4GB Cowon iAudio D1

Cowon

By: Jenn K. Lee on October 31, 2006 5:34 AM

Even though news of the upcoming iAudio D1 has been floating around for the past week or so, Cowon's flash player has only recently been made available for preorder. And contrary to previous reports, which pegged the device into an overpriced 1GB/2GB category, the D1 sports 4GB and sells for $295.

Previously released specs remain accurate and impressive: everyone's favorite audio codecs (MP3, WMA, WAV, Ogg, FLAC), integrated digital audio broadcasting, line-in and voice recording, XviD MPEG-4 video playback, photo/text viewer, and 30-hour battery life. The OLED is only 1.3 inches (160 x 128), but you can't cram anything much bigger on a 2.9" x 1.4" x 0.75" player.

The Cowon iAudio D1 is expected to be in stock at Advanced MP3 Players at the end of November.

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Comments

Noam on October 31, 2006 6:35 AM

Sounds nice.
Let's just hope Cowon releases bug-less version of its firmware early in the game.

tamanaco on October 31, 2006 7:43 AM

This is basically the i6 with flash memory... Woo hoo! I've been waiting for this for some time now. Multiple format support and feature-rich... I think this is the replacement for my now defunt Rio Karma

FER on November 11, 2006 11:33 AM

Is this really the mp3 player that kicks the best sound quality and overall sound?¿

zack on January 14, 2007 2:07 AM

Knock $100 off the price and add in SD card support and you have a winner.

и on August 29, 2007 8:21 PM

Nice site. Thank you!!!

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