Cowon X7 portable media player - big is beautiful

April 28th, 2011

Cowon seem to be going against the flow with their X7 portable media player. Whilst other manufacturers are trying to squeeze in as much storage as possible into small units, Cowon have not pursued this and their X7 is a massive 6.1 by 3.2 inches, more of a tablet than a media player. We’re not sure this is the right why to go but of course the upside is a large amount of storage with 160 GB available. Here’s a full list of features on the Cowon X7 portable media player

* 4.3 inch TFT LCD, 16 million colors, res. 480×272, ultra portable
* 160GB storage
* JetEffect 3.0 audio engine
* 103 hours music, 10 hours video battery
* Divx video support
* Touch sensitive interface
* Bluetooth, Voice recorder with internal microphone, FM radio, TV-out supporting composite connections and built-in speaker
* 3.2 x 0.4 x 6.1 inches
* 1.3 pounds

The overall impression on the net is that the Cowon X7 is a pretty good media player if you can get past the obvious downsides. Whilst not exactly heavy the X7 is not light either and obviously the phrase pocket-sized is NOT going to appear in the same sentence as the X7. However, it’s large storage and long battery life is ideal for users with large audio collections who are on the road a lot. Most reviewers confirmed close to the mooted 10 hour video time.

Trusted Reviews - 8 out of 10
Engadget
Expert Reviews
AnythingbutiPod
Testfreaks - 9.9 out of 10

Also Amazon customer reviewers give the Cowon X7 media player 4 stars out of 5.