Creative Labs Muvo NX 256 MB MP3 Player

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Manufacturer: Creative Labs
Price at amazon.com: Used & new from $136.28

List price $169.99



Product Features:

• 256 MB of flash memory holds up to 8 hours WMA or 4 hours MP3 music when recorded at 64 kbps (WMA) or 128 kbps (MP3)
• Works as a USB Flash Drive with any PC or Mac with USB 1.1 port, holds the equivalent of 176 floppies
• Built-in microphone records up to 16 hours of high quality monaural voice recording
• Connect to any Creative Speaker system with the M-PORT interface for instant music playback through your speakers
• Compatible with Windows 98SE, 2000, Me, and XP

Product Description:

plays MP3 and WMA files * 256MB embedded memory holds approximately: * 8 hours of music at 64 kbps * 4 hours of music at 128 kbps * other bitrates also supported

Average Customer Rating:

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Comment: Decent player Rating:
I've had this MUVO NX for a little over a month, and it has proven to be a decent player.

PROS:
-Easy to use.
-Overall sound quality is respectable with good headphones.
-The battery will last 12 hours if allowed to play continously, but for "real world" use (i.e. pausing, searching, changing the volume level), the battery lasts about 8 hours.
-The player's lightweight, compact design is durable with normal use.
-The built in USB connector allows for quick downloads from any computer with a USB port (no connector cords needed).
-Can double as a USB drive to store pictures, documents, etc.
-256 MB stores about 60 CD-quality songs.
-Comes with a removable holster and belt clip.

CONS:
-There seems to be no way to select the order of play, nor is there built in software to create individual playlists.
-No FM radio.
-Sound becomes muffled at low volumes.
-The memory is not expandable.

I would prefer more memory (or at least an expansion slot), and the inability to create playlists is a major drawback. Nevertheless, I am satisfied with the player's overall performance.

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Comment: Perfect Workout Companion! Rating:
Pros: Tiny player with great sound, features like shuffling and EQ, lightweight, easy to set up and copy music or files
Cons: Buttons may be too small for bigger fingers, one AAA battery life only about 5-6 hours, included ear buds are dinky

I already own a CD MP3 player, which is fine for most applications except when I'm at the gym. It's too big and it skips whenever you move. So I really wanted one of the new tiny players. My wonderful boyfriend got me this player for a birthday present.

It is super simple to set up; just install the Creative software, plug the player into an empty USB port, and you'll be copying files in no time! I can either drag and drop from my folders, or create a playlist in Windows Media Player and copy it automatically. It also holds any kind of file. I've used it to copy photos from my laptop to my home PC.

The sound is terrific. I like to turn up the volume fairly high, so that probably eats into the battery life. I was pleased to find out that I can randomly shuffle files, skip folders, or maneuver around my songs any way I like. I can also set the EQ to boost the sound even more.

I find the buttons easy to use, but someone with thicker fingers might not like it as much. Just rock the slider back and forth to move from song to song. The attractive and readable display shows you the time elapsed and any MP3 tags included in your file.

The included belt clip is very secure and slides into the included armband. I've only used the armband once, but I noticed a funny rubbery smell on my arm after working out. Could be because it's new!

I have not yet tried rechargeable batteries with the player, but a normal alkaline battery lasts about 5 or 6 hours. That's certainly long enough for any intense workout, or a 2 or 3-hour flight, but I don't want to have to keep changing batteries. Two colored battery "skins" are included, blue and gray. (You can also buy more skins via the Creative website for about $8-10 apiece.) You could either swap the player out to a different color and match your outfit, or keep a battery in each skin and use the alternate skin as a backup.

I also bought new sports-style headphones because I found the included earbuds to be totally useless.

Overall I love this little gadget! It's exactly what I needed in an attractive usable extra-light package. Thanks, sweetie!

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Comment: Perfect MP3 Player! Rating:
This is really a review of the Creative Labs MuVo TX 256MB MP3 player which has the 2.0 USB connection, which is super fast, much faster than the 1.1 that almost all other ones have. I purchased this so I could have music for working out and so I could have a portable drive for power point presentations etc.
First, it is the perfect size and comes with belt clip and arm band. It plugs directly into the USB port on your computer so you don't have to lug around all those cables etc. The display is excellent, backlit blue, the controls are easily accessible while running, the software included allows you to build your own play list folders and to take music off your CDs and put it on the MP3 player. The latter is an awesome feature as I have several CD mixes that were burned that I love to run to and I was thrilled to be able to easily transfer them to my new MP3 player. In order to load music to the player you just click and drop them in.
It sounds like some people had trouble hearing with the headphones, but I thought they were fine. I am however using Sony earbuds as I think they do have better sound and are more comfortable.
I would highly reccommend spending the extra $$ on this product as I think it is exceptional. I am truly pleased with it.

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