Typical price: £149
What is it: Flash-based MP3 and video player with 4GB or 8GB memory
What we think: Great sounding player with loads of features, but the screen's just too small
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 13 July 2007
Tags: cowon, microphone, rates, headphones
We like:
Support for lots of file formats; cool controls; good quality microphone; useful podcast software; price; line-in recording; good sound quality
We don't like:
Tiny screen; average FM radio; no gapless playback
You might also need:
Better headphones, 3.5mm-3.5mm line-in cable
CNET UK judgement:
Cowon's iAudio 7 is an excellent MP3 player. Sound quality and the support for loads of file formats is a big plus. With 60 hours of battery life this is going to keep pumping music for longer than you'll be able to listen at one stretch. The one disappointment is the screen, but as a music player it rocks
Cowon iAudio 7 History
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Guess what? It's another nano killer! But this one might actually have a hope of succeeding where so many have failed before thanks to some elegant controls and support for uncompressed audio.
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