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Cowon Q5W
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User Score (16)8.1
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Expert Score (23)7.4
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Specifications
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LCD5 inch 16.7 million Color TFT LCD - WVGA (800x480)
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H/WCPU
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S/WOS
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HDD1.8 inch, 40GB / 60GB / 80GB, FAT32 File system
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USB InterfaceUSB Device / Host : USB 2.0 High Speed
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Battery typeBuilt-In rechargeable Lithum-Polymer
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Battery Life *Audio : up to 13 hours continuous Video : up to 7 hours continuous
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Charging timeApprox. 5.5 hours via AC Adapter
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ButtonVOL-, VOL+, POWER/HOLD Switch
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SNR95dB (A-Weighted)
Cowon Q5W
The Cowon Q5W is a portable media player that functions as a digital audio player, a voice recorder, a digital video player, and a digital photo viewer. It measures 5.5 x 3.5 x 0.5 inches (W x H x D) and weighs 0.84 pounds. The player connects to computers via Hi-Speed USB, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, and Bluetooth.
Display
The Q5W features a 5-inch touch screen TFT LCD that supports 16,700,000 colors. It has a native resolution of 800 x 480 (WVGA), a contrast ratio of 500:1, and a …
See moreCowon Q5W
The Cowon Q5W is a portable media player that functions as a digital audio player, a voice recorder, a digital video player, and a digital photo viewer. It measures 5.5 x 3.5 x 0.5 inches (W x H x D) and weighs 0.84 pounds. The player connects to computers via Hi-Speed USB, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, and Bluetooth.
Display
The Q5W features a 5-inch touch screen TFT LCD that supports 16,700,000 colors. It has a native resolution of 800 x 480 (WVGA), a contrast ratio of 500:1, and a brightness range of 200cd/m2.
Memory
The player comes with a built-in 1.8” HDD with capacity of 60 gigabyte and 12 megabytes of DDR2 SDRAM.
Playback
The Cowon Q5W supports playback of APE, WMA, FLAC, ASF, AC-3, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, MPEG 1 Audio, MPEG 2.5 Audio, MPEG 2 Audio, MPC and MP3 audio files. It outputs audio through built-in stereo speakers that have a signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) of 95 dBA. The player also has a built-in microphone for digital voice recording.
For videos, the Q5W supports XviD, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, ASF, AVI, OGM (Ogg Media), WMV, DivX formats. It also features support for subtitles.
For displaying still images, the player supports JPEG, BMP, PNG, and RAW.
Connectivity
Apart from the player’s Hi-Speed USB, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, and Bluetooth connections, it features an AV output, and a 3.5 mm Mini-phone stereo headphone jack.
Power
The Cowon Q5W is equipped with a built-in 6500mAh-capacity lithium polymer battery that takes about 5.5 hours to charge. When fully charged, the rechargeable battery can last up to 7 hours of continuous video playback or 13 hours of audio playback.
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Pros & Cons
- solid build, high quality audio playback, poor remote control, msn messenger, great display
- sluggish response, low storage capacity, poorly designed interface, awkward to navigate, battery life
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Cowon Q5W
Reviewer: Digitaltrends21 February 2008- Overall 6
The bottom line is that the Cowon Q5W is more expensive and more complicated than it ought to be. Hardware-wise, it's big and heavy, and the touchscreen really requires the stylus to be effective. Software-wise, this thing is kind of a nightmare, but we'd be willing to forgive Cowon if they'd update the firmware with a redesigned interface minus the seemingly redundant settings menus. Still, tech-savvy photographers could potentially be satisfied with the Q5W, though... Read more
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Cowon Q5W
Reviewer: Mp3.com23 January 2008- Overall 7
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. Read more
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Reviewer: LAPTOP Magazine22 January 2008
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Cowon’s jack-of-all trades portable media player does audio/video, Web-surfing, and GPS, but does it do them well? Read more
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Reviewer: Popular Mechanics11 January 2008
This electronics transformer fills different needs in different settings. Not only does the touchscreen make movies shine, it also pops in as a GPS unit, and can pinch-hit as a DVR. Still, in the age ... Read more
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Cowon Q5W 40GB Portable Media Player
Reviewer: Wired10 December 2007- Overall 5
With a Windows CE OS, an AMD 600MHz processor, and Wi-Fi web browsing, Cowon's newest media player seems more like an Ultra Mobile PC than a PMP. And like the poorly received UMPC, the Q5W doesn't quite deliver on its abundance of promised functionality. The unit's gorgeous 5-inch, 800 x 480 LCD touch-screen and built-in DivX and XviD codec support make watching flicks on the go the Q5W's forte, with 40GB or 60GB to store plenty of compressed video. The rest of the... Read more
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Cowon Q5W BATTERY LIFE BEWARE
Reviewer: Amazon06 June 2009- Overall 6
This is now my third cowon unit see my other review for The Cowon A3 review. I have owned this unit for now a little over 90 days. Pros Like everyone says beautiful picture can even read subtitles, very good sound and lots of storage. Remote control very nice when hooked up to my entertainment system. One plug end to hook up to Tv and entertainment system also nice can choose between Svideo or Component video and also choose between analog sound hook up or finally a... Read more
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