Cowon iAudio A3

Cowon iAudio A3

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General
Dimensions: 133.4 x 78.5 x 22.0 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm 28.0 x 15.0 x 86.0 mm 47.4 x 84.6 x 16.2 mm
Weight: 280.0 g 58.0 g 48.0 g 52.0 g
Colors: Silver Black, Pink Black, Pink, Blue, Yellow, Green Black, Red, Silver, Pink
Price: $350 / $400 $270 / $320 $150 / $200 $150 / $200
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Flash Flash Flash
Capacity: 30GB / 60GB 8GB / 16GB 2GB / 4GB 4GB / 8GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot:
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD OLED LCD
Display Size: 4" 2.4" 1.1" 1.8"
Display Resolution: 800x480 320x240 N/A 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 262k 64k 262k
Touch Display: No No No No
TV Out: Yes Yes No No
1280 x 720 HD output TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, WMA, AAC MP3, WMA, AAC, ATRAC MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, Other MPEG-4, H.264 N/A MPEG-4, H.264
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 Linear PCM Audio Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 7.0 hours 33.0 hours 50.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 10.0 hours 9.0 hours 0.0 hours 8.0 hours
*official battery life unknown
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No Yes No Yes
Recording
Video Recording: Yes Yes No No
Audio Recording Format: WAV, WMA N/A N/A N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice, FM, Line-in N/A N/A N/A
Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: S-Video, Component, Composite TV-Out, USB Cable, Lanyard, User's Manual, Earphones, Charger Premium Headphones, Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert. *8GB version is bundled with Bluetooth headphones. Noise canceling headphones Noise Canceling Headphones, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert
Available Accessories: Cases, Car Chargers, Belt Clips Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks 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 No 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 MTP MTP MTP
Connection Type: Standard USB Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows Windows Windows
Wireless: N/A Bluetooth N/A N/A
*Mini USB Jack *Optional USB host
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan, Speed Control Volume Limiter N/A Volume Limiter
built in speaker DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM N/A FM FM
Additional Features: *DMB Support N/A N/A The S720 is identical to the S610 but includes noise canceling headphones.
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