iAudio X5 20 GB Portable Multimedia Player with FM Tuner & Voice Recorder (Black)

iAudio X5 20 GB Portable Multimedia Player with FM Tuner & Voice Recorder (Black)

Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
Sturdy, versatile, and remarkably compact, given its voluminous storage capacity, iAudio's X5 portable multimedia device is sure to be a hit. The 20 GB audio/video player and recorder can store about 5,000 songs (4 minutes each, 128 kbps) in a nearly unparalleled choice of formats, from MP3 and WMA to linear (uncompressed, CD-quality) WAV files, Ogg Vorbis files (which sound a bit better than MP3 for files of comparable size), as well as FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec, compressed but designed for 1:1 encode/decode). The X5 can recognize up to 2,000 folders and 10,000 individual files, and its super power-saving circuit provides up to 14 hours continuous playback on a full charge.

Coolest of all? You can import photos taken from most digital cameras and view them on the player's 160 x 128-pixel, 260,000-color TFT LCD thanks to OTG ("on the go"), the player's USB host feature. (Certain digital cameras are not supported; see www.iaudio.com for compatibility.) Create your own logo or download logos from the iAudio web site. You can also set a picture of your choosing as wallpaper.

The player also offers FM radio listening and recording (with one-touch tuning presets), audio recording through either a built-in microphone or analog line-in input terminals, and the ability to read text as well as images--you can even view text, though not images, while listening to music.

The X5 provides direct encoding, too, by which you can capture the output of an external audio device. This means you connect the output terminal of an external audio device to the recording (input) terminal of the X5 using a bidirectional stereo cable (supplied), letting you load material from components like a DVD player, a cassette deck, a minidisc player, a turntable, or a TV.

And, with the unit's built-in, high-fidelity microphone, the X5 can record speech with the quality of dedicated voice recorders--perfect for important meetings, lectures, and notes to self.

Onboard sound processing includes BBE Sound enhancement, BBE Mach3Bass, MP Enhance (designed to compensate for sound lost in MP3 compression), a 5-band adjustable equalizer, and 3D Surround (3-dimensional sound that gives the sound a wide sense of space).

What's in the Box
iAudio player, stereo earphones, a subpack, an installation CD (JetShell and JetAudio), a USB 2.0 cable, a line-in recording cable, a USB host adapter, an AC power adapter, a user's manual, and warranty information.

Product Description:
iAUDIO is a super-compact, portable digital audio device that supports playback of various multi-media audio files including MP3 files and MPEG4 video, features FM radio listening/recording, recording through a built-in microphone or line-in input terminals and text and image viewer OTG (USB host feature).

iAudio X5 20 GB Portable Multimedia Player with FM Tuner & Voice Recorder (Black)
Average customer rating:

nice mp3/video player

Glad i bought it

One of my favourite gadgets

perfect sound and picture but not convinient download

Overall great player

iAudio X5 20 GB Portable Multimedia Player with FM Tuner & Voice Recorder (Black)

Manufacturer: Cowon
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Product Features:

20 GB hard drive holds about 5,000 songs (4 minutes each, 128 kbps); internal battery supplied up to 14 hours continuous playback

Plays MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, ASF, FLAC, WAV, JPEG, and MPEG-4 (video) playback

160 x 128-pixel, 260,000-color TFT LCD with text and image display; read text while you listen

Up to 480 Mbps transfers with USB 2.0 interface; USB-OTG (host) feature lets you view images direct from most digital cameras

FM radio receiver with station presets; radio and voice recording, line-in recording

ASIN: B0009Q4U7Y

Amazon.com Product Description

Sturdy, versatile, and remarkably compact, given its voluminous storage capacity, iAudio's X5 portable multimedia device is sure to be a hit. The 20 GB audio/video player and recorder can store about 5,000 songs (4 minutes each, 128 kbps) i n a nearly unparalleled choice of formats, from MP3 and WMA to linear (uncompressed, CD-quality) WAV files, Ogg Vorbis f iles (which sound a bit better than MP3 for files of comparable size), as well as FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec, compr essed but designed for 1:1 encode/decode). The X5 can recognize up to 2,000 folders and 10,000 individual files, and its super power-saving circuit provides up to 14 hours continuous playback on a full charge.

Coolest of all? You can import photos taken from most digital cameras and view them on the player's 160 x 128-pixel, 260 ,000-color TFT LCD thanks to OTG ("on the go"), the player's USB host feature. (Certain digital cameras are not supporte d; see www.iaudio.com for compatibility.) Create your own logo or download logos from the iAudio web site. You can also set a picture of your choosing as wallpaper.

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The player also offers FM radio listening and recording (with one-touch tuning presets), audio recording through either a built-in microphone or analog line-in input terminals, and the ability to read text as well as images--you can even vi ew text, though not images, while listening to music.

Use the included JetAudio software to convert various video files to MPEG-4 (up to 15 fps), then enjoy the transcoded vi deo files on the X5. Another program, JetShell, performs CD ripping and file conversion and facilitates music playback. < P> The X5 provides direct encoding, too, by which you can capture the output of an external audio device. This means you co nnect the output terminal of an external audio device to the recording (input) terminal of the X5 using a bidirectional stereo cable (supplied), letting you load material from components like a DVD player, a cassette deck, a minidisc player , a turntable, or a TV.

And, with the unit's built-in, high-fidelity microphone, the X5 can record speech with the quality of dedicated voice re corders--perfect for important meetings, lectures, and notes to self.

Onboard sound processing includes BBE Sound enhancement, BBE Mach3Bass, MP Enhance (designed to compensate for sound los t in MP3 compression), a 5-band adjustable equalizer, and 3D Surround (3-dimensional sound that gives the sound a wide s ense of space).

