Creative MuVo Micro N200 1 GB MP3 Player Black

by Creative

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• Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 1.3 x 2.6 inches ; 0.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0006G9HMA
• Item model number: N200BB1GB
• Batteries: 1 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Weighing just a little more than an ounce, the incredibly thin Creative MuVo Micro N200 packs a lot of features into its small package. In addition to multiformat digital audio playback--both MP3 and WMA--the Micro N200 also offers an FM radio, voice recorder, and line-in recording capability.

The Micro N200 plays both MP3 and WMA digital audio files; the 1 GB internal flash memory will store up to 32 hours of WMA files at 64 kbps or up to 16 hours of MP3 music at 128 kbps. With support for WMA, MuVo Micro N200 offers you access to the widest selection of music download services on the Internet, including Best Buy MusicNow, Buy Music, Musicmatch, and Napster.

The Micro N200 enables line-in recording to create MP3 files directly from a CD, mini-disc, or record player, and high-quality digital voice recording via the built-in microphone--perfect for recording voice notes, interviews, or lectures. The Micro N200 also plays and records FM radio. You can also use the Micro N200 as a mass storage USB drive, enabling you to carry important documents and presentations.

It's powered by one AAA battery that provides up to 15 hours of continuous play. With super-fast USB 2.0 connectivity and simple drag-and-drop transfer without software, the Micro N200 accepts music files as quickly as a song per second. A blue, backlit LCD screen--reversible for left- or right-handed operation--displays song title, play time, play mode, FM tuner, and preset settings. Songs and EQ settings can be easily accessed and selected with one-finger using the side-mounted scroller button.

What's in the Box
This package includes the 1 GB MuVo Micro N200, dynamic bass stereo headphones, neck strap, sports armband and case, line-in cable, 1 AAA battery, and CD-ROM with Creative MediaSource music management software. MediaSource is an easy-to-use application for ripping CDs, organizing entire digital music collections, and easily transferring MP3 and WMA files.

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Product Description

Stylish, Micro-sized Player with Line-In, USB 2.0, FM Radio and Voice Recorder--Feel Your Music, Not Your Player¿MuVo Micro is the sleekest new flash Digital Audio Player from Creative. With the incredibly thin design you'll never even notice you're wearing it, but you will notice the amazing, skip free, audio quality when you're listening to your MP3 and WMA music. MuVo Micro comes in 8 fun, vibrant colors and each color comes with either 256MB, 512MB or 1GB of flash memory to store hours and hours of your favorite songs. 1GB player holds up to 32 hours WMA or 16 hours MP3 music 512MB player holds up to 16 hours WMA or 8 hours MP3 music 256MB player holds up to 8 hours WMA or 4 hours MP3 music MuVo Micro has a line-in that you connect to and record directly from any audio source, like a CD player - you don't need a computer! Plus, with a built-in mic, MuVo Micro is perfect for recording quick notes or lectures and MuVO Micro has an FM radio you can tune in to and record all your favorite radio shows.With the USB 2.0 connection MuVo Micro will transfer your songs from your computer in seconds; you don't need any special software. Plus, MuVo Micro is a USB mass storage device, simply drag-and-drop data files like photos and presentations and store them in your player. With support for WMA, MuVo Micro N200 offers you access to the widest selection of music download services on the Internet.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

112 of 114 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Serious flaws finally fixed?, January 10, 2005

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K. Cone "warprin" (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative MuVo Micro N200 1 GB MP3 Player Black (Electronics)

1.12.01 firmware has been release to address the "clicking" sound produced