Cowon O2

The Cowon O2 (see PC MAG Review) is a little different than other MP3 players. That’s not necessarily an entirely bad thing, though. The first thing you’re going to notice is that the Cowon O2 is large – quite large.  You’d think with all the extra room there would be even more features than its close competitors (like the iPod Touch), but it doesn’t.

Well, the large size does offer one thing – lots of screen real estate, making it easy to interact with the music stored on the device.

Unlike previous Cowon MP3 players – like the Q5W and A3 – the Cowon O2 goes with a large flash drive and flash memory cards instead of a proper (and heavy) hard drive. This is a smart move, though, because you still get all the storage, but you also get the added benefits of being able to add memory cards to increase storage if you need to increase it. (Which makes me wonder – does anyone actually have a 16GB or more music collection? If so, I want to hear from you!)

Cowon O2 Quick Stats:

• Audio Formats: AAC, Apple Lossless, FLAC, MP3, OGG, WMA
• Photo Formats: BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, GIF, RAW
• Video Formats: AVI, ASF
• Screen: 4.3″ – 480 x 272 pixels resolution
• 2.89 x 4.7 x 0.7 inches
• 7.23 oz
• Storage: 16 GB Flash

Cowon O2 Interface:

Cowon O2 In a Nutshell

Ok, here’s the deal. If you hate those tiny MP3 players with a very small screen and are willing to plop down a few extra bucks for an MP3 player that will last you – the Cowon O2 is a great choice.

If you’ve ever owned or even just used the Cowon O2 MP3 player, we’d love to hear from you. Leave a comment below and let us know whether you liked it, hated it or had no opinion on it. By sharing opinions on MP3 players, we can all have an easier time trying to decide which one is best.