.9 x 49.5 x 8.8 mm 88.9 x 43.2 x 10.2 mm 61.0 x 15.0 x 99.0 mm
Weight: 250.0 g 82.2 g 53.9 g 150.3 g
Colors: Gunmetal Black Black, White, Pink, Blue, Silver White, Black
Price: $350 / $400 / $440 $150 / $200 $120 / $150 / $200 $250 / $300
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Flash Flash Hard Drive
Capacity: 60GB / 120GB / 250GB 8GB / 16GB 2GB / 4GB / 8GB 30GB / 60GB
Hard Drive Size: 2.5" N/A N/A 1.8"
Expansion Slot: microSD, SDHC
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD None
Display Size: 4.8" 2.4" 2" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 800x480 240x320 320x240 240x320
Display Color: 16.7m 64k 262k 64k
Touch Display: Yes No No No
TV Out: Yes Yes No Yes
*TV Out with optional dock.
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC MP3, WMA, WAV
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264 MPEG-4, WMV, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264 WMV
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) Linear PCM Audio other video formats are transcoded
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 12.0 hours 35.0 hours 33.0 hours 12.0 hours
Video Life: 4.0 hours 7.0 hours 8.0 hours 3.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Touch Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: Yes No Yes 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, FM 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 USB Cable, Software, User Guide Premium Headphones (MDR-EX082), Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert N/A
Available Accessories: GPS Cradle, DVR Docking Station, Portable DVD Dock, Battery Dock, Mini Dock, Helmet Cam, TV Tuner Cases, Dock, Speaker Docks, and many other Made For Sansa accessories. Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, Bluetooth Adapter N/A
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: N/A ID3 Tag ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes No Yes
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/MSC OS Select MTP MTP
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection Standard USB
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows Windows
Wireless: Wi-Fi N/A N/A N/A
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan N/A Volume Limiter N/A
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 N/A
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