Testseek.com have collected 34 expert reviews of the Cowon iAudio A3 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Cowon iAudio A3.
January 2008
(80%)
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The editors liked
Gorgeous display
Rich sound
Compatible with wide array of A/V formats
TV recording
Records audio
Video
Voice
And radio content. Sharp photo and video display. Strong file support. Excellent EQ.
Beautiful screen
Awesome format support
And plenty of storage.
Stellar file format support
Built-in video recording
Beautiful LCD
Very good audio and video quality
The Cowon A3 portable video player (PVP) offers outstanding audio and video format support
A sharp
Colorful screen
The most attractive Cowon user interface weve seen
Built-in video output
Video and audio recording capabilities
And superb audio q...
The editors didn't like
Clumsy joystick control
No support for DRM services
Lacks ID3 tag sorting
Poorly designed joystick controller. Big and bulky. Mobile TV options are not available in the U.S.
The navigation joystick is frustrating to use
No carry case.
Joystick navigation is difficult
Interface can be confusing
Battery life is shorter than predecessor
No Bluetooth or WiFi
No DRM support
The Cowon A3 is cursed with a clumsy joystick interface
A highly reflective screen
No support for DRM-protected media
And archaic music sorting. Its also a little on the chubby side.
Image quality, Sound quality, Amazing video and audio codec support, Support for DVD VOB files, Direct video and audio hard disk recording and encoding
Mini joystick is unbearable, HD video is nowhere near as nice to use as Cowon claims, No kickstand
The most capable handheld video player weve seen to date. ...
Good-sized screen, excellent file compatibility, including HD content, SD card and FM tuner
Low battery life, looks and feels cheap, sound and vision performance is bettered elsewhere
The interface is rather dowdy, while the joystick control method is erratic and fiddly. Still, we could look past at least some of these foibles if the rest of the player delivers the goods. And a read through the specs counters our gloom.There's a 4in sc...
If youre looking for a single portable device to carry both your audio and video files, the Cowon A3 probably isnt your best choice. But as a portable video player, the A3 has just about everything you could want - if you can tolerate the tiny joyst...
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Price; image quality; sound quality; amazing video and audio codec support; support for DVD VOB files; direct video and audio hard disk recording and encoding
Mini joystick is unbearable; HD video is nowhere near as nice to use as Cowon claims; no kickstand
Certainly the most capable handheld video player weve seen to date. With its unrivalled screen and codec support, its direct recording capabilities and its ability to playback DVD video files without transcoding, Cowons A3 is a well-priced behemoth ...
The A3 is a lovely bit of kit offering superb video and audio playback, truly comprehensive file support and a screen so good you will want to marry it and have its children. The only downsides are that to some eyes it looks a little old fashioned and...
Abstract: High price is justified by the excellent screen. No, not Audi A3. Thats a car, silly. Cowons iAudio A3 is a portable media player with a 4 inch display and a 30GB hard disk built in. These relatively generous specs make it well suited to watching f...
Abstract: Cowon Systems iAudio A3 is a hard disk-based portable media player (PMP) which can play an amazing number of audio and video formats, as well as record from audio and video sources. It has an integrated 30GB hard disk (a 60GB version costs £40 more...
