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Devices => Androids and other portables => Topic started by: Craig on March 06, 2011, 06:49:40 am

Title: What to buy, Ipod Classic or Cowon X7?
Post by: Craig on March 06, 2011, 06:49:40 am

It looks like my old IPod video has had it's day so it's time to buy a new portable.
I want a large capacity and flash based players aren't quite there yet so it looks like the choices are a 160G Ipod classic or Cowon X7.
I've only read good things about the Cowon but it is slightly more expensive and also seems quite big.

What's your opinions?

Craig

Title: Re: What to buy, Ipod Classic or Cowon X7?
Post by: JaysonG on April 18, 2011, 06:05:05 pm

I have/had an ipod classic and now have an X7 and the X7 cannot be beat for sound quality, which fundamentally is the only thing that matters.

Title: Re: What to buy, Ipod Classic or Cowon X7?
Post by: newsposter on April 19, 2011, 12:16:27 pm

I like this one for a 7" tablet

http://www.merimobiles.com/Witstech_A81H_Capacitive_android_2_2_GPS_1GHZ_Fla_p/meri0627.htm

In the 10" space there is the Viewsonic gTab comes in at half the price of a Samsung Galaxy or a Moto Xoom.  Might be worth a look there too.

If you're in the mood to wait the lower-cost Archos/Arnova models should be out in a few weeks and the Archos Gen9 machines should be out a few weeks after that.

Title: Re: What to buy, Ipod Classic or Cowon X7?
Post by: Craig on April 26, 2011, 02:35:53 pm

I did end up getting the Cowon and like Jayson say's it does sound great but it's packed in already.
I'm just boxing it up to send it back.

Craig

Title: Re: What to buy, Ipod Classic or Cowon X7?
Post by: john h on July 17, 2011, 09:49:00 pm

Craig--why did you box it up and send it back?  Did you get it to sync using MC?

Just wondering, as I'm looking at one of these.  Thanks.

Title: Re: What to buy, Ipod Classic or Cowon X7?
Post by: Craig on September 10, 2011, 04:30:48 pm

John,
There seems to be a problem whereby if you let the battery go completely flat it can't recover.

I did get a replacement and it syncs fine with MC although I've not managed to get playlists to work.

Craig

Title: Re: What to buy, Ipod Classic or Cowon X7?
Post by: MarSies on September 13, 2011, 11:30:58 am

Same problem here. Got myself a Cowon X7. Tried a few settings but no working playlist yet. Any more ideas.

Matt, can you help .....

Title: Re: What to buy, Ipod Classic or Cowon X7?
Post by: remixedcat on September 13, 2011, 01:46:33 pm

Cowon has much better DSP chip then the ipods!! they have fantastic DSP chips.

Title: Re: What to buy, Ipod Classic or Cowon X7?
Post by: MarSies on September 13, 2011, 02:49:58 pm

But no working playlists yet ..

Title: Re: What to buy, Ipod Classic or Cowon X7?
Post by: remixedcat on September 13, 2011, 05:43:59 pm

Quote from: MarSies on September 13, 2011, 02:49:58 pm

But no working playlists yet ..

you can use amok playlist copy-->copy to number serially option...

make sure you make a folder for the new playlist to keep it clean!

(http://i.imgur.com/hm7Fd.jpg)

I do this with my SD cards for my rockboxed fuze and it works like that for my phone too.

I do use dBPowerAMP to then select all the files in the new folder, right click on the files, edit ID tag, rename the album to the folder name, and I have virtual albums!

This will even work for players that don't support playlists or navigating by folders!