Great MP3 Player, Great Deal
Written: Nov 22 '04
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Pros: Drag and Drop, Good space, small, good sound quality, good interface.
Cons: Does not support OGG Vorbis, needs exit/cancel buttons. Lacks "on the fly" playlists
The Bottom Line: If you want more than flash drives offer, but cant afford the 10GB or more players, this is a good choice
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| jqu1232's Full Review: Creative Technology Nomad MuVo² (4 GB) MP3 Pl... |
This player is great for those who want more than 1GB but cant afford the high end 20GB+ players. This player is a perfect compromise between the two. I've used it for about 2 months now. The interface is easy to use, but a back or exit button would make it a lot smoother and quicker. The EQ settings are very handy, since most cd players only have a bass boost. The random mode is actually random, as far as i can tell. The size of the screen is ok as scrolling in the menus is horizontal. The backlight also lights up the screen quite nicely in the dark.
Finding a specific song can be quite difficult without a search, but if you organize them well using folders and play lists, then finding a song should be too hard.
Transferring songs is very easy and quick. Any windows OS above 98 SE will recognize it. I use mine as a small portable hard drive as well. In case you left a big important file on a friends computer, or just want the extra storage space, this MP3 player can act like a USB Hard Drive. You can even charge using the USB connection, but it is a lot slower than using the adapter. You can just drag and drop them onto the player, or use the software. I recommend not using the software. When they say transfer a song a second, they are wrong. It actually transfers about four 5 minute songs a second. However the FAT 32 formatting makes transferring lots of little files slightly slower.
The sound quality of the ear buds is pretty good, but if you wanted really good sound quality, you should consider investing in good ear buds or headphones. The stock ear buds fit into the outer canal of the ear, and are really big. People with small ears would have trouble with them. Taking the padding off makes it slightly better. The MP3 player itself plays the sound back perfectly, and has enough space to accommodate higher bit rates.
Unfortunately this MP3 is hard drive based and will skip, hiss, or even crash if you try to use it while working out hard. Personally I haven’t had any problems yet. It is tolerant to medium bumps like driving over speed bumps or dropping it slightly, but that doesn’t mean that it wont break completely if dropped onto a hard surface. It is much more tolerant to bumps if it is off, I went mountain biking with it in my pocket and when I took it out to listen, it was just fine.
The battery is user accessible and also acts as a reset button, which is very nice. A new battery costs about $50, a lot cheaper than I-Pod's policy.
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Amount Paid (US$): 150
Recommended for: Beginners - Easy Enough for Tech Newbies
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