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---+!! Firmware Feature Comparison Chart
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*This document is historical and mostly out of date!*

These charts compare Rockbox with the original firmwares as shipped by the manufacturers of the digital audio player/recorders. The Rockbox column usually indicates generally available features, but may specify features only available in SVN and daily builds.  Numbers in (parentheses) refer to footnotes.  Click on the hypertext link to view.

---++Generic features

<table class="rockbox">
<tr class=header>
<th>Feature</th>
<th>Rockbox Open Source aftermarket firmware</th>
<th>Archos proprietary stock firmware</th>
<th>iRiver proprietary stock h1x0 firmware</th>
<th>Most current <nop>SanDisk Sansa e2x0 firmware</th>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Number of available languages </td>
<td class=fneutral> 24 </td>
<td class=fneutral> 3 </td>
<td class=fneutral> 2 </td>
<td class=fneutral> 17 </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Speaking Menus Support </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Easy to use User Interface </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Boot Time from Flash (in seconds) </td>
<td class=fneutral> 4 </td>
<td class=fneutral> 8-12 </td>
<td class=fneutral> 13-60 <a href="#footnote5">(5)</a> </td>
<td class=fneutral> 4-8 </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Open source development process </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> History of correcting reported bugs via firmware update releases</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes, the rockbox<br>project (all targets<br>combined) has produced a total of <br>30720 updates via SVN and volunteer<br>effort as of 5 Oct 2011.</td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No or very slooowly </td>
<td class=fbad>No; but adds new bugs randomly until product enters End of Life. </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> FM Tuner support (FM Recorder/iriver) </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes <a href="#footnote4">(4)</a> </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> FM Tuner playback </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>US/Japan FM bands </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Supported FM recording file formats</td>
<td class=fgood>.MP3 @ (range) bps<br> .WAV @ (range) bps<br> .AIFF @ (range) bps <br> .WV @ (range) bps</td>
<td class=fgood>Archos=Yes but which Formats + supported bitrate range</td>
<td class=fgood>iRiver=Yes but which Formats + supported bitrate range</td>
<td class=fgood>e280v1: wav 512k bps <br>e280v2: wav 768k bps  </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> FFmpeg recognized codec for FM recording files</td>
<td class=fgood>mp3<br> pcm_s16le<br> aiff <br> wv </td>
<td class=fgood>Archos=?</td>
<td class=fgood>iRiver=?</td>
<td class=fgood>pcm_s16le<br>e280v1:16k sample Hz<br>e280v2: 24k sample Hz</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Naming of FM channels </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fneutral>? </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> ID3v1 support </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> ID3v2 support </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Background noise during playback </td>
<td class=fgood>No </td>
<td class=fbad>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>No </td>
<td class=fgood>No </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Mid-track resume </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>

<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad> Sometimes <a href="#footnote1">(1)</a></td>
<td class=fbad> Sometimes <a href="#footnote1">(1)</a></td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Mid-playlist resume </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad> Sometimes <a href="#footnote1">(1)</a></td>
<td class=fbad> Sometimes <a href="#footnote1">(1)</a></td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Resumed playlist order </td>

<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad> Sometimes <a href="#footnote1">(1)</a></td>
<td class=fbad> Sometimes <a href="#footnote1">(1)</a></td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Playback Battery lifetime (archos target) </td>
<td class=fgood> Longer  </td>
<td class=fneutral> Long </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Playback Battery lifetime (iriver target) </td>
<td class=fgood> 19-21 hours  </td>
<td class=fneutral> ? </td>
<td class=fneutral> 14-16 </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Playback Battery lifetime (Sansa e2x0) </td>
<td class=fgood> 19-21 hours  </td>
<td class=fneutral> ? </td>
<td class=fneutral> ? </td>
<td class=fneutral> 14-16 </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> OGG Playback Battery duration </td>
<td class=fneutral>? </td>
<td class=fneutral>? </td>
<td class=fneutral>? </td>
<td class=fneutral>? </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Voice Record Battery duration </td>
<td class=fneutral>? </td>
<td class=fneutral>? </td>
<td class=fneutral>? </td>
<td class=fneutral>? </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> FM Record Battery duration </td>
<td class=fneutral>? </td>
<td class=fneutral>? </td>
<td class=fneutral>? </td>
<td class=fneutral>? </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Battery time indicator </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fneutral>Visual Percentage</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Customizable font (Recorder/iriver) </td>

