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Haha, so true... It's just a good feeling to go nuts on a back/end/esc button to get back to the top-level menu. It sucks to have to do that through a touchscreen button. ]]>Dec 29th 2008 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/Dec 29th 2008 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/Dec 29th 2008 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/
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thanks for the advice. sure the Touch can do all those things, but i'm sure once the s9 start becoming more popular, all those accessories will be made available. also, i read some great reviews about the sound quality of the s9 compared to the Touch. seriously, what good is an mp3 player if it can do all those things the touch can do, but yet, the sound quality isn't "up to par". if i want wi-fi, i have my WinMo phone for that. anyways, i'm sure the s9 will be great for what i plan to do with it...play mp3s and watch videos/movies.]]>Dec 29th 2008 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/
This "dock" nonsense you're talking about is very silly. I would much rather have a good sound system than some overpriced dock that allows me to browse my media player on it's screen. It's not like the player doesn't have a headphone jack. Just plug it in!]]>Dec 29th 2008 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/Dec 29th 2008 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/Dec 30th 2008 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/Dec 29th 2008 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/Dec 29th 2008 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/Dec 29th 2008 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/
Funnily enough I have the reverse with dell, the reviews and people say their products are good, but the company (and stories about how they view customers) negates all of it, I know I know, why bring up dell? well it's a change from apple at least :)
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Also the accelerometer didn't work he wasn't holding the s9 the right way. You can't expect it to work when it's not tilted enough. From other videos I've seen, when rotating the player, the video moves quite quickly.]]>Dec 29th 2008 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/Dec 29th 2008 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/And design but this is my taste.]]>Dec 29th 2008 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/
I'm also surprised they dropped the mini USB I/O. What the hell were they thinking. Part of the beauty of the D2 is never having to bring a cord. I have one single cord I use for my HTC phone, my D2 and my portable HD. Proprietary = poop. ]]>Dec 29th 2008 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/Dec 29th 2008 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/
NO it doesn't. It would be nice, but I have a blackberry bold, desktops at work and home, and a laptop. Why do I need another internet device? I want a sound device with good video capabilities!

But I've decided I don't need it yet anyway. I want it, but don't need it. ]]>Dec 29th 2008 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/Dec 29th 2008 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/Dec 29th 2008 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/
Nice little royalty-saver for Cowon there.
]]>Dec 29th 2008 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/H.264 is really great or HD but for a compact pmp it's not really useful right now.]]>Dec 30th 2008 7:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/Jan 1st 2009 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/
I'm not sure you guys are appreciating the cost that goes into incorporating a high PPI 16 million color OLED display into the product. The manufacturing cost is far, far higher than a comparable LCD display. Combine that with the fact that in order to get better than average sound quality you have to use better than average parts (OPAMPS, input, power and reservoir capacitors, DACs, ect.) and it all adds up to higher manufacturing cost. I thought the S9 was VERY fairly priced considering the performance. Cowon is targeting buyers seeking this performance over mainstream offerings so nothing seems amiss with the pricing here IMO. ]]>Dec 29th 2008 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/Dec 29th 2008 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/Dec 29th 2008 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/Dec 29th 2008 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/Dec 29th 2008 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/cowon-s9-review/Even still, the UI isn't as bad as this review makes out and coupled with the fact that there's already custom UIs being released for it (I personally have a custom main menu screen on mine making full use of the screen space) and Cowon seemingly committed to firmware upgrades, I don't see the UI being a "problem" for too much longer.]]>Dec 29th 2008 2:43PM