This article needs to be updated.(November 2010) |
The following comparison of portable media players compares general and technical information for important digital playback devices.
Name | Manufacturer | Release | Size | Type | Capacity (GB) [1] | Storage | External | Dimensions (mm × mm) | Depth (mm) | Weight (g) | Firmware |
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Archos 105 | Archos | 2007-08-31 [2] | DAP | 2 | Flash | SDHC [3] | 85 × 45 | 7 | 50 [4] | 1.6.07 [5] | |
Archos 405 | Archos | 2007-09-01 [6] | Mini | PMP | 2 | Flash | SDHC [3] | 99.6 × 78 | 13.2 | 119.07 | 1.8.03 [7] [8] |
Archos 405 | Archos | 2008-02-07 [9] | Mini | PMP | 30 | HDD | 100 × 78 | 15 | 191 | 1.8.03 [7] [8] | |
Archos 5 | Archos | 2008-08-19 | Mid | PMP | 120/500 | HDD | 8–32 GB and Micro SD Slot (SDHC compatible) | 127 × 78.8 | 19.4 | 300 | 1.6.53 [10] |
Archos 605 WiFi/GPS | Archos | 2007-09-01 [11] | Mid | PMP | 4 | Flash | SDHC [3] | 122 × 81 | 15 | 150 | 1.8.03 [12] [13] |
Archos 605 WiFi/GPS | Archos | 2007-09-01 [11] | Mid | PMP | 30/80/160 | HDD | 122 × 81 | 15 | 190 | 1.8.03 [12] [13] | |
Archos 705 WiFi | Archos | 2007-11-27 [14] | Mega | PMP | 80/160 | HDD | 182 × 128 | 19.69 | 630 | 1.8.03 [15] | |
Cowon A3 | Cowon | 2007-11-14 [16] | Mid | PMP | 30/60/80 | HDD | 133.4 × 78.5 | 22 | 280 | 1.24 [17] | |
Cowon D2 | Cowon | 2006-12-05 [18] | Micro | PMP | 2/4/8/16 | Flash | SDHC [3] | 78.0 × 55.4 | 16.6 | 91.0 | 2.57 [19] |
Cowon Q5W | Cowon | 2007-11-30 [20] | Mid | PMP | 40/60/80 | HDD | 138.8 × 88.5 | 20 | 380 | 1.5 [21] | |
Cowon O2PMP | Cowon | Mid | PMP | 8/16/32 | Flash | 119 × 73 | 18 | 205 | |||
Gigabeat T-Series | Toshiba | 2007-09-25 [22] | Micro | PMP | 4 | Flash | 2.13 × 3.38 | 15 | 58.11 | No release | |
GP2X F-200 | GamePark Holdings | 2007-10-28 [23] | Mid | PMP, HGC | 64 | SDHC [3] | 144 × 83 | 34 | 161 | 4.0.0 [24] | |
iPod | Apple | 2001 [25] | |||||||||
iPod classic 6G | Apple | 2007-09-07 [26] | Mini | DAP | 160 | HDD | 104 × 61 | 10 | 140 | 1.1.2 [27] | |
iPod nano 6G | Apple | 2010-09-08 [28] | Micro | DAP | 8/16 | Flash | 38 × 41 | 8.9 | 21 | 1.2 [29] | |
iPod Touch 5G | Apple | 2012-10-09 [30] | Mini | PMP | 32/64 | Flash | 123.4 x 58.6 | 6.1 | 88 | 9.0 | |
iriver clix 2G | ReignCom | 2007-04-24 [31] | Micro | PMP | 2/4/8 | Flash | 80 × 47 | 8.1–12.7 | 54 | 1.07 | |
PSP Slim & Lite | Sony | 2007-08-30 [32] | Mid | PMP, HGC | [33] | 64Memory Stick | 170 × 74 | 18 | 189 | 6.10 [34] | |
Rio PMP300 | Diamond Multimedia | 1998-09-15 | Mid | DAP | 0.032 | Flash | SmartMedia | 89x63 | 16 | ||
Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0 & 5.0 | Samsung | 2011-10-16 [35] | Mid | PMP | 8/16 | Flash | microSDHC | 123.7 x 64.2 (4.0), 141.3 x 78.2 (5.0) | 9.9 (4.0), 11.9 (5.0) | 121 (4.0), 182 (5.0) | 2.3.5 |
Samsung T10 | Samsung | 2007-09 | DAP | 2/4/8 | Flash | 96 × 41.4 | 7.9 | 43 | 3.06 [36] | ||
Samsung P2 | Samsung | 2007-09 | DAP | 4/8 | Flash | 100 × 52 | 9.9 | 83 | 5.10 [37] | ||
Sansa Fuze | SanDisk | 2008-03-17 [38] | DAP | 2/4/8 | Flash | microSDHC | 78.7 × 48.3 | 7.6 | 59.5 | 01.02.28 & 02.03.33 [39] | |
Sansa Fuze+ | SanDisk | 2010-09-01 [40] | PMP | 4/8/16 | Flash | microSD microSDHC | 96.5 × 50.7 | 11.1 | 170 | 02.38.06 [41] | |
Sansa View | SanDisk | 2007-10-26 [42] | PMP | 8/16/32 | Flash | microSDHC | 109 × 50 | 10 | 82 | 01.03.02a [43] | |
Walkman NWZ-A820 series | Sony | 2008-03-28 [44] | DAP | 4/8/16 | Flash | 89 × 43 | 10 | 54 | 1.02 | ||
