Cowon imo is the best mp3 brand ever i got the 02 as a graduation present their mp3 are the best the screens color is way better the the ipod if you are looking for a mp3 go for cowon
The O2 is better than the S9 in regards to the formats that it can play without conversion. In fact, pretty much any file you throw at it, as long as the resolution is 1280x720 or below, will play perfectly. MKV files apparently have some trouble on the O2, but the S9 has to have anything over its native resolution resized.
By my experience, the awesome list from best to worst formats are
FLAC - best (high bitrate)
ogg - close to flac quality with high compression
Mp3 - flexibility but use ogg if possible cuz it sounds better
wma - terrible... thats all i gotta say
I haven't used anything else because i haven't encountered any of them. Plus i buy cds a lot aside from downloads. With cds of importance i use flac. OTher ones i dont think ill listen to much i put in ogg.
well in my case, let me just say i've never had a good experience with wma. thats why i hate it. All the songs i have in wma are either really crappy quality, or have drm which, oh darn, can't be played on my o2!
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lol every 1 look at dis description oktober!!!! wtf oktober lol wtf i cant stop laughting its october!!! dumb ass (im sorry you need to seroisly consider going back to primary school
If this gadget only had wifi and a web browser; it would wipe the floor with the itouch
The only reason the ipod touch is so popular is because of 'safari' and the ability to access your p*rn anywhere (Don't deny it guys).
We've reached a breakthrough in mobile technology similar to that of bluetooth a couple years ago; devices that support wifi will perform better on the market than those without.
People want to enjoy the mobility of a notebook in a smaller package and Apple knows it.
Cowon didn't set out to jam a bunch of features into one device, they set out to make a PMP. The biggest problem with the iTouch and even the iPhone is that they're trying to be too many things. "Jack of all trades, master of none."
The O2 is a specialized PMP. Designed specifically for playing media. If I want to use the internet on a hand-held device, there are tons of specialized devices that do that. Quality over quantity.
this player is a larger (physically and featurewise) successor to the d2. It has a 10 band eq rather than a 5 band and can play a few more file formats. It also reads documents. I think even though 10 band eq is really tempting, im gonna have to stick with the d2 since as a music listener just so i can stick it in my pocket without having to stuff it in. Just as long as i have some sort of 5 band eq with flac playback, then im happy.
Thanks So Much!! soyouz, a friend in korea is just in the process of sending me one of these, I'm going to use its TV out function to play video in my classes (I'm a teacher in Japan). Can you tell us if it comes with TV-Out cables as standard, in the box? Thanks!
I'm interested in this player too and have read from their website that the TV/RCA cable is not included with the player, it's sold separately. Hopes this helps.
Well it is not mine this is why it is too short, it has been released 3 days ago, the guy got it only yesterday. As DMB is concerned who cares ? It works only in Korea ^^. AS i know on D2 it works perfectly, it is smooth and in good quality, no pixels. No doubt O2 does better. My main question is about audio quality and how it reads videos encoded in MKV 720p on flat screen..
This is so much better than the iPod touch that it ain't funny. Though still not sure whether or not it can play uncompressed .avi and .mkv? And also why not show off the digital tv support?
this does come in american language right?
Babydodyable 1 year ago
If only the O2 has AMOLED...
90thesorrow 1 year ago
Cowon has high quality stuff, but the company doesn't help you with anything. Once bought you are stuck to the store where you bought it.
retoido 2 years ago
Cowon imo is the best mp3 brand ever i got the 02 as a graduation present their mp3 are the best the screens color is way better the the ipod if you are looking for a mp3 go for cowon
DRAGONkkk 2 years ago
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poptionao 2 years ago
The O2 is better than the S9 in regards to the formats that it can play without conversion. In fact, pretty much any file you throw at it, as long as the resolution is 1280x720 or below, will play perfectly. MKV files apparently have some trouble on the O2, but the S9 has to have anything over its native resolution resized.
mhallam91 2 years ago
Not true I have the S9 and I can put videos that have bigger resolution on it without converting, and it looks great.
iBendThings 2 years ago
which would u recommend ??
the cowon o2 or the cowon s9??
which one is more useful(more functions)
MatthevvDo 2 years ago
thank u very much for this one!!!
skyw1sher 2 years ago
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so what the fuck is the point of posting a video of a personal video player without even showing its video playback?
iTards i tell ya
TRAXtheDEVOURER 2 years ago
To show the interface............hence the TITLE.
TheFiascoDog 2 years ago 2
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e13star 2 years ago
too big
yurimakarov100 3 years ago
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this thing is fucking gay
awal1019 3 years ago
I have a question.
