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Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio A3

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 130.0 x 18.0 x 76.0 mm 130.0 x 78.0 x 17.0 mm 133.4 x 78.5 x 22.0 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 255.0 g 256.0 g 280.0 g 58.0 g
Colors: Silver Silver Silver Black, Pink
Price: $200 / $270 / $350 $220 $350 / $400 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash
Capacity: 40GB / 80GB / 160GB 30GB 30GB / 60GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: 2.5" N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot:
Screen
Display Type: None LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 4.3" 4.3" 4" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 480x272 480x272 800x480 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 16.7m 262k
Touch Display: No No No No
TV Out: Yes Yes Yes Yes
TV out optional TV out optional 1280 x 720 HD output TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264 MPEG-4, WMV MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, Other MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF JPEG
Other: PDF TXT, PDF TXT, PDF, DOC N/A
optional; AAC, AC3, H.264, MPEG2, MPEG1 With optional software plug-ins: - AAC3 - AC3 - H.264 - MPEG-2 also RAW images; ASF, PCM, AC-3, G.726, Apple Lossless audio; ASF, OGM video Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Removable Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 17.0 hours 16.0 hours 7.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 5.0 hours 5.0 hours 10.0 hours 9.0 hours
*official battery life unknown
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No No No Yes
Recording
Video Recording: Yes Yes Yes Yes
Audio Recording Format: WAV N/A WAV, WMA N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice, Line-in Voice, FM, Line-in Voice, FM, Line-in N/A
MPEG-4, VGA res *optional DVR available Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: N/A Stereo headphones, USB cable, carrying pouch S-Video, Component, Composite TV-Out, USB Cable, Lanyard, User's Manual, Earphones, Charger Premium Headphones, Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert. *8GB version is bundled with Bluetooth headphones.
Available Accessories: N/A Battery Kits, Speaker Docks, DVR Station + many others Cases, Car Chargers, Belt Clips Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag, File Folder
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes Yes No
On-the-go Deleting: Yes Yes Yes No
Bookmarks: No Yes Yes No
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 Standard USB Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows
Wireless: N/A N/A N/A Bluetooth
*Mini USB Jack *Optional USB host
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: N/A N/A Pan, Speed Control Volume Limiter
built in speaker built in speaker DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: N/A N/A FM N/A
Additional Features: N/A N/A *DMB Support N/A
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