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A3 30GB Personal Media Player and Recorder
  • 4" Screen with 800 x 480 Resolution
  •  • Built-in Stereo Speakers
  •  • Plays Various Media Formats and Codecs
  •  • A/V Output
  •  • FM Radio/Recorder
  •  • Voice Recorder and Line-in Recorder
  •  • USB Port and Host

Mfr # A3-30SL• B&H COA330SL
Availability: Out of Stock
This Item Includes

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A3

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AV Cable

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AC Power Adapter

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USB 2.0 Cable

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USB Host Cable

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Earphones

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Installation CD

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High Quality TV Cable

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Hand Strap

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1-Year Limited Warranty

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Product Information

Cowon's A3 30GB Portable MultiMedia Player is versatile and powerful with a 4" TFT screen. This 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 stylish portable media player has integrated stereo speakers and A/V outputs for enjoying all your media with your home theater. The A3 can even record from various sources such as FM, Voice (embedded microphone), Mobile TV (with optional tuner), Audio (Line-in) or Video. When choosing portable media devices, Cowon smartly designed the A3 to be an obvious choice.

Features

• Advanced LCD

The 4" 16:9 screen is powered by TI's new Davinci chipset with 800 x 480 resolution while displaying 16 million colors.

• High-Quality Voice Recording

With the built-in, high-fidelity microphone, the A3 can record voice at the level of dedicated voice recorders. You can record important meetings or lectures using this feature.

• USB Host Feature

You can import photos taken from a digital camera to the A3, and view them from using the USB Host feature and view them on the large 4" screen.

• Advanced Overlay Navigation

An overlay navigation function that shows the playback screen during video playback lets you enjoy the convenience of navigating through other contents in your player. Detailed information such as file size, pixel, format can be viewed while browsing through files that increases the fun of navigation.

• FM Radio Support

Listen to FM radio and record it by pressing a button, instantly. Play them back on A3, or save to your computer. Also has a preset feature, which allows you to save your preferred radio stations as channel numbers.

• Record from Multiple Sources

Besides recording from the embedded microphone or the FM tuner, the A3 can record audio from the A/V line-in, video from the A/V input, or Mobile TV (with the optional tuner).

Specifications
Performance
Capacity
30GB Hard Drive
Expansion Slot
None
Battery Life
Up to 7 Hours of Video
Up to 9 Hours of Audio
LCD
4" Widescreen TFT Digital LCD
800 x 480 Pixel Resolution
Player/Recorder
Video
Format: AVI, WMV, ASF, MP4, MATROSKA(MKV), MPG/MPEG, VOB, DAT, MTV, OGM
Codec: DivX 3.11/4/5/6, XviD, MPEG-4 SP/ASP, WMV 9/8/7, H.264 MP, M-JPEG, MPEG 1/2
Audio
Format: AVI, WMV, ASF, MP4, MATROSKA(MKV), MPG/MPEG, VOB, DAT, MTV, OGM
Codec: MPEG1 Layer 1/2/3, WMA, FLAC, OGG Vorbis, OGG FLAC, APPLE Lossless, AAC/AAC+, AC3, True Audio, Monkey's Audio, MusePack, WavPack, G.726, PCM
Photo Viewer
JPG, GIF, PNG, TIF, BMP, RAW
Convenience
Voice Recorder
Yes
FM Tuner
Yes
FM Recording
Yes
Data Storage
Yes
Digital Card Slot
None
Built-in Speaker
Yes
Connectors
Computer Interface
USB 2.0
A/V Inputs
Audio
Built-in Microphone
2 x RCA Unbalanced, in

Video
1 x RCA Composite, in
A/V Outputs
Composite, Component, S-Video
Other Ports
USB 2.0 Host port
Power
AC
AC Adapter: DC 5.0V, 3A
Battery
Built-in Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery 4300mAh
Charger
AC Adapter (5.5/hr charge time)
General
System Requirements
Pentium III 200Mhz or higher
128MB Main Memory or more
256 or Higher color display
USB Port
CD-ROM Drive
DirectX 9 or higher
Windows Media Player 9 or higher
QuickTime 6 or higher

OS
- Microsoft Windows Vista/ XP / 2000 / ME
- MAC OS 10.X (Data transfer only)
- Linux kernel v2.4 or higher (Data transfer only)
Video System
NTSC/PAL
Upgradeable Firmware
Yes
Size (WxHxD)
5.25 x 3.09 x 0.87" (133.4 x 78.5 x 22mm)
Weight
10 oz (298g)