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COWON Q5W 60GB Dark Navy | 
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| Brand: Cowon
Category: CE
List Price: $469.99
Buy New: $339.99
You Save: $130.00 (28%)
New (2) Refurbished (1) from $324.99
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 9426
Color: Dark navy
Media: Electronics
Display Size: 5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 3.5 x 5.5 x 0.8
MPN: Q5W-60DN
Model: Q5W-60DN
UPC: 826487527768
EAN: 0826487527768
ASIN: B00104F7Y4
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 5 Wide LCD, 16 million color, res. 800x480, ultra portable | | • | Play all your digital entertainment: movies, TV shows, photos and music | | • | Surf the web, use e-mail and MSN voice-enabled Messenger service with Wi-Fi and connect to Bluetooth-enabled stereo headphones with Bluetooth 2.0 technology | | • | Touch sensitive interface, FM radio and recorder, voice recorder with internal microphone, built-in stereo speakers, and TV-out supporting component, S-video and composite connections | | • | Offer an optional GPS navigation package using COWON Navigator cradle equipped with GPS receiver antenna (SirF3 internal), FM transmitter switch for audio playback on vehicle radio |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 I'm unable to find any deficiencies! January 8, 2008
Robert S. Knapp (Cyberspace)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I have owned a variety of mp3 players over the years, and therefore am not a newcomer to the field. I had good experience with the Creative Zen Extra, but when my player was "borrowed," I decided to add video to my options. I had replaced my wife's Phillips mp3 player with a Zune, which I regret, as both of these were clearly inadequate for our purposes. I embarked on an extensive "review of reviews" online, and the COWON kept coming up as being "too expensive, but worth it." So I got a Q5W.
Other than perpetual battery life, I cannot think of anything I would add to the Q5W. It has internal speakers which, considering the size, are actually as usable as those on my Sony laptop. Wireless works well, movies look good and play well, MP3 sounds good.
The unit is accessed via USB, and presents as a disk drive with numerous folders. The "drag and drop" works well. Accompanying software compresses videos adequately.
My wife and I both use MP3 players to listen to Audible.com audio productions. The Zune presents severe obstacles to such use, not the least of which it doesn't play the ".aa" files, and a laborious conversion to mp3 is necessary. Getting the files to play in the proper sequence is a headache. There is no direct access to the files on the player; it "synchronizes" with directories on the computer. Strangely enough, if I change the MP3 tags on a file, it keeps the old tags! It takes me hours to get an MP3 novel's files in the right order, using a playlist. But I digress. . .
None of the problems I have with the Zune occur with the Cowon. The "drag and drop" assures me that the files I want are on the player, and that there are no others. If I need to, I can directly modify the MP3 tags on the Cowon. The files play in alphabetical order based on the "title" MP3 tag (which I generally set as identical to the filename.)
The unit itself has a sturdy feel to it. The touch controls are easy to use, even with my large hands and wide fingers. Controls are properly labeled and generally intuitive.
Two notes: 1. download and install the latest firmware. It enables, among other things, the entry of the wireless WAP key.
2. The available screen protector's instructions are in Korean. If you don't read Korean, beware. I was unable to apply it without significant bubbles, and had to remove it. (This doesn't come with the unit; it's available elsewhere. The web site for it is entirely in Korean.)
I recommend the leather case (sold separately).
Now that my wife has taken it over, I'll have to get another one.
Best item ever March 29, 2008
Wooyoung Cho
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
i have used this Q5W for 2 months and i am 100% satisfied with the item.
It has very high-quality video player which is much better than archos 605 and ipod touch. The sound quality is way better than other mp3 players.
Wi-fi,,, is not that super as i expected at first, but, you will get used to it. One important thing is that you cannot watch YouTube from internet not because of Active X, but because of so slow motion. If you are youtubing person, Ipod touch would be better choice.
Radio is great option in this PMP. Lyric can be written on the songs so that PMP will display the lyric.
The most important options on my favorite are the COMIC VIEWER and TEXT VIEWER. As zip files or folders, it can display comic books. With 5" size screen, there is no difficulty in reading them. The text is super that you can feel as you are actually reading the books.
