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Reviews of the Cowon S9 (8GB)

  • 7.0

    CNET Review

    January 20, 2009

    The Good: Cowon's S9 portable media player offers a gorgeous OLED touch-screen display, long battery life, and features such as Bluetooth audio, voice recording, FM radio, Flash media support, audio and video playback, a photo viewer, and a text reader.

    The Bad: The Cowon S9's user interface isn't quite as polished as the competition, the plastic construction feels flimsy, and it lacks Wi-Fi, memory expansion, and a standard USB port.

    The Bottom Line: The Cowon S9 is a sexy-looking gadget with exceptional audio and video quality, but its construction quality and user interface pale in comparison to the competition.

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Manufacturer: Cowon Systems, Inc.

Part number: S9-08TB

General

  • Device Type Digital AV player
  • Key Features FM tuner, Voice recorder, Digital audio player, Digital photo viewer, Digital video player, Digital audio recorder
  • Width 2.2 in
  • Depth 0.5 in
  • Height 4.2 in
  • Weight 2.7 oz
  • PC Interfaces Bluetooth, Hi-Speed USB
  • Features Text viewer

Display

  • Display Type AMOLED 3.3 in - Color
  • Display Form Factor Built-in
  • Image Aspect Ratio 16:9
  • TV Standards Supported PAL, NTSC
  • Display Features Touch screen

Memory / Storage

  • Integrated Flash Memory 8 GB
  • File System Supported FAT 32

Still Images

  • Supported Still Images Formats JPEG

Digital Audio

  • Supported audio formats MP3, WAV, WMA, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MPEG 1 Audio, MPEG 2 Audio, APE (Monkey's Audio)
  • Signal-to-noise ratio 95 dB
  • Audio output Headphones
  • Microphone Built-in microphone
  • Digital audio features 5 band EQ, ID3 tags support

Radio

  • Tuner frequency range 87.5 - 108 MHz

Video

  • Video Playback Formats AVI, WMV, XviD
  • Features Subtitles

Connectivity

  • Connections USB, Headphones, Composite video/audio output, Audio line-in

Battery

  • Rechargeable Battery Rechargeable
  • Battery Enclosure Type Internal
  • Technology Lithium polymer
  • Battery Life Details Audio playback - up to 55 hour(s), Video playback - up to 11 hour(s)

Software

  • Software Included Drivers

Environmental Parameters

  • Min operating temperature 32 °F
  • Max operating temperature 104 °F

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

  • Firmware Upgradable Yes
  • Included Accessories Stereo headphones

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