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Cowon iAudio S9 Reviews

Digital AV player - flash 32 GB - 3.3" - titanium black More product details

$169.89

Cowon's S9 portable media player offers a gorgeous OLED touch-screen display, long battery life... (cnet.com)

The COWON S9 is a digital media player which was released sometime last year and was available in... (newlaunches.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Cowon iAudio S9

We have collected and analyzed 40 expert reviews and 341 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 78/100 and users rate it 90/100. The average review date is July 19, 2009. We have compared these reviews to 408048 reviews from other MP3 Players. The alaScore™ for this product is 99/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 19, 2009.

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990100

381 reviews

November, 2009

78 / 100

40 Experts

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90 / 100

341 Users

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Expert Reviews (40)

US

Cowon S9 (4GB) review

By (cnet.com)

Cowon's S9 portable media player offers a gorgeous OLED touch-screen display, long battery life, and features such as Bluetooth audio, voice recording, FM radio, Flash media support, audio and video playback, a photo viewer, and a text reader

The Cowon S9's user interface isn't quite as polished as the competition, the plastic construction feels flimsy, and it lacks Wi-Fi, memory expansion, and a standard USB port

The Cowon S9 is a sexy-looking gadget with exceptional audio and video quality, but its construction quality and user interface pale in comparison to the competition.

Rating

70100

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US

COWON S9 now available in white

By anoop (newlaunches.com)

The COWON S9 is a digital media player which was released sometime last year and was available in titanium black and chrome black. Now there is an addition. Nope not another black but its Chrome White. The device is available in 8GB or 16GB capacity ...

No rating

newlaunches.com
US

Cowon S9

By Tim Gideon (pcmag.com)

There is little sense in arguing which is the better player, the iPod touch or Cowon's latest offering, the S9 (8GB, $199.99 list; 16GB, $239.99). Simply put, the S9 lacks the basic grace of the touch, as well as some other enticing features, Wi-Fi ...

Strong audio file support. Touch screen. Built-in accelerometer. Video output. Line-in, FM, and voice recording. Excellent battery life

Touch screen is not very sensitive. User interface can be difficult to navigate. Volume controls are disabled in some screens. Play/Pause button works only in the Now Playing screen

The S9 is designed to resemble the iPod touchwith a touch screen and its own version of Cover Flowbut the player lacks the grace and Wi-Fi connectivity necessary to be a true rival.

Cowon rates battery life for the S9 at a whopping 55 hours for audio playback...

Rating

60100

pcmag.com

User Reviews (341)

US

"Fantastic Product"

By nthread (cnet.com)

This is an excellent product that does its jo... 

A great screen, excellent sound quality, no need for specialized software or precise formats. I can move between my Linux and Windows computers easily. The user interface is great once you know how it works

The screen gets a little smudgy. I have big fingers, so the capacitive touchscreen can sometimes be a hassle. (ie. Would like a stylus) It doesn't play AAC audio

US

"Unbeatable sound quality"

By porcster (cnet.com)

Absolutely destroys the competition for sound... 

Sound quality, video quality. Light and capacity of hard disk. Interface is ok

Playlists and random play all a little bit fiddly

US

"the best music/video player made"

By (cnet.com)

the sound is amazing and is only limited by ur headphone quality... video is great... if u ever double up to watch a video the screen isnt dark just cause ur at a slight angle

no memory card... but 32 is still enough unless u need to access lots of movies all the time

Manufacturer's Description

The Cowon S9's innovative design features a titanium/black face and a curved-back casing surrounding a 3.3-inch Active-Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) touch screen display. To complement its sleek form design, the S9 features an exclusive GUI system boasting capacitive touch screen operation, advanced video functionality supporting transcoding-free playback of most DVD-quality MPEG-4 videos and TV output, Bluetooth 2.0 support for stereo headphones, G-sensor accelerometer for...

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