Comparison of Hard Drive based MP3
Players |
Feature |
Neo Portable
Jukebox |
Archos Jukebox
6000/Studio 20 |
Archos
Recordable Jukebox |
Archos Recorder 10/20 |
Archos
Multimediaplayer |
Nomad Jukebox |
Nomad Jukebox 3 |
Rio Riot |
PJB100 |
Treo 10
Player |
Classic CHD1000 |
Apple ipod |
Pogo Ripflash |
| Size |
142.5x120.8x27mm |
115x83x34mm |
115x83x34mm |
115x83x34mm |
113x79x30mm |
127x140x38mm |
123x130x35mm |
136x92.1x34.9mmm |
150x80x26mm |
118x77x19.5mm |
125x85x30mm |
102x61.8x19.9mm |
58.9x88x17mm |
| Availability |
NOW |
NOW |
DCed |
NOW |
May2002 |
NOW |
NOW |
NOW |
NOW |
NOW |
NOW |
NOW |
NOW |
| weight |
218g
no hard drive |
290g
|
350g
|
350g
|
280g
|
397g |
400g |
284g
|
281g |
280g |
220g |
185g |
66g |
| Drive Sizes |
none,
10Gig, 20 Gig |
6Gig/
20Gig |
6Gig |
10/20Gig |
20Gig |
6
Gig/20Gig |
20Gig |
20Gig |
6,20,30Gig |
10Gig |
10Gig |
4.77Gig/10Gig |
128MB |
| Drive Type |
9.5
mm laptop |
9.5
mm laptop |
9.5
mm laptop |
9.5
mm laptop |
9.5
mm laptop |
9.5
mm laptop |
9.5
mm laptop |
9.5
mm laptop |
9.5
mm laptop |
9.5
mm laptop |
9.5
mm laptop |
PCMCIA
sized |
Flash Memory |
| Ease of changing Drive |
Very
easy like changing a battery |
possible
with instructions |
possible
with instructions |
possible
with instructions |
unknown |
possible
with some skill voids warranty |
unknown |
unknown |
possible
with some skill |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
Can
add smartmedia cards |
| LCD display |
56x32mm
blue back lit 128x68 pixels |
small
and Backlit only 2 lines of text |
Backlit, 7 lines of text |
Backlit,
7 lines of text |
Color
LCD 237x234 pixels |
small
but132x64 pixels back lit with up to 7 lines of text |
NO
specs yet |
2.5x1
5/8" Backlit 240x160 resolution |
70x40mm
128X64 pixels now Backlit with newer version |
Large
back lit with 8 lines by 20 characters |
20x8
character dot matrix |
Backlit
160x128 pixels, 8 lines |
7 Segemtn LCD display |
| Power |
AC
adapter /Lithium Ion battery |
AC
adapter/4 AA NiMH batteries |
AC
adapter/4 AA NiMH batteries |
AC
adapter/4 AA NiMH batteries i |
AC
adapter/ Li-Ion batteries |
AC
adapter/4AA NiMH batteries |
ACadapter/Lithium
Ion Battery |
AC
adapter/Lithium Ion Battery |
AC
adapter/Lithium Ion battery |
AC
adapter/Lithium Ion battery |
AC
adapter/Lithium Ion battery |
AC/adapter/Lithium
Ion Rechargeable battery 1200mA |
2-AAA batteries |
| Battery Life |
5
hours |
8
hours |
10
hours |
10
hours |
7
hours |
4
hours |
10
hours |
10
hours |
10
hours |
6
hours |
12
hours |
10hours |
10 hours |
| Startup Time |
3
seconds Max |
5
seconds Max |
5
seconds Max |
5
seconds Max |
5 seconds Max |
25
sec |
unknown |
unknown |
5
seconds Max |
5
seconds |
unknown |
unknown |
immediate |
| Upgrade firmware? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Buffer |
2MB |
2MB |
2MB |
2MB |
16MB |
8MB |
16MB |
16MB |
10MB |
8MB |
8MB |
32MB |
N/A |
| Audio S/N |
>90
dB |
>90
dB |
>90
dB |
>90
dB |
>90
dB |
>90
dB |
>90db |
>90db |
>90dB |
>90dB |
>90dB |
>90dB |
>90db |
| THD |
<.1% |
<.1% |
<.1% |
<.1% |
<.1% |
<.1% |
<.1% |
<.1% |
<.1% |
<.1% |
<.1% |
<.1% |
<.1% |
| Frequency |
20Hz-20Khz |
20Hz-20Khz |
20Hz-20Khz |
20Hz-20Khz |
20Hz-20Khz |
20Hz-20Khz |
20Hz-20Khz |
20Hz-20Khz |
20Hz-20Khz |
20Hz-20Khz |
20Hz-20Khz |
20Hz-20KHz |
20Hz-20KHz |
| Audio Output |
60mW |
not
available |
100mw |
100mw |
100mw |
100mW
Max |
100mW |
100mW |
>50mW |
100mW
Max |
100mW
Max |
60mW |
? |
Remote ? |
IR
included |
Optional |
Optional |
Optional |
Optional |
None |
Optional |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Required OS on
computer |
Win95
(with USB),98, 2000, Me, XP or Mac OS 9 and above |
Windows
98 or higher, Mac OS 8.6 or higher |
Windows
98 or higher, Mac OS 8.6 or higher |
Windows
98 or higher, Mac OS 8.6 or higher |
Windows
98 or higher, Mac OS 8.6 or higher |
Windows
98,ME, 2000, Mac Os 8.6 or higher |
Windows
98,ME, 2000,XP, Mac Os 8.6 or higher |
Windows
98SE or above,Max OSX, 10.1 or later, Mac IS 9.0.4 or later |
Windows
98,ME, 2000, Mac Os 8.6 or higher |
