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Cowon S9 Curve

ProSCORE

negative

mixed

positive

16 pros

1 con

have it

love it

Review date: September 11, 2009

Apple iPod Nano 4th Gen

ProSCORE

negative

mixed

positive

4 pros

13 cons

Review date: September 11, 2009

Creative Zen

ProSCORE

negative

mixed

positive

8 pros

3 cons

have it

love it

Review date: September 11, 2009

avid updated 4 products

Updated Cowon S9 Curve

September 11, 2009 at 9:28 am

Agreed: "amoled screen"

Agreed: "affordable and competitive price "

Disagreed: "affordable and competitive price "

Tapped as "love it"

Tapped as "have it"

Disagreed: "late to market - planned to be released in December"

Disagreed: "no third party software"

Agreed: "no mention of WIFI or internet browser - included on ipod touch"

Agreed: "gapless support for MP3, WMA, OGG, and FLAC (as of 2.31b2 firmware)"

Agreed: "customizable user interface (via Flash 7)"

Agreed: "regular firmware updates and improvements"

Agreed: "free apps in firmware"

Agreed: "Customisability"

Agreed: "same capacities as the iPod Touch"

Agreed: "lightweight"

Agreed: "Sound quality"

Agreed: "Bluetooth"

Agreed: "amoled screen"

Agreed: "smaller and thinner than the iPod Touch"

Agreed: "includes many extra features the Touch doesn't - such as an FM radio, digital TV tuner, TV-out"

Agreed: "up to 40 hours of audio playback"

Agreed: "open source codec support - FLAC and OGG"

Agreed: "large touchscreen"

Agreed: "affordable and competitive price "

Updated Canon A1100 IS

September 11, 2009 at 9:27 am

Tapped as "want it"

Updated Apple iPod Nano

September 11, 2009 at 9:22 am

Agreed: "Doesn't charge with older chargers ( you need to buy all new equipment for it)"

Agreed: "Rounded screen can lead to glare"

Agreed: "created to be used as part of a closed system - iTunes, Apple music store and iPod"

Agreed: "No FM Tuner"

Agreed: "Limited codec support - No FLAC or WMA"

Agreed: "Accelerometer feature can't be turned off"

Agreed: "Apple advertises 12 to 16 hours, but the device needs recharging after 6 hours."

Agreed: "Can be controlled only through iTunes"

Agreed: "difficult to navigate/transfer files without itunes"

Agreed: "finger prints prone, need to clean every time u touch it "

Agreed: "user manual is not in detail. no information on initial charging etc "

Agreed: "Non-replaceable battery"

Agreed: "NEED TO BUY SOFTWARE: In order to enable the cooler features - like syncing photo albums automatically, etc..., you need to purchase or own iLife (iPhoto specifically) 4.03 or better. If you have PC, you have to buy Adobe Photoshop Elements."

Disagreed: "great capacity for such a small device "

Agreed: "Many funky colours to choose from"

Agreed: "Better looking than previous generations"

Disagreed: "No lag at all when viewing pictures"

Disagreed: "Excellent battery life"

Disagreed: "Engraveable for free "

Agreed: "Available in 9 different colors "

Agreed: "Ridiculously thin "

Disagreed: "Shake to shuffle "

Updated Creative Zen

September 11, 2009 at 9:18 am

Tapped as "love it"

Tapped as "have it"

Disagreed: "Slow interface"

Disagreed: "Interface isn't as nice as the Nano's"

Disagreed: "Certain M4A (AAC) files, for instance podcasts, do not play."

Disagreed: "Weak amplifier output (40mW)"

Disagreed: "Not able to read text files. No Lyrics support for Songs like iPod."

Disagreed: "Screen stays on forever unless the player is locked"

Agreed: "SD slot doesn't integrate well with player"

Agreed: "Only Plays video encoded at 320x240 resolution."

Agreed: "Plastic screen scratches very easily"

Agreed: "Connects and charges with USB, no special adapters required."

Disagreed: "Fantastic format support, especially for video"

Agreed: "Good battery life"

Agreed: "Supports SDHC rather than just SD cards"

Agreed: "Actually has buttons instead of a scroll wheel."

Disagreed: "Expandable SD slot is very useful"

Agreed: "Good value"

Agreed: "Great audio quality"

Agreed: "Thin and light"

Agreed: "Large and clear screen"

avid commented on Cowon S9 Curve

September 11, 2009 at 9:14 am

"Exactly Acreo... It isn'y meant to be an alternative to i-Pod Touch or i-Phone. The S9 is definitely superior to both of them really. With great sound quality, amazing range of file format supports, awesome screen, customisability, recording options, long battery life etc. are just some of the +ves for S9 over i-Pod Touch. With more