Creative Labs MUVOČ X-Trainer 512 MB MP3 Player

by Creative

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000DZBVF
• Item model number: 70PD052000003
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

CREATIVE LABS (70PD052000003) NOMAD MuVo2 X-Trainer 512MB

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Generally Very Good, But..., November 14, 2003

By A Customer

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This review is from: Creative Labs MUVOČ X-Trainer 512 MB MP3 Player (Electronics)

This is my fifth MP3 player. My others are a Nomad, a couple of car MP3 players, and a portable CD MP3 player. I bought the Muvo2 because the plastic around the Nomad eventually stressed and broke apart. I was shocked at how much better the sound quality of the Muvo2 is over the Nomad. From my experience with the Nomad and the other players, I had thought that MP3 inherently sounded terrible, but now I know better. In addition, the battery life is really quite impressive as well. That's the good news. The bad: can you tell how small the buttons are? Isn't this player meant for use while exercising? In particular, the main button there is really a toggle with four positions. It's impossible to manipulate with gloves on, such as cold weather jogging gloves or full-fingered gloves that you might use for lifting weights. It might be troublesome even without gloves for those with big fingers. The other problem with it is that the display is tiny, so you really can't read the display when it is strapped to your arm without looking like you're tying to sniff your armpit. Nonethelss, I like it overall, and I would buy it again.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, March 1, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Creative Labs MUVOČ X-Trainer 512 MB MP3 Player (Electronics)

I owned several memory-, CD-, and HD-based MP3/WMAplayers and honestly I don't know why I get this Muvo2 player. There are simply too many thing that I don't like about this player

1. The control is way too small (less than 1/2" in diameter with 5 functions)

2. The navigation sucks -
a. You can't choose a song directly w/o playing a folder and then advance to the song you want.
b. You can't back out of a folder w/o going through menu | folder option | 1st folder | next/prev folder...
c. Only 2/3 functions of the tiny control wheel is available for navigation.

3. They want you to buy additional battery for $50 instead of using standard batteries.

4. The control wheel and play buttons are completely hidden when the unit is in the case so you have to take the unit out before you can control it.

5. The USB 2.0 and USB charging support are nice. However, you can't use the player in the USB charging mode.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comparison to iPod is asinine, November 21, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Creative Labs MUVOČ X-Trainer 512 MB MP3 Player (Electronics)

The guy comparing this to an iPod is clueless. For a solid-state player that you don't have to worry about wearing out under extreme jostling (I've RMA'd my iPod twice; for every "I jog with my iPod" story there are 3 of me), this is the ultimate. Besides having a player you can actually do something besides ride the bus with and expect it to last a few years, this player also has plug-and-play ability, which cannot be overstated.

Plug it in to any Win-XP (2000 also?) computer (no installation necessary) and drag the mp3/wma files over to drive E (or whatever drive it shows up as). Need to move a Word file somewhere to print it or share with a friend? Copy it over, it's just like a portable HD or giant floppy. Like your friends mp3s or vice-versa? Just plug into his computer and copy off or onto your Muvo. No need to install a bunch of proprietary software just to load your player. And USB 2.0 means the copies are nearly as fast as copying to another folder on your HD.

This is the ultimate mp3 player I've seen for active people who need something besides a HD-based player. For that matter, people who realise that even a well-treated HD player like the iPod is not likely to last more than 4-5 years can look at this as a long-term investment.

It's a bit expensive, but the only downsides I have seen so far is that the buttons are a little small for people with large fingers and it only offers FM radio with a $60 remote which requires a firmware upgrade that hasn't been released yet. And the lcd is a little small, but it shows what you need to see I guess.

Besides all that, if you want to jump on the iPod bandwagon then knock yourself out. If you want a super-slick PnP solid-state player, you can't do much better than this.