Archos 705 WiFi

Archos 705 WiFi

Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio A3

iPod Shuffle 2G

iPod Shuffle 2G

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 183.0 x 20.0 x 127.0 mm 133.4 x 78.5 x 22.0 mm 27.3 x 41.2 x 10.5 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 635.0 g 280.0 g 15.6 g 58.0 g
Colors: Grey Silver Silver, Blue, Red, Green, Purple Black, Pink
Price: $400 / $500 $350 / $400 $80 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash Flash
Capacity: 80GB / 160GB 30GB / 60GB 1GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: 2.5" N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot:
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD None LCD
Display Size: 7" 4" 0" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 800x480 800x480 N/A 320x240
Display Color: 262k 16.7m N/A 262k
Touch Display: Yes No No No
TV Out: Yes Yes No 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, AAC, WAV, Audible 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 N/A MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF N/A 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 +AIFF Audio Format Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 20.0 hours 7.0 hours 12.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 5.5 hours 10.0 hours 0.0 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 N/A N/A
Audio Recording Options: Line-in Voice, FM, Line-in N/A 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 Earbuds, Dock 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 N/A Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag, File Folder N/A ID3 Tag, File Folder
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes No No
On-the-go Deleting: Yes Yes No No
Bookmarks: No Yes No No
BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select Other MTP
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Standard USB 4-Pin Phono Jack Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac 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 N/A 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 N/A N/A
Additional Features: N/A *DMB Support N/A N/A
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