Walkman NWZ-E580 series | Sony | 2013-07-10 [45] | DAP | 8/16 | 42.1 x 92.1 | 8 | 49 | ||||
ZEN | Creative | 2007-09-14 [46] | Micro | PMP | 2/4/8/16/32 | Flash | SDHC [3] | 83 × 55 | 11 | 65 | 1.21.01 [47] |
ZEN X-Fi | Creative | 2008-07-10 | Micro | PMP | 8/16/32 | Flash | SD | 83 × 55 | 13 | 69 | 1.03.01 [48] |
ZEN Vision W | Creative | 2006-08-30 | Mid | PMP | 30/60 | HDD | CF | 134 × 75 | 22 | 276 | 1.10.01 [49] |
Zune 30 | Microsoft | 2006-11-14 | Mid | PMP | 30 | HDD | 112 × 61 | 15 | 160 | 3.3 [50] | |
Zune 4/8 | Microsoft | 2007-11-13 [51] | Micro | PMP | 4/8 | Flash | 91 × 41 | 8.4 | 47 | 3.3 [50] | |
Zune 16 | Microsoft | 2008-09-16 | Micro | PMP | 16 | Flash | 91 × 41 | 8.4 | 47 | 3.3 [50] | |
Zune 80 | Microsoft | 2007-11-13 [51] | Mid | PMP | 80 | HDD | 108 × 61 | 13 | 128 | 3.3 [50] | |
Zune 120 | Microsoft | 2008-09-16 | Mid | PMP | 120 | HDD | 108 × 61 | 13 | 128 | 3.3 [50] | |
Zune HD | Microsoft | 2009-09-15 | Mini | PMP | 16/32/64 | Flash | 104 × 53 | 8.9 | 74 | 4.5 | |
Zvue 260 | Zvue | 2007-07-17 [52] | DAP | None | HDD | SDHC [3] | 106 × 65 | 13 | 120 | 2.80 I_071012 [53] | |
Name | Manufacturer | Release | Size | Type | Capacity (GB) [1] | Storage | External | Dimensions (mm × mm) | Depth (mm) | Weight (g) | Firmware |
Name | Navigation | Audio out | Speaker | Screen size (in) | Screen type | Resolution (px) | Frame rate (Hz) | Color depth (bpp) | Video out | Video battery life (hr) | Audio battery life (hr) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archos 105 [54] | D-pad, 7 buttons | Headphone jack | No | 1.8 | OLED | 160 × 128 | 30 | 18 | Component, Composite | Unknown | 18 |
Archos 405 [55] [56] | D-pad, 6 two-way buttons | Headphone jack, dock connector | No | 3.5 | TFT LCD | 320 × 240 | 30 | Predecessor: 24 | Component, Composite | 5 | 16 |
Archos 5 [57] | Touchscreen | Headphone jack | Yes | 4.8 | TFT LCD | 800 × 480 | 30 | 24 | S-Video, composite via docking | 7 | 22 |
Archos 605 WiFi/GPS [58] [59] | D-pad/touchscreen, 6 two-way buttons | Headphone jack | Yes | 4.3 | TFT LCD | 800 × 480 | 30 | 24 | Component, composite | 5.5 | 15 |
Archos 705 WiFi [60] | D-pad/touchscreen, 6 two-way buttons | Headphone jack | Yes | 7 | TFT LCD | 800 × 480 | 30 | 18 | Component, composite | 5.5 | 15 |
Cowon A3 [61] | D-pad, 4 buttons | Headphone jack | Yes | 4 | TFT LCD | 800 × 480 | 30 | 24 | Component, composite, S-video | 10 | 18 |
Cowon D2 [62] | Touchscreen, 3 buttons | Headphone jack | No | 2.5 | TFT LCD | 320 × 240 | 30 | 24 | Component, composite | 10 | 52 |
Cowon Q5W [63] | Touchscreen | Headphone jack | Yes | 5 | TFT LCD | 800 × 480 | 30 | 24 | Component, S-video, composite | 7 | 13 |
Gigabeat T-Series [64] | D-pad, 4 buttons | Headphone jack | No | 2.4 | TFT LCD | 320 × 240 | 25 | 18 | No | 5 | 16 |
GP2X F-200 [65] | 8-way d-pad/touchscreen, 9 buttons | Headphone jack | Yes | 3.5 | TFT LCD | 320 × 240 | 30 | 16 | Component | 3.5 | 6 |
iPod classic [66] | Click wheel, 1 center, 4 embedded buttons | Headphone jack, dock connector | Clicker only | 2.5 | TFT LCD | 320 × 240 | 30 | 16 | Component, composite | 6 | 36 |
iPod nano 5G [67] | Click wheel, 1 center, 4 embedded buttons | Headphone jack, dock connector | Yes | 2.25 | TFT LCD | 320 × 240 | 30 | 16 | Component, composite | 4 | 24 |
iPod nano 6G [67] | Multi-touch screen | Headphone jack, dock connector | No | 1.54 | TFT LCD | 240 × 240 | Component, composite | No video support | 24 | ||
