Review: Cowon O2 portable video player

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Our official rated review for the Cowon O2 portable video player is now up on CNET Reviews, along with a full photo gallery and a First Look video.

We've been putting the O2 through its paces all week and it's held up remarkably well. It's still not the sexiest piece of tech we've laid eyes on, but it's got more muscle than any other portable video player in its price range.

Audio enthusiasts will also want to give the O2 a look, considering it supports desirable lossless music formats such as FLAC, Apple Lossless, and WMA Lossless, and offers a killer 10-band graphic EQ.

In spite of some great features, however, there are a few omissions on the O2 that could be deal-breakers for some users.

Read the full review for the Cowon O2 portable video player.

[FatalAce]

Wow, did you seriously just write an article about mp3 players that can play video? And it got onto the front page of CNET? What are you going to do next, write an article about mp3 players that can look at pictures? What a joke. Unlike your colleague, Jasmine France, you're horrible. Line-in recording is actually a rare enough feature that deserves a "Top 5" article. Also please stop writing reviews, your bias is very clear.

[DarkHawke]

On the whole, I'm very impressed with the O2. I disagree on your physical control philosophy: I'd also like to see a pause button somewhere, either on the unit or on some kind of remote control, so that you don't have to dig for the thing when you want to pause the music. Auto-resume would be nice, but coming from the Neuros I'm well used to a more manual bookmarking feature, so no prob there. So what's the word on the S9, which sound more like an iPod Touch with its sleeker design and Bluetooth? Will it come to America or is it only for Asia? It looks yet slicker than the O2, and if it has the same max capacity, it might be the better buy.