Cowon iAudio U5

Cowon iAudio U5

Microsoft Zune 30

Microsoft Zune 30

Microsoft Zune 80

Microsoft Zune 80

Sony A820

Sony A820
General
Dimensions: 41.0 x 85.0 x 10.0 mm 111.8 x 61.0 x 15.2 mm 61.1 x 108.2 x 12.9 mm 50.2 x 93.9 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 38.0 g 159.0 g 127.6 g 58.0 g
Colors: White, black black, white, brown, pink, red Black, Red Black, Pink
Price: $100 / $130 $200 $250 $270 / $320
Storage
Memory Type: Flash Hard Drive Hard Drive Flash
Capacity: 4GB / 8GB 30GB 80GB 8GB / 16GB
Hard Drive Size: N/A 1.8" 1.8" N/A
Expansion Slot:
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 1.8" 3" 3.2" 2.4"
Display Resolution: 128x160 320x240 320x240 320x240
Display Color: 64k 64k 64k 262k
Touch Display: No No No No
TV Out: No Yes Yes Yes
Supports DVD quality (720x480) TV Out Supports DVD quality (720x480) TV Out TV Out Requires Dock
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC MP3, WMA, AAC MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: N/A WMV MPEG-4, WMV, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: N/A JPEG JPEG, GIF JPEG
Other: N/A N/A N/A N/A
Software converts JPEG to 640x480. Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 24.0 hours 14.0 hours 30.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 0.0 hours 4.0 hours 4.0 hours 9.0 hours
13 hours with wireless on.
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Tactile Touch, Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: Yes No No Yes
Recording
Video Recording: No No No Yes
Audio Recording Format: WAV N/A N/A N/A
Audio Recording Options: Voice, FM N/A N/A N/A
Records with optional dock
Accessories
Included Accessories: AC adapter, earbuds, USB cable, software Earbuds, Proprietary USB Cable, Pouch premium headphones, sync cable, software Premium Headphones, Headphone Extension Cable, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert. *8GB version is bundled with Bluetooth headphones.
Available Accessories: cases, screen protectors Home A/V Pack, Dock Pack, Car Pack, Cable Pack, Premium Headphones, Leather Case, AC Adapter, Speaker Docks, Many other after market accessories. Home A/V Pack, Dock Pack, Car Pack, Cable Pack, Premium Headphones, Leather Case, AC Adapter, Speaker Docks, Many other after market accessories. Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag ID3 Tag ID3 Tag, File Folder
On-the-go Playlists: No Yes Yes No
On-the-go Deleting: No No No No
Bookmarks: No No No No
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MSC Other Other MTP
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows Windows Windows
Wireless: N/A Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Bluetooth
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ, BBE Preset EQ N/A Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: Pan N/A N/A Volume Limiter
DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: FM FM FM N/A
Additional Features: alarm clock, sleep timer FM Radio has RDS FM Radio has RDS N/A
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