Get yours while it’s hot, because similar products will soon be in every pocket, backpack, and Christmas wish-list in the country. Overall Review: If you want an MP3 player that truly stands out, the Cowon A2 is your Next-Gen option! This PMP is so successful that Apple is currently engineering a future iPod that will directly compete with the A2. However, Cowon has officially pledged to include DRM support in a future firmware update. Cowon -iAudio A2 (30GB) This MP3 player comes with a storage capacity of 30GB, which saves upto 7500songs. No DRM (Digital Rights Management) support, meaning that iTunes, Rhapsody to Go, and other music subscription services are not compatible with the A2. The Joggle Lever is poorly designed, making menus difficult and frustrating to navigate You'll be the ONLY kid on the block who has one of these puppies! According to Prizefight, an online show on Cnet, the Cowon A2 is far superior to the Archos 604 Cowon frequently releases new firmware, so there are now hundreds of new features and codecs supported, and most glitches have been fixed Supports nearly every codec, including FLAC, Ogg, AC3, Divx, Xvix, AVI, and WMV Bonus features, like DVR recording and built-in Mic are high quality and convenient Battery life is as good as it gets, bar none Top-of-the-line sound quality! Cnet recently compared all the top MP3 players to determine best sound quality, and the Cowon a2 came out on top Pros: -Sexy design and solid construction Archos AV500 vs A2, you want to record video? Choose the Archos, you want to see good videos? Choose the A2 If help is needed, go to great help for any problems with the player, good community.
COWON A2 BATTERY LIFE UPDATE
Overall Review: Update to the latest firmware and download the latest encoder before you do anything.
COWON A2 BATTERY LIFE MOVIE
Dropped it a few times, some meter high falls, some 3 ft, some minor, player barely has any scratches and still works fine, very durable.Ĭons: You can't hear music while viewing photos, joystick is sometimes annoying, but all and all, nothing. The Cowon A2 is a movie theatre in the palm of your hand, so it basically will play you all your favourite films, whilst you. Plays a bunch load of video formats and whatever you can't, use the encoder. Also, the real life testing for battery life is about 8 hours video and about 15 hours audio. Pros: This player has great video quality, has really good sound, one of the best on the market (only if you have a equally good headphone/earphones to match it, records my tv well, mic is ok, text is weird but exceptional, photos are great. Minimum System Requirements Peripheral(s)Īdditional Information Date First Available Linux kernel v2.2 or higher (data transfer only)īuilt-in Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Microsoft Windows 98/98se/ME/2000/XP (NT not supported) Learn more about the COWON America A2-20WH Model Brand