<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Customizable screen info when playing songs </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>

<tr><td class=feature> USB attach/detach without reboot </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad> Sometimes <a href="#footnote19">(19)</a></td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Can load another firmware without rebooting </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad> Not really <a href="#footnote1">(1)</a></td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Playlist load speed, songs/sec </td>
<td class=fneutral> 3000 - 4000 </td>
<td class=fneutral> 15 - 20 </td>
<td class=fneutral> 30 - 40 </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Max number of songs in a playlist </td>
<td class=fneutral> 20 000 </td>
<td class=fneutral> 999 </td>
<td class=fneutral> 999 <a href="#footnote2">(2)</a> </td>
<td class=fneutral> 200 </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Max filename length of song in playlist </td>
<td class=fneutral> 260 </td>
<td class=fneutral> ? </td>
<td class=fneutral> 52 </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Supports bad path prefixes in playlists </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad> No </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Automatic Volume Control (Recorder) </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>

<tr><td class=feature>Volume triggered recording (Recorder) </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>

<tr><td class=feature> Pitch control (Recorder) </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes (limited)</td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Text File Reader </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes (limited) </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Games (Bitmap LCD) </td>
<td class=fneutral> 8 </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Games (Player) </td>

<td class=fneutral> 2 </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fneutral> N/A </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>

<tr><td class=feature> File Delete </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood> Partial <a href="#footnote6">(6)</a> </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
</tr>

<tr><td class=feature> File Rename </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
</tr>

<tr><td class=feature> Playlist Building </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>Yes - only one playlist </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Recording (Recorder/iriver) </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>

<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>Yes - Partial/Bad </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Generates XING VBR header when recording </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fneutral> N/A - records CBR only</td>
<td class=fneutral> N/A - records WAV only</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> High Resolution Volume Control </td>

<td class=fgood>Yes, 84 steps </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes, 40 steps </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes, 30 steps </td>
</tr>

<tr><td class=feature> Customizable backlight timeout </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Backlight-on when charging option </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>No - always on when charging </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Backlight fading (iriver?)</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fneutral>? </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Supports the XING header </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>

<td class=fneutral> ? </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Supports the VBRI header </td>
<td class=fgood>Partly </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fneutral> ? </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Max number of files in a dir </td>

<td class=fneutral> 10 000 </td>
<td class=fneutral> 999 </td>
<td class=fneutral> ? </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Adjustable scroll speed </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes (but badly) </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Screensaver style demos </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Variable step / accelerating ffwd and rwd </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Visual Progress Bar </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Select/Load configs </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Sleep timer </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Remote Control Controllable </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> ISO8859-1 font support (Player) </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fneutral> N/A </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Queue songs to play next, queue support </td>

<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes <a href="#footnote3">(3)</a></td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Bookmark positions in songs </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>

<tr><td class=feature> Accurate VBR bitrate display </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> FF/FR with sound </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood> Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Skip to next/previous folder </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fneutral>?</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fneutral>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Pre-Recording (Recorders) </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad> No </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Video Playback with sound (Recorders) </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
</tr>
</table>


<br>

---++Container and Codec support for Decoding and Playback
Suggestion: Replace the Yes answers in this table with supported bitrates.  Thoughts?

