Cowon iAudio A2

Cowon iAudio A2

Cowon iAudio Q5W

Cowon iAudio Q5W

Microsoft Zune 4 / 8

Microsoft Zune 4 / 8

Toshiba Gigabeat S

Toshiba Gigabeat S
General
Dimensions: 133.0 x 78.0 x 22.0 mm 138.8 x 88.5 x 20.0 mm 41.4 x 91.5 x 8.5 mm 61.0 x 15.0 x 99.0 mm
Weight: 293.0 g 380.0 g 48.2 g 150.3 g
Colors: White Dark Navy Red, Green, Pink, Black White, Black
Price: $250 / $320 $550 / $600 $150 / $200 $250 / $300
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash Hard Drive
Capacity: 20GB / 30GB 40GB / 60GB 4GB / 8GB 30GB / 60GB
Hard Drive Size: 1.8" 1.8" N/A 1.8"
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC, Other
SD/MMC support
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD None
Display Size: 4" 5" 1.8" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 480x272 800x480 240x320 240x320
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 64k 64k
Touch Display: No Yes No No
TV Out: Yes Yes No Yes
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, WMA, AAC MP3, WMA, WAV
Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4, H.264 WMV
Photo: JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG JPEG
Other: TXT TXT, PDF N/A N/A
other video formats are transcoded
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 18.0 hours 13.0 hours 24.0 hours 12.0 hours
Video Life: 10.0 hours 7.0 hours 4.0 hours 3.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Touch, Tactile Touch, Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No Yes No Yes
Recording
Video Recording: Yes Yes No No
Audio Recording Format: WAV, MP3 WAV, MP3 N/A N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice, FM, Line-in Voice, FM, Line-in N/A N/A
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 Earbuds, Proprietary USB Cable N/A
Available Accessories: Cases, Car Chargers, Belt Clips, TV Tuner (DVB) N/A Home A/V Pack, Dock Pack, Car Pack, Cable Pack, Premium Headphones, Leather Case, AC Adapter, Speaker Docks, Many other after market accessories. N/A
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: File Folder ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag ID3 Tag
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes Yes Yes
On-the-go Deleting: Yes Yes No No
Bookmarks: Yes Yes No No
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP/MSC User Select MTP MTP
Connection Type: Standard USB Standard USB Proprietary Connection Standard USB
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac, Linux Windows Windows
Wireless: N/A Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Wi-Fi N/A
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Preset EQ Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan Pan N/A N/A
BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM FM N/A FM
Additional Features: Built in Speaker Operates on WinCE 5.0 Professional FM Radio has RDS N/A
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