Super-specced Cowon Q5W now available

John Chan | Nov 21, 2007

The Cowon Q5 PMP (personal media player) was first spotted at CES 2007 and had a feature list that was simply over the top for a portable entertainment device. It's finally available and has the name Q5W now. The specifications are largely similar to the earlier announcement though HSDPA is no longer mentioned as a feature in the Q5W. Also, instead of 500MHz, the processor now has a clock speed of 600MHz. This is the first PMP from the company to use Windows CE. Here's a list of its key specs:

Supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0
AMD Alchemy AU1250 600MHz
Windows CE 5.0 Professional
5-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen LCD
Component and composite TV-out
Supports AVI (DivX, XviD), ASF, WMV, MPG, MP4, OGM
USB 2.0 host
FM radio / voice recorder
Built-in stereo speakers
40GB or 60GB HDD

The 60GB Q5W is available in Singapore immediately at S$1,060--the distributor has chosen not to offer the 40GB version. According to Cowon, the device will soon be rolled out in other parts of Asia Pacific outside Korea, though no specific timeline was given.

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FishSM

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FishSM says...
Love it at first sight... But way too EXPENSIVE... Even Archos have cheaper PMP...Thought it is something like PMP with PDA function, Priced at $900 and BELOW will be good enough...

And what about the battery life? Does it match up with the listed price of $1060? Is the battery life for music more that 20 hours, which allows us to have about a day of entertainment? Also, is the battery life for video one of the longest in the world, say at least 8 hours?

Nov 21, 2007 20:40

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gadgetaholic

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gadgetaholic says...
Check out the review on gadgetaholic.com [gadgetaholic.com]. It's definitely feature-pack. However, its user interface is not very user friendly.

Dec 08, 2007 15:08

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