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Cowon Iaudio 7

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Pros
Small, lightweight design
Records voice and FM radio
Cons
Screen is too small for watching video
Average audio quality

$90.99
From 1 Merchant

Pricing: Average: $170 (9/9/2008)
Performance: Fair: 69
Features: Good: 76
Design: Good: 71

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Average: $170

Performance

Fair: 69

PC World Tests
Maximum Usable Output Level, Average (dBV)	-4
Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Average (%)	0.09
Signal-to-Noise Ratio, Average (dB)	71
Crosstalk, Average (dB)	-42
Frequency Response Deviation, Average (dB)	3.6

Features

Good: 76

Capacity
Built-in Capacity	16GB
SD card	No
mini SD	No
micro SD	No
Memory Stick Micro	No
Compact Flash	No
Smart Media	No
xD Picture Card	No
Memory Stick	No

Battery
Replaceable Battery	Yes
Hours of Play (Per vendor)	60

Screen
Screen Size (inches)	1.3
Screen Resolution	160 by 128
ScreenType	Color

Size
Dimensions (inches)	1.3 by 2.9 by 0.7
Weight (oz.)	1.8

Connections
Line Out	No
Firewire	No
Headphone output	Yes
Microphone input	Yes
USB	Yes
USB Host Adapter	Yes

Playback
Signal to Noise Ratio (dB)	95

Audio Formats
ASF	Yes
FLAC	Yes
MP3	Yes
MPEG4	Yes
OGG	Yes
WAV	Yes
WMA	Yes
Voice Recording	Voice Recorder:Yes

Radio
FM tuner	Yes
FM Recording	Yes

Video Formats
Video Support	Video:Yes
MPEG4	Yes
XviD	Yes

Photo Formats
Photo Support	Photo:Yes
JPG	Yes

Hardware List
USB cable	Yes

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	180-day
Weekday Support (hours)	8
Saturday Support (hours)	0
Sunday Support (hours)	0
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Design

Good: 71

Cowon iAudio 7 Review

by Paul Jasper

- The Cowon iAudio 7 is a compact, Flash-based player that measures just 3 inches long by 1.4 inches wide (but a chunky 0.7 inches thick), and it weighs only 2.1 ounces. Its tiny 1.3-inch TFT LCD screen responds more quickly than the OLED display of its predecessor, the iAudio 6, so video motion appears smoother, but it's hard to imagine why you'd want to watch any sort of action on a screen the size of a postage stamp.

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