COWON A2 vs Vosonic VP8360

SAKHUL · 05-15-2006, 15:57

How about to compare those two toys?
http://www.vosonic.com/index.php?PA=...=59&kind_id=12

It seems that Vosonic is a little more powerfull?
How about that?

Wuggles · 05-15-2006, 16:35

Nice find, I've added it to the PMPcomparator

But I disagree with your assessment.

SAKHUL · 05-15-2006, 16:37

Well.. I read few things about Vosonic and in sum I think that A2 is still better
http://www.xsdrive.de/produkte/mmv-v...mmv-vp8360.htm
and about photo viewing - I'm sure that in next firmware IAudio will do something about that

There've already done amazing things

don't You think?

SAKHUL · 05-15-2006, 16:48

I saw on Your PMPcomparator PMP named Viliv P2 and Elentec iubi Blue - what about those? What do You think about them?

Wuggles · 05-15-2006, 17:07

The P2 is one of three reasons I haven't bought an A2. (The first being that the A2 doesn't support playlists, the second being that its just a lot of money, and the third being that the P2 has the potential to kick some serious PMP butt)

The iubi Blue has a few real drawbacks:
You can't buy one
Nobody knows how much it will cost
You can't beat Cowon's support

It doesn't really have too much of an advantage over the A2. Between the iubi and the A2, I'd go for the A2.

SAKHUL · 05-15-2006, 17:15

Yeah - I agree in 100 %... and now I don't know what to decide - buy A2 or wait for P2

but I didn't find anywhere if P2 supports FM...

epaludo · 05-15-2006, 18:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wuggles

The P2 is one of three reasons I haven't bought an A2. (The first being that the A2 doesn't support playlists, the second being that its just a lot of money, and the third being that the P2 has the potential to kick some serious PMP butt)

The iubi Blue has a few real drawbacks:
You can't buy one
Nobody knows how much it will cost
You can't beat Cowon's support

It doesn't really have too much of an advantage over the A2. Between the iubi and the A2, I'd go for the A2.

The A2 do support playlist. It cannot save playlists, but you can create a playlist for sure ...

Wuggles · 05-15-2006, 19:41

It can't save them, and more importantly it can't load them. I don't call that a playlist. I call that a queue.

epaludo · 05-15-2006, 20:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wuggles

It can't save them, and more importantly it can't load them. I don't call that a playlist. I call that a queue.

I agree with you.
But when you boot the A2 up the "queued" songs are still there as a playlist ...

stoneagedan · 05-16-2006, 11:08

I've been taking a long hard look at that Vosonic. I need a PMP to back up photos, and basically, the A2 won't do it. I've heard a horror story that it's USB OTG runs at 0.17mbps with certain cameras, and that's an awful long time to run on the batteries just to back the photos up (let alone view them). That's a hardware feature, and it's going to take some seriously clever programming to fix with firmware. The screen is smaller than the A2 (but you can get 120gb versions!).
The Vosonic is for photographers first (hence the SD and CF slots, damn me for using xD). My concern with it is that the "normal" PMP features aren't done to the same level (case in point, Epson p2000. Bad audio, poor movie playback, breathtaking photo viewer). Vosonic don't have the rep that Cowon do (in fact, don't have a rep at all, as I can find), so support won't be great. I don't know how it copes as an mp3 player or movie viewer / recorder... I'd love to find out (preferably before I shell out £300 / $500).
It'd be nice for someone to do some firmware updates and get some more audio / movie file support on it! :bigthumbs

Gators300 · 05-16-2006, 14:23

"3.6” TFT LCD ,320x240 pixels , Backlight Adjustable"

You see that? 320x240! For photo viewing, that is completely unacceptable. For video viewing, that's borderline acceptable. A 320x240 display is common on PMPs manufactured 3 years ago. By comparison, the A2 (and Archos AV500 for that matter) uses a 480x272 LCD. The P2000, (dedicated photo viewer) sports an amazing 640x480 resolution LCD. Unless this thing is under the $300 mark, it isn't worth it.

Chris

The.Yield · 05-16-2006, 21:05

Ya that resolution is terrible. If I wanted to do that, I could watch videos on my XV6700 PDA Phone lol.

The Viliv P2 does look to be awsome... Though I am leary of touch screens on a video player. That thing better ship with overlays lol.

As it stands right now, the A2 is my hero. I'll just pray for an A3. :notworthy

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SAKHUL Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 51	COWON A2 vs Vosonic VP8360 How about to compare those two toys? http://www.vosonic.com/index.php?PA=...=59&kind_id=12 It seems that Vosonic is a little more powerfull? How about that?

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SAKHUL Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 51	I saw on Your PMPcomparator PMP named Viliv P2 and Elentec iubi Blue - what about those? What do You think about them? Last edited by SAKHUL; 05-15-2006 at 16:53..

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SAKHUL Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 51	Yeah - I agree in 100 %... and now I don't know what to decide - buy A2 or wait for P2 but I didn't find anywhere if P2 supports FM... Last edited by SAKHUL; 05-15-2006 at 17:21..

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05-15-2006, 16:35	#2
Wuggles Would-be A2 owner Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 49	Nice find, I've added it to the PMPcomparator But I disagree with your assessment.

05-15-2006, 16:37	#3
SAKHUL Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 51	Well.. I read few things about Vosonic and in sum I think that A2 is still better http://www.xsdrive.de/produkte/mmv-v...mmv-vp8360.htm and about photo viewing - I'm sure that in next firmware IAudio will do something about that There've already done amazing things don't You think?

05-15-2006, 17:07	#5
Wuggles Would-be A2 owner Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 49	The P2 is one of three reasons I haven't bought an A2. (The first being that the A2 doesn't support playlists, the second being that its just a lot of money, and the third being that the P2 has the potential to kick some serious PMP butt) The iubi Blue has a few real drawbacks: You can't buy one Nobody knows how much it will cost You can't beat Cowon's support It doesn't really have too much of an advantage over the A2. Between the iubi and the A2, I'd go for the A2.

05-15-2006, 19:41	#8
Wuggles Would-be A2 owner Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 49	It can't save them, and more importantly it can't load them. I don't call that a playlist. I call that a queue.

05-16-2006, 11:08	#10
stoneagedan Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 20	I've been taking a long hard look at that Vosonic. I need a PMP to back up photos, and basically, the A2 won't do it. I've heard a horror story that it's USB OTG runs at 0.17mbps with certain cameras, and that's an awful long time to run on the batteries just to back the photos up (let alone view them). That's a hardware feature, and it's going to take some seriously clever programming to fix with firmware. The screen is smaller than the A2 (but you can get 120gb versions!). The Vosonic is for photographers first (hence the SD and CF slots, damn me for using xD). My concern with it is that the "normal" PMP features aren't done to the same level (case in point, Epson p2000. Bad audio, poor movie playback, breathtaking photo viewer). Vosonic don't have the rep that Cowon do (in fact, don't have a rep at all, as I can find), so support won't be great. I don't know how it copes as an mp3 player or movie viewer / recorder... I'd love to find out (preferably before I shell out £300 / $500). It'd be nice for someone to do some firmware updates and get some more audio / movie file support on it! :bigthumbs

05-16-2006, 14:23	#11
Gators300 Bad Bizatch Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 53	"3.6” TFT LCD ,320x240 pixels , Backlight Adjustable" You see that? 320x240! For photo viewing, that is completely unacceptable. For video viewing, that's borderline acceptable. A 320x240 display is common on PMPs manufactured 3 years ago. By comparison, the A2 (and Archos AV500 for that matter) uses a 480x272 LCD. The P2000, (dedicated photo viewer) sports an amazing 640x480 resolution LCD. Unless this thing is under the $300 mark, it isn't worth it. Chris

05-16-2006, 21:05	#12
The.Yield Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 51	Ya that resolution is terrible. If I wanted to do that, I could watch videos on my XV6700 PDA Phone lol. The Viliv P2 does look to be awsome... Though I am leary of touch screens on a video player. That thing better ship with overlays lol. As it stands right now, the A2 is my hero. I'll just pray for an A3. :notworthy