COWON announced today the shipment of their A3 portable multimedia player, which can directly record from external A/V devices and decode high-definition video for viewing on its 4-inch widescreen LCD.
Featuring the latest Texas Instruments DaVinci DM6441 processor and hard-drive capacity up to 60GB, the A3’s 16-million-color LCD with 800x480 resolution can display HD video decoded from 720p (1280x720). It is capable of recording directly from a TV, VCR or camcorder to its 30GB or 60GB hard drive using an AV input/output cable. The built-in Lithium Ion rechargeable battery provides up to nine hours of audio and seven hours of video playback in a single charge.
The A3 is also equipped with an FM radio and recorder, voice recorder with internal microphone and built-in stereo speakers. It can function as a full-screen photo and document viewer, has USB 2.0, doubles as data storage and photo backup and supports JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIF, BMP as well as RAW image formats.
Digital video playback for AVI, WMV, ASF, MP4, MKV, TTA, APE, MPC, WV and WAV file formats, and supports for DivX 3.11/4/5/6, XviD, MPEG-4 SP/ASP, WMV 9/8/7, H.264 MP, M-JPEG and MPEG 1 video codecs. Digital audio playback for MP3/2/1, ASF, WMA, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MKA, TTA, APE, MPC, WV and WAV file formats, and support for MPEG 1 Layer 1/2/3, WMA, FLAC, OGG Vorbis, OGG FLAC, Apple Lossless, AAC/AAC+, AC3, True Audio, Monkey’s Audio, MusePack, WavPack, G.726 and PCM audio codecs.
Measuring 5.25 x 3.09 x 0.86 inches and weighing 9.87 ounces, the 30GB and 60GB configurations retail for $350 and $400, respectively.
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