Cowon iAudio Q5W

Cowon iAudio Q5W

iPod Classic 80GB

iPod Classic 80GB

Sony A820

Sony A820

Toshiba Gigabeat S

Toshiba Gigabeat S
General
Dimensions: 138.8 x 88.5 x 20.0 mm 103.5 x 61.8 x 10.5 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm 61.0 x 15.0 x 99.0 mm
Weight: 380.0 g 140.0 g 58.0 g 150.3 g
Colors: Dark Navy Silver, Black Black, Pink White, Black
Price: $550 / $600 $250 $270 / $320 $250 / $300
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash Hard Drive
Capacity: 40GB / 60GB 80GB 8GB / 16GB 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: 5" 2.5" 2.4" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 800x480 320x240 320x240 240x320
Display Color: 16.7m 64k 262k 64k
Touch Display: Yes No No No
TV Out: Yes Yes Yes Yes
TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE MP3, AAC, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC MP3, WMA, WAV
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV H.264 MPEG-4, H.264 WMV
Photo: JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG JPEG JPEG
Other: TXT, PDF N/A N/A N/A
+AIFF & Apple Lossless Audio Formats Linear PCM Audio other video formats are transcoded
Battery
Battery Type: Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 13.0 hours 30.0 hours 33.0 hours 12.0 hours
Video Life: 7.0 hours 5.0 hours 9.0 hours 3.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Touch, Tactile Touch, Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: Yes No Yes Yes
Recording
Video Recording: Yes No Yes No
Audio Recording Format: WAV, MP3 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: USB cable, USB host cable, Stereo headphones 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: N/A 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 Yes
On-the-go Deleting: Yes No No No
Bookmarks: Yes No No No
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select Other MTP MTP
Connection Type: Standard USB Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection Standard USB
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac Windows Windows
Wireless: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi N/A Bluetooth N/A
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE N/A Custom EQ, Preset EQ Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan Volume Limiter Volume Limiter N/A
DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM N/A N/A FM
Additional Features: Operates on WinCE 5.0 Professional N/A N/A N/A
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