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Title: Cowon iAudio 7
Pros: Support for lots of file formats; cool controls; good quality microphone; useful podcast software; price; line-in recording; good sound quality
Cons: Tiny screen; average FM radio; no gapless playback
Verdict: Cowon's iAudio 7 is an excellent MP3 player. Sound quality and the support for loads of file formats is a big plus. With 60 hours of battery life this is going to keep pumping music for longer than you'll be able to listen at one stretch. The one disappoi
Summary: High five to Cowon -- its iAudio 7 is a fantastic little MP3 player. It comes in 4GB and 8GB versions, has support for loads of file formats, great sound quality and an outstanding battery life of 60 hours
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80/100 |
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Title: Cowon iAudio U3
Pros: Very good sound quality. Lots of audio options. Broad features and format support, including lossless compression.
Cons: Video frame rate isn't high enough. No WM DRM 10 support. Joystick can be tricky to push straight in.
Verdict: Despite a few shortcomings, the tiny Cowon iAudio U3 is about as versatile an MP3 player as they come.
Summary: Player Type: Flash MP3 Player, Radio: Yes, Recording, Voice: Yes, Recording, Line In: Yes, Weight: 1.1 oz, Screen S...
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80/100 |
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Title: Cowon iAudio U3
Pros: Very good sound quality. Lots of audio options. Broad features and format support, including lossless compression.
Cons: Video frame rate isn't high enough. No WM DRM 10 support. Joystick can be tricky to push straight in.
Verdict: Despite a few shortcomings, the tiny Cowon iAudio U3 is about as versatile an MP3 player as they come.
Summary: Player Type: Flash MP3 Player, Radio: Yes, Recording, Voice: Yes, Recording, Line In: Yes, Weight: 1.1 oz, Screen S...
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80/100 |
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Title: Cowon iAudio X5 (30GB)
Pros: Small size; video player with 260,000-color LCD; customizable wallpaper; FM radio; line-in and voice recording; photo viewer; text-file reader; excellent sound quality; reads photos directly from digital cameras; compatible with OGG and FLAC formats, as w
Cons: Must plug in an adapter to attach AC, line-in, and USB cables; so-so control layout; can't autosync music with a PC; can't browse by artist, album, or genre; must convert videos to a special format before playing; no slide-show mode or music while viewing
Summary: The iAudio X5 looks like an iPod killer on paper, but this palm-size video and music player suffers from poor music browsing and some key design missteps.
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77/100 |
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Title: Cowon iAudio U2 MP3 player
Pros: >Powerful sound, Decent battery life ,
Cons: Tricky menu system Poor software
Verdict: A good-sounding player, but the complex menu system is a turn off.
Summary: The small but sonically sweet pocket music player.
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60/100 |
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Title: Cowon iAudio U3
Pros: Very good sound quality. Lots of audio options. Broad features and format support, including lossless compression.
Cons: Video frame rate isn't high enough. No WM DRM 10 support. Joystick can be tricky to push straight in.
Verdict: Despite a few shortcomings, the tiny Cowon iAudio U3 is about as versatile an MP3 player as they come.
Summary: Player Type: Flash MP3 Player, Radio: Yes, Recording, Voice: Yes, Recording, Line In: Yes, Weight: 1.1 oz, Screen S...
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80/100 |
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Title: Cowon iAudio X5 (30GB)
Pros: Small size; video player with 260,000-color LCD; customizable wallpaper; FM radio; line-in and voice recording; photo viewer; text-file reader; excellent sound quality; reads photos directly from digital cameras; compatible with OGG and FLAC formats, as w
Cons: Must plug in an adapter to attach AC, line-in, and USB cables; so-so control layout; can't autosync music with a PC; can't browse by artist, album, or genre; must convert videos to a special format before playing; no slide-show mode or music while viewing
Summary: The iAudio X5 looks like an iPod killer on paper, but this palm-size video and music player suffers from poor music browsing and some key design missteps.
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77/100 |
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