Comparison of portable media players
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This is a comparison of portable media players.
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[edit] General
| Name | Manufacturer | Released | Size (h x w x d) | Weight (ounce) | Firmware version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPod 5G | Apple Computer | October 2005 | 4.1 x 2.4 x 0.43 (30GB) | 4.8 | 1.2
|
| Zune | Microsoft | November 2006 | 4.4 x 2.4 x 0.6 | 5.6 | 1.1
|
| Zen Vision W | Creative | September 2006 | 5.27 x 2.9 x 0.86 | 9.73 | 1.01.02 |
[edit] Technical
| Name | Connectivity | Input | Output | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FireWire | USB | Wi-Fi | Audio out | Speaker | Display | Video out | ||
| iPod 5G<ref>Apple Computer. Apple - iPod - Technical Specifications.</ref> | Yes (charging only) | Yes | No | Scroll wheel, 5 button | Headphone jack, USB | Clicker only | Color - 320x240 | S-Video, Composite video |
| Zune<ref>Microsoft - Zune - Technical Specifications.</ref> | No | Yes | Yes | Directional pad, 4 buttons | Headphone jack | No | Color - 320x240 | Composite video, |
| Zen Vision W<ref>Creative. Creative - Zen Vision W - Technical Specifications.</ref> | No | Yes | No | Directional pad, 6 buttons | Headphone jack | Yes | Color - 480X272 | Composite video |
[edit] Audio
| Name | Apple Lossless | FLAC | AAC | MP3 | RealAudio | Speex | Vorbis | WAV | AIFF | m4b (audible) | WMA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPod 5G | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Zune | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Zen Vision W | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
[edit] Video
| Name | H.264 | WMV9 | DivX | MPEG-4 | Resolution | Battery Life |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPod 5G | Yes | No | No | Yes | 320x240 | 3 hours |
| Zune | No<ref name="Zune">Zune software can read it. However, for synching with Zune player the file is converted to WMV9</ref> | Yes | No | No<ref name="Zune">Zune software can read it. However, for synching with Zune player the file is converted to WMV9</ref> | 320x240 | 4 hours |
| Zen Vision W | No | Yes | 4.x/5.x | Yes | 480x272 | 4.5 hours |
[edit] Online service
[edit] Digital Rights Management
| Name | FairPlay | Janus |
|---|---|---|
| iPod 5G | Yes | No |
| Zune | No | No |
| Zen Vision W | No | Yes |
[edit] Notes and references
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