I see in the movie that you can update text files. How do you do that?
chickenste545 3 years ago
does this support wma lossless??
elysia05 3 years ago
Why oh why would you want to use that format?
Flac and ogg all the way.
Rememberthe0511 3 years ago
i accidently ripped my songs to that format :P, i'll just rerip them since they are huge and an overall pain in the arse.
elysia05 3 years ago
By my experience, the awesome list from best to worst formats are
FLAC - best (high bitrate)
ogg - close to flac quality with high compression
Mp3 - flexibility but use ogg if possible cuz it sounds better
wma - terrible... thats all i gotta say
I haven't used anything else because i haven't encountered any of them. Plus i buy cds a lot aside from downloads. With cds of importance i use flac. OTher ones i dont think ill listen to much i put in ogg.
nintendude7cubed 3 years ago 2
WMA isn't terrible at all, it's at the same level as MP3, just depends what the bitrate is.
Samage89 3 years ago
well in my case, let me just say i've never had a good experience with wma. thats why i hate it. All the songs i have in wma are either really crappy quality, or have drm which, oh darn, can't be played on my o2!
nintendude7cubed 3 years ago
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lol every 1 look at dis description oktober!!!! wtf oktober lol wtf i cant stop laughting its october!!! dumb ass (im sorry you need to seroisly consider going back to primary school
hapticpunk 3 years ago
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every 1
dis
wtf
seroisly
Get out.
aeba1337 3 years ago
DIAF troll :3
Loki128 3 years ago
Ever consider that English is not his primary language? Oh how i hate morons.
Insomniac1212 3 years ago 4
obviously you've never heard of oktoberfest.
stay in primary school, kiddo. you're obviously not old enough to know stuff about the real world.
willyolio 3 years ago
lolwut?
alphonse360 3 years ago
If I could rate your post lower, I would. Damn -7 limit :(
chanrobi 3 years ago
awesome ma-n
nd agree with aeba
lol
alex891011 3 years ago
If this gadget only had wifi and a web browser; it would wipe the floor with the itouch
The only reason the ipod touch is so popular is because of 'safari' and the ability to access your p*rn anywhere (Don't deny it guys).
We've reached a breakthrough in mobile technology similar to that of bluetooth a couple years ago; devices that support wifi will perform better on the market than those without.
People want to enjoy the mobility of a notebook in a smaller package and Apple knows it.
aeba1337 3 years ago 2
Cowon didn't set out to jam a bunch of features into one device, they set out to make a PMP. The biggest problem with the iTouch and even the iPhone is that they're trying to be too many things. "Jack of all trades, master of none."
The O2 is a specialized PMP. Designed specifically for playing media. If I want to use the internet on a hand-held device, there are tons of specialized devices that do that. Quality over quantity.
Crit0 3 years ago 2
this player is a larger (physically and featurewise) successor to the d2. It has a 10 band eq rather than a 5 band and can play a few more file formats. It also reads documents. I think even though 10 band eq is really tempting, im gonna have to stick with the d2 since as a music listener just so i can stick it in my pocket without having to stuff it in. Just as long as i have some sort of 5 band eq with flac playback, then im happy.
nintendude7cubed 3 years ago
The sequal to the D2 is the S9, not the o2.
dmo160981 3 years ago
there's such a small amount of detail on the s9.. how do you know it will be anything similar to the d2?
nintendude7cubed 3 years ago
Thanks So Much!! soyouz, a friend in korea is just in the process of sending me one of these, I'm going to use its TV out function to play video in my classes (I'm a teacher in Japan). Can you tell us if it comes with TV-Out cables as standard, in the box? Thanks!
J00lsy 3 years ago
I'm interested in this player too and have read from their website that the TV/RCA cable is not included with the player, it's sold separately. Hopes this helps.
Hardware45 3 years ago
More o2 videos please.....
johnathanfletcher 3 years ago
Any difference from cowon A3 in terms of hardware I wonder.
lobaba1987 3 years ago
Damn when's it coming to the state?
pokeutopia 3 years ago
Well it is not mine this is why it is too short, it has been released 3 days ago, the guy got it only yesterday. As DMB is concerned who cares ? It works only in Korea ^^. AS i know on D2 it works perfectly, it is smooth and in good quality, no pixels. No doubt O2 does better. My main question is about audio quality and how it reads videos encoded in MKV 720p on flat screen..
soyouz 3 years ago
This is so much better than the iPod touch that it ain't funny. Though still not sure whether or not it can play uncompressed .avi and .mkv? And also why not show off the digital tv support?
pokeutopia 3 years ago
cant wait
SaHOG 3 years ago