Cowon D2 (2GB, black)

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2.5 stars

"Disappointed!"

by cris_core on February 22, 2007

Pros: Great display, cool touch screen interface, nice size and look, SD card support, Great video playback, Good software included, Great sound and sound options, custom wall paper. AC power adapter incld

Cons: Currently no Subscription music service support! Line in support requires adapter that is not included and is not currently available. No case or lanyard included. Cowon tech support disappointing.
Summary: I had high hopes for this player as it had all the features that I wanted. But it?s missing important details! How could Cowon release a player this expensive without subscription WMA support?! After a long battle with Cowon tech support I found out that the D2 is supposed to have a firmware update soon that will support subscription services. It was a battle because the D2 that the tech support person had was able to do it. He didn?t know that the release version could not. I had to contact them twice (via chat) and spend a good deal of time before the support person would believe me when I said it didn?t work. The D2 itself is a solid and well-designed piece of hardware, however, it seems they rushed everything else. I also feel deceived because line in is listed as a feature, but nowhere do I see any disclaimer that you need an adapter to access it, or that the adapter is not available now.
Even so, I think I will keep the player in the hopes that the issues will be resolved soon.

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reply by: gifters on March 5, 2007

The line in converter cable has been available at www.jetmall.net for about a week now, so that is no longer an issue

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reply by: alext on March 1, 2007

The beta Korean firmware has full wma support. It won't be long before it is released in all languages.

Cowon did this with the U3 aswell.

I like this approach. They get the hardware right first,then upgrade the firmware soon after.

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