Testseek.com have collected 54 expert reviews of the Cowon iAudio S9 and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Cowon iAudio S9.
January 2009
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The editors liked
Gorgeous screen
Plenty of formats supported
Great battery life
Gorgeous OLED touchscreen display
Long battery life
Multitude of features
The editors didn't like
User interface isn’t as good as iPod’s
Plastic casing feels cheap and tacky
User interface isnt quite as polished as the competition
Excellent audio and video quality, Impressive battery life, Some controls apart from the touchscreen interface, Easy to use menus that are also customisable, Supports video playback without reencoding
Abstract: www.advancedmp3players.co.ukAt 3.3in across the diagonal, this screen is slightly smaller than the iPod Touchs, though its actually the same width. However, the 16:9 screen ratio will show off your movies very nicely. Its got a slightly less-detail...
Abstract: Cowons iAudio S9 bears an uncanny resemblance to Apples iPod Touch. Both are portable audio and video players that are controlled using large touchscreens. Despite this, the S9 differs from the Touch in numerous ways. It lacks many of the Touchs ...
Dive into the 480x272-pixel, 16 million colour OLED display and you’ll never want to return to plain old LCD. Colours shimmer with life, action glides effortlessly and shadows have rich, deep blacks. The touch tech is responsive, letting you skim th...
The S9 needs to work on its vocabulary. While it’s conversant with vanilla MP3s and WMAs, it can’t speak DRM with Microsoft or any dialect of Apple’s AAC. Video isn’t much better, with the Cowon unable to understand the latest MPEG...
You probably can’t afford Sony’s gorgeous OLED telly but this high-class OLED PMP is within almost anyone’s budget. Arguably the best video and audio quality of any media player today, although not the best choice if you’re sitting...
Superb sound quality; excellent screen quality; file format support; responsive touchscreen; stereo Bluetooth
User interface isn't intuitive; no AAC support
The Cowon S9 is the company's best MP3 player to date. It boasts superb sound quality, a beautiful display and great features. Its main downside, however, is its average user interface, which isn't idiot-proof by any means ...
