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Cowon S9 review

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Verdict

Awesome video and audio and packed with other features too. Finally, a worthy rival to Apple's all-pervasive iPods.

Review Date: 7 Jan 2009

Reviewed By: Jonathan Bray

Price when reviewed: £147 (£169 inc VAT)

Overall Rating
5 stars out of 6

Features & Design
5 stars out of 6

Value for Money
4 stars out of 6

Performance
6 stars out of 6

PCPRO Recommended

Details
Part Code S9 8GB
Review Date 7 Jan 2009
Price ex VAT £147
Price inc VAT £169
Overall rating 5 stars out of 6
Performance 6 stars out of 6
Features & Design 5 stars out of 6
Value for Money 4 stars out of 6
Basic specifications
Capacity 8GB
Screen size 3.3in
Battery life
Audio battery life 55hrs
Video battery life 11hrs
Other features
Data connector type Proprietary
Screen size 3.3in
Resolution 480 x 272
Wired remote? no
Dimensions
Dimensions 57 x 106 x 13mm (WDH)
Weight 70g
Audio codec support
MP3 support yes
WMA support yes
AAC support no
OGG support yes
FLAC support yes
ATRAC support no
WAV support yes
ASF support no
AIFF support no
Video codec support
DivX support no
XviD support no
WMV support yes
AVI support yes
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