Archos 604

Archos 604

iriver SPINN

iriver SPINN

SanDisk Sansa View

SanDisk Sansa View

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 130.0 x 78.0 x 17.0 mm 99.5 x 51.0 x 10.7 mm 108.9 x 49.5 x 8.8 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 256.0 g 70.0 g 82.2 g 58.0 g
Colors: Silver Silver Black Black, Pink
Price: $220 $250 $150 / $200 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Flash Flash Flash
Capacity: 30GB 4GB 8GB / 16GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: microSD, SDHC
Screen
Display Type: LCD AMOLED LCD LCD
Display Size: 4.3" 3.2" 2.4" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 480x272 480x272 240x320 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 262k 64k 262k
Touch Display: No Yes No No
TV Out: Yes No Yes Yes
TV out optional TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, WAV MP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-4, WMV MPEG-4, WMV MPEG-4, WMV, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG JPEG JPEG
Other: TXT, PDF TXT, Flash 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 25.0 hours 35.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 5.0 hours 5.0 hours 7.0 hours 9.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No Yes No Yes
*Haptic Feedback
Recording
Video Recording: Yes No No Yes
Audio Recording Format: N/A WMA WAV N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice, FM, Line-in Voice, FM Voice, FM N/A
*optional DVR available Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: Stereo headphones, USB cable, carrying pouch earbuds, micro-B USB cable, software USB Cable, Software, User Guide 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, Dock, Speaker Docks, and many other Made For Sansa accessories. 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 Yes No
On-the-go Deleting: Yes Yes Yes No
Bookmarks: Yes No Yes No
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC OS 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 N/A Bluetooth
USB cable is standard, but uncommon Micro-B version.
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ, SRS Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: N/A Speed Control 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 N/A N/A N/A
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