Best portable media players
We round up reviews of the best PMPs available
- — 24 September, 2010 09:28
There are a lot of PMPs -- portable media players -- on the marketand it can be difficult to work out which ones are good. Portable media players from brands like Cowon, Creative and Apple are available with a range of different sized screens, different features and varied storage options. We've rounded up the best portable media players to have passed through our Test Centre.
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Cowon iAudio V5
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Sony A Series Walkman (NWZ-A845)
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Sony Walkman E-Series NWZ-E443
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Sony Walkman X-Series
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Creative ZEN MX
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Cowon D2+
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Cowon S9
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Apple iPod Touch
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Apple iPod touch (2nd Generation)
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Apple iPod nano (5th generation)
Cowon S9
If you’re looking for a portable media player with exceptionally good audio and video quality, and the added bonus of native XviD support, the Cowon S9 is the one for you. It doesn’t have the design flair or great interface of the Apple iPod touch, but overall it is an impressive product.
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- Reviewer:
- Manufacturer:
- 26th March, 2009
- Campbell Simpson
- Cowon
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- Price:
- $ 329.00
- Pros:
- Gorgeous screen, plenty of formats supported, great battery life
- Cons:
- User interface isn’t as good as iPod’s, plastic casing feels cheap and tacky
