Cowon iAudio A2

Cowon iAudio A2

Cowon iAudio Q5W

Cowon iAudio Q5W

Creative Zen X-Fi

Creative Zen X-Fi

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 133.0 x 78.0 x 22.0 mm 138.8 x 88.5 x 20.0 mm 83.0 x 55.0 x 12.7 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 293.0 g 380.0 g 68.0 g 58.0 g
Colors: White Dark Navy silver / black Black, Pink
Price: $250 / $320 $550 / $600 $180 / $200 / $280 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash Flash
Capacity: 20GB / 30GB 40GB / 60GB 8GB / 16GB / 32GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: 1.8" 1.8" N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC, Other SD, SDHC
SD/MMC support
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 4" 5" 2.5" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 480x272 800x480 320x240 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 16.7m 262k
Touch Display: No Yes No No
TV Out: Yes Yes No Yes
TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG JPEG
Other: TXT TXT, PDF N/A N/A
Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 18.0 hours 13.0 hours 35.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 10.0 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: WAV, MP3 WAV, MP3 WAV N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice, FM, Line-in Voice, FM, Line-in Voice N/A
Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: Carrying Case, Strap, CD-ROM, Earphones, AV Cable, USB Cable, Line-In cable, USB Host Cable USB cable, USB host cable, Stereo headphones standard usb, EP-830 earbuds, software CD Premium Headphones, Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert. *8GB version is bundled with Bluetooth headphones.
Available Accessories: Cases, Car Chargers, Belt Clips, TV Tuner (DVB) N/A Leather Case, Silicon Case, Armband, Screen Protector, Speaker Dock Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: 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 Yes Yes No
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select MTP MTP
Connection Type: Standard USB Standard USB Standard USB Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows Windows
Wireless: N/A Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Bluetooth
Wi-Fi not available on the 8GB model
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, X-Fi Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan Pan Volume Limiter Volume Limiter
BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround X-Fi is emulated DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM FM FM N/A
Additional Features: Built in Speaker Operates on WinCE 5.0 Professional N/A N/A
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