<table class="rockbox">
<tr class=header>
<th> Function / Compatibility </th>
<th> Rockbox </th>
<th> iriver<br>H1x0<br>H3x0 </th>
<th> Apple<br>iPod </th>
<th> Toshiba<br>Gigabeat </th>
<th> iAudio<br>X5/M5 </th>
<th> Sansa<br>e2x0 </th>
<th> Portable<br>Media<br>Players </th>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3][MP3]] </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>All</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Audio][WMA]]</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No?</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>All</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMA_Pro#Windows_Media_Audio_Professional][WMA Pro]]</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No?</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Systems_Format][ASF]] encapsulated audio</td>
<td class=fgood>?</td>
<td class=fgood>?</td>
<td class=fbad>?</td>
<td class=fgood>?</td>
<td class=fgood>?</td>
<td class=fgood>?</td>
<td class=fgood>Most</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAV][<nop>Wav]] (PCM) Uncompressed</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>?</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Most</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAV][<nop>Wav]] (ADPCM) Compressed</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>?</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Most</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WavPack][<nop>WavPack]] Lossless Compressed</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No?</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> ALAC (Apple Lossless) </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> FLAC Lossless</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes <a href="#footnote20">(20)</a></td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Some</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorbis][OGG/Vorbis]] Compressed Audio</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes <a href="#footnote9">(9)</a></td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Many</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speex][OGG/SPEEX]] Voice</td>
<td class=fgood>?</td>
<td class=fgood>?</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>?</td>
<td class=fgood>?</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Some</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Coding][AAC]] w/no container</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Many</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Coding][AAC]] in an MP4 container</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4_Part_14][.m4a]] Audiobook </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>?</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>?</td>
<td class=fgood>?</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Many</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4_Part_14][.m4b]] Audiobook </td>
<td class=fbad>No. <a href="#footnote22">(22)</a></td>
<td class=fgood>?</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>?</td>
<td class=fgood>?</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_Multi-Rate_audio_codec][.amr-nb]] Narrowband Voice</td>
<td class=fgood>?</td>
<td class=fgood>?</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>?</td>
<td class=fgood>?</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Many</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_Multi-Rate_Wideband][.amr-wb]] Wideband Voice</td>
<td class=fgood>?</td>
<td class=fgood>?</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>?</td>
<td class=fgood>?</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Many</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> [[http://wiki.videolan.org/AC3][AC3(A-52) "Dolby Digital"]] </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Some</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey%27s_Audio][.ape]] (Monkey) Audio </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Some</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3GP_and_3G2][.3gp]] (ETSI) Video </td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Camera</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>

---++Other features

<table class="rockbox">
<tr class=header>
<th>Feature </th>
<th> Rockbox </th>
<th> iriver<br>H1x0 </th>
<th> iriver<br>H3x0 </th>
<th> Apple<br>iPod </th>
<th> Toshiba<br>Gigabeat </th>
<th> iAudio<br>X5/M5 </th>
<th> Sansa<br>e2x0 </th>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Gapless playback</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No <a href="#footnote8">(8)</a></td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Crossfade </td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Voice UI</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> <nop>ReplayGain</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fneutral>No <a href="#footnote12">(12)</a></td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Cuesheet support</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Album art support</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Backlight fade-in/fade-out</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Video playback</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes <a href="#footnote16">(16)</a></td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes <a href="#footnote11">(11)</a></td>
<td class=fgood>Yes <a href="#footnote11">(13)</a></td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes <a href="#footnote18">(18)</a></td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Picture viewing</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Text viewing</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Bookmark support for multiple files</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes <a href="#footnote14">(14)</a></td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Remote Control Controllable</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Voice/MIC Recording</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> FM Radio Recording</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes <a href="#footnote21">(21)</a></td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes <a href="#footnote18">(18)</a></td>
<td class=fgood>Yes </td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> MP3 Realtime Encoding /record</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> <nop>WavPack Realtime Encoding /record</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Proprietary DSP effects</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>SRS WOW</td>
<td class=fgood>SRS WOW</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>SRS WOW</td>
<td class=fgood>BBE</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> FF/RW with sound</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fneutral>?</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fneutral>?</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> 5 Band Parametric Equalizer</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes <a href="#footnote17">(17)</a></td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> On The Fly Playlists</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes <a href="#footnote7">(7)</a></td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
</tr>