Windows
98,ME, 2000 |
Windows
98,ME, 2000 |
Mac
Only |
Windows 98 and up |
| Connection |
USB
1.1 |
USB
1.1 |
USB
1.1 |
USB1
on 10G and 2.0 on 20G |
USB1.1/USB2/
firewire |
USB
1.1 |
USB
1.1/firewire |
USB
1.1 |
USB
1.1 |
USB
1.1 |
USB
1.1 |
Firewire |
USB 1.1 |
| Software required for
uploads |
NO
|
NO
|
NO
|
NO
|
NO
|
Yes |
Yes
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Can I upload Mp3s from my
player back to my computer |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES
(not in earlier versions) |
UNKNOWN |
UNKNOWN |
YES |
Yes |
Unknown |
Yes |
Yes |
| Will display contents of text files |
NO |
NO |
YES |
YES |
UNKNOWN |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
| SDMI compliant |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
Probably |
UNKNOWN |
YES |
NOT
yet |
Unknown |
YES |
NO |
| Will hold any type of
files? |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
UNKNOWN |
UNKNOWN |
YES
with 3rd party software |
YES |
NO |
YES |
NO |
| Outputs/inputs |
Line
out and phones out |
Line
out and phones out |
Line
out and phones out Digital/Analog Line in for recording in MP3 format on the fly |
Digital/Analog
Line in for recording in MP3 format on the fly Digital/Analog Line out |
Digital/Analog
Line in for recording in MP3 format on the fly Digital/Analog Line out Composite Video
out/Video in with module |
Dual
Line out jack also has line in for direct stereo audio recording in Wave format, headphone
out |
front
and rear line out jacks, headphone out, optical/analog line in |
Line
Out Headphones out |
Dual
mode Audio out jack |
Dual
mode Audio Out Jack |
Audio
out/headphone jack Audio In |
headphone
out, fireware |
headphone out, Line in for recording, mic |
| Records on the fly with no PC |
NO |
NO |
Yes
in MP3 format |
Yes
in MP3 format |
Yes
in MP3 format and DIVX |
Yes
but only into Wave Format |
Yes
in MP3 format and WAVE format |
No |
No |
No |
Yes
in MP3 format |
No |
Yes in MP3 format |
| mic for Voice Recording |
NO |
NO |
Yes MP3 format |
Yes MP3 format |
Yes MP3 format |
NO |
UNKNOWN |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| ID3 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
(only v1.0) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
NO |
Unknown |
YES |
NO |
| Formats supported |
MP2
& MP3 at 8-320 Kbps, VBR |
MP3
at 8-320 Kbps, VBR |
MP2
and MP3 at 30-320 Kbps, VBR |
MP2
and MP3 at 30-320 Kbps, VBR |
MP2/MP3
at 30-320 Kbps, VBR,Mpeg 4 (Divx support) |
Mp3
at 8-320 Kbps,VBR, WMA, Wave |
MP3,
WMA, WAV |
MP3 at 32-320kbps, CBR,VBR) WMA up to 192 Kbps |
MP3
at up to 320 Kbps |
MP3,WMA
|
MP3
128-320Kbps, WMA |
MP3,
WAV,AIFF |
MP3 |
| Play List Support |
Yes
using any mp3 software |
Yes
using any Mp3 software |
Yes
using any Mp3 software and can create from the player itself |
Yes
using any Mp3 software and can create from the player itself |
Yes
using any Mp3 software and can create from the player itself |
Only
using special playlists created with Nomad Software but can be created on the fly |
Unknown |
Has
multiple play modes, Top tunes, New Music, Memory Lane and sounds of |
Unknown |
Not
that I have figured out |
Yes
using enclosed software |
Yes
with Itunes |
NO |
| Headphones |
No
Name |
Archos
no name |
Archos
no name |
Archos
no name |
Unknown |
not
included in Jukebox C model |
unknown |
over
the head no name |
Koss Portapro |
Koss
Ear plugs |
included |
Apple
ear plugs |
her bud type hadphones |
| Warranty |
1
year |
1
year |
1
year |
1
Year |
1
Year |
90
days |
unknown |
unknown |
1
year |
180
days |
unknown |
|
1 Year |
| Price |
/$289/$379 |
$249/$339 |
$299 |
$259/$299 |
$409
with photo module |
$249 |
$399 |
$399 |
$386/$497/$655 |
$249 |
$280 |
$399/$499 |
$175 |
| Where to Purchase |
Hotmp3gear.com |
Hotmp3gear.com |
Hotmp3gear.com |
Hotmp3gear.com |
Hotmp3gear.com in first quarter of 2002 |
Nomad world www.nomadworld.com |
none
yet |
sonic blue |
www.pjbox.com |
Available Soon at Hotmp3gear.com |
Circuit
City |
Apple Store |
Hotmp3gear.com |
