Cowon 16 GB Portable Multimedia Player (Black)
Take your media everywhere with the versatile Cowon D2-16BL 16 GB Portable Media Player. Features include a 2.5-inch LCD touchscreen, wide video and audio file format support, audio recording via internal microphone or line-in jack, FM radio, clock/alarm, TV output, and more--all in an ultra-portable package.  Take your media everywhere. View larger. |
 The D2 supports SD, MMC, and MMC-plus flash memory via the built-in SD card slot, so you'll never run out of memory. View larger. |  The stylus doubles as a stand for extended viewing. |
Compact Size. Jumbo View.
The D2's touch-sensitive, 16-million color 24-bit 2.5-inch LCD screen maximizes your viewing experience. Enjoy finer details and richer colors from your movies and images. Also, sharing memories with your loved ones has never been easier. Watch it, read it, and view it on your big screen TV or high-resolution monitor using the TV output. Touch screen interface.
Use the D2's stylus touchpen for navigating your player's contents. It also doubles as a kickstand for extended viewing. The "Virtual Click" overlay navigation function lets you enjoy the convenience of navigating through the other contents in your player while watching video. Detailed information, such as file size, pixel, and format, can be viewed while browsing through files. The direct searching feature allows you to move instantly to the position you've clicked on from the progress bar while you're playing music or movies. Format Freedom
Don't limit yourself. In addition to 320 x 240 30fps (frames per second) QVGA videos, the D2 will play MP3, WMA, OGG, FLAC, APE, and WAV file formats. ID3 support lets you browse your files by artists, genres, and albums. Use the screen to view lyrics while listening to your favorite tunes. Enhance your experience with customizable EQ, bass boost, and stereo effects. The MP Enhance feature compensates for sound quality lost in compression. Cowon's JetAudio VX software is used to create high-compression files for quality playback on Cowon D2, and use Jetshell to play and manage your multimedia library Plenty of Room
In addition to the on-board 16 GB of storage, the D2 supports SD, MMC, and MMC-plus flash memory via the built-in SD card slot, so you'll never run out of memory. Transfer files freely from/to other digital devices, such as digital camera, PDA, and more. Hours of Power
The D2's rechargeable battery provides up to 10 hours of video, and up to 52 hours of music on a single charge. Wherever you go, free yourself from worrying about interruption of your music. The D2 can be charged via USB cable or standard wall adapter. Recording Features
The built-in microphone optimized for voice recording can be used to easily record meetings and lectures. Line-in recording capability allows recording of sound output from CDP, MD, TV, and other playback devices. Use the clock to schedule recording of FM radio. Tools of the Trade
Cowon's JetAudio VX software is used to create high-compression files for quality playback on Cowon D2. Jetshell is capable of playing and managing of various multimedia allowing seamless integration of multimedia library. Take Your Data, Too
Cowon D2 is automatically recognized as a removable disk when you connect it to your PC via the USB cable. USB 2.0 supports transmission of maximum 40 Mbps speed. What's in the Box
Cowon D2-16BL 16 GB Portable Multimedia Player (Black), stylus, earphones, USB cable, AC adapter, QuickGuide, installation CD.
Cowon 16 GB Portable Multimedia Player (Black) Accessories
 Cowon D2 JAVOSkin + JAVOedge Ultra-Clear JAVOScreen
Transcend 16GB SDHC CARD (SD 2.0 SPD CLASS 6) with Compact Card Reader
Cowon D2 JAVOSkin - The Soft Low-Profile Case (Black)
A-DATA 16GB Turbo SDHC Class 6 Memory Card
Transcend TS8GSDHC6 8GB SDHC card (SD 2.0 SPD Class 6)
Carrying Case for COWON D2, No belt/armband loop
COWON AV (TV out) cable for D2
Line-in cable converter White for COWON D2
Transcend TS16GSDHC6 16GB SDHC card (SD 2.0 SPD Class 6)
Cowon D2 JAVOSkin + JAVOedge Anti-Glare JAVOScreen
Cowon 16 GB Portable Multimedia Player (Black) Reviews
I use it mainly for music but because I travel (USA-EUROPE) a lot and I use it also to watch TV series.
Great value. Small screen but very good resolution.
With an extra 16 Gb card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx.Item=N82E16820211245 I have 32 Gb available enough for my music collection and a lot of TV series episodes. Great player, with lots posibilities.
Battery life is indeed long. So no worries when traveling.
You have to convert downloaded tv program but that is very easy to do with the included software.
But the iPod is so simple to navigate because it is a simple player; it doesn't come close to the features or ability to customize like Cowon players.
The Cowon D2 is a fine PMP.
