Archos 604

Archos 604

Cowon iAudio Q5W

Cowon iAudio Q5W

Sandisk Sansa Fuze

Sandisk Sansa Fuze

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 130.0 x 78.0 x 17.0 mm 138.8 x 88.5 x 20.0 mm 79.0 x 48.0 x 8.0 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 256.0 g 380.0 g 59.5 g 58.0 g
Colors: Silver Dark Navy Black, Red, Silver, Blue, Pink Black, Pink
Price: $220 $550 / $600 $79.99 / $99.99 / $129.99 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash Flash
Capacity: 30GB 40GB / 60GB 2GB / 4GB / 8GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A 1.8" N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC, Other microSD
SD/MMC support
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 4.3" 5" 1.9" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 480x272 800x480 220x176 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 64k 262k
Touch Display: No Yes No No
TV Out: Yes Yes No Yes
TV out optional TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, WMA, WAV, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-4, WMV MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4 MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG JPEG
Other: TXT, PDF TXT, PDF N/A N/A
With optional software plug-ins: - AAC3 - AC3 - H.264 - MPEG-2 Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Removable Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 16.0 hours 13.0 hours 24.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 5.0 hours 7.0 hours 5.0 hours 9.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Touch, Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No Yes No Yes
Recording
Video Recording: Yes Yes No Yes
Audio Recording Format: N/A WAV, MP3 WAV N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice, FM, Line-in Voice, FM, Line-in Voice, FM N/A
*optional DVR available Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: Stereo headphones, USB cable, carrying pouch USB cable, USB host cable, Stereo headphones Earbuds, USB cable Premium Headphones, Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert. *8GB version is bundled with Bluetooth headphones.
Available Accessories: Battery Kits, Speaker Docks, DVR Station + many others N/A Cases, docks, chargers Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag 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
One playlist can be edited on the go
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select MTP
Connection Type: Standard USB Standard USB Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows
Wireless: N/A Bluetooth, Wi-Fi N/A Bluetooth
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: N/A 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 Operates on WinCE 5.0 Professional N/A N/A
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