Digital media players comparing Digital media players

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gdgt score

88
90
83
72
pending

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Avg. critic rating

6.7
8.7
8.2
6.7
6.0

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Avg. user rating

9.0
8.8
8.5
8.3
7.6

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Price

$82
$95

General

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Type

Audio / video player
Audio / video player
Audio / video player
Audio / video player
Audio / video player

Supported media

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Audio codec support

AAC, MP3
AAC, MP3, WAV
AAC, MP3, WAV
AAC, FLAC, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA
AAC, MP3, WAV

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Audible support

Version 4
Version 4
No

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Video playback

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

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Video codec support

h.264 / AVC
h.264 / AVC, Motion JPEG, MPEG-4, Quicktime
h.264 / AVC, Motion JPEG, MPEG-4, Quicktime
AVI, DivX, h.264 / AVC, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Quicktime, WMV, XviD
h.264 / AVC, MPEG-4, Quicktime

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Photo viewer

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

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Image format support

JPEG, PNG
GIF, JPEG, TIFF
GIF, JPEG, TIFF
BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF
BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF

Services

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Video services

Netflix, Amazon, YouTube, Other
iTunes, Netflix, YouTube, Other
iTunes, Netflix, YouTube, Other
Netflix, YouTube, Other
iTunes, YouTube

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Audio services

Pandora
iTunes
iTunes
Last.fm, Pandora, Other
iTunes

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Photo services

Picasa, Other
Flickr, Other
Flickr, Other
Flickr, Picasa, Other
Flickr

Storage

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Internal storage

No
No
No
No
40 GB

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USB

2.0 (1 ports)
2.0 (1 ports)
2.0 (1 ports)
2.0 (2 ports)
2.0 (1 ports)

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Memory card reader

Yes
No
No
Yes
No

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Memory card support

microSD
SD (SDHC)

Speakers

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Speakers

None
None
None
None
None

Remote

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Remote (included)

AAA batteries
Other batteries
Other batteries
Other batteries
Other batteries

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IR blaster

No
No
No
No

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Serial control

No
No
No
No

Power

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Power adapter

External
Internal
Internal
External
Internal

Other features

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Upgradeable firmware

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

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Front text display

No
No
No
No
No

Outputs

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Video outputs

HDMI (1 outputs), RCA / composite (1 outputs)
HDMI (1 outputs)
HDMI (1 outputs)
HDMI (1 outputs)
Component (1 outputs), HDMI (1 outputs)

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Audio outputs

via HDMI, RCA stereo
via HDMI, TOSLINK (optical)
via HDMI, TOSLINK (optical)
via HDMI, RCA stereo, TOSLINK (optical)
via HDMI, RCA stereo, TOSLINK (optical)

Inputs

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Video input support

No
No
No
No

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Video inputs

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Audio input support

No
No
No
No

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Audio inputs

Networking

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WiFi

802.11 b, g, n
802.11 a, b, g, n
802.11 a, b, g, n
802.11 b, g, n
802.11 b, g, n

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WiFi encryption

WEP, WPA, WPA2
WEP, WPA, WPA2
WEP, WPA, WPA2
WEP, WPA, WPA2

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Ethernet

10/100 [Fast Ethernet]
10/100 [Fast Ethernet]
10/100 [Fast Ethernet]
10/100 [Fast Ethernet]
10/100 [Fast Ethernet]

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Media protocols

DLNA, SMB

Compatibility

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Requires desktop software

No
No
No
No
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OS support

Size and Weight

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Height

0.9 inches
0.9 inches
0.9 inches
4.5 inches
1.1 inches

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Width

3.3 inches
3.9 inches
3.9 inches
4.5 inches
7.7 inches

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Depth

3.3 inches
3.9 inches
3.9 inches
4.6 inches
7.7 inches

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Weight

3 ounces
0.6 pounds
0.6 pounds
2.5 pounds
2.4 pounds

Pricing and Availability

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Availability

Available
Available
Available
Available
Discontinued

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Discontinued (US)

September 14, 2009

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Released (US)

June 19, 2011
March 16, 2012
September 1, 2010
November 10, 2010
March 21, 2007

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Announced (US)

March 7, 2012
September 1, 2010
September 12, 2006

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Rumored (US)

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Original price

$99 USD
$99 USD
$99 USD
$229.99 USD
$299 USD

Colors

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Colors

Black
Black
Black
Black
Silver

General Info

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Mfr. warranty

1 year
1 year

Environmental

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Energy Star compliant

Yes
Yes

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RoHS compliant

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EPEAT rating