iPod Touch [68] | Multi-touch screen, 3 buttons | Headphone jack, dock connector | Yes (ex. 1st and 2nd gen.) | 3.5 | TFT LCD | 480 × 320 (4th gen. 960 × 640) | 30 | 24 (4th gen.) 18 (1st. - 3rd gen.) | Component, composite | 6 | 40 (4th gen), 30 (3rd gen), 36 (2nd gen), 24 (1st gen) |
iriver clix 2G [69] | D-pad, 4 embedded buttons | Headphone jack | No | 2.2 | AMOLED | 320 × 240 | 30 | 18 | No | 5 | 25 |
PSP Slim/Lite [70] | Analog stick/d-pad, 15 buttons | Headphone jack, dock connector | Yes | 4.3 | TFT LCD | 480 × 272 | 30 | 24 | Component, composite, d-terminal | 4 | 10 |
Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0 & 5.0 [71] | Touchscreen, 3 buttons | Headphone jack | Yes | 4.0/5.0 | TFT LCD | 800 × 480 | 5 (4.0), 8 (5.0) | 36 (4.0), 60 (5.0) | |||
Samsung T10 [72] | D-pad, 5 buttons | Headphone jack | No | 2 | TFT LCD | 320 × 240 | 30 | 18 | No | 4 | 30 |
Samsung P2 [72] | Touchscreen, 4 buttons | Headphone jack | No | 3 | TFT LCD | 480 × 272 | 30 | 18 | No | 5 | 35 |
Sansa Fuze [73] | Scroll ring, 6 buttons | Headphone jack, dock connector | No | 1.9 | TFT LCD | 224 × 176 | 20 | 16 | Composite | 5 | 24 |
Sansa Fuze+ [74] | Touchpad, 3 buttons | Headphone jack | No | 2.4 | TFT LCD | 320 × 240 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 24 | |
Sansa View [75] [76] | Scroll wheel, 3 buttons | Headphone jack, dock connector | No | 2.4 | TFT LCD | 320 × 240 | 30 | 16 | Composite | 7 | 35 |
Walkman NWZ-A810 series [77] | D-pad, 7 buttons | Headphone jack | No | 2 | TFT LCD | 320 × 240 | 30 | 16 | Composite | 8 | 33 |
ZEN [78] | D-pad, 9 buttons | Headphone jack | No | 2.5 | TFT LCD | 320 × 240 | 30 | 24 | No | 5 | 30 |
ZEN Vision W [79] | D-pad, 12 buttons | Headphone jack, dock connector | Yes | 4.3 | TFT LCD | 480 × 272 | 30 | 18 | Composite | 4.5 | 13 |
Zune 4/8/16 [80] [81] [82] | Zune pad, 2 buttons | Headphone jack, dock connector | No | 1.8 | TFT LCD | 320 × 240 | 30 | 16 | No | 4 | 23 (Wi-Fi)/24 |
Zune 80/120 [83] [84] | Zune pad, 2 buttons | Headphone jack, dock connector | No | 3.2 | TFT LCD | 320 × 240 | 30 | 16 | Component, composite | 4 | 29 (Wi-Fi)/30 |
Zune HD [85] | Touchscreen, 3 buttons | Headphone jack, dock connector | No | 3.3 | OLED | 480 × 272 | 30 | Unknown | HDMI, composite | 8.5 | 33 (Wi-Fi off) |
ZVUE 260 [86] | D-pad, 9 buttons | Headphone jack | Yes | 2.5 | AM TFT LCD | 234 × 160 | 30 | 24 | No | Unknown | 6 |
Name | Connectivity | OS compatibility | Integrated software | Protocol compliancy | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USB | Wi-Fi | Bluetooth | Linux | Macintosh | Windows | MSC | MTP | |||||||
Mini-B port | 2.0 | Mac OS X | Vista | XP | 2000 | 9x | ||||||||
Archos 105 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | WMP through MTP | Yes | Yes | |
Archos 405 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | WMP through MTP | Yes | Yes | |
Archos 5 | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Me | WMP through MTP | Yes | Yes | |
Archos 605 WiFi / GPS | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | WMP through MTP | Yes | Yes | |
Archos 705 WiFi | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | WMP through MTP | Yes | Yes | |
Cowon A3 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Me | jetAudio | Yes | Yes | |
Cowon D2 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | jetAudio | Yes | Yes | |
Cowon Q5W | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Me | jetAudio | Yes | Yes | |
