[Andrew Jones]

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Originally Posted by dfkt /img/forum/go_quote.gif I wouldn't call them lazy. Only iPods, Zunes (more or less), the ancient/dead Rio Karma, the new/dead Trekstor Vibez, and Rockbox support gapless.

Don't forget the Samsung YP-Z5 with later versions of the firmware was gapless (with MP3 anyway)

 

[dfkt]

The Z5 is gapless? Wow, why didn't Samsung publish that fact to the anxious audience?

 

[dfkt]

Newest firmware sports LAME MP3 gapless playback... now I can die happy, thanks Cowon.

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[tds101]

Lets see: playlists, check! drag & drop for unconverted video files, check! gapless for mp3, check!

 

[Punnisher]

That's amazing news! Cowon = awesome.

 

[ilney]

1 month more....until.... September..... must.... resist.......

 

[techfreakazoid]

How's the start up time on Firmware V2.31 Beta2? I've compared the shipping version (V2.21) with V2.30 side-by-side and the latter loads slower. I'm concerned with each FW upgrade (?), whether the load times are getting longer.

 

[dfkt]

It loads faster than any other player I have. Not sure the S9 got slower over time, it's more or less blazing compared to the database rebuild of a Sansa Clip, or a Cowon D2/O2.

Not that the S9's startup matters much for me anyways, since it's always been among the faster players out there.

 

[techfreakazoid]

It's hard to determine load times after each FW flash. I got the chance to clock two S9s side-by-side and V2.21 loads faster. Of the top three touchscreen PMPs, the Sony X has the fastest load time to the home page, followed by the S9 (V2.21), and touch 2G (2.2.1).

BTW, how do you extend the shutdown time on the S9?

 

[tds101]

My S9 takes no more than 10secs to start up (from completely being "off"). It's was slower w/the original 2.31 Beta fw, but w/this (COWON S9 Firmware V2.31 Beta2) it's back to it's normal speedy self.

 

[techfreakazoid]

I loaded Firmware V2.31 Beta2 over the weekend and it clocks in at 3.9 seconds from the off position to the home page. Before flashing, I timed V2.21 at 4.1 seconds so kudos to the Cowon team for speeding things up! The touch 2G comes in at a whopping 17 seconds, while the X loads in an impressive 1.9 seconds.

I figured out the Auto off shutdown is buried under Settings > Time > Timer.

 

[KGW]

So just to confirm, as this is breaking point for me - the s9 now has gapless on mp3 & FLAC?

If so I will purchase right now.

 

[Azazel90x]

Did u read the thread at all? Yes it has gapless for both.

 

[iPoodz]

If nothing else, thanks for not reading, and bumping the thread!
I hadn't heard of this.

 

[KGW]

I did indeed read the thread, however it was only mentioned in one or two posts, and on intially searching for confirmation elsewhere I came up empty.

Gapless is a big deal to me as I listen almost exclusively to electronic music, including mix CDs and other albums where tracks 'blend' into each other. As a result of this I wanted to be absolutely certain before I made the purchase.

I've now found the relevant info. on the Cowon site and I'm going to place my order shortly.