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32GB Cowon S9 shows up on Amazon
comment: 23 | Saturday, May 02 (2009) 02:58PM | Posted by Michael


For those of you who resisted getting an 8 or 16GB S9, in anticipation of a 32GB model, your patience is about to pay off. And for those out there who already picked up an S9, we won't hold it against you if you trade up for this one. The new model is now in stock at Amazon, through Jet Mall for $299. The decision might be a little toughe with the recent announcement from Samsung of a 32GB P3. Which would you choose between the two?

Cowon S9 (32GB) at Amazon

Thanks SarahV (and Niney)!
Comments

Dopamino

Comments: 11
 		May 02 (2009) 04:33PM  

Why would anyone get the P3 over the S9 besides personal taste?



Michael
Location: New York City
Comments: 2798
 		May 02 (2009) 05:42PM  

-Bluetooth support
-Possibly better FM reception (I know that's a factor for nywytboy68)
-Haptic feedback

I'm sure there are others too. A few months ago I'd say it was no contest, but Samsung has been doing a great job in the FW dept. to make it closer. I still think the S9 is the better of the two though.
[ edited May 02 (2009) 05:45PM ]



saratos

Comments: 6
 		May 02 (2009) 05:46PM  

Really funny to see Cowon as the software powerhouse in this case.



TheDarkSide
Location: Qns Vlg - NYC - USA
Comments: 346
 		May 02 (2009) 07:13PM  

Too late Michael, I ordered 1!!!! And the funny thing is I feel no "buyers remore", so I know I made the right decision. And Sarah V, thanks for the heads up!!!

***My wallet is weeping silently in the corner as I type!!!***



Timmy

Comments: 33
 		May 02 (2009) 09:57PM  

I'm one who's been waiting for the 32gb...but I'll wait a little longer for it to show up in some more stores.
As for the Samsung P3...well I had the P2 and it was horrible in many more ways then one, hated it. After you've owned Cowons everything else seems like crap.

Thanks for the update Michael



Saijin_Naib
Location: Warren, NJ
Comments: 917
 		May 02 (2009) 10:10PM  

... I'll take proper bluetooth support and real playlisting over the S9's UCI any day. Plus, I rather like the TouchWiz UI.



Damo P

Comments: 15
 		May 03 (2009) 12:04AM  

What about the OLED screen?



Damo P

Comments: 15
 		May 03 (2009) 12:04AM  

That is a selling point to me... (Text didn't show up in previous comment)



Saijin_Naib
Location: Warren, NJ
Comments: 917
 		May 03 (2009) 12:08AM  

I'm outside alot and TFT LCD beats OLED in direct sunlight by a large margin. Plus, the P2/P3 screen far beats any other screens I have so it really is not such a big selling point.



beaker26

Comments: 7
 		May 03 (2009) 02:44AM  

This doesn't have wifi and an internet browser, correct?

I had an X5L, and really want to get back to Cowon.



TheDarkSide
Location: Qns Vlg - NYC - USA
Comments: 346
 		May 03 (2009) 09:44AM  

No wifi w/internet I'm afraid. Only the upcoming Sony X1000 series does that (and the iPod Touch, as we all know already).



dipling

Comments: 19
 		May 03 (2009) 05:53PM  

What is the difference between bluetooth support of these two players?



docpar
Location: NYC
Comments: 67
 		May 03 (2009) 05:56PM  

@Saijin_Naib

I thought OLED beats TFT LCD in direct sunlight.
you can read about advantages and disadvantages of OLED here:
[Linky]

The only disadvantage an OLED seems to have is a shorter life span, which kinda sucks i guess.



Saijin_Naib
Location: Warren, NJ
Comments: 917
 		May 03 (2009) 06:15PM  

The screen on my roommate's S9 disappears in sunlight. The LCDs on my other devices remain somewhat visible but still not fantastic.

The bluetooth difference is the S9 only does audio streaming to headphones/speakers. The P2/P3 will sync with a phone to act as audio pass through and dialing and phonebook as well as file transfer. Big difference



Step666

Comments: 195
 		May 03 (2009) 07:27PM  

And for those out there who already picked up an S9, we won't hold it against you if you trade up for this one.

Stop trying to make Sarah feel better about what she's doing to Niney



Saijin_Naib
Location: Warren, NJ
Comments: 917
 		May 03 (2009) 07:34PM  

What she has done to Niney! Niney is in another place now, with my roomate actually



TheDarkSide
Location: Qns Vlg - NYC - USA
Comments: 346
 		May 03 (2009) 07:47PM  

At least Niney got a good home, and will still be loved!!!



Step666

Comments: 195
 		May 03 (2009) 08:11PM  

She got what she wanted from Niney then discarded him like a used condom.
Can't help but feel for the little bugger.



SarahV

Comments: 58
 		May 03 (2009) 09:57PM  

One more reason not to buy an mp3 player with wifi or cell service: they can't stumble across their own listings on eBay or send you accusatory e-mails after you've sold them...



34.50

Comments: 39
 		May 03 (2009) 10:29PM  

Can we please stop talking about my niney :O



Step666

Comments: 195
 		May 04 (2009) 07:56AM  

Just think, if you sell something with GPS, it'll even be able to hunt you down to exact revenge!



PowerTorsk
Location: Norway
Comments: 39
 		May 04 (2009) 05:58PM  

I know this is supposed to be a "design" player, but I really would appretiate an SD slot



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TheDarkSide
Damn Step, now you got me all jealous!!!

Step666
I've found my new phone!

[Linky]

TheDarkSide
Unfortunately I need to carry a convergence device at work, as I might be listening to music and miss a call since I can't hear my phone ring/feel it vibrate. That's why it's such a big issue w/me - a call to an emergency might mean life or death. If I'm using a stand alone device it could prove disastrous.

Step666
It's the hardware that I like, the premium feel and decent all-round spec.

Sure, it's not perfect - I'd prefer a dedicated camera button and an HDMI-out but nothing out there ticks all the boxes.

As for multimedia, it's not really something I ever use my phone for so I can't comment on that.

TheDarkSide
It's the only phone that does multimedia right, and for a LOOOOONNNNGGGG playback time. Plus that display,.....

Step666
@Saijin: I'm really quite anti-Apple and even I'm considering getting an iPhone4

TheDarkSide
@Saijin: So did I,.......

Saijin_Naib
Thought you'd never touch an Apple product again?

bloodycape
This new Samsung Orion CPU sounds interesting. Suppose to be like the dual core version of the Hummingbird cpu.

bloodycape
Yeah I saw that, hopefully Tegra2 is good with battery life. Did the devices with og Tegra cpu get good battery life?


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