As usual ,
Tonight i was going through the Internet to get a good MP3/MP4 player,
As usual most of the forums contained iPods n Zunes. But then I Came through Cowon o2 ,
which is not as popular as iPod of Zune in the east ,but had some highly tempting features, when i went through various sites ,I realized that this product had a lot of stuff to give in a look. Now lets take a closer look into this :
It has a 32 GB Flash memory,With a 4.3" TFT screen
It can display colours of 16.7 million
with a 480x272 Resolution which is quite outstanding,Audio Formats Supported :MP3/WMA/ASF/AC3/FLAC/OGG/M4A/MATROSKA(MKA)/TTA/A PE/MPC/WV/WAV
Video Formats Supported :AVI/WMV/ASF/MP4/MATROSKA(MKV)/OGM/MPG/MPEG/DAT/M TV/DivX/XviD/H.264
Image Formats Supported :BMP/JPEG/GIF/TIFF/PNG/RAW
Not only this , it also supports TXT file,
which means we can store E-books and other Text files.
More over its 4.3" TFT is a Touch Screen
Data Transfer is done via USB 2.0
It contains a AV output type
Now comes the real Features of this Product :
| Battery | |
| Battery Type | Built-in Rechargeable lithium polymer Battery |
| Battery Life(Audio Playback) | Up to 18 hours |
| Battery Life(Video Playback) | Up to 8 hours |
| Recharge Time | 4.5 hours |
| Audio Properties | |
| Frequency Range | 20 Hz-20 kHz |
| Signal-To-Noise Ratio(SNR) | 96 dB |
| Supporting Bit Rate | Max 96KHz, 1.4Mbps |
| Speaker | Mono 1000mW |
| Microphone | Mono |
| Audio Extras | 10Band, 8 set (Normal, Rock, Jazz, Classic, Pop, Metal, Vocal, User) JetEffect (BBE, Mach3Bass, MP3 Enhance, 3D Surround) |
| Minimum System Requirements | |
| Peripheral(s) | Chipset: New TI's Davinci Chipset Brightness: 400cd/m2 or higher 16 Ohm earphones: 32mW + 32mW Supports user-developed program, built-in Basic/Scientific Calculator & Notepad Supports Pre-Scheduled Playback & Recording |
The Major +ves of this product are :
Support for720p HD DivX and Xvid content; Subtitle support ,
Good file type compatibility,Excellent sound quality,large touch screen etc
when compared to its rival ipods n zunes,
The battery life differs a bit, the battery life (audio) is just 18 compared to 30 and 36 hrs playback in zune and ipod Touch respectively...
but not to lose hope, when it comes to Video Play back..this battely lasts for 8 hrs compared to the 4hrs and 6hrs play back of zune and iPod.
Well when it comes to prices
Cowon O2 is marketed at 299$ when compared to 250$ zune120gb and 389$ (approx) iPod Touch
So for people who dream of watching movies while travelling,This thing gonna light up your dreams.
Isnt A3 a better bet?http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36541
ReplyDeleteIt depends on your use,Let me tell u the difference..
ReplyDelete1.o2 has 18hrs aud and 9hrs vid compared to a3's 9hrs aud n 7hrs vid...
2.o2's screen is 4.3" > 4" of A3
3.o2 is 205g n a3 is 280 g
4.o2 is smaller in dimensions compared to A3 [chck out their site]
5.o2 takes 4.5hrs for full recharge where as A3 takes 5.5 hrs
6.O2 is 300$ compared to A3's 500$
Well,
7.A3 has higher Storage compared to o2
8.A3 LCD is 800x480 compared to o2's 480x272 but both suppport max resolution of 1280x
9.A3 has inline video recording which o2 doesnt
so we can clearly see that o2 has more advantages than A3..considerign the size weight n money spent...
So for any person who uses this while travelling .. i guess both will suit him...
for ppl who spend a lot of time wiht mp3 players..i guess O2 is the best bcz of the battery..n convenience of the size price n weight
Another main advantage of Cowon O2 over the Cowon A3 is
ReplyDeleteCowon O2 has a touchscreen interface, its very easy to navigate
Cowon A3 doesnt have a touchscreen interface, it uses joystick to navigate, which can be frustrating at times , coz it takes a lot of work to get the cursor/ arrow on the screen to be moved to the proper direction .