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January 2008
(80%)
34 Reviews
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If you're looking for a single portable device to carry both your audio and video files, the Cowon A3 probably isn't your best choice. But as a portable video player, the A3 has just about everything you could want - if you can tolerate the tiny joyst...
Records audio, video, voice, and radio content. Sharp photo and video display. Strong file support. Excellent EQ.
Poorly designed joystick controller. Big and bulky. Mobile TV options are not available in the U.S.
This big portable media player does plenty of neat tricks, including recording video. It also has a big, bright screen, and its navigation feels similar to that of an Archos device, but more evolved....
Stellar file format support, Built-in video recording, Beautiful LCD, Very good audio and video quality
Joystick navigation is difficult, Interface can be confusing, Battery life is shorter than predecessor, No Bluetooth or WiFi, No DRM support
The A3s main rivals are the Archos 605 WiFi and the Creative Zen Vision:W, and the A3 trumps them both in most respects. Archos comes out ahead in DRM support, wireless capabilities, and storage capacity, and Creatives interface is way better. But th...
The iAudio A3 is Cowon’s flagship PMP with a very thorough list of supported codecs in both music and video. The 800×480 16.7 million color screen is crisp and will do justice to your video collection. There is a lot of good going on with the A3, an...
Just as great as the Q5W. The A3's got a 800x480 display which is fantastically watchable, and supports just about every codec anyone would imagine throwing at it: DivX 3.11/4/5/6, XviD, MPEG-4 SP/ASP, WMV 9/8/7, H.264 MP, M-JPEG, MPEG 1/2 for video...
Gorgeous display, Rich sound, Compatible with wide array of A/V formats, TV recording
Clumsy joystick control, No support for DRM services, Lacks ID3 tag sorting
Despite a few flaws (most noticeably the lack of ID3 music-sorting tags), the Cowon A3 is a good portable media player that should prove an intriguing alternative to audio- and videophiles seeking the complete multimedia experience without the file-typ...
The Cowon A3 portable video player (PVP) offers outstanding audio and video format support; a sharp, colorful screen; the most attractive Cowon user interface weve seen; built-in video output; video and audio recording capabilities; and superb audio q...
The Cowon A3 is cursed with a clumsy joystick interface; a highly reflective screen; no support for DRM-protected media; and archaic music sorting. Its also a little on the chubby side.
The Cowon A3 portable video player is a fantastic value when judged on the merits of its file support and integrated video-recording capabilities. If youve got nimble fingers and an eclectic assortment of audio and video formats, the Cowon A3 should b...
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Published: 2008-01-25, Author: Donald , review by: cnet.com
The Cowon A3 portable video player (PVP) offers outstanding audio and video format support; a sharp, colorful screen; the most attractive Cowon user interface weve seen; built-in video output; video and audio recording capabilities; and superb audio q...
The Cowon A3 is cursed with a clumsy joystick interface; a highly reflective screen; no support for DRM-protected media; and archaic music sorting. Its also a little on the chubby side.
The Cowon A3 portable video player is a fantastic value when judged on the merits of its file support and integrated video-recording capabilities. If youve got nimble fingers and an eclectic assortment of audio and video formats, the Cowon A3 should b...
The A3 is such a multi-talented media player that it's hard to knock it too much for the battery life. If its sheer power and flexibility you're after, the A3 has no peer, but taken with the other shortcomings - its lack of style, old-fashioned physical i...
