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Creative Zen Portable Media Center
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Creative Zen Portable Media Center

Creative Zen Vision W (60GB)
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Creative Zen Vision W (60GB)

Philips Portable Media Center PMC7230
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Philips Portable Media Center PMC7230

Archos 605 WiFi (30GB)
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Archos 605 WiFi (30GB)

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Archos 5 (60GB)
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Archos 5 (60GB)

Price $375.00 Check Prices $333.99 $239.22 to $338.63 $334.99 to $349.99
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Release date January 08, 2004 September 14, 2006 August 30, 2007 August 19, 2008
The Bottom Line Eight months after its announcement, the Creative Zen PMC is finally here. Despite its bulk, the player is solid, but it's the Microsoft Portable Media Center software that deserves most of the praise. The bulky but easy-to-use Creative Zen Vision W and its nice screen will dazzle video lovers who don't require video recording. The Philips Portable Media Center PMC7230 is a stylish device with lots of potential, but it's not as impressive as we expected. The Archos 605 WiFi portable video player is one of the best mobile distractions money can buy. The Archos 5 boasts an improved screen size, image resolution, and sound quality over its predecessor, but its Web browser and Flash media playback are disappointing for a product marketed on the strength of its Internet media capabilities.
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Features
Battery technology Lithium ion
Lithium ion
Lithium ion
Lithium polymer
Lithium polymer
Display type LCD 3.8 in - Color
TFT 4.3 in - Color
LCD 3.5 in - Color
TFT 4.3 in - Color
TFT 4.8 in - Color
Hard drive 20 GB
60 GB
30 GB
30 GB
60 GB
Compatibility MS Windows XP Media Center compatible
Intel VIIV Technology
PlaysForSure Audio
Info unavailable Info unavailable
Device type Portable media center
Digital AV player
Portable media center
Digital AV player
Digital AV player
Color Info unavailable Black
Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable
Video capture formats Info unavailable Info unavailable MPEG-4 SP
Info unavailable H.264
Motion JPEG
MPEG-4
MPEG-2
AVI
WMV
Supported audio formats WMA
MP3
WMA
WAV
Protected WMA (DRM)
Audible
MP3
WMA
MP3
WMA
WAV
Protected WMA (DRM)
PCM
ADPCM
MP3
WMA
WAV
Protected WMA (DRM)
PCM
ADPCM
MP3
Weight 12 oz
9.7 oz