21 Dec 09 Cowon V5 HD announced
We haven’t heard from Cowon in a while, but with CES 2010 coming in less than a month, it was only a matter of time. Today they announced their newest PMP, the V5 HD. At first glance, the V5 looks nearly identical to the O2, but it has a larger display (4.8″ vs 4.3″), and it’s a bit slimmer (15.7 vs 18mm) The two players share most of the same features, but the V5 separates itself with the ability to play 720P videos natively, the inclusion of an HDMI-out port, and the fact that its running on Windows CE 6.0.
Extras include a dictionary, an office app, a notepad/paint app, and oddly enough an RSS reader. The Korean market will also have a DMB TV edition.. It’ll come in sizes ranging from 8 to 32GB, plus an SDHC expansion slot. The V5 HD will be released in early January starting a 299,000 KRW, or about $252US.
