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The following comparison of portable media players compares general and technical information for notable digital playback devices.

General

Name	Manufacturer	Release	Size	Type	Capacity (GB)^[1]	Storage	External	Dimensions (mm × mm)	Depth (mm)	Weight (g)	Firmware
Archos 105	Archos	2007-08-31^[2]		DAP	0002 2	Flash	SDHC^[3]	85 × 45	7	50^[4]	1.6.07^[5]
Archos 405	Archos	2007-09-01^[6]	Mini	PMP	0002 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	0030 30	HDD		100 × 78	15	191	1.8.03^[7]^[8]
Archos 5	Archos	2008-08-19	Mid	PMP	0500 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	0004 4	Flash	SDHC^[3]	122 × 81	15	150	1.8.03^[12]^[13]
Archos 605 WiFi/GPS	Archos	2007-09-01^[11]	Mid	PMP	0160 30/80/160	HDD		122 × 81	15	190	1.8.03^[12]^[13]
Archos 705 WiFi	Archos	2007-11-27^[14]	Mega	PMP	0160 80/160	HDD		182 × 128	19.69	630	1.8.03^[15]
Cowon A3	Cowon	2007-11-14^[16]	Mid	PMP	0080 30/60/80	HDD		133.4 × 78.5	22	280	1.24^[17]
Cowon D2	Cowon	2006-12-05^[18]	Micro	PMP	0016 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	0080 40/60/80	HDD		138.8 × 88.5	20	380	1.5^[21]
Cowon O2PMP	Cowon		Mid	PMP	0032 8/16/32	Flash		119 × 73	18	205
Gigabeat T-Series	Toshiba	2007-09-25^[22]	Micro	PMP fack	0004 4	Flash		2.13 × 3.38	15	58.11	No release
GP2X F-200	GamePark Holdings	2007-10-28^[23]	Mid	PMP, HGC	0064 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	0160 160	HDD		104 × 61	10	140	1.1.2^[27]
iPod nano 6G	Apple	2010-09-08^[28]	Micro	DAP	0016 8/16	Flash		38 × 41	8.9	21	1.2^[29]
iPod touch 5G	Apple	2012-10-09^[30]	Mini	PMP	0064 32/64	Flash		123.4 x 58.6	6.1	88	9.0
iriver clix 2G	ReignCom	2007-04-24^[31]	Micro	PMP	0008 2/4/8	Flash		80 × 47	8.1–12.7	54	1.07
PSP Slim & Lite	Sony	2007-08-30^[32]	Mid	PMP, HGC	0064 64^[33]		Memory 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	0008 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	0008 2/4/8	Flash		96 × 41.4	7.9	43	3.06^[36]
Samsung P2	Samsung	2007-09		DAP	0008 4/8	Flash		100 × 52	9.9	83	5.10^[37]
Sansa Fuze	SanDisk	2008-03-17^[38]		DAP	0008 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	0008 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	0032 8/16/32	Flash	microSDHC	109 × 50	10	82	01.03.02a^[43]
Walkman NWZ-A820 series	Sony	2008-03-28^[44]		DAP	0008 4/8/16	Flash		89 × 43	10	54	1.02
Walkman NWZ-E580 series	Sony	2013-07-10^[45]		DAP	0008 8/16			42.1 x 92.1	8	49
ZEN	Creative	2007-09-14^[46]	Micro	PMP	0032 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	0032 8/16/32	Flash	SD	83 × 55	13	69	1.03.01^[48]
ZEN Vision W	Creative	2006-08-30	Mid	PMP	0060 30/60	HDD	CF	134 × 75	22	276	1.10.01^[49]
Zune 30	Microsoft	2006-11-14	Mid	PMP	0030 30	HDD		112 × 61	15	160	3.3^[50]
Zune 4/8	Microsoft	2007-11-13^[51]	Micro	PMP	0008 4/8	Flash		91 × 41	8.4	47	3.3^[50]
Zune 16	Microsoft	2008-09-16	Micro	PMP	0016 16	Flash		91 × 41	8.4	47	3.3^[50]
Zune 80	Microsoft	2007-11-13^[51]	Mid	PMP	0080 80	HDD		108 × 61	13	128	3.3^[50]
Zune 120	Microsoft	2008-09-16	Mid	PMP	0120 120	HDD		108 × 61	13	128	3.3^[50]
Zune HD	Microsoft	2009-09-15	Mini	PMP	0064 16/32/64	Flash		104 × 53	8.9	74	4.5
Zvue 260	Zvue	2007-07-17^[52]		DAP	0000 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

