Cowon O2 user reviews (8GB, white)

4.5 stars

"Plays many video formats from MPG1 through DivX" on April 20, 2009 by craig.knapp1

Pros: Plays the widest variety of audio and video files I have seen in a PVP, great equalizer, audio files sound great.

Cons: Nothing to complain about. It is a PVP and it does what it says. Not sure why the CNET review gives it a "ding" for not recording, it is a PVP not a PVR.

Summary: I really like the fact that the Cowon O2 automatically "downscales" large video files (I usually encode DivX at 640x480) to play on this PVP. Many PVPs require the user to re-encode video to a smaller format such as 320x240, my larger files look good on my 50 inch TV when played on the O2, and I don't have to waste time making multiple files, some for large screen and some for just the PVP. File size is not an issue to me as PC hard drives are cheap. I remember paying nearly $200 for 100MB around 10 years ago, now you can get 1TB for $100, nearly 100 times more storage for half the price (counting inflation hard drives are even a better deal).