Cowon N3 PMP with GPS, DMB

Cowon just announced its new N3 PMP in Korea. The Cowon N3 uses the same Alchemy AU 1250 600MHz processor and runs Windows CE 5.0 and also supports the exact same video and audio codecs as the Q5. Unlike the Q5 the N3 has no internal memory but rather uses two built in SDHC slots for extra storage. Also it has 7 inch touchscreen with 800 x 480 resolution display, comes up with DMB (mobile TV) support, DivX/Xvid and all other audio and video codecs that are supported by Q5, 32MB flash memory, 128MB RAM, SiRF Star III GPS Chipset, FM transmitter. The body measures 191mm x 120mm x 26mm. This device will hit the shelves in Jan 2008, and the price is not stated by the company yet.

Cowon A3

Cowon is about to launch its new portable media player known as the Cowon A3 in Japan. It will going to be equipped with the DaVinci chipset that works great for high performance video playback. Also it has features like, a 4″ WVGA (that's 16 million) display and supports WMA, MP3, OGG, WAV, FLAC, APE, and AC3 audio as well as mobile TV solutions like DMB, DVB-T, and 1-Seg. It will come in 30GB and 60GB models that retail for $450 and $540 respectively.

Cowon D2TV

Portable Media Players are making quite a splash these days on the market, and it seems like the best ones these days are based on video playback.

A company called Cowon has recently released the D2TV, a PMP that has enough memory for 9 hours of 1Seg mobile TV. Or if it is audio you’re looking to play, you can do about 45 hours. As far as battery power is concerned, you can do about 7.5 hours.

There are two models available. The D2-2G is a 2GB model available in white and costs about $220. The D2-8G is in glossy black, and costs about $310.

Unfortunately, these models are only available in Japan. This is quite typical of technology that usually hits Asia before it comes to us.

Okay, I’m going to open up the floor. Does anyone know what the best video PMP is out there? I suppose some people could say the iPod, but the screen may be too small. This D2TV has a 2.5 inch color touchscreen, but maybe that’s not good enough for you.

Still, you have to ask yourself at what point does the PMP get too large to be a PMP? Right now, the Cowon D2TV does not look like it will fit into your pocket.