iAudio X5 30 GB Portable Multimedia Player with FM Tuner & Voice Recorder (Black)
- 30 GB hard drive holds about 7,500 songs (4 minutes each, 128 kbps); internal battery supplied up to 14 hours continuous playback
- Plays MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, ASF, FLAC, WAV, JPEG, and MPEG-4 (video) playback
- 160 x 128-pixel, 260,000-color TFT LCD with text and image display; read text while you listen
- Up to 480 Mbps transfers with USB 2.0 interface; USB-OTG (host) feature lets you view images direct from most digital cameras
- FM radio receiver with station presets; radio and voice recording, line-in recording
Product Description
There's a new digital media player that's earning many ears and eyes. Reviewers are falling in love with the iAudio X5 from Cowan. It is a super-compact, portable digital audio device that supports playback of various multi-media audio files including MP3 files and Mpeg4 video, features FM radio listening/recording, recording through a built-in microphone or line-in input terminals, and text and image viewer OTG (USB host feature). At only 4.08 X 2.39 X 0.56 inches and about 5 ounces (including built-in rechargeable battery), iAudio X5 offers more entertainment and educational potential than virtually any other pocket-sized portable. It's the in product for those beyond the average. Are you ready for the iAudio X5? Integrated Color TFT LCD screen, Resolution 160x128 Long Playback Time - Up to 14 hours playback on included Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (time may vary based upon features and settings used) Multi language support Enhanced Integrated Navigator - Play/Pause, Recording / Pause While Recording / Next Song/Previous Song, Fast Forward/Rewind, Section Repeat / Resume, Fade-In, AutoPlay Features / Search Speed, Skip Speed Setup / Volume (Digital 40 Levels) / Various EQ and Sound Field Effects User-Adjustable 5-Band EQ - -Normal, Rock, Pop, Jazz, Classic, Vocal, User Supports BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround Clock, Alarm, Timer Recording, Sleep Function, Power Saving Shut down, Power / LCD On/Off, Hold Combined Switch / LCD Auto Off Time Adjustment, Brightness, and Contrast Adjustments Includes Software suite / Easy Firmware Upgrade Supports ID3V2, ID3V1, FileName Supports Microsoft Windows 98/98se/ME/2000/XP // Macintosh OS 9.X, 10.X (data transfer only) // Linux kernel v2.2 or higher (data transfer only)
Amazon.com Product Description
Sturdy, versatile, and remarkably compact, given its voluminous storage capacity, iAudio's X5 portable multimedia device is sure to be a hit. The 30 GB audio/video player and recorder can store about 7,500 songs (4 minutes each, 128 kbps) i n a nearly unparalleled choice of formats, from MP3 and WMA to linear (uncompressed, CD-quality) WAV files, Egg Vorbis f iles (which sound a bit better than MP3 for files of comparable size), as well as FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec, compr essed but designed for 1:1 encode/decode). The X5 can recognize up to 2,000 folders and 10,000 individual files, and its super power-saving circuit provides up to 14 hours continuous playback on a full charge. Coolest of all? You can import photos taken from most digital cameras and view them on the player's 160 x 128-pixel, 260 ,000-color TFT LCD thanks to OTG ("on the go"), the player's USB host feature. (Certain digital cameras are not supporte d; see www.iaudio.com for compatibility.) Create your own logo or download logos from the iAudio web site. You can also set a picture of your choosing as wallpaper. 
Click here to view a detailed list of parts. | The player also offers FM radio listening and recording (with one-touch tuning presets), audio recording through either a built-in microphone or analog line-in input terminals, and the ability to read text as well as images--you can even vi ew text, though not images, while listening to music. Use the included JetAudio software to convert various video files to MPEG-4 (up to 15 fps), then enjoy the transcoded vi deo files on the X5. Another program, JetShell, performs CD ripping and file conversion and facilitates music playback.< P> The X5 provides direct encoding, too, by which you can capture the output of an external audio device. This means you co nnect the output terminal of an external audio device to the recording (input) terminal of the X5 using a bidirectional stereo cable (supplied), letting you load material from components like a DVD player, a cassette deck, a minidisc player , a turntable, or a TV. And, with the unit's built-in, high-fidelity microphone, the X5 can record speech with the quality of dedicated voice re corders--perfect for important meetings, lectures, and notes to self. Onboard sound processing includes BBE Sound enhancement, BBE Mach3Bass, MP Enhance (designed to compensate for sound los t in MP3 compression), a 5-band adjustable equalizer, and 3D Surround (3-dimensional sound that gives the sound a wide s ense of space). What's in the Box
iAudio player, stereo earphones, a subpack, an installation CD (JetShell and JetAudio), a USB 2.0 cable, a line-in recor ding cable, a USB host adapter, an AC power adapter, a user's manual, and warranty information.
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iAudio X5 30 GB Portable Multimedia Player with FM Tuner & Voice Recorder (Black)
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- Publisher: Cowon
- Label: Cowon
- Studio: Cowon
- Average Customer Review:
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- Sales Rank in Electronics: #17702
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Summary: Amazing. but..... 2008-10-09
Comment: I have had the iAudio for over a year now and it has been great. I am still putting music into it as the HD is huge. Sound reproduction is excellent. Not that easy to use but you get used to it.
The battery "died" right after the warrenty expired. There are great battery replacements out there....I replaced it myself but wouldn't recommend doing that unless you are handy soldering.
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Summary: Love it! 2008-09-15
Comment: I purchased the X5 specifically because it supports lossless formats such as FLAC, so I don't have to sacrifice sound quality. It works beautifully, exactly as claimed. I rarely use the video and only use the radio occasionally, but both work great.