There are small issues with this device (radio reception is not as good as my Cowon X5L, and the file system needs some refinement) but it excels in so many areas that it's a great player over all.
I love Cowon's steadfast support for OGG and will always look to them first when I am in the market for a new player.
That's quite handy when you have it.
It has a radioyou can record radio programs and even schedule ahead of time to record.
I think the navigation is very easy once you know the player, but can seem complicated next to an iPod.
I am happy with this purchase [but do wish Cowon would make a hard drive-based player that's not focused on video play back].
It plays far more file types than the majority of players.
I say that was a WHOLE lot better than spending the same on an Apple product, although I do have to add that I happen to be an Apple fan. I have a very brilliant purple sunset wallpaper for my Cowon, and I love staring at it, the picture quality is so great. This PMP was a little tinier than I expected, but for a small chick like me, it ended up being the perfect size. Maneuverability is great, and the color is brilliant. The sound is just amazing compared to my iPod, and I'm completely ready to use my iPod as a backup's backup external hard drive now.
In total, I spent $250 for the Cowon D2 16GB PMP, the 16GB SDHC card, the JAVOSKin case and the JAVOSkin screen protector. The speed of the Cowon is a whole lot faster than the video iPod when both have the same amount of space taken. but its jewel is really the bass enhancers, 3D surround option, stereo enhance and MP enhance. Second, the physical aspects are quite enjoyable. Before this little technological angel, I'd owned a Video iPod ever since it first came out on market. Usually, cases for mp3/PMP players go for more that 10 bucks, so that was a huge plus for my scarce pocketchange. I hear it is annoying to some people, but I love the thought of having more physical interaction with dealing with my files.
There is a great case called JAVOSkin that sells for $9.99, or that plus a screenprotector for $16.97 in total. The touchscreen is a huge plus for me, but that's just for me. Also, I bought an extra 16GB SDHC card to go with it. I've just ordered them, and I haven't received them yet, but all the reviews are fantastic.
First, I never thought my iPod sucked when it came to audio, but now I do after hearing my music through Cowon. The equalizer is fairly limited to Pop, Rock, Classical, Jazz, etc. I can also put up my own wallpapers for the player. I haven't tried movie files yet, but I don't think I will able to, concerning I have a Mac.
Well, after 3 long years of strenuous use, I upgraded to this Cowon D2 16 GB PMP, and it was really REALLy an upgrade. I thought the iPod was genius with its video capabilities. It's lighter than a video iPod, a lot smaller, a little thicker, but entirely more masterful.
-Text on screen is tiny. -Nice overall size. Very difficult to read unless you put it up to your face. You do have to process video through their Jet Audio/video application but it is easy and goes pretty fast. -All materials are very scratch resistant. -Video quality is very good, although probably not hard to accomplish with a screen this small.
With a touch screen you don't need any extra room for controls. -Battery life is just phenomenal. -Takes a while to get used to the touch screen and to hit what you want to hit. There is a lot of information on the screen, when all I really want is the song name, artist, album, and duration. The screen is big enough for TV shows; I just wouldn't watch Lawrence of Arabia on it. The whole thing looks like new. -16 gigs is a good size for me; no hard drive, so very durable. The bad (or at least not good).
The good:. This is something I always look for in a portable device. I hate portable devices like this (and phones) with proprietary connectors. People have developed custom "skins" to correct this and I will try to figure out how to use one of them. -Plays lossless (flac) music format.
They accumulate and you have to clean them up quite often if you are listening to an audiobook or a large music library. -Used standard connecter for charging and data transfer. -Bookmarks hard to access/use. Even with video.
Part of having a small size though. Also, you can't update an existing bookmark and are forced to make a new one each time. No case or screen protector and after several months, not a mark.
But if it doesn't work for the main reason of purchase, (audio & video) then it's not worth the money. Another oddity about the player was that when I connected it to my computer, it had a folder titled, "Audible" but when I turned the player on, that folder along with whatever files I placed in there were nowhere to be found. It was a perfect size player with a nice screen, a touch screen interface, and little extras that really made me want it to work. For example, you can draw on the screen like a palm pilot and save the drawings or notes.
Unfortunately, this one turned out to be a huge disappointment :( The voices never matched the lips. This player is in a class all by itself for sure. It didn't. That just drove me bonkers.
The player is advertised "Podcast Ready," but my player sure wasn't. Even worse, the videos that I saved on the D2, after converting with the provided Jet Media software, were very poor quality. I have three other Cowon iAudio mp3 players that I adore, which lead me to purchase this one. . I purchased the 16 D2 along with a 16 gig SDHC card.
The player didn't recognize the card, and I tried everything. I thought that would give me 32 gigs.
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