Technical specifications

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 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

Synching and transfer

Name	Connectivity				OS compatibility							Integrated software	Protocol compliancy
	USB		Wi-Fi	Bluetooth	Linux	Macintosh	Windows				MSC		MTP
	Mini-B port	2.0	Wi-Fi	Bluetooth	Linux	Mac OS X	Vista	XP	2000	9x	MSC		MTP
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 Rhapsody^[89]	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

Wi-Fi connectivity

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

Audio formats

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

Video formats

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

Additional features

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

Notes and references

^ ^a ^b 1 GB = 1,000 MB; 1 MB = 1,000 kB; 1 kB = 1,000 B
^ "Archos Launches Ultra-Mini Flash Media Player With Music, Photo and Video Playback on A Colour Screen" (PDF). Archos. 2007-08-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g All SD card-complaint devices are also compatible with MultiMediaCard (MMC).
^ "Archos 105" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-01-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Archos 105 Firmware Download". Archos. 2008-01-11.
^ "Archos Introduces Its First Flash-Based Portable Media Player With the Archos 405" (PDF). Archos. 2007-08-30.
^ ^a ^b "Archos 405 (2GB) Firmware Download". Archos. 2008-02-11.
^ ^a ^b "Archos 405 (30GB) Firmware Download". Archos. 2008-02-11.
^ "Archos Expands Palm-Sized Archos Portable Media Player With Hard Drive That Holds 40 Movies" (PDF). Archos. 2008-02-07.
^ "Archos 5 - 1.6.53 Firmware".
^ ^a ^b "New Archos 605 WiFi Now Available-Only Portable Media Player Offering Wireless Movie Downloads" (PDF). Archos.
^ ^a ^b "Archos 605 WiFi (Flash) Firmware Download". Archos. 2008-02-11.
^ ^a ^b "Archos 605 WiFi (Hard Drive) Firmware Download". Archos. 2008-02-11.
^ Release date according to Slashgear.
^ "Archos 705 WiFi Firmware Download". Archos. 2008-02-11.
^ "COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. launches Extreme PMP player 'COWON A3'" (Press release). Cowon. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
^ "Cowon A3 Firmware Download". Cowon. 2008-01-25.
^ "COWON Releases Premium MP3P 'COWON D2'". Cowon.
^ "Cowon America". Cowon Systems, Inc. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
^ Release date according to SlipperyBrick.
^ "Cowon Q5W Firmware Download". Cowon. 2008-01-31.
^ Release date according to CNET.
^ Release date according to PlayAsia.com.
^ "GP2X F-200 Firmware Download". GamePark Holdings. 2007-12-20.
^ Christopher Null (April 2007), "50 Best Tech Products of All Time", PC World, USA
^ Release date according to CNET.
^ "Apple updates iPod classic software to 1.1.2". Apple. 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
^ Release date according to CNET.
^ "iPod nano 1.2 update adds clock faces and new features to older models". The Verge. 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
^ Release date according to CNET.
^ Release date according to CNET.
^ Release date according to YesAsia.
^ not user accessible
^ "PSP Slim & Lite Firmware Download". Sony.
^ Release date according to Amazon.
^ "Yepp T10 Firmware Download". Samsung.
^ "Yepp P2 Firmware Download". Samsung.
^ Release date according to CNET.
^ "Sansa Fuze Firmware Update". SanDisk.
^ Release date according to [1].
^ "Sansa Fuze+ Firmware Update". SanDisk.
^ Release date according to MP3.com Archived 2008-01-11 at the Wayback Machine.
^ Jake (2008-01-28). "Sansa View Latest Firmware 01.03.02a Download". SanDisk. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
^ Release date according to CNET.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2013-07-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Creative ZEN review". MP3.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2007-10-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "ZEN Firmware Download". Creative.
