COWON X9 16GB Black

The South Korean company COWON strives to make innovative MP3 players that give their users a unique experience. The enhanced COWON X9 not only lets you listen to music in all commonly used formats (including FLAC format), but also manages to play video files and display photos or text information. The device includes an answering machine and the ever-so-popular FM radio, which are often missing in much more expensive smartphones.

The device's selling point is its superb 4.3-inch touchscreen that displays an ultra-fine resolution of 480 × 272 pixels. The cleverly designed interface delivers excellent, full clarity and you can choose your favourite song with ease, even from a particularly large music library.

The excellent sound reproduction is enhanced by a new set of JetEffect 5.0 features and a number of preset equalisers. In addition, this model boasts an internal memory capacity of 16GB. As a result of its pleasant curves, the device is only 12.2mm thin and weighs just 159 grams. The large, integrated battery provides an astonishing 110 hours of music playback. This is the ideal companion for hitting the gym or going for a run, but also for longer commutes to school or work.

Parameters and Specifications:

Capacity:
Flash (NAND): 16GB

Display:
Type: LCD
Diagonal: 4.3"
Resolution: 480 × 272 pixels

Audio Characteristics:
Number of Channels: 2
Frequency Range: 20 ~ 20,000Hz
Max Output: 2 × 29mW (16 Ohm headphones)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 95dB

Tuner:
Bands: FM
Tuning Range: 87.5 ~ 108MHz

Interface:
USB 2.0

Video Playback:
Formats: AVI, WMV, ASF
Codecs: Xvid SP/ASP, WMV 7/8/9
Resolution: 480 × 272 pixels, 30fps
Audio Codec: MPEG 1/2/2.5 Layer 3, WMA
Subtitles: SMI

Music Playback:
Formats: MP3/2, WMA, FLAC, OGG, APE, WAV
ID3 Tag ID3 V1, ID3 V2.2/V2.3/V2.4, Vorbis Comment
Sound effects have 48 presets (44 presets + 4 user preferences)
BBE + (BBE, Mach3Bass, MP3 Enhance, 3D Surround)
Special Effects (Stereo Enhance, Reverb)
5-band graphic equaliser

Audio Codecs:
MP3: MPEG 1/2/2.5 Layer 3, ~ 320kbps, ~ 48kHz, mono/stereo
WMA: ~ 320kbps, ~ 48kHz, mono/stereo
OGG: ~ Q10, ~ 44.1kHz, mono/stereo
FLAC: compression level 0 ~ 8, ~ 44.1kHz, mono/stereo
WAV: ~ 48kHz, 16bit, mono/stereo
APE: Fast, Normal, High, 16bit, v3.97 ~ 3.99

Other Formats:
Format: JPG
Document viewer: TXT

Other:
Composite AV video output (NTSC/PAL video format)
Built-in omni-directional microphone
Built-in speaker

Power Supply:
Built-in rechargeable Li-pol battery
Music playback: up to 110 hours
Video playback: up to 13 hours

Supported OS:
Windows: 7/Vista/XP/2000/ME
MAC OS 10.X
Linux v2.4 or higher (data-only support)

Design:
Black in colour
Dimensions: 72.5 × 114.9 × 12.2mm
Weight: 159g