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COWON Q5W portable multimedia player is the industry¿s first PMP to combine Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless technologies with an ultra-fine-resolution 5-inch widescreen color TFT LCD, touch-sensitive GUI, Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 Professional OS, 40GB or 60GB storage capacity, and optional GPS navigation. With its integrated Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), the COWON Q5W enables users to wirelessly connect to a LAN and the Internet to surf the Web, use e-mail and MSN voice-enabled Messenger. The pre-installed Adobe Embedded Flash Player 7 allows users to create and experience interactive content, applications and video on the Web.Additionally, the COWON Q5W includes the latest Bluetooth 2.0 technology to allow users to wirelessly connect to the Bluetooth-enabled headsets.More than just full-featured audio/video player supporting the most digital media formats, the COWON Q5W provides an FM radio/recorder, voice recorder, built-in stereo speakers, wireless remote controller and TV-out supporting component, s-video and composite connections. The PMP also functions as a full-screen photo and document viewer, and a high-capacity photo backup device for digital cameras. The COWON Q5W also offers an optional GPS navigation package using COWON Navigator cradle equipped with a GPS receiver antenna and FM transmitter switch for audio playback on vehicle radio.
Technical Details
* 5 Wide LCD, 16 million color, res. 800×480, ultra portable
* Play all your digital entertainment: movies, TV shows, photos and music
* Surf the web, use e-mail and MSN voice-enabled Messenger service with Wi-Fi and connect to Bluetooth-enabled stereo headphones with Bluetooth 2.0 technology
* Touch sensitive interface, FM radio and recorder, voice recorder with internal microphone, built-in stereo speakers, and TV-out supporting component, S-video and composite connections
* Offer an optional GPS navigation package using COWON Navigator cradle equipped with GPS receiver antenna (SirF3 internal), FM transmitter switch for audio playback on vehicle radio

Cowon Q5W (40GB) Reviews from trustedreviews

Design & Features 7/10
Image Quality 9/10
sound quality 9/10
Value 4/10
Overall 7/10

Cowon Q5W (40GB) Reviews From pcmag

Pros:
Sharp touch-screen display. Good-looking graphics. Excellent EQ function. Adequate audio- and video-file support.

Cons:
Unintuitive user interface. Video playback freezes. Dismal battery life. Can’t charge via PC.

Cowon Q5W (40GB) Reviews from cnet

The good: The Cowon Q5W portable video player boasts robust video features, high-quality audio playback, and includes a Wi-Fi-enabled Internet browser, Bluetooth audio streaming, component and composite video output, MSN Messenger, and built-in speakers.

The bad: The Cowon Q5W is heavy, expensive, awkward to navigate, difficult to configure for wireless Internet, and the optional GPS cradle costs as much as a standalone GPS device.

The bottom line: 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.