redrol
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Fuck yes, I just ordered a D2 for my girlfriend. It looks utterly fantastic! Plus their software is very good, even better than itunes, winamp, and foobar. Its got support for every fucking codec in the universe. 
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theNoseBleedKid
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Got an X5 20GB model, that thinkg is the best MP3 player I have ever heard and the ease of use is flawless and unparelelled in my experience and opinion!
shredhead666
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I think I might be buying one of these A3's for Christmas. My iPod is being a complete pain in the ass.
feintguitarist
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Does look pretty good.. too bad it doesn't support stereo bluetooth though! That would be awesome.
blargh
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except price and sizeshredhead666":72714 said:
(looks like it can't play 720p h264-encoded video either...
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shredhead666
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feintguitarist":3e26b said:
How many people do you know actually would use that? The Q5w does support it I believe.
shredhead666
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blargh":c32e3 said:except price and sizeshredhead666":c32e3 said:
(looks like it can't play 720p h264-encoded video either...
So you want a SMALLER player to be able to display 720p high-def video?
redrol
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blargh":a679f said:except price and sizeshredhead666":a679f said:
(looks like it can't play 720p h264-encoded video either...
I don't think you have any idea waht you are talking about. This is a portable mp3 player not a HD tv for your living room.
The price is lower than all other comparable players.
The size is fine. Fits the screen well.
blargh
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It's got a big bezel around the whole screen, and a really big one where the controls are. I think they could've stuck the controls on the side, gotten rid of the bezel, and make it much more pocketable while having the same big screen.shredhead666":36e12 said:blargh":36e12 said:except price and sizeshredhead666":36e12 said:
(looks like it can't play 720p h264-encoded video either...
So you want a SMALLER player to be able to display 720p high-def video?
I think they advertise 720p playback, but almost all the 720p content I've seen on the net is in H264 or WMV, neither of which it seems to play, so its a bit of a useless feature unless you want to manually transcode it into MPEG4...
blargh
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I have an HDTV too, and I don't want to download 2 versions of the same show, or reencode them. It'd be a hell of a lot more convenient if I could play the same file on both the portable player and my laptop hooked up to my HDTV.redrol":ffd18 said:I don't think you have any idea waht you are talking about. This is a portable mp3 player not a HD tv for your living room.
The price is lower than all other comparable players.
The size is fine. Fits the screen well.
Isn't the retail price on those things in the $600 range? I think thats what I read when they first announced these things. Can't find them for sale anywhere yet.
shredhead666
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blargh":dcd1e said:I have an HDTV too, and I don't want to download 2 versions of the same show, or reencode them. It'd be a hell of a lot more convenient if I could play the same file on both the portable player and my laptop hooked up to my HDTV.redrol":dcd1e said:I don't think you have any idea waht you are talking about. This is a portable mp3 player not a HD tv for your living room.
The price is lower than all other comparable players.
The size is fine. Fits the screen well.
Isn't the retail price on those things in the $600 range? I think thats what I read when they first announced these things. Can't find them for sale anywhere yet.
https://www.amazon.com/Cowon-A3-60GB-Sil ... 242&sr=8-2
$400. And that's for the 60G version.
blargh
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Ah, ok. That's not a bad price. A bit more than my Archos 605 but at least Cowon doesn't nickel and dime you for every feature.shredhead666":2c5ef said:blargh":2c5ef said:I have an HDTV too, and I don't want to download 2 versions of the same show, or reencode them. It'd be a hell of a lot more convenient if I could play the same file on both the portable player and my laptop hooked up to my HDTV.redrol":2c5ef said:I don't think you have any idea waht you are talking about. This is a portable mp3 player not a HD tv for your living room.
The price is lower than all other comparable players.
The size is fine. Fits the screen well.
Isn't the retail price on those things in the $600 range? I think thats what I read when they first announced these things. Can't find them for sale anywhere yet.
https://www.amazon.com/Cowon-A3-60GB-Sil ... 242&sr=8-2
$400. And that's for the 60G version.
redrol
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Yeah and the D2 is only ~150 or so.
feintguitarist
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shredhead666":423ae said:
If more people were familiar with it I'm sure more people would use it. I like the fact I can listen to music without the cord getting caught on something. Even when I run my iPod under my shirt and into my pants pocket it will get caught on my cell and pull on the headphones. It's really annoying!