Gigabeat T400 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No [87] | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | WMP through MTP | No | Yes | |
GP2X F-200 | Unknown | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | — | — | — | |
iPod classic | No | Yes | No | No | No [88] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | iTunes | No | No | |
iPod nano 4G | No | Yes | No | No | No [88] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | iTunes | No | No | |
iPod Touch 1G | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | iTunes | No | No | |
iPod Touch 2G - 5G | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | iTunes | No | No | |
iriver clix 2G | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | iriver plus | Yes | Yes | |
PSP Slim & Lite | Yes | Yes | Yes | PSP Go only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Media Go | Yes | No | |
Samsung Galaxy Player | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | WMP through MTP | No | Yes | |
Samsung T10 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No [87] | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | EmoDio | No | Yes | |
Samsung P2 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No [87] | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | EmoDio | Yes | Yes | |
Sansa Fuze | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | MSC | WMP through MTP | Yes | Yes | |
Sansa Fuze+ | micro B | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | MSC | WMP through MTP | Yes | Yes | |
Walkman NWZ-A810 series | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | WMP through MTP | Yes | Yes | |
ZEN | Yes | Yes | No | No | No [87] | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Creative MediaSource | No | Yes | |
ZEN Vision W | Yes | Yes | No | No | No [87] | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Creative MediaSource | No | Yes | |
Zune | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Zune Software | No | Yes | |
ZVUE 260 | Unknown | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | ZAPP | No | No |
Product | Manufacturer | Web browser | Wireless synching | Ad hoc | On-demand | Web radio/TV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archos 5, 7 | Archos | Opera | ||||
Archos 604 WiFi, 704 WiFi | Archos | Opera 8.5 | file browsing | No | No | |
Archos 605 WiFi, 705 WiFi | Archos | Opera 9 | file browsing | No | Content Portals | Yes |
Archos PMA400 | Archos | Opera | via FTP | Yes | No | |
Cowon Q5W | Cowon | IE Mobile | Yes (using Flash-based Internet Radio sites) | |||
Ibiza Rhapsody | Haier | Minimo | Yes | No | Rhapsody | radio only |
iPod Touch | Apple Inc. | Webkit | Yes | Yes | iTunes, Spotify | Yes |
Samsung Galaxy Player | Samsung | Webkit | Android Marketplace | |||
Sansa Connect | SanDisk | No | Yahoo! Music | |||
Sony PSP | Sony | NetFront | Yes | Yes | PlayStation Store | Yes |
Sony Walkman X Series | Sony | NetFront | No | Yes | Yes | |
ZEN X-Fi | Creative | No | media server | No | Creative MediaBox | No |
Zune 4, 8 | Microsoft | No | Yes | Yes | Zune Marketplace | |
Zune 30 | Microsoft | No | Yes | Yes | Zune Marketplace | |
Zune 80, 120 | Microsoft | No | Yes | Yes | Zune Marketplace | |
Zune HD | Microsoft | IE Mobile 6 | Yes | Yes | Zune Marketplace |
Name | MP3 | FairPlay | ALAC | AAC | WMA-DRM | WMA Lossless | WMA | WAV | Audible | Ogg Vorbis | FLAC | Others |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archos 105 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Archos 405 | Yes | No | No | No [90] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | AC3 [90] |
