Reviews of the Cowon S9 (8GB)
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CNET Review
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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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 78/100 and users 90/100. Comparing these reviews to 407534 other MP3 Players reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 99/100 = Excellent.
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No Rating
newlaunches.com
Review Summary: The COWON S9 is a digital media player which was released sometime last year and was available in titanium black and chrome black. Now there is an addition. Nope not another black but its Chrome White. The device is available in 8GB or 16GB capacity ...
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electricpig.co.uk
Review Summary: A credible alternative to the iPod Touch, the Cowon S9 even surpasses it in terms of audio quality.
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goodgearguide.com.au
Review Summary: If you're looking for a portable media player with exceptionally good audio and video quality, and the added bonus of native XviD support, the Cowon S9 is the one for you. It doesn't have the design flair or great interface of the Apple iPod touch, ...
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
- Color Titanium black
- PC Interfaces Hi-Speed USB, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
- Features G-sensor, Flash games, Text viewer, FM recording, Lyrics display
Display
- Display Type AMOLED 3.3 in - Color
- Display Form Factor Built-in
- Image Aspect Ratio 16:9
- Image Contrast Ratio 10000:1
- 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
- Photo Playback Modes Zoom in, Zoom out, Auto slide show
Digital Audio
- Supported audio formats MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MPEG 1 Audio, MPEG 2 Audio, MPEG 2.5 Audio, APE (Monkey's Audio)
- Sample rate 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz
- Signal-to-noise ratio 95 dB
- Audio output Headphones
- Microphone Built-in microphone
- Digital audio features 5 band EQ, Equalizer, Lyrics displays, ID3 tags support
Radio
- FM station preset qty 24
Video
- Video Playback Formats ASF, AVI, WMV, XviD, DivX 4.0, DivX 5.0
- Video Playback Modes Play, Pause
- Features Subtitles
Connectivity
- Connections Hi-Speed 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, Linux 2.4 or later, Apple Mac OS X 10.x
- System Requirements Details Windows 2000/XP/Vista - Pentium III
Miscellaneous
- Firmware Upgradable Yes
- Included Accessories USB cable, Stereo headphones
- Compliant Standards CE, FCC, MIC
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