Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio A3

iPod Classic 80GB

iPod Classic 80GB

Sony A820

Sony A820

Wolverine ESP 5000

Wolverine ESP 5000
General
Dimensions: 133.4 x 78.5 x 22.0 mm 103.5 x 61.8 x 10.5 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm 135.0 x 71.0 x 23.0 mm
Weight: 280.0 g 140.0 g 58.0 g 289.0 g
Colors: Silver Silver, Black Black, Pink Dark Grey
Price: $350 / $400 $250 $270 / $320 $350 / $425 / $500 / $600
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash Hard Drive
Capacity: 30GB / 60GB 80GB 8GB / 16GB 80GB / 120GB / 160GB / 250GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A 1.8" N/A 2.5"
Expansion Slot: SD, Other
also Microdrive, Memory Stick, MultiMediaCard, XD-Picture Card, Memory Stick Pro, CompactFlash
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 4" 2.5" 2.4" 3.6"
Display Resolution: 800x480 320x240 320x240 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 64k 262k 64k
Touch Display: No No No No
TV Out: Yes Yes Yes Yes
1280 x 720 HD output TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, AAC, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV
Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, Other H.264 MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-1, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV
Photo: JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF JPEG JPEG JPEG, BMP, TIFF
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 +AIFF & Apple Lossless Audio Formats Linear PCM Audio also supports RAW images
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Removable
Audio Life: 7.0 hours 30.0 hours 33.0 hours 10.0 hours
Video Life: 10.0 hours 5.0 hours 9.0 hours 3.5 hours
*official battery life unknown
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Touch, Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No No Yes No
Recording
Video Recording: Yes No Yes Yes
Audio Recording Format: WAV, WMA N/A N/A WAV
Audio Recording Options: Voice, FM, Line-in N/A N/A Voice, FM, Line-in
Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: S-Video, Component, Composite TV-Out, USB Cable, Lanyard, User's Manual, Earphones, Charger Earbuds, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Adapter Premium Headphones, Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert. *8GB version is bundled with Bluetooth headphones. N/A
Available Accessories: Cases, Car Chargers, Belt Clips Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, + Many others. Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks N/A
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes No No
On-the-go Deleting: Yes No No No
Bookmarks: Yes No No No
BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select Other MTP MSC
Connection Type: Standard USB Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection Standard USB
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac Windows N/A
Wireless: N/A N/A Bluetooth N/A
*Mini USB Jack *Optional USB host
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE N/A Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ
Audio Features: Pan, Speed Control Volume Limiter Volume Limiter N/A
built in speaker DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine built in speaker
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM N/A N/A FM
Additional Features: *DMB Support N/A N/A games
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