Product Description

There's a new digital media player that's earning many ears and eyes. Reviewers are falling in love with the iAudio X5 from Cowan. It is a super-compact, portable digital audio device that supports playback of various multi-media audio files including MP3 files and Mpeg4 video, features FM radio listening/recording, recording through a built-in microphone or line-in input terminals, and text and image viewer OTG (USB host feature). At only 4.08 X 2.39 X 0.56 inches and about 5 ounces (including built-in rechargeable battery), iAudio X5 offers more entertainment and educational potential than virtually any other pocket-sized portable. It's the in product for those beyond the average. Are you ready for the iAudio X5? Integrated Color TFT LCD screen, Resolution 160x128 Long Playback Time - Up to 14 hours playback on included Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (time may vary based upon features and settings used) Multi language support Enhanced Integrated Navigator - Play/Pause, Recording / Pause While Recording / Next Song/Previous Song, Fast Forward/Rewind, Section Repeat / Resume, Fade-In, AutoPlay Features / Search Speed, Skip Speed Setup / Volume (Digital 40 Levels) / Various EQ and Sound Field Effects User-Adjustable 5-Band EQ - -Normal, Rock, Pop, Jazz, Classic, Vocal, User Supports BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround Clock, Alarm, Timer Recording, Sleep Function, Power Saving Shut down, Power / LCD On/Off, Hold Combined Switch / LCD Auto Off Time Adjustment, Brightness, and Contrast Adjustments Includes Software suite / Easy Firmware Upgrade Supports ID3V2, ID3V1, FileName Supports Microsoft Windows 98/98se/ME/2000/XP // Macintosh OS 9.X, 10.X (data transfer only) // Linux kernel v2.2 or higher (data transfer only)

Customer Reviews:

nice mp3/video player.......2007-05-25

Nice to see a US quality made player. I actually took this player apart and it is put together with quality craftsmanship. I was impressed. The user manual was not very helpful, I didn't care because i usually don't look at them anyway. After I loaded the software into my PC and connected the USB cable everything made sense. Nice video converter program, easy to use.
Drag & drop uploading just like moving files around in Windows. You can drag files from any PC in the network.

Glad i bought it.......2007-05-24

I'm glad I bought this product last year July. So far, i've had no problems at all with it... Actually, once i had to use the "reset" feature because it froze up while trying to play a video file. I guess its cause this thing has a hard drive in it? Other than that i use it to watch full length movies during Southwest flights which i go on a weekly basis.

I've had no issues with battery life... I charge it about once a week. But if I ever do have an issue with the battery, I hope i get the excellent customer service that Cowon is known for.

The sound quality on this player is awesome. However I did replace the earphones with the Bose ones a few months ago... they fit better and sound better in my ears.

I took a small gamble purchasing this brand over the better known ones.. and it's paid off so far. I figure, if i get one or two years of good use out of any new technology product, its worth it. So far it's been worth every penny.

One of my favourite gadgets.......2007-03-13

Positive Points:
- Excellent sound
- Lots of features
- Good interface
- File managment is just like in windows
- Radio reception is very good
- Works great as a tape recorder

I would have given 5 stars if it weren't for the following negative points:
- PC sometimes doesn't recognize the device
- Connectivity to PC and other devices is somewhat of pain beacuse of the adapter (have to carry it around everywhere)
- Screen resolution isn't good enough for playing movies, but heck, I was never interested in it's mpeg4 feature.

Bottom line - I'm Happy.

perfect sound and picture but not convinient download.......2007-01-18

V good quality picture and sound, easy to use, the only problem I have is to download music from computer, it uses its own program and it takes too much time to transfer music to apropriate format. I like the way it is build v.solid looks nice. Yes I would buy it again.

Overall great player.......2006-12-30

Bought this product refurbished from Cowon for around $190 in July 2006 (about 6 months ago). I've had a lot of success with the X5. The sound quality is absolutely superb, and it plays just about any music file you can throw at it out of the box. One of the major reasons I bought this player is that I use Linux, and I didn't want to *have* to use any fancy software to put music on the player. The X5 acts just like a removable hard drive, so you just plug it in, and you can access it (just a simple 'mount' in Linux).

6 months in, and with it already being refurbished in the first place, I'd expect quite a dip in battery life; this is not the fault of the X5, just the fault of the Li-ion batteries themselves. However, I still get, easily, over 12 hours of music play. In my experience, people who have Li-ion batteries often don't know how to really take care of them and leave them in the heat or cold (they should really be kept at lower temperatures, but thermal shock is a problem, so room temperature is best), drain them down all the way (that's bad) or keep the recharger plugged in while the battery is already all full (also bad). They should really be kept between 20-80% full to maximize battery life. I managed to squeeze out an extra 30% (at least, probably more) of battery life by installing an open-source firmware called Rockbox, which also allows me to play a bunch of games on my X5, including a tetris-clone, a "bust a move"/"puzzle bobble" clone and even Doom (really).

Other highlights: the case is very rugged, it has been dropped from upwards of five feet onto surfaces including concrete on accident at times; the included ear buds are actually pretty decent; it can get very loud with no noticeable distortion until at least -3 or even -2 dB (typically listen around -40 to -35 dB, can get up to +3 dB, but notice some distortion, as to be expected).

My main complaint is the awful joystick interface. This is a place where iPod really has them beat. The joystick takes longer to scroll with and can stick at times (scroll times have been greatly decreased for me by using Rockbox). Additionally, just in the last couple days, the joystick has seemed to actually break: I have to push hard to get the joystick to register a "left"; all the other directions are fine. Of course, this could have been expedited by all the tetris-clone gaming.

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