Cowon A3-80SL 80GB Portable Media Player (Silver) | 
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| Brand: Cowon
Category: CE
List Price: $349.99
Buy New: $329.99
You Save: $20.00 (6%)
New (4) Refurbished (1) from $314.99
Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 1865
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 6 x 4.5 x 9
MPN: A3-80SL
Model: A3-80SL
UPC: 826487526051
EAN: 0826487526051
ASIN: B001A4V5I6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 4 Wide LCD, 16 million color, res. 800x480, ultra portable | | • | Play all your digital entertainment: movies, TV shows, photos and music | | • | Record video from camcorder, TV sources; programmable PVR function for television programming | | • | FM tuner with record capability and voice recorder; line-in recording to MP3 | | • | Internal rechargeable battery; compatible with Windows operating systems |
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Product Description
When it comes to getting a PMP (portable media player), several factors come into play:
HD video capability
COWON A3 delivers a full range of high-end video/audio capabilities. The A3 PMP features HD video output (1280x720) for 1080i movie playback on HDTV sets and direct recording from external A/V devices (TV, VCR or camcorder) for viewing on its 4-inch widescreen. The COWON A3's digital video performance is optimized by the Texas Instruments DaVinci DM6441 digital media processor - and a hard-drive capacity of 80GB provides maximum digital media storage. The A3 features HD video output via component, s-video or composite connections. The COWON A3 covers the industry's most expansive digital media format and codec support, including popular lossy and lossless audio codecs True Audio, Monkey's Audio, Musepack, WavPack, Matroska, FLAC and Ogg Vorbis; and video codecs DivX, XviD, MPEG-4 SP/ASP, WMV, H.264 MP and M-JPEG. Additionally, the A3 comes equipped with an FM radio and recorder, voice recorder with internal microphone, built-in stereo speakers, and it functions as a full-screen photo and document viewer. With its high-speed USB 2.0 interface and USB host functionality, the COWON A3 also doubles as a data storage and high-capacity photo backup device for digital cameras with support for JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIF, BMP and RAW image formats. Video Format - 4 800x480 resolution 16 million color Digital Widescreen LCD - NTSC / PAL compatible 20 Hz to 20,000Hz audio frequency range 1.8 Hard Drive with 80GB capacity USB 2.0 interface FM Radio with up to 25 presets Record from the embedded microphone or the FM tuner, the A3 can record audio from the A/V line-in, and video from the A/V input / Download A/V from many websites Movie Player File Format AVI, WMV, ASF,MP4, MATROSKA(MKV), OGM, MPG/MPEG, VOB, DAT,MTV / Movie Player Video Codec DivX 3.11/4/5/6, XviD, MPEG-4 SP/ASP, WMV Audio MP3/2/1, W
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| Customer Reviews:
 Cowon A3 is Superior October 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I 've a A3 for a couple of days and after comparing it to my q5w, I prefer the A3 for a couple of reasons. First it plays my AAC music files, which I needed additional software to do that on the q5. It's lighter than than the q5, and fits in a pocket easier. It can also record my favorite TV shows to watch at a later time. The only thing the A3 needs to be perfect is bluetooth. If music is important to you I recommend the A3, for sound quality it beats my ipod hands down.
Don't listen to the nay sayers September 9, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Cowon Products are great. They were years ahead of the Ipod. This gadget is neat. Beautiful color screen is 4 inchs wide and the record direct feature is flawless. I will agree with the other guy and say their service center is horrable. I had e-mailed them about a warranty and it took forever for them to get back to me. This review is not about their coustmer service. The A3 has a bunch of cool features it can pick up radio and TV signals which you can record directly to the device. It hold pictures, documents, music, video. With 80 gigs of Hard drive space you never run out of room.
If you are looking for a great product check out Cowon they are worth it. 1.6 milion color screen with HD like picture you won't want to put it down.
 Don't by Cowon products... September 6, 2008
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have been thoroughly disappointed with their products and lack of customer service. They average about 2-3 weeks to return an email for customer service issues. I finally got through to a representative and was advised to send the product back to them, at my own expense and they emailed back about 1 month later stating that there is no problem with the item. When I emailed back with a detailed description of the specific situation I encountered (item stopped powering on or charging through the USB port) they ceased communication. I still haven't heard back from them, but will never buy their products ever again. They are terrible both at manufacturing and caring for their customers.
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