Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio Q5W

Cowon iAudio Q5W

Creative Zen

Creative Zen

Sony S610

Sony S610
General
Dimensions: 133.4 x 78.5 x 22.0 mm 138.8 x 88.5 x 20.0 mm 83.0 x 55.0 x 11.3 mm 47.4 x 84.6 x 16.2 mm
Weight: 280.0 g 380.0 g 65.0 g 52.0 g
Colors: Silver Dark Navy Black Black, Red, Silver, Pink
Price: $350 / $400 $600 / $550 $80 / $130 / $200 / $250 / $350 $100 / $130 / $180
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash Flash
Capacity: 30GB / 60GB 60GB / 40GB 2GB / 4GB / 8GB / 16GB / 32GB 2GB / 4GB / 8GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A 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" 1.8"
Display Resolution: 800x480 800x480 320x240 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 16.7m 262k
Touch Display: No Yes No No
TV Out: Yes Yes No No
1280 x 720 HD output
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, Other MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV DivX, XviD, WMV, Other MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG JPEG
Other: TXT, PDF, DOC TXT, PDF N/A N/A
also RAW images; ASF, PCM, AC-3, G.726, Apple Lossless audio; ASF, OGM video also MJPEG. Supports MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 through transcoding. XviD and DivX supported up to 320 x 240 max. resolution. Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Removable Non-Removable Removable
Audio Life: 7.0 hours 13.0 hours 25.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 10.0 hours 7.0 hours 5.0 hours 8.0 hours
*official battery life unknown
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Touch, Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No Yes No Yes
Recording
Video Recording: Yes Yes No No
Audio Recording Format: WAV, WMA WAV, MP3 WAV N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice, FM, Line-in Voice, FM, Line-in Voice N/A
Accessories
Included Accessories: S-Video, Component, Composite TV-Out, USB Cable, Lanyard, User's Manual, Earphones, Charger USB cable, USB host cable, Stereo headphones N/A Headphones, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert
Available Accessories: Cases, Car Chargers, Belt Clips N/A N/A Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, Bluetooth Adapter
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 Yes Yes No
BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround
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 N/A N/A
*Mini USB Jack *Optional USB host
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan, Speed Control Pan Volume Limiter Volume Limiter
built in speaker DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM FM FM FM
Additional Features: *DMB Support Operates on WinCE 5.0 Professional N/A N/A
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