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Cowon A2 30GB Portable Multimedia Player

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Pros
Supports many audio and video formats
Big 4-inch wide-aspect LCD
Cons
Limited online music support
Roughly average audio quality

Cowon A2-20WH Review

by Richard Baguley

- The 20GB Cowon A2 ($380 as of 7/21/06) is an impressive audio and video player that has a big, bright, wide-aspect screen that looks great playing back videos. But it's a bulky device that won't fit into a shirt pocket.

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User Reviews for Cowon A2 30GB Portable Multimedia Player

Reviewed by: martincdawson

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Was great while it lasted

Weaknesses: Poor quality

Overall Evaluation: The first one of these I got from Amazon. It worked great for almost a week. One day it was just dead, no light, no life when connected to the power adaptor, no response over USB.Amazon were good enough to provide a complete refund - since they didn't have any more in stock.So I bought a replacement directly from Jet Audio. This one worked for two days before a pattern appeared on the screen - it was part of the displayed image; only visible when the unit was turned on. It was far too big to ignore and, in fact, obscured the controls.I duly got an RMA and returned it to Jet Audio. They are claiming the fault was due to damage. Indeed, they claim there is physical damage to the case itself. They sent a very blurry photo but even then it was obviously different to the fault that I sent it in with. A third of the screen was completely white on the unit in the photo.At this stage they won't repair it until I pay $125. I'm just feeling like I'm being cheated and blackmailed. If I pay them off, I have no idea whether I'm going to get something that lasts more than a week anyway...Any recommendations on the next best alternative player?
Reviewed by: dtu

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: plays music, videos, and photos along with radio and with longer battery lifethan competition, 10 and 17 hours for music and videos all at a bargain price

Weaknesses: does not come in larger than 30gb sizes like competition that currently offersas much as monster 160gb size with several sizes in between.

Overall Evaluation: for those who find 30gb storage enough such as myself, this is a perfect 10based on the strengths, however cowon needs to come out with larger storageversions such as 60, 80, 100, 120, and maybe 160gb versions to accomondatethe needs for those who need more than 30gb storage. note, the 5 star ratingi gave it is only for when 30gb storage is adequate.

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