Reviews of the Cowon O2 (8GB, black)
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CNET Review
The Good: The Cowon O2 is an affordable and powerful portable media player with outstanding audio and video format support, a large touch-screen display, impressive battery life, and SDHC memory expansion.
The Bad: Screen resolution is disappointing on the Cowon O2; menus lack ID3 tag sorting; DRM-protected WMA and WMV formats won't play; videos must be bookmarked manually; there's no FM radio; no video recording; and the player's all-plastic construction is thicker than we'd like.
The Bottom Line: The Cowon O2 isn't flashy, but it's an incredible value for a convenient way to take your video library on the go without the hassle of converting files.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 76/100 and users 86/100. Comparing these reviews to 407682 other MP3 Players reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 95/100 = Excellent.
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devhardware.com
Review Summary: The Cowon O2 may not encounter the wild popularity of the iPod Touch or the high sales numbers of the Archos 5, but there's no doubt the O2 will find a loyal audience with those looking for a PVP that does just that -- acts as a simple, easy-to-use ...
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stuff.tv
Review Summary: Cowon's O2 is going after the Archos 5 in a big way. Can it win this toughest of PMP wars?
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Computeract!ve
Review Summary: The O2 offers some clear advantages over the competition
Manufacturer: Cowon Systems, Inc.
Part number: O2-8BL
General
- Device Type Digital AV player
- Key Features Voice recorder, Digital audio player, Digital photo viewer, Digital video player
- Width 4.7 in
- Depth 0.7 in
- Height 2.9 in
- Weight 7.2 oz
- Color Black
- PC Interfaces Hi-Speed USB
- Features Text viewer
Display
- Display Type TFT 4.3 in - Color
- Display Form Factor Built-in
- Image Brightness 400 cd/m2
- TV Standards Supported PAL, NTSC
- Display Features Touch screen
Memory / Storage
- Flash Memory Cards Supported SDHC Memory Card
- Integrated Flash Memory 8 GB
Still Images
- Supported Still Images Formats BMP, GIF, PNG, JPEG, TIFF
Digital Audio
- Supported audio formats ASF, MP3, MPC, WAV, WMA, AC-3, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MPEG 1 Audio, MPEG 2 Audio, APE (Monkey's Audio)
- Signal-to-noise ratio 96 dB
- Audio output Built-in speaker
- Microphone Built-in microphone
- Digital audio features Equalizer, Lyrics displays, ID3 tags support
Video
- Video Playback Formats ASF, AVI, WMV, XviD, H.264, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, DivX 4.0, DivX 5.0, DivX 6.0, DivX 3.11, MPEG-4 SP, Motion JPEG
- Features Subtitles
- Video Capture - 1280 x 720
Connectivity
- Connections Composite video/audio output, Headphones, USB
Power Adapter
- Type Power adapter
Battery
- Required Qty 1
- Rechargeable Battery Rechargeable
- Battery Enclosure Type Internal
- Technology Lithium polymer
- Capacity Internal - Rechargeable - Lithium polymer
- Battery Life Details Video playback - up to 8 hour(s), Audio playback - up to 18 hour(s)
Software
- Software Included Drivers
System Requirements
- Operating System MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows Vista
- System Requirements Details Windows 2000/XP/Vista - Pentium III
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Stylus, USB cable, AC adapter, Stereo headphones
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