The overall design is clean and sleek, and the gadget’s heft (9.5 ounces) gives it a solid, durable feel. Power is on the right edge, and ports for earphones, power, USB 2.0/Host, AV in and out, and S-Video/composite out are covered by a plastic flap on the left. On the top edge of the player there are a pair of small speakers and a monaural microphone, while the reset hole and hold/output switch are on the bottom. The 1.8-inch hard drive comes in capacities of 30GB ($319.99 USD) or 60GB ($389.99 USD), which is normal for a large-screen PMP, though we’d like to see a bigger hard drive option given the device’s high-res AV recording capabilities.įour chrome buttons adorn the area to the right of the screen, with the tiny joystick just above them. It has a 4-inch widescreen LCD that supports 16.7 million colors and has double the resolution of the A2, at 800 x 480 pixels.
The A3 comes in silver with black trim or all black, and it measures 5.2 x 0.9 x 3.1 inches - not as slim as Archos’s Gen 05 line of PMPs but not as brick-like as its big brother, the Cowon Q5. This PMP has a few other minor problems like short battery life for audio playback and a slightly confusing interface, but it’s still a satisfying gadget on long trips or commutes. We can overlook the A3’s lack of DRM support or wireless features, but we’d hoped for a better navigation controller than the same joystick from the A2.
The Cowon A3 has a lot going for it: broad file format support, gorgeous 4-inch widescreen LCD, and high-resolution AV recording features, all of which have been improved since its predecessor, the A2.
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