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Revision as of 04:17, 26 November 2006 by 81.105.251.160 (talk) (→Video)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)This is a comparison of portable media players.
General
| Name | Manufacturer | Released | Firmware version |
|---|---|---|---|
| iPod 5G | Apple Computer | October 2005 | 1.2
|
| Zune | Microsoft | November 2006 | 1.1
|
| Zen Vision W | Creative | September 2006 | 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, 1 button | Headphone jack, USB | Clicker only | Color - 320x240 | S-Video, Composite video |
| Zune | No | Yes | Yes | Directional pad, 2 buttons | Headphone jack | No | Color - 320x240 | Composite video, |
| Zen Vision W | No | Yes | No | Directional pad, 6 buttons | Headphone jack | Yes | Color - 480X272 | Composite video |
Audio
| Name | Apple Lossless | FLAC | M4A | MP3 | RealAudio | Speex | Vorbis | WAV | WMA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPod 5G | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Zune | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Zen Vision W | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Video
| Name | QuickTime | WMV9 | DivX | MPEG-4 | Battery Life |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPod 5G | Yes | No | No | Yes | 3.5/6.5 hours |
| Zune | No | Yes | No | Yes | 4 hours |
| Zen Vision W | No | Yes | 4.x/5.x | Yes | 4.5 hours |
Online service
Digital Rights Management
| Name | FairPlay | Janus |
|---|---|---|
| iPod 5G | Yes | No |
| Zune | No | No |
| Zen Vision W | No | Yes |
Notes and references
- Apple Computer. "Apple - iPod - Technical Specifications".
- "Microsoft - Zune - Technical Specifications".
{{cite web}}: Text "Microsoft" ignored (help) - Creative. "Creative - Zen Vision W - Technical Specifications".
- This refers to both the QuickTime file format and the default included QuickTime codecs.
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