^ "Creative Worldwide Support > Zen X-Fi". Creative.
^ "ZEN Vision W Firmware Download". Creative.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "How to update to the current Zune device software version". Microsoft.
^ ^a ^b "Microsoft Unveils Device Customization via New Zune Originals Store, New Zune Players Available Tomorrow". Microsoft. 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
^ "HandHeld Entertainment Announces Release of the ZVUE 260". Zvue.
^ "Zvue 260 Firmware Download". Zvue.com.
^ "Archos 105 - Technical Specifications". Archos.
^ "Archos 405 - Technical Specifications". Archos.
^ "Archos 405 30GB - Technical Specifications". Archos.
^ "Archos 5 - Technical Specifications". Archos.
^ "Archos 605 WiFi - Technical Specifications". Archos.
^ "Archos 605 GPS - Technical Specifications". Archos.
^ "Archos 705 WiFi - Technical Specifications". Archos.
^ "Cowon A3 - Technical Specifications". Cowon.
^ "Cowon D2 - Technical Specifications". Cowon.
^ "Cowon Q5W - Technical Specifications". Cowon.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Gigabeat T-Series - Technical Specifications". Toshiba.
^ "GP2X F-200 - Technical Specifications". GamePark Holdings.
^ "iPod Classic (6G) - Technical Specifications". Apple Inc.
^ ^a ^b "iPod Nano 5G - Technical Specifications". Apple Inc.
^ "iPod Touch - Technical Specifications". Apple Inc.
^ "iriver clix 2G - Technical Specifications". iriver. Archived from the original on 2009-04-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "PlayStation Portable Slim & Lite - Technical Specifications". PSPslimlite.com.
^ "Samsung Galaxy Player - Technical Specifications" (PDF). Samsung.
^ ^a ^b "Samsung T10 - Technical Specifications". Samsung.
^ "Sansa Fuze - Technical Specifications". SanDisk.
^ "Sansa Fuze+ - Technical Specifications". SanDisk.
^ "Sansa View - Technical Specifications". SanDisk.
^ "Sansa View - Technical Specifications (Flash)". SanDisk.
^ "Walkman NWZ-A810 series - Technical Specifications". Sony.
^ "ZEN - Technical Specifications". Creative. Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "ZEN Vision W - Technical Specifications". Creative.
^ "Zune 4 - Technical Specifications". Microsoft.
^ "Zune 8 - Technical Specifications". Microsoft.
^ "Zune 16 - Technical Specifications". Microsoft.
^ "Zune 80 - Technical Specifications". Microsoft.
^ "Zune 120 - Technical Specifications". Microsoft.
^ "Zune HD 32 - Buy from Microsoft". Microsoft.
^ "ZVUE 260 - Technical Specifications". HandHeld entertainment.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Supported though libmtp, which is free software.
^ ^a ^b Compatible through numerous third-party apps.
^ Available after installing the latest firmware update.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Playable when optional plug-in is purchased.
^ ^a ^b Wmvplayer Archived 2008-03-28 at the Wayback Machine is a third-party plug-in that supports these formats.
^ ^a ^b FFPlay Archived 2007-12-27 at the Wayback Machine is a third-party plug-in that supports these formats.
^ OldPlay Archived 2007-12-27 at the Wayback Machine is a third-party plug-in that supports these formats.
^ Playable when converted to standard WMA on Creative Audio Converter from MediaSource.
^ Playable when converted to Xvid (15frame/s) through JetAudio.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Playable when converted to WMV through bundled software. Does not sync directly with Windows Media Center.
^ Through Windows Sansa Converter or mencoder
^ Line-in recording is possible with the line-in jack on the optional cradle.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f When the device is connected to a computer with a USB cable, the data lines put the device in a file sync mode where playback cannot occur. However, with adapters such as car chargers where there is no data connection, playback while charging is possible.

