Photos: Exclusive Cowon O2 hands-on It's arrived at CNET UK: The brand-new, highly anticipated Cowon O2. This flash-based PMP follows on from 2007's Cowon Q5W and A3, bringing with it support for almost every video and audio format on the planet, including MKV video and FLAC audio. We've literally just got our hands on it, and are feverishly covering it in finger grease as we speak. One of the most notable improvements over last year's Cowon offerings is the user interface. The O2 uses a slick Apple-esque system with large glossy icons, all entirely touch-driven using the 109mm (4.3-inch) LCD display. Behind this are some superb specifications, particularly for videophiles, including support for MP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, AAC, ASF, WAV, APE, WavPack, True Audio Lossless, MusePack, Monkey's Audio, AVI, WMV, MPEG-4 SP, MKV, OGM, MPEG-2, DAT and MTV. Safe to say that practically anything you put on here will be supported. It also offers TV-out as standard, up to 8 hours of continuous video playback, expansion by SD card and a ten-band equaliser. Though unlike last year's A3, the O2 doesn't allow you to record video directly to the device and it doesn't support hi-def MKV content--we tried, but it failed--though we're told other hi-def content is supported. We'll be putting that to the test in our full review. Screen quality, though, is excellent, although us video addicts here at Crave question whether the very glossy screen coating is just too reflective. Plus, as with all touchscreen devices designed for video, it gets a little greasy. Editors' note:According to the distributor for Cowon in Singapore, the O2 will be available in late October or early November.We've got a whole heap of photos over the next few pages, and look out for our full review and video reviews extremely soon. You'll be able to buy the O2 with up to 32GB of internal flash memory as of November, from Advanced MP3 Players in the UK. We'll update this story with prices as soon as they're confirmed. Via Crave UK |
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FishSM says...
Cool... Cant wait for it to be launched... Too bad Flash-Based Memory still stucked at current 32GB, while 64GB SD coming up soon...
Oct 17, 2008 21:06
Cool... Cant wait for it to be launched... Too bad Flash-Based Memory still stucked at current 32GB, while 64GB SD coming up soon...
Oct 17, 2008 21:06
FishSM says...
... Speaker on the BACK?!?!? Might no be of good choice as the sound is moving towards the back.
Oct 17, 2008 21:16
... Speaker on the BACK?!?!? Might no be of good choice as the sound is moving towards the back.
Oct 17, 2008 21:16
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