Archos 5 | Yes | No | No | No [90] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | AC3 [90] |
Archos 605 WiFi / GPS | Yes | No | No | No [90] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | AC3 [90] |
Archos 705 WiFi | Yes | No | No | No [90] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | AC3 [90] |
Cowon A3 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | APE, MPC, PCM, TTA, WV |
Cowon D2 | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | APE |
Cowon Q5W | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | APE, MPC |
Gigabeat T-Series | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
GP2X F-200 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No [91] | No | No | Yes | No [92] | APE, MP2, MPC, [92] TTA, WV [93] |
iPod | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | AIFF |
iriver clix 2G | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
PSP Slim & Lite | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ATRAC |
Samsung Galaxy Player | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Samsung T10 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Samsung P2 | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Sansa Fuze | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown |
Sansa Fuze+ | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown |
Walkman NWZ-A810 series | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
ZEN | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
ZEN Vision W | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No [94] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Zune | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | WMA Pro Stereo |
ZVUE 260 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | MP2 |
MP3 | AAC-DRM | ALAC | AAC | WMA-DRM | WMA Lossless | WMA | WAV | Audible | Ogg Vorbis | FLAC | Others |
Name | H.264 | ASF | WMV | DivX / Xvid | MPEG-4 | AVI | QuickTime | Other formats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archos 105 | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Archos 405 | No [90] | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No [90] | MPEG-2 [90] |
Archos 5 | No [90] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No [90] | MPEG-2, [90] MKV |
Archos 605 WiFi / GPS | No [90] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No [90] | MPEG-2 [90] |
Archos 705 WiFi | No [90] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No [90] | MPEG-2 [90] |
Cowon A3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | MKV, MTV, OGM, VOB, DAT, AMV, MJPEG, MPEG-1 |
Cowon D2 | No | No | Yes | No [95] | No | Yes | No | No |
Cowon Q5W | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | OGM |
Gigabeat T-Series | No | Yes | Yes | No [96] | No [96] | No [96] | No [96] | No |
GP2X F-200 | No | No | No [91] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
iPod (before Nano 6G; iPod 6G does) | Yes | No | No | with plugin | Yes | with plugin | Yes | No |
iriver clix 2G | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
PSP Slim & Lite | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | MJPEG |
Rio PMP300 | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Samsung Galaxy Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | MKV |
Samsung T10 | No | No | Yes | .svi only | Yes | No | No | No |
