Archos 705 WiFi

Archos 705 WiFi

Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio A3

Creative Zen Vision W

Creative Zen Vision W

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 183.0 x 20.0 x 127.0 mm 133.4 x 78.5 x 22.0 mm 76.2 x 22.9 x 134.6 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 635.0 g 280.0 g 275.0 g 58.0 g
Colors: Grey Silver Black Black, Pink
Price: $400 / $500 $350 / $400 $270 / $300 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash
Capacity: 80GB / 160GB 30GB / 60GB 30GB / 60GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: 2.5" N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: Other
Expansion slot for compact flash types I & II
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 7" 4" 4.3" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 800x480 800x480 480x272 320x240
Display Color: 262k 16.7m 262k 262k
Touch Display: Yes No No No
TV Out: Yes Yes Yes Yes
optional 1280 x 720 HD output TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, WMA, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264 MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, Other MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF JPEG JPEG
Other: PDF, Flash TXT, PDF, DOC N/A N/A
optional: AAC, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, H.264, Flash also RAW images; ASF, PCM, AC-3, G.726, Apple Lossless audio; ASF, OGM video Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Removable Non-Removable Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 20.0 hours 7.0 hours 13.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 5.5 hours 10.0 hours 4.5 hours 9.0 hours
*official battery life unknown
Controls
Control Type: Touch Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No No Yes Yes
Recording
Video Recording: Yes Yes No Yes
Audio Recording Format: WAV WAV, WMA WAV N/A
Audio Recording Options: Line-in Voice, FM, Line-in Voice N/A
optional Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: N/A S-Video, Component, Composite TV-Out, USB Cable, Lanyard, User's Manual, Earphones, Charger earphones, power adapter, USB cable, A/V cable, pouch, installation CD-ROM Premium Headphones, Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert. *8GB version is bundled with Bluetooth headphones.
Available Accessories: N/A Cases, Car Chargers, Belt Clips IR remote 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: No Yes Yes No
BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround Files on Compact flash cards cannot be directly played without first coping them to the hard drive
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select MTP MTP
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Standard USB Standard USB Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows Windows
Wireless: Wi-Fi N/A N/A Bluetooth
*Mini USB Jack *Optional USB host
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: N/A Pan, Speed Control N/A Volume Limiter
built in speaker DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: N/A FM FM N/A
Additional Features: N/A *DMB Support Built in speaker N/A
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