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The Cowon A3 is a 30GB Portable Multimedia Player and Recorder with a 4″ TFT screen. The screen has 800 x 480 resolution and is powered by TI’s new Davinci Chipset. The A3 supports a wide variety of multimedia file formats for all kinds of entertainment such as movies, music, pictures and also novels.

The A3 can even record from various sources such as FM, Voice (embedded microphone), Mobile TV (with optional tuner), Audio (Line-in) or Video. The stylish portable media player has integrated stereo

speakers and A/V outputs for enjoying all your media with your home theater.

the Cowon A3 is a video player. Accordingly, it offers native support for a dizzying assortment of popular and boutique video file formats, including AVI, DivX, XviD, MP4, ASF, MKV, VOB, OGM, WMV 7, H.264, MPEG, DAT, and MTV. Not only can the Cowon A3 handle the majority of these files with no prior conversion necessary before transfer, but it can natively handle files encoded at an HD-worthy resolution of 1,280×720 at 30fps, which the A3 downsamples to fit its 800×480 display.

Technical Details

* 4 Wide LCD, 16 million color, res. 800×480, ultra portable
* Play all your digital entertainment: movies, TV shows, photos and music
* Record video from camcorder, TV sources; programmable PVR function for television programming
* FM tuner with record capability and voice recorder; line-in recording to MP3
* Internal rechargeable battery; compatible with Windows operating systems

Cowon A3 (30GB) Reviews From trustedreviews

Features 9/10
Image Quality 9/10
Sound Quality 8/10
Value 6/10
Overall 8/10

Cowon A3 (30GB) Reviews From pcmag

Pros: Records audio, video, voice, and radio content. Sharp photo and video display. Strong file support. Excellent EQ.
Cons: Poorly designed joystick controller. Big and bulky. Mobile TV options are not available in the U.S.

Cowon A3 (30GB) Reviews From cnet

The good: The Cowon A3 portable video player (PVP) offers outstanding audio and video format support; a sharp, colorful screen; the most attractive Cowon user interface we’ve seen; built-in video output; video and audio recording capabilities; and superb audio quality.

The bad: The Cowon A3 is cursed with a clumsy joystick interface; a highly reflective screen; no support for DRM-protected media; and archaic music sorting. It’s also a little on the chubby side.

The bottom line: The Cowon A3 portable video player is a fantastic value when judged on the merits of its file support and integrated video-recording capabilities. If you’ve got nimble fingers and an eclectic assortment of audio and video formats, the Cowon A3 should be at the top of your list.