Samsung P2 | No | No | Yes | .svi only | Yes | No | No | No |
Sansa Fuze | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Sansa Fuze+ | Yes [97] | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | MPEG-4 Part 14 |
Walkman NWZ-A810 series | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
ZEN | No [96] | No | Yes | Yes | No [96] | Yes | No | MJPEG |
ZEN Vision W | No [96] | No | Yes | Yes | No [96] | Yes | No | MJPEG |
Zune | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | DVR-MS [96] |
ZVUE 260 | No | Yes | Yes | Xvid only | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Name | FM radio | Microphone | Line-in recording | DVR recording | Playback while charging | USB host | HDMI out |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archos 105 | No | No | No | No | Unknown | ||
Archos 405 | No | No | No | Yes | Unknown | ||
Archos 5 | With FM remote | With FM remote | With dock | With DVR dock | With dock | ||
Archos 605 WiFi / GPS | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Archos 705 WiFi | No | No | No | Yes | Unknown | ||
Cowon A3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Unknown | Yes | |
Cowon D2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Cowon Q5W | Yes | Yes | No | No | Unknown | ||
Gigabeat T-Series | No | No | Yes | No | Unknown | ||
GP2X F-200 | No | No | No | No | Unknown | ||
iPod | Nano generations 5 & 6 only | Yes | No | No | Yes | iPod Touch only | |
iriver clix 2G | Yes | Yes | No [98] | No | Unknown | ||
PSP 1000 Series | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
PSP Slim & Lite 2000 Series | No | Accessory only | No | No | Yes | ||
PSP Slim & Lite 3000 Series | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | ||
Samsung Galaxy Player | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Korean version only |
Samsung T10 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Power only; no data [99] | ||
Samsung P2 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Power only; no data [99] | ||
Sansa Fuze | Yes | Yes | No | No | Power only; no data [99] | ||
Sansa Fuze+ | with pause and record | Yes | No | No | Power only; no data [99] | ||
Sansa View | Yes | Yes | No | No | Power only; no data [99] | ||
Walkman NWZ-A810 series | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
ZEN | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | ||
ZEN Vision W | Yes | Yes | No | No | Power only; no data [99] | ||
Zune | Yes ( HD Radio ) | No | No | No | Yes | Yes, Zune HD | |
Zvue 260 | No | No | No | No | No |
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Archos is a French multinational electronics company that was established in 1988 by Henri Crohas. Archos manufactures tablets, smartphones, portable media players and portable data storage devices. The name is an anagram of Crohas' last name. Also, in Greek (-αρχος), it's a suffix used in nouns indicating a person with power. The company's slogan has been updated from "Think Smaller" to "On The Go", and the current "Entertainment your way".
Janus was the codename of a version of Windows Media DRM primarily for portable devices, whose marketing name was Windows Media DRM for Portable Devices. It was introduced by Microsoft in 2004 for use on portable media devices which store and access content offline. Napster To Go was the first online music store to require the Janus technology. Supporting Janus often implies that the device also makes use of Media Transfer Protocol (MTP).
