http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/ Engadget Comments for Cowon V5 HD set for South Korea debut on January 1 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/Dec 21st 2009 5:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/
720p doesnt mean a lot, because you could be talking about less stressful codecs like Xvid, WMV HD, or H.264 baseline.

If this player can handle 720p x264 high-profile (in a MKV container) at typical bitrates (up to 8000kbps) that would be pretty sweet. Even the Archos 5 Android can't do that. ]]>Dec 21st 2009 5:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/Alot of Chinese PMP have MKV playback. Some even go up to 1080p. The catch is you have to deal with their buggy ui]]>Dec 21st 2009 6:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/Dec 21st 2009 7:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/Dec 21st 2009 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/Dec 21st 2009 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/
It would be interresting what the other specs are. I mean this is really just a little information we have.]]>Dec 21st 2009 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/the Cowon O2 supports mkv @720p]]>Dec 21st 2009 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/
Tank you cowon :)]]>Dec 21st 2009 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/Dec 21st 2009 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/Dec 21st 2009 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/
A great example is the cowon O2. It has fantastic specs and is a powerful device, but it crippled by its firmware. The interface is hard to use (small touches) and obvious features (such as using the BBE settings in video mode) aren't implimented.

a great article about the flaws of the o2 can be found here
http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37194]]>Dec 21st 2009 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/
The first, my U3 (still in use for the gym...), was a definite winner. Besides sound quality, which is my first priority, it was super durable and though the UI was a little quirky, it was fairly straightforward and functional so I got used to it. OTOH, there is the S9 I bought to replace the U3. Sure, it does sound great, but the initial firmware that came with the player was buggy to the point that I almost returned the player two days after receiving it. The player made harsh noises, got stuck, and turned off randomly. IMO, releasing a player with software that dysfunctional was a thumb in the eye of their customers. Subsequent FW updates made the player much more stable, but the interface is still not nearly as smooth or responsive as it could be and navigation is not intuitive. Most importantly, it took a user designed interface upgrade to provide even basic playlist support.

I give Cowon lots of credit for placing a premium on sound quality, broad format support (at least on the audio side...), and issuing frequent FW updates. That said, their stubborn refusal to put any attention towards content programming has caused me to consider getting a Zune or Sony. Buyers have to be wary as Cowon is one company that too often promises more than they can deliver.]]>Dec 21st 2009 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/Dec 21st 2009 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/
but get rid of this windows ce nonsense and throw android on it already.]]>Dec 21st 2009 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/Dec 21st 2009 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/Dec 21st 2009 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/Dec 21st 2009 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/cowon-v5-hd-set-for-south-korea-debut-on-january-1/Dec 21st 2009 3:56PM