[ReferenceC-1] 1 GB = 1,000 MB; 1 MB = 1,000 kB; 1 kB = 1,000 B

[2] "Archos Launches Ultra-Mini Flash Media Player With Music, Photo and Video Playback on A Colour Screen" (PDF). Archos. 2007-08-31.

[MMC-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g All SD card-complaint devices are also compatible with MultiMediaCard (MMC).

[4] "Archos 105" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-01-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] "Archos 105 Firmware Download". Archos. 2008-01-11.

[6] "Archos Introduces Its First Flash-Based Portable Media Player With the Archos 405" (PDF). Archos. 2007-08-30.

[Archos_405_2GB_Firmware_Download-7] "Archos 405 (2GB) Firmware Download". Archos. 2008-02-11.

[archos.com-8] "Archos 405 (30GB) Firmware Download". Archos. 2008-02-11.

[9] "Archos Expands Palm-Sized Archos Portable Media Player With Hard Drive That Holds 40 Movies" (PDF). Archos. 2008-02-07.

[10] "Archos 5 - 1.6.53 Firmware".

[http-11] "New Archos 605 WiFi Now Available-Only Portable Media Player Offering Wireless Movie Downloads" (PDF). Archos.

[ReferenceA-12] "Archos 605 WiFi (Flash) Firmware Download". Archos. 2008-02-11.

[ReferenceB-13] "Archos 605 WiFi (Hard Drive) Firmware Download". Archos. 2008-02-11.

[14] Release date according to Slashgear.

[15] "Archos 705 WiFi Firmware Download". Archos. 2008-02-11.

[16] "COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. launches Extreme PMP player 'COWON A3'" (Press release). Cowon. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2007-12-30.

[17] "Cowon A3 Firmware Download". Cowon. 2008-01-25.

[18] "COWON Releases Premium MP3P 'COWON D2'". Cowon.

[19] "Cowon America". Cowon Systems, Inc. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-06-09.

[20] Release date according to SlipperyBrick.

[21] "Cowon Q5W Firmware Download". Cowon. 2008-01-31.

[22] Release date according to CNET.

[23] Release date according to PlayAsia.com.

[24] "GP2X F-200 Firmware Download". GamePark Holdings. 2007-12-20.

[null2007-25] Christopher Null (April 2007), "50 Best Tech Products of All Time", PC World, USA

[26] Release date according to CNET.

[iPod_firmware-27] "Apple updates iPod classic software to 1.1.2". Apple. 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2014-12-21.

[28] Release date according to CNET.

[iPodnano1.2-29] "iPod nano 1.2 update adds clock faces and new features to older models". The Verge. 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2014-12-21.

[30] Release date according to CNET.

[31] Release date according to CNET.

[32] Release date according to YesAsia.

[33] t user accessible

[34] "PSP Slim & Lite Firmware Download". Sony.

[35] Release date according to Amazon.

[36] "Yepp T10 Firmware Download". Samsung.

[37] "Yepp P2 Firmware Download". Samsung.

[38] Release date according to CNET.

[39] "Sansa Fuze Firmware Update". SanDisk.

[40] Release date according to [1].

[41] "Sansa Fuze+ Firmware Update". SanDisk.

[42] Release date according to MP3.com Archived 2008-01-11 at the Wayback Machine.

[43] Jake (2008-01-28). "Sansa View Latest Firmware 01.03.02a Download". SanDisk. Retrieved 2008-02-16.

[44] Release date according to CNET.

[45] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2013-07-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[46] "Creative ZEN review". MP3.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2007-10-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[47] "ZEN Firmware Download". Creative.

[48] "Creative Worldwide Support > Zen X-Fi". Creative.

[49] "ZEN Vision W Firmware Download". Creative.

[Zune_Firmware-50] "How to update to the current Zune device software version". Microsoft.

[Zune_Launch-51] "Microsoft Unveils Device Customization via New Zune Originals Store, New Zune Players Available Tomorrow". Microsoft. 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2008-01-02.