The only downsides to it are that it's bulkier than most players and it's heavy, but it's built like a tank, so it should be very durable. I carried it for 16 months of weekly air travel and it's held up fine.
If you're going to use it in noisy environments, you'll wan't to add noise isolating or noise cancelling earbuds or headphones.
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Summary: Awsome Device 2008-07-14
Comment: I love the iAudio x5. I use mine for recording talk radio shows and mp3 music. I cab set the timer for it to start recording and when to stop recording. The only downfall is that it's limited to only four hours of recording. I wish the makers would allow me to record for as long as I set my timer. Maybe in the near future I've had other mp3 players and the x5 is the best. I think the user interface is very user friendly. I also use my x5 for music. I listen to alot of mp3 and to the radio also. The sound quality is very good. The radio reception is so much better than most. If you're gonna buy an mp3 player, I highly recommend the x5, x5L, and the U2 models. The x5L model has a battery life that will last you for 35 hours. The U2 is a smaller compact version that's half the size of a regular cell phone. Word of Caution: DO NOT get the touch-button version. Those things are more annoying than it's worth. Get one with normal buttons you can push.
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Summary: I love this thing. 2008-06-07
Comment: I've had my 20 GB iaudio x5 for... 2.5 years? That seems right. It's a tank. I have an active, perilous and sometimes boring (hence the need for tunes) job (free-range doggie daycare and boarding). It has been dropped, slobbered on, sat on, stepped on, chewed on, scratched, bumped... pretty much everything except drowned or run over by a car. Wait... no. No, it wasn't run over by a car.
The point is, I dropped it again, and though it plays fine, half the screen is wacky. I can still tell what's going on, but... I thought I'd take a look. Just in case it's on its last legs. I'm glad to see that they are still available, I looked on ebay, and there was one used 30gb for kinda cheap (on auction, though), but other than that it was all the super-fancy ones that can do your laundry and play movies and oh, yeah, also play music. I just need it to be able to fit all of my music (I never know what I'll be in the mood for), be easy to take songs and stuff on and off (which it most certainly is), play the radio (not terribly often used, but is handy), and it's really nice to be able to save other kinds of files (word, excel, whatev). I'm not as concerned with the last one anymore since I now have a 2gb flash drive that is easier, as you don't need any cords or anything.
ANYway. I am rarely in love with a product to the point that I want to sing its praises to the world.
iaudio x5, I sing your praises at the top of my lungs.
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Summary: Good player, Bad luck 2007-09-30
Comment: I was very pleased with this player for a while. It did what I expected it to do, like play all the different music extensions with all sorts of equalizers and various settings. The sound quality is excellent, really, so far as I can tell. The software is good, straightforward, and has a nifty mp3-to-wav converter. The firmware is simple to set up for anyone that knows anything about computers. Over the period of about 9 months that I used it, I dropped it several times, from varying heights with no noticeable damage. I got the 80 gig so I never managed to fill it more than halfway. I even put some jpgs in there just for fun, and recorded random noises/conversations to play back later.
But bad things started to happen, just a couple days after getting it. I heard strange clicking noises and whirring, very loud-like. Figured all electronics make noises. It is a hard drive, after all, shouldn't it then? I got used to it. I noticed that the battery life was not as great as I'd hoped it would be. At first, it seemed to last about 8 hours or so. Less than advertised, but normal enough I suppose. It seemed like navigating the menus even for a short time would drain the battery for some reason. I didn't watch movies (actually I couldn't figure out how to) so why was this happening? I just charged it more often and tried to ignore it.
After this I noticed strange behavior while plugging it into my computer. Sometimes plugging in the USB on the bottom, Jet Audio would not recognize that it was there at all. I couldn't copy music or even connect to it to browse the files. Resetting the firmware did not fix this problem. Using the USB port on the side (why are there 2?) would not do much better either. Even if it did work by some chance after plugging it in multiple times, turning it on and off, the side USB port is incredibly slow comparatively. I dealt with this, too, for a while. Just didn't really put new music on it that often.
Then the head phones jack broke. I don't really know how. One morning I woke up and it was sort of bent. Maybe it fell on the floor or I sat on it weird. Either way, it doesn't make sound anymore. I figured out how to use the output jack on the thing that attaches on the bottom, but it sounds all scratchy and inferior. Why is that output even there at all? Anyway, after this incident I decided it was time to contact customer support. Actually, the Cowon website, while not the easiest thing in the world to navigate and lacking in any useful telephone numbers, really didn't take all too long to figure out. I managed to request that my player be fixed, and somebody replied maybe a day later with instructions on how to go about this.
Unfortunately for me, I didn't save my packing slip that came with it in the mail. I have the original box, manuals, serial numbers, the works, but I threw out the receipt sort of idiotically.
A couple weeks after this, I decided to try and fix it myself. I went to the hardware store, bought some electrical solder and a gun, went home and opened it up. The insides are pretty delicate, but I managed to unscrew a few tiny screws and get to the part that broke. It's no wonder it broke, too, only attached by three tiny pieces of metal. So I soldered it in those 3 spots, closed it and fired it up. Surprisingly, it worked. I was pretty excited at having done this myself, I yanked a wire while standing up and it crashed on the floor and broke again. Sort of angry at myself, though patient, I tried to fix it again. This time I messed up and melted a piece that I shouldn't have melted. Now it doesn't work at all.
I hope your Iaudio doesn't have issues, because it really is a good player all in all. I'm not sure what to buy next, maybe I'll stick with a cd-player.
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iAudio X5 30 GB Portable Multimedia Player with FM Tuner & Voice Recorder (Black)
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