Cowon D2 4GB Portable Media Player (Black)From Cowon
Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #757 in Consumer Electronics
Brand: Cowon
Model: D2-4096BL
Features
MP3 Player
Photo viewer
Movie player
Video recorder
FM radio
Amazon Sales Rank: #757 in Consumer Electronics
Brand: Cowon
Model: D2-4096BL
Features
MP3 Player
Photo viewer
Movie player
Video recorder
FM radio
Customer Reviews
The Best Audiophile PMP For Its Price After much researching, I purchased the Cowon D2 4gb player. My main requirements were: 1) a player that had terrific sound, 2) a player that had long battery life, 3) a player that played videos well, 4) a player that had expandable memory, and 5) a player that was in the $200-$300 price range. The Cowon D2 excels in all of these categories, and even with an 8gb card (giving me 12gigs of memory), I spent less than $300. I agree completely with those users that find the Apple products easier to use out of the box; moreover, the Cowon does not have the UI (especially the coverflow) of the Itouch. However, despite this, the Cowon is not difficult to learn by just using it, and I consider myself a novice when it comes to electronic devices. (The manual that accompanies the product only gives the basic functions anyway.) First and foremost, the Cowon D2 sounds amazing. I have compared it to several players (the Apple iPhone, the Archos 605 and the Zune 80gb second generation.) The Cowon simply blows away the competition. I set all of the players to a neutral setting (no eq or special effects on), and played them all through my Sennheiser HD-595 headphones. The Cowon had a better soundstage, better stereo separation, better highs and lows and better detail. The Cowon gives me over 50 hours of battery life when playing audio files only. If I only play videos, I am able to get about 12-15 hours. These results are much better than the competition. The Cowon plays videos once you have converted them. (I convert my videos to avi files, and the Cowon does just fine.) You can use the jet audio conversion program that comes with the player or other conversion programs, such as dvdClonemobile. My only criticism here is that the screen is 2.5" measured diagonally, which puts some strain on my eyes if I watch videos longer than an hour. This issue is probably very subjective; it depends in large part on your eyesight. However, having said this, the quality of the videos is excellent (the resoultion is good and the colors are vibrant.) The ability to expand the memory of the Cowon is a huge plus for me. My Iphone cannot do this, and as memory cards get larger, the Cowon will soon have 20gigs of flash memory. (I should mention that using an external memory card does not adversely affect the player's responsiveness at all.) The Cowon D2 is a great value in light of the features that come with the player. I actually paid close to $200 for the player, and I notice now that it costs $160.00 on Amazon. (Recently, I saw it as low as $150.00.) There is simply no player on the market that equals the Cowon D2. I highly recommend its purchase.
Not user-friendly AT ALL - buy a better known brand!!!! This unit is AWFUL! We spent a combined total of at least 10 hours working with this thing before finally feeling pure discust at the time we'd wasted so went and bought the Apple i-touch instead (which worked amazingly well right out of the box with absolutely no learning curve required). Some people may have the time and interest to work with the thing and have great results, but I can think of MANY things I'd rather be doing with my time then that. I'm not a techno-idiot, I'm often the person people come to when they need help with something technical (computer, software, etc.) That being said, I'm not a trained Techie type either - but historically it's a rare electronic product that I can't figure out with a minimal amount of time. Not so with this thing! Unless you are super techno-savvy with time to spare I'd pass this thing on by. It would be one thing if they actually offered decent support for it, but if you've read any of the other reviews at all, the support number is pretty much useless. Take Home Message: Don't buy this unless you're a super-techie with nothing better to do than spend hours figuring the thing out. If you want something that "goes" right out of the box, pick a better known brand.
A perfect audiophile PMP D2 is in a class of its own; it doesn't compare with any of the other popular brand Personal Media Players (PMP).
The Best Audiophile PMP For Its Price After much researching, I purchased the Cowon D2 4gb player. My main requirements were: 1) a player that had terrific sound, 2) a player that had long battery life, 3) a player that played videos well, 4) a player that had expandable memory, and 5) a player that was in the $200-$300 price range. The Cowon D2 excels in all of these categories, and even with an 8gb card (giving me 12gigs of memory), I spent less than $300. I agree completely with those users that find the Apple products easier to use out of the box; moreover, the Cowon does not have the UI (especially the coverflow) of the Itouch. However, despite this, the Cowon is not difficult to learn by just using it, and I consider myself a novice when it comes to electronic devices. (The manual that accompanies the product only gives the basic functions anyway.) First and foremost, the Cowon D2 sounds amazing. I have compared it to several players (the Apple iPhone, the Archos 605 and the Zune 80gb second generation.) The Cowon simply blows away the competition. I set all of the players to a neutral setting (no eq or special effects on), and played them all through my Sennheiser HD-595 headphones. The Cowon had a better soundstage, better stereo separation, better highs and lows and better detail. The Cowon gives me over 50 hours of battery life when playing audio files only. If I only play videos, I am able to get about 12-15 hours. These results are much better than the competition. The Cowon plays videos once you have converted them. (I convert my videos to avi files, and the Cowon does just fine.) You can use the jet audio conversion program that comes with the player or other conversion programs, such as dvdClonemobile. My only criticism here is that the screen is 2.5" measured diagonally, which puts some strain on my eyes if I watch videos longer than an hour. This issue is probably very subjective; it depends in large part on your eyesight. However, having said this, the quality of the videos is excellent (the resoultion is good and the colors are vibrant.) The ability to expand the memory of the Cowon is a huge plus for me. My Iphone cannot do this, and as memory cards get larger, the Cowon will soon have 20gigs of flash memory. (I should mention that using an external memory card does not adversely affect the player's responsiveness at all.) The Cowon D2 is a great value in light of the features that come with the player. I actually paid close to $200 for the player, and I notice now that it costs $160.00 on Amazon. (Recently, I saw it as low as $150.00.) There is simply no player on the market that equals the Cowon D2. I highly recommend its purchase.
Not user-friendly AT ALL - buy a better known brand!!!! This unit is AWFUL! We spent a combined total of at least 10 hours working with this thing before finally feeling pure discust at the time we'd wasted so went and bought the Apple i-touch instead (which worked amazingly well right out of the box with absolutely no learning curve required). Some people may have the time and interest to work with the thing and have great results, but I can think of MANY things I'd rather be doing with my time then that. I'm not a techno-idiot, I'm often the person people come to when they need help with something technical (computer, software, etc.) That being said, I'm not a trained Techie type either - but historically it's a rare electronic product that I can't figure out with a minimal amount of time. Not so with this thing! Unless you are super techno-savvy with time to spare I'd pass this thing on by. It would be one thing if they actually offered decent support for it, but if you've read any of the other reviews at all, the support number is pretty much useless. Take Home Message: Don't buy this unless you're a super-techie with nothing better to do than spend hours figuring the thing out. If you want something that "goes" right out of the box, pick a better known brand.
A perfect audiophile PMP D2 is in a class of its own; it doesn't compare with any of the other popular brand Personal Media Players (PMP).
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