Cowon mp3 players

The Cowon mp3 players are one of the best and most versatile mp3 players that are currently available. Both the Cowon iAudio7 and Cowon9 are immensely popular. These mp3 players can play music and even play video. It can store photos and has a great sound quality. It can support other formats such as OGG and FLAC file formats in addition to mp3 format.

The Cowon mp3 players can be used with MAC and PC and can work in MTP and MSC connections.  With a great battery life, it competes and even outperforms the iPod Nano in all respects. This includes the features, battery life and the sound quality, when the comparisons were made.

The new player is an enhancement on the iAudio6 and has an 8GB micro drive. This means that it is a, leaner meaner machine with a better and improved battery life. The flash memory is also better in the current series. Currently the 4GB Cowon mp3 players is selling for $170 while the 8 GB is selling for $220 and is extremely competitively priced for the price and features that this Cowon mp3 players gives.

The Cowon mp3 players design far less sleek than the iPod Nano and the iAudio & screen is slightly offset. The back cover has changed from a matte finish to a glossy cover. This means that the back is less resistant to scratches. Since the Cowon mp3 players aren’t sleek, the battery life is huge as compared to the other mp3 players.

The current 7 series features a 1.3 inch OLED screen and displays photos and videos very well in spite of its smaller seize. The dimensions of the player measures 2.75x1.25x0.75 inches and weighs a mere 1.8 ounces. So the player can easily fit into any pocket and provides great music on the move without the need to recharge the battery very fast.

The buttons for the menu and volume control are easily marked. The design element that is extremely unique is the Swing Touch user interface. While it will take the users some time to get used to this interface, it is a great way to simply browse through the files in the mp3 player. The diagonal bar can be used in 3 ways for navigation of the files as well.

One of the greatest strengths of Cowon mp3 players are the power packed features that come along with it. The latest in the series is packed with an audio player, a video player, photo viewer, FM radio, line input recorder, voice recorder, radio recorder and for those that love to hear their text, even a text reader.  

Various formats such as mp3, WMA, OGG, FLAC and WAV are supported by this tiny little thing. AVI, MPEG, XVID can be quickly converted and can be played back on the iAudio7 without any loss in visual or audio clarity.

With a number of customizable options that are available, even those users that have hearing loss can appreciate the fact that its panning control balances the volume in each ear. What more do you want from the Cowon mp3 players.