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Cowon Q5W (60GB)

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Product name

Cowon Q5W (60GB)

Sony Walkman NWZ-S545 (16GB)

Creative Zen X-Fi2 (8GB)

Apple iPod touch (32GB; third generation)

Editors' ratings

(How we rate)
70 out of 10 7
Very good
80 out of 10 8
Excellent
76 out of 10 7.6
Excellent
90 out of 10 9
Spectacular

Review Summary

The Cowon Q5W aims to do everything a gadget-aholic may want in a portable video player. Unfortunately, its confusing dual interface and high price hold it back from greatness.

On paper, the S-540 series looks almost similar to the E-440 series, albeit with a larger screen and a pair of speakers built into the back. We were impressed by how much volume the two tiny speakers could throw out, and thatÂ’s what makes the S-540 unique in its own way.

The Creative Zen X-Fi2 delivers good all-round audio and video performance, let down only by the screen quality and slow interface.

Though the updates are subtle, the third-generation iPod touch still leaves its competitors in the dust.

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List price

List price as of Jan 29, 2008:
S$999
List price as of Aug 31, 2009:
S$319
N/A
List price as of Sep 23, 2009:
S$468

  Basic product specifications


 

Player Type

Portable Video Player Portable Video Player Portable Video Player Portable Video Player

Weight

380 g 68 g Info unavailable Info unavailable

Dimensions

138.8 x 88.5 x 20 mm 49.3 x 10.2 x 99.3 mm 102 x 57 x 11.6 mm Info unavailable

Interface

USB 2.0, USB Host 2.0, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Info unavailable USB 2.0 USB 2.0

Capacity

60 GB 16 GB 8 GB 32 GB

Display

Color Color Color Color

Supported audio formats

ASF, FLAC, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, WAV AAC, MP3, WMA, WAV AAC, Audible, FLAC, MP3, WMA AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless, MP3, WAV

Rated battery life (audio)

13 hours 42 hours Info unavailable 36 hours

Rated battery life (video)

7 hours 6.5 hours Info unavailable 6 hours

Other features

Info unavailable Info unavailable Video playback; TV-output; MicroSD expansion slot; Built-in speaker 3.5mm stereo headphone jack; Nike + iPod support; Maps location-based service

Included accessories

Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Earphones, USB 2.0 cable, dock adapter, polishing cloth, quick start guide

Picture formats

JPEG, BMP, PNG, RAW JPEG JPEG, BMP Info unavailable

Supported video formats

ASF, AVI, DivX, MPEG-4, Ogg media, WMV, XviD H.264, MPEG-4, WMV DivX, MPEG-4, WMV, XviD H.264, MPEG-4, Motion-JPEG

See full specifications

Cowon Q5W (60GB)

Sony Walkman NWZ-S545 (16GB)

Creative Zen X-Fi2 (8GB)

Apple iPod touch (32GB; third generation)

 

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