Compare Prices : Cowon iAudio A3 80GB

Review summary: With a big, bright screen that looks great when playing videos and a 10-band equaliser, the 30GB Cowon A3 is an impressive multimedia player.

Verdict: If you're looking for a single portable device to carry both your audio and video files, the Cowon A3 probably isn't your best choice. But as a portable video player, the A3 has just about everything you could want - if you can tolerate the tiny ...

Review summary: If you can get past its bulky design and unintuitive controls, the Cowon A3 shines as a portable video player.

Pros: Supports many audio and video formats ; Big, 4-inch wide-aspect screen ;

Cons: Bulky design and unintuitive controls ; Limited online music support ;

Verdict: If you're looking for a single portable device to carry both your audio and video files, the Cowon A3 probably isn't your best choice. But as a portable video player, the A3 has just about everything you could want--if you can tolerate the tiny ...

Review summary: If you're willing to look beyond everyone's favorite fruit company when you shop for a digital media player, you'll encounter some wildly underrated alternatives. Cowon manufactures more than a few, including the nearly divine A3. In fact, there's ...

Pros: Beautiful screen, awesome format support, and plenty of storage ;

Cons: The navigation joystick is frustrating to use ; no carry case ;

Verdict: Pushing the tiny, sturdy stick to the left or right (to skip tracks or navigate menus) is easy enough, as is moving it up and down (to control the volume, for instance); but pushing it in to select a file requires the kind of pinpoint accuracy that's ...

Review summary: Given Cowon's recent stab at a PDA and portable media player rolled into onenamely, the ungainly Q5WI approached the Cowon A3, another big-screen PMP, with some skepticism. I'm happy to report that I was pleasantly surprised. The A3 has fewer ...

Pros: Records audio, video, voice, and radio content. Sharp photo and video display. Strong file support. Excellent EQ.

Cons: Poorly designed joystick controller. Big and bulky. Mobile TV options are not available in the U.S.

Verdict: This big portable media player does plenty of neat tricks, including recording video. It also had a big, bright screen, and its navigation feels similar to that of an Archos device, but more evolved.