<tr><td class=feature> File Rename</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> File Delete</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes <a href="#footnote6">(6)</a></td>
<td class=fgood>Yes <a href="#footnote6">(6)</a></td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class=feature> Games</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fgood>Yes <a href="#footnote10">(10)</a></td>
<td class=fgood>Yes <a href="#footnote15">(15)</a></td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
<td class=fbad>No</td>
</tr>
</table>

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Footnotes:

   1 <a name="footnote1"></a>Yes, except after removing from PC or total battery failure.
   2 <a name="footnote2"></a>The iRiver firmware will read playlists larger than 999 songs, but will only actually load the first 999 into memory.
   3 <a name="footnote3"></a>Only 1 song in queue.
   4 <a name="footnote4"></a>No recording.
   5 <a name="footnote5"></a>If database scan is on, and some disk fragmentation, a full H140 (6997 tracks on mine with 4MB free) will take up to around a minute to load. Without DB scan, 20 seconds is normal.
   6 <a name="footnote6"></a>Functionality limited.  Stock iriver firmware can only delete music files while no song is currently playing.
   7 <a name="footnote7"></a>Limited to 100 tracks (added with the 1.31 firmware).
   8 <a name="footnote8"></a>The supported 'Gap delete' is something totally different from gapless playback. Gapless playback means to add no pause *between* the tracks, so that e.g. for a DJ mix split into multiple tracks, the track change is unnoticeable during playback. Gap delete just means cutting silence from the beginning and/or end of the track itself.
   9 <a name="footnote9"></a> Not low bitrates - less than 96kbps doesn't appear to work.
   10 <a name="footnote10"></a> The 1.31 firmware has a minesweeper game.
   11 <a name="footnote11"></a> Stock H3xx firmware is only capable of playing <nop>XviD video at 10 fps.
   12 <a name="footnote12"></a> iPod has soundcheck, which is similar in purpose to Replaygain.
   13 <a name="footnote13"></a> The iPod 5G (aka "iPod Video") is capable of playing MPEG-4 and H.264 format video using dedicated decoding hardware. Other iPod models can not play video.
   14 <a name="footnote14"></a> The iPod can do bookmarks for Audible files and audiobooks, but not for other files.
   15 <a name="footnote15"></a> There are some games available for purchase.
   16 <a name="footnote16"></a> Currently support MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video streams, see PluginMpegplayer.
   17 <a name="footnote17"></a> Cowon firmware equalizer is simplified and not fully parametric (only gain is adjustable on an arbitrary non-dB scale).
   18 <a name="footnote18"></a> iAudio X5/X5L only.
   19 <a name="footnote19"></a> The stock Sansa firmware is capable of MSC and MTP mode. Sansa requires reboot when in MSC mode, and doesn't when using MTP.
   20 <a name="footnote20"></a> X5 Notes:The X5 does support FLAC, but not with 48 kHz. And deleting files is possible, but not that easy (switching to USB host mode required).
   21 <a name="footnote21"></a> Only on target platforms which actually have FM tuner hardware which is supported by Rockbox.  See <a href="http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/Main/BuyersGuide#Subjective_Discussion">Buyers Guide</a>  note #1 for a list of working FM record targets.
   22 <a name="footnote22"></a> The Rockbox WPS currently supports only cover art.  Thus both .m4b chapter and PNG support is lacking.  Possibly the Mpegplayer extra could be adapted to play/display .m4b Audiobook files.

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r105 - 13 Nov 2011 - 22:15:00 - MichaelGiacomelli