Cowon C2 8 GB MP4 Player

For those of you who own fancy 4.3" superphones and would like a pmp player with an emphasis on exceptional audio quality akin to nirvana, the Cowon C2 delivers. With its elegant and beautiful design, the Cowon C2 fills the void left behind by its elder sibling, the premium D3. While the D3 flamboyantly poses as a more rich and capable video pmp, the C2 caters to those who would prefer the eargasmic audio performance of the D3 without the extra bells and whistles.
The design is phenomenally minimal. While in black the C2 appears smart, the white is truly beautiful to behold. Clearly the C2 looks more premium than its price. Cowon has done a fantastic job indeed.
Perhaps what tugs the heart of audiophiles is the C2's own heart -audio performance. The C2 performs beyond the likes of Apple's premium flagship the iPod Touch by a mile and that is no exaggeration. If a comet were to pass precariously close to earth and leave all astounded in its brilliance and glory the iPod touch would be that comet -all looks and utterly pointless. Where as the C2 would be akin to the sun in its audio performance -scorching and fearsome, majestic and true. Overshadowing the comet any day.
Comets and Suns aside, pair the C2 with equally good earphones, and revel in the glory of music beyond description. I need not go into the technical details and bore you, rather an emphasis on the C2 as the most talented pmp this side of the universe should suffice as the only thing you need to know period.
As a closing note to a stellar product, a reminder that the C2 has an astounding battery life.
Seriously, with C2 being the beauty with brains -what more could you want?

I bought this product on for 6.9k and the price has increased since.It is really a good PMP and the price was incredible and the biggest deciding factor so was the features.Well according to me:

Pros:
1. Excellent touchscreen.Its resistive but works superb.Not like the ones you get on the Touch screen phone.Its really good.
2. The audio quality is really good.I had used a Nano 3G before and i found the sound great and also the EQ is the best and much better than Apple.
3. Running flash-based apps is really a plus point.Haven't tried out anything yet but its really a huge add-on.
4. Good radio. I sorely missed listening to radio on my I-pod and the quality is real good.
5. The Speakers are great and they were much above my expectations.
6. And the best of them all is the price of the product. Its damn good.

Cons:
1. The biggest problem is the UI of the player.Its not very friendly.You have to get used to it.Not a difficult task though.I wish it were a bit simple.
2. The finish of the player. It is really prone to scratches so when you buy one go for the cover right away.As mine really has got lot of scratches. A cover is highly recommended.
3. The headphones could have been better. The sound quality is fine but the design leaves lot to be desired.
4. The USB cable is a pain to use. You have to press it hard to push it in. And it scared me initially as to if i was damaging the player. but that is the way it is.
5. Song transfer is again a pain when the memory is half used up and beyond that its just takes lot of time.
6. Also it would have been better if we had a option to build a playlist in the player itself as adding to favorites is an option but there is tab as to how many songs you can add. So didn't like that.
7. Finally,the battery life is over-hyped. Its definitely much less than what is claimed.

4/5. Nice option in spite of the short-comings. As it is value for money. Hope this helps you make a decision.

With the launch of C2, it has presented a new PMP with very simple design yet power packed performance and some other features like long battery life, Micro SD card slot, a very useful 2.6 inch touch panel and company’s world renowned music quality.
Now we shall see everything in details.

...DESIGN – As simple as it can be!...

Cowon C2 8GB is built in such a delicate way that it feels like handling device with its double MRP. Cowon has provided it a perfect solid look with chrome rear and plastic coated front casing making C2 very rigid. Overall a very decent and attractive touch is given to this beautiful device.

...AUDIO QUALITY – Next to best...

If audio quality is your primary criteria for purchasing a PMP, then you should definitely have a Cowon. The impressive thing is the sound quality does not even weaver a bit when songs with different formats played which very few devices could manage.

...WRAPPING IT UP...

Cowon has designed this PMP especially for those music freaks for whom sound quality is everything. This pebble sized device leaves such impression in onlookers’ mind that anyone with money would love to have one. With battery life lasting more than 50 hours, Cowon has delivered what it calls “Best in the class” device.

With No Doubt Just Go For It :) :)

awesome sound and customizable equalizers. go for this if you want only pure music and not that show off stuff. Pair it with a good piece of earphones(mine is Sennheiser CX 215) and you will love it. As many pointed out, UI is little tricky but just for first few hours, then you will get it. Just one thing i feel should have been better is the placement of buttons. Volume control is okie but to change songs, we have to go with the hold button, which is difficult to spot(just next to lock screen/power button and there is no physical separation/gap between two) when you are holding it or if it is in pocket.
Overall a great piece for people who love quality music.

Dear all,

Kindly be careful in case if you own a Macbook or any Apple MAc product.
DONOT use it with any COWON player.

I had my COWON bricked 2 times as Mac stores some hidden files to COWON everytime you connect it to COWON.

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Pro's of the products:
- Simple, easy to use
- Lots of customisation options
- Sound quality is good
- Works very well with Windows computers

Con's:
- Will not work with MAC
- Once it get bricked it's very hard to recover.
- Touch screen is not very responsive

Overall, I suggest this product to all who cannot afford for an iPod. It's a nice value for money product.