Cowon A3 gets reviewed

It's been quite a while since caught our first glimpses of what purported to be the Cowon A3, but it looks like the device's natural gadget news cycle is finally drawing to a close, with the usual in the wild and unboxing shots now followed by one of the first reviews. According to gadgetaholic.com, however, it seems like this particular product has been worth the wait, with the A3 making up for what it lacks (WiFi and Bluetooth) with sheer versatility, including support for seemingly every audio and video format one could want. The fact that it also has a "gorgeous" 4-inch LCD screen and an apparently intuitive interface doesn't hurt either. About the only downsides the site could find were the lack of a remote control (which would have been handy given the unit's TV-out functionality), and the absence of a synced-up TV schedule for recording (you'll have to make do with timed recordings instead). Still, for about $350 or $400 depending on your storage needs, it seems like this one is a solid bet.

[Rey @ Dec 17th 2007 3:33PM]

I wish it had an ATSC tuner instead of Mobile TV.

[Osaru-san @ Dec 17th 2007 4:03PM]

I just can't help but feel that your comment which also happens to be advertising your "blog" ($150 dollars for free music? o.o;)is a waste of space.

Lets just recap to prove you wrong...
1. Large High Quality Screen
2. Incredible Battery Life
3. Format Compatibility

[Michael @ Dec 17th 2007 4:18PM]

And you're also forgetting that Cowon products historically have had the best sound quality you can get in a portable device...

[JohnTitor @ Dec 17th 2007 5:12PM]

stop spamming your website

[Xee @ Dec 17th 2007 5:52PM]

Anyone know if this has a powered mic/line-in or would you need to get a preamp for an external mic?

[aoeu00 @ Dec 17th 2007 6:46PM]

It does have a lot of pluses going for it (biggest being the huge codec support).. but it's still hard to puke out $350-$400. I wish they could get it down (30GB version) to the $250-$300 range.

[Gregory House @ Dec 18th 2007 5:13AM]

that's the D2

[Wwhat @ Dec 18th 2007 1:02PM]

D2 is flash isn't it? with nothing close to 30GB

[Macha88 @ Dec 17th 2007 7:37PM]

Also has problems playing 720p files...

[The Dude @ Dec 17th 2007 8:39PM]

Cowon FTFW. Aside from PMPs, they've only been releasing flash DAPs of late. I want a HDD-based successor to my X5. :(

[Jeebus @ Dec 18th 2007 12:39AM]

Gapless FLAC?