Zune was a brand of digital media products and services that was marketed by Microsoft from November 2006 until it was discontinued in June 2012. Zune consisted of a line of portable media players, a music subscription service known as Zune Music Pass plus Zune Marketplace for music, TV and movies, streaming services for the Xbox 360 game console, and the Zune software media player for Windows PCs which also acted as desktop sync software for Windows Phone.
The Sansa e200 series is a portable media player developed by SanDisk and released on January 5, 2006. The device is available in four capacities of Flash memory: 2 GB (e250), 4 GB (e260), 6 GB (e270), and 8 GB (e280). All players have a 1.8-inch, TFT LCD display with a resolution of 176 by 220 pixels. Certain files, if not in a format accepted by the player's original firmware, must first be converted with the Sansa Media Converter Windows software. This will convert images to bitmap format (.bmp) and videos to MJPEG, for v1 models. On v2 players it will convert videos to DivX and simply resize images. It is not possible to simply copy videos to the device, even if they seem to be in the correct format; trying to access them displays an error message.
The HTC Excalibur (HTC S620) is a smartphone model manufactured by High Tech Computer beginning in 2006. It is rebranded and sold as the O2 Xda Cosmo, the T-Mobile Dash, the HTC S621 for Rogers Wireless in Canada, the HTC S621 for Suncom Wireless in the lower-eastern United States, the BT ToGo (as part of the BT Total Broadband Anywhere package), and the Dopod C720W. The model has been discontinued.
SanDisk has produced a number of flash memory-based digital audio and portable media players since 2005. The current range of products bears the SanDisk Clip name. SanDisk players were formerly marketed under the Sansa name until 2014.
Wolfson Microelectronics plc was a microelectronics and fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. It specialised in signal processing and mixed-signal chips for the consumer electronics market and had engineering and sales offices throughout Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the United States. In 2014, it was acquired by Cirrus Logic for £291 million.
The Zune 4, Zune 8, and Zune 16 are second-generation models of the Zune lineup, they were first announced on October 2, 2007 and released on November 13, 2007 in the United States and June 13, 2008 in Canada. They are flash memory-based players meant to compete with the iPod Nano and the Sansa Fuze, both smaller and cheaper than the three hard drive-based Zune devices, the Zune 30, Zune 80, and Zune 120. They feature music, video, and podcast support, and come with Wi-Fi and FM Radio.
The Zune 80 and Zune 120 are portable media players developed by Microsoft in its Zune series of media players. The Zune 80 was announced on October 2, 2007 and was released on November 13, 2007. It, along with the Zune 4, 8, and 16, is part of the second generation of Zune devices. It features music, video, and podcast support, and comes with Wi-Fi and FM Radio. The Zune 120, part of the second generation of Zune devices, was released September 16, 2008. As of January 2010, the devices run the 3.3 firmware.
The Zune 30 is a portable media player developed by Microsoft, and the first hardware device in Microsoft's Zune brand. It was released on November 14, 2006, simply named the Zune. After subsequent versions with different hard drive capacities, the original Zune was renamed Zune 30.
The ZEN is a portable media player in the Creative Zen series designed and manufactured by Creative Technology. This flash memory-based player is the de facto successor of the ZEN Vision:M and was announced on August 29, 2007, to be available in capacities of 2, 4, 8, and 16 GB, as of September 14. A 32 GB model was announced on December 4, 2007, setting a record for storage capacity among flash players. The ZEN is referred to also by the identifier DVP-FL0001 though this does not appear on the unit.
This is a list of tablet computers, grouped by intended audience and form factor.
The Zune HD is a portable media player in the Zune product family released on September 15, 2009, by Microsoft. It was a direct competitor with Apple's iPod Touch series of mobile devices. It was initially released in 16 and 32 GB capacities. A 64 GB version was released on April 9, 2010. It has a touchscreen interface for navigation and included Wi-Fi for synchronization, access to the Zune Marketplace and Web browsing.
The French consumer electronics company Archos manufactured a number of products which have since been discontinued.