Also, battery life is outstanding. Even though it does not last 7 hours actually, it does last about 6 hours, which is still long enough to do everything outside.
Anyway, i recommend this PMP to everybody if you are condisering among other PMPs or MP3s
It's really great January 7, 2008
Martin Erwan (Bretagne (France))
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Review from wadjus (wadjus@voila.fr):
The quality of sound and image of the cowon Q5W are simply magnificent, the device supports many audios and videos formats what is practical and nice, the menus are rather intuitive and we meet ourselves there well, there is what is needed in the box and it is indeed. I think that it's one of better PMP of moment! It's really great!!!
Bought my second media player first November 23, 2008
Mark L. Baron
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After being in the TV business over 25 years-I've seen it all. The COWON Q5 is the media player of fantasy. It simply is the best rig all-around. High screen resolution, superb audio quality and features yet undiscovered that will never let you get bored with it. This rig is a 3x5" screen personal media player on steriods! One of the many features that caught my eye was its ability to interact with several video formats. See complete details on the product description. Note: The first rig shipped to me came DOA. The charging system was corrupted in the COWON itself. Amazon came through quickly with a lightning fast replacement. I am always-ALWAYS-confident in Amazons superior customer service. So this return issue was fast and easy.
There always will be features you'd like on any piece of electronics. It would have been awesome to plug in my ATT wireless internet module into the USB and get it to work. The COWON is also built tough-but still would use caution in any high shock environments. After all this is a hard drive unit and can get placed into a lock-up (reset required) event with a variety of minor and/or major consequences. You will not be dissappointed with the COWON Q5.[...]
A good PMP/portable laptop January 4, 2009
J. Baasch (Fargo,ND)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Read this and all reviews about the Q5W its the best guide on how to work your PMP. The instructions that come with it are extreamly basic and from what I have seen not much help on their websight about problem shooting.
I gave Cowon a 5 but I would say 4.5. Its a good mechine with so far endless possibilities but, it can and prob. will be better in the future
I am a student, a photographer(amiture)loves to listen to music, and likes to explore the full range of any devise.
The Q5W is great because it acts like a PMP and a laptop.(IT is a PMP) I can hook up a keyboard, mouse and another USB devise with out any slowing of function.I have only tried 3 usb devises at a time thus far.
I got this trying to evade from buying a laptop because everyone has one! I am a guy and its not cool to have the same toys as the whole world! This works like a laptop but isnt a laptop! You can type docc. in a txt and other formats. It has WIN SE which is a very basic windows. NOT VISTA! You can also use a regular mouse (wireless or wired) with a keyboard and other usb devises. You will have to buy a devise that extends the port to multi USB ports. Cant think of the name.
WiFI-the WIFI isnt very strong you have to be very close to the wireless modem to pick up any thing but when you do it is fast and works well. Its just like picking up wifi on your laptop.
Music-Its the best hands down even with a cheep head set. You will hear things in your music you never herd becfore with extreamly high clairity!
Picts.-Well with 16 million colors it should look awesome!
Viewing txt or other docc you just need to know what types its compatible with. Ie WinCE can support mulit types of texts but the OFFICE on the Cowon manin page will only support TXT. format from what I have seen thus far.
Movies- have not played with that yet.
I got into some problems when I first got the firmware upgrade. Make shure you download the upgrade on your PC. first, then unzip the file(you can download or buy the program to unzip the compressed firmware foler), follow the instructions provided on the cowonglobal internet page. I messed this up and it nearly cost me the whole unit!
You do need to play around with it, know what you have and have a basic understaiding of what a computer is and you will do fine.
This is only my experrience in the Q5w I have had it for about 3 days and love it!!
Its a good player that like the other reviews say needs a better OS for windows. Though not bad. When that is upgraded this will by far blow away anyghing I have seen, played with or eaven considered. It already does buy why be happy with a car when a little up grade gives you a jet! Go for the 80GB if it fits your budget. Its small portable and great to take on the go. Would buy another. will give more info in the future if needed
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