Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio A3

Creative Zen

Creative Zen

Creative Zen Stone Plus Speaker

Creative Zen Stone Plus Speaker

Creative Zen X-Fi

Creative Zen X-Fi
General
Dimensions: 133.4 x 78.5 x 22.0 mm 83.0 x 55.0 x 11.3 mm 55.6 x 35.7 x 17.5 mm 83.0 x 55.0 x 12.7 mm
Weight: 280.0 g 65.0 g 21.0 g 68.0 g
Colors: Silver Black Black, Champagne, Blue, Pink silver / black
Price: $350 / $400 $80 / $130 / $200 / $250 / $350 $59.99 $180 / $200 / $280
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Flash Flash Flash
Capacity: 30GB / 60GB 2GB / 4GB / 8GB / 16GB / 32GB 2GB 8GB / 16GB / 32GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC SD, SDHC
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD OLED LCD
Display Size: 4" 2.5" 1" 2.5"
Display Resolution: 800x480 320x240 64x64 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m N/A 16.7m
Touch Display: No No No No
TV Out: Yes No No No
1280 x 720 HD output Monochrone blue OLED screen
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, WMA Lossless MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible
Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, Other DivX, XviD, WMV, Other N/A MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV
Photo: JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF JPEG N/A JPEG
Other: TXT, PDF, DOC N/A 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.
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 7.0 hours 25.0 hours 20.0 hours 35.0 hours
Video Life: 10.0 hours 5.0 hours 0.0 hours 5.0 hours
*official battery life unknown
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No No Yes No
Recording
Video Recording: Yes No No No
Audio Recording Format: WAV, WMA WAV WAV WAV
Audio Recording Options: Voice, FM, Line-in Voice Voice Voice
Accessories
Included Accessories: S-Video, Component, Composite TV-Out, USB Cable, Lanyard, User's Manual, Earphones, Charger N/A Silicon skin w/clip, earbuds, USB cable standard usb, EP-830 earbuds, software CD
Available Accessories: Cases, Car Chargers, Belt Clips N/A Cases, speaker Leather Case, Silicon Case, Armband, Screen Protector, Speaker Dock
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag File Folder ID3 Tag
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes No Yes
On-the-go Deleting: Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bookmarks: Yes Yes No Yes
BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround Folder browsing only, can't browse individual files
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP MSC MTP
Connection Type: Standard USB Standard USB Standard USB Standard USB
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows Windows, Mac, Linux Windows
Wireless: N/A N/A N/A Wi-Fi
*Mini USB Jack *Optional USB host Wi-Fi not available on the 8GB model
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, X-Fi
Audio Features: Pan, Speed Control Volume Limiter Volume Limiter Volume Limiter
built in speaker Bass boost X-Fi is emulated
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM FM FM FM
Additional Features: *DMB Support N/A Internal speaker N/A
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