Cowon A3 30GB Personal Media Player and Recorder
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.
- 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).
| 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) |
- A3
- AV Cable
- AC Power Adapter
- USB 2.0 Cable
- USB Host Cable
- Earphones
- Installation CD
- High Quality TV Cable
- Hand Strap
- 1-Year Limited Warranty
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