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This is a comparison of portable media players.

General

Name Manufacturer Released Size (h x w x d) Weight (ounce) Firmware version
iPod 5.5G Apple Computer September 2006 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: M Creative December 2005 5.27 x 2.9 x 0.86 9.73 1.01.02

Technical

Name Connectivity Input Output
FireWire USB Wi-Fi Audio out Speaker Display Video out
iPod 5G Yes (charging only) Yes No Scroll wheel, 5 button Headphone jack, USB Clicker only Color - 320x240 S-Video, Composite video
Zune No Yes Yes Directional pad, 4 buttons Headphone jack No Color - 320x240 Composite video,
Zen Vision M No Yes No Directional pad, 6 buttons Headphone jack Yes Color - 480X272 Composite video

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 M No No No Yes No No No No No No Yes

Video

Name H.264 WMV9 DivX MPEG-4 Resolution Battery Life
iPod 5G Yes No No Yes 320x240 3.5/6.5 hours (depends on capacity)
Zune No Yes No No 320x240 4 hours
Zen Vision W No Yes 4.x/5.x Yes 480x272 4.5 hours

Online service

Name iTunes Zune Marketplace Microsoft PlaysforSure
iPod 5G Yes No No
Zune No Yes No
Zen Vision W No No Yes

Digital Rights Management

Name FairPlay Janus
iPod 5G Yes No
Zune No No
Zen Vision W No Yes

Notes and references

  1. Apple Computer. "Apple - iPod - Technical Specifications".
  2. "Microsoft - Zune - Technical Specifications". {{cite web}}: Text "Microsoft" ignored (help)
  3. Creative. "Creative - Zen Vision W - Technical Specifications".
  4. ^ Zune software can read it. However, for synching with Zune player the file is converted to WMV9


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