[52] "HandHeld Entertainment Announces Release of the ZVUE 260". Zvue.

[53] "Zvue 260 Firmware Download". Zvue.com.

[54] "Archos 105 - Technical Specifications". Archos.

[55] "Archos 405 - Technical Specifications". Archos.

[56] "Archos 405 30GB - Technical Specifications". Archos.

[57] "Archos 5 - Technical Specifications". Archos.

[58] "Archos 605 WiFi - Technical Specifications". Archos.

[59] "Archos 605 GPS - Technical Specifications". Archos.

[60] "Archos 705 WiFi - Technical Specifications". Archos.

[61] "Cowon A3 - Technical Specifications". Cowon.

[62] "Cowon D2 - Technical Specifications". Cowon.

[63] "Cowon Q5W - Technical Specifications". Cowon.^{[permanent dead link]}

[64] "Gigabeat T-Series - Technical Specifications". Toshiba.

[65] "GP2X F-200 - Technical Specifications". GamePark Holdings.

[66] "iPod Classic (6G) - Technical Specifications". Apple Inc.

[Apple_Inc-67] "iPod Nano 5G - Technical Specifications". Apple Inc.

[68] "iPod Touch - Technical Specifications". Apple Inc.

[69] "iriver clix 2G - Technical Specifications". iriver. Archived from the original on 2009-04-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[70] "PlayStation Portable Slim & Lite - Technical Specifications". PSPslimlite.com.

[Samsung1-71] "Samsung Galaxy Player - Technical Specifications" (PDF). Samsung.

[Samsung-72] "Samsung T10 - Technical Specifications". Samsung.

[73] "Sansa Fuze - Technical Specifications". SanDisk.

[74] "Sansa Fuze+ - Technical Specifications". SanDisk.

[75] "Sansa View - Technical Specifications". SanDisk.

[76] "Sansa View - Technical Specifications (Flash)". SanDisk.

[77] "Walkman NWZ-A810 series - Technical Specifications". Sony.

[78] "ZEN - Technical Specifications". Creative. Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[79] "ZEN Vision W - Technical Specifications". Creative.

[80] "Zune 4 - Technical Specifications". Microsoft.

[81] "Zune 8 - Technical Specifications". Microsoft.

[82] "Zune 16 - Technical Specifications". Microsoft.

[83] "Zune 80 - Technical Specifications". Microsoft.

[84] "Zune 120 - Technical Specifications". Microsoft.

[85] "Zune HD 32 - Buy from Microsoft". Microsoft.

[86] "ZVUE 260 - Technical Specifications". HandHeld entertainment.

[libmtp-87] Supported though libmtp, which is free software.

[Third-party-88] Compatible through numerous third-party apps.

[89] Available after installing the latest firmware update.

[Archos-90] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Playable when optional plug-in is purchased.

[Wmvplayer-91] Wmvplayer Archived 2008-03-28 at the Wayback Machine is a third-party plug-in that supports these formats.

[FFPlay-92] FFPlay Archived 2007-12-27 at the Wayback Machine is a third-party plug-in that supports these formats.

[93] OldPlay Archived 2007-12-27 at the Wayback Machine is a third-party plug-in that supports these formats.

[WMA-94] Playable when converted to standard WMA on Creative Audio Converter from MediaSource.

[Cowon-95] Playable when converted to Xvid (15frame/s) through JetAudio.

[WMV-96] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Playable when converted to WMV through bundled software. Does not sync directly with Windows Media Center.

[FuzePlusAVC-97] Through Windows Sansa Converter or mencoder

[98] Line-in recording is possible with the line-in jack on the optional cradle.

[Power_only-99] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f When the device is connected to a computer with a USB cable, the data lines put the device in a file sync mode where playback cannot occur. However, with adapters such as car chargers where there is no data connection, playback while charging is possible.

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Revision as of 21:34, 30 December 2016

General

Technical specifications

Synching and transfer

Wi-Fi connectivity

Audio formats

Video formats

Additional features

See also

Notes and references