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[thu_tinh]

i'm interested in purchasing something like this and have been looking online to see ones that I maybe would like to have, but everytime I look, it says that you can watch videos on it but doesn't specify what kind of files like .avi, wmv, etc.
does anyone have one that they could recommend to me and plays the files I've listed?

[mnhnhyouh]

Very few play wmv, or wma. iRivers do, and the Zune does.

iPods do not, even with the Rockbox enhancement.

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[thu_tinh]

so it would be pretty difficult to find one?
anyone can recommend a good one and show me pics?

[mnhnhyouh]

This one, from my reading, is a good one...

http://www.cowonamerica.com/products/iaudio/x5/

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[thu_tinh]

sounds good but it doesn't mention the video file type it plays.
thats what concerns me when I look at these websites.

thanks though.

[mnhnhyouh]

Yep it does

[eamo]

I've got one of these and I'd be surprised if there's a function you want that this doesn't do!!

In Yongsan from around 360,000 for the basic model.

http://www.coolzet.com/products/v43.html English website.

http://www.i-station.co.kr/index/ Korean website.

[mnhnhyouh]

[rocklee]

[jazblanc77]

Not to mention the fact that iStation (officially known as Digital Cube), is crap as far as support goes. They are in the habit of releasing beta players that need further firmwaring to get them to be relatively glitch free and fully functional in all of the ways that they promised at their CBit debuts. They usually offer a few firmware releases, but they never quite do enough since they are always focusing on their next product release (which seems to come about once every six months or so). Bottom line is that they never seem to spend enough time perfecting their products before release and, guaranteed, never put enough effort into their firmware packs.

Not only this, but the mp3 player SUCKS on iStation players (every one of them). Since they sync completely as a mass storage device, they are only capable of creating dynamic playlists. That means that however you have your music organised in your directory structure is the only method you will have of organising your music. iStation players are not capable of self-organising your music according to your file tags ie. by genre, album, artist, most played, favourites, etc.

Also, 30gigs is the new industry standard for the classification of a "flacid" player. That's hardly enough to hold my music collection!

The Cowon A2 is an excellent player, but I would seriously consider the Creative Vision Zen: W if I were you. It will give you music playlists based on tags, the same codec support (for video and music), as any iStation devices, it has a better screen (no touch screen means less bubbling on the surface like on the iStation ones), it has a 60gb capacity, and Creative gives excellent after-sale support (including good firmware services).

[Thunndarr]

Being a Cowon fanboy myself, I have to say that the X5 is an excellent audio player. However, I wouldn't recommend it for video, since you have to convert everything you want to watch, which is a time-consuming process. (Yes, you can plan ahead and convert videos overnight, but, come on, sometimes you just want to throw something on your player as you head out the door, and you can't do that if you need to convert your videos first.) Also, the screen is too small for extended viewing.

I also wouldn't recommend the A2 *at this time* because, if I recall correctly, Cowon is set to release the A3 in a month or two.

[thu_tinh]

I just want something like that quick and easy for the long subway commutes or the plane rides and such.
So I'm guessing that if I am to purchase anything like this I would have to take the time to convert?
i especially want it for those k-dramas that you download from the internet and they often come in .wmv files and .avi

[Thunndarr]

[eamo]

[mnhnhyouh]