Go To Latest Video ReviewsCowon O2 Personal Media Player Comments
| Author | Stuart Andrews |
| Published | 4th Jan 2009 |
| Manufacturer | Cowon |
| Supplier | Advanced MP3 Players |
| Price | £178.26 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £205.00 (Inc VAT) |
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Comments for Cowon O2 Personal Media Player
Gnormie said on 4th January 2009
ChaosDefinesOrder said on 4th January 2009
480 x 272 on a 4.8" screen? I'm surprised you didn't pick up on that inexcusably low screen resolution for that screen size! Do videos really look ok scaled down that much?
StuAndrews said on 4th January 2009
I wouldn't say the resolution was inexcusably low, by any means - you get more visible pixels than you would on a smaller screen with the same resolution (like the S9) or a slightly larger screen with a higher resolution (like the Archos 5) but I wouldn't say there was a seriously detrimental effect on image quality. I actively enjoyed watching trailers and movies on the O2, partly because the size makes it more a more immersive experience. I know you can get 800 x 480 on a 4.3in screen - Cowon's own A3 and the Archos 705 both do it - but both are HDD players, which brings another set of disadvantages into action. In short, the resolution is an issue, but hardly a fatal flaw. Stu.
the-one said on 6th January 2009
The O2 basically trades up HDD for SDD but downsizes the 800x480 to 480 x 272, it also swapes joystick with touch. But the joystick & HDD weren't broke, and 800x480 is plain better. Every other feature stays the same except now you have to pay more for extra SD card to get it to same memory capcity.
IMO it's no overall improvement from the A3, which I currently own. And I would buy A3 again this year if I needed a PMP.
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It's got quite a lot of plus points, but I really would love to see this with a 800x480 screen resolution. When you get above 4" screen size you really should be beyond 480x272, especially when the S9 at 3.3" uses the same resolution.