Cowon D2 Explained

Cowon D2
Manufacturer:Cowon Systems, Inc.
Release Date: (D2)
(D2+)
Type:Portable media player
Input:
  • Touchscreen display
  • Volume buttons
  • Menu button
  • Power/hold slider
Power:Rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery, 1600 mAh
Audio playback: 52 h
Video playback: 10 h
Display:2.5 in 320×240 pixels TFT LCD
Dimensions:78mm × 55.4mm × 16.6mm (W×H×D)
Weight:91g

The Cowon D2 is a portable media player designed and marketed by Cowon Systems, Inc. The D2, released on December 5, 2006, was Cowon's first portable media player using a touchscreen as the main means of navigation. It has since been discontinued.

Specifications

Current firmware version2.59
4.59 (DAB version)
Display2.6inches
4:3 aspect ratio; 24-bit colour depth, 320×240 px (QVGA) TFT LCD
System on chipTelechips TCC7801
CPU coreARM ARM926EJ-S
Storage2, 4, 8 and 16 GB NAND flash memory
Memory32 MB
rowspan=4File format supportaudio: MP3, APE, FLAC, Ogg, WAV, WMA
video: DivX, Xvid, WMV
pictures: JPEG, BMP
text: TXT
ConnectivityUSB 2.0
Microphone
Digital-to-analogue converterWolfson Microelectronics WM8985
Signal-to-noise ratio95 dB
MaterialsPlastic, metal
ColourBlack or white
PowerBuilt-in rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery, 1600 mAh
Rated battery life (hours)audio: 52
video: 10
Dimensions78mm × 55.4mm × 16.6mm
Weight91g

Other features include Flash Lite, a text viewer, voice recording, FM radio with recording, TV-out, optional DMB and DAB compatibility, and an SDHC card slot.

D2+

On February 23, 2009, Cowon announced the release of the D2+, an updated version of the D2 with an improved user interface and updated sound effects. It featured a new case design, but otherwise largely the same hardware, making it possible to port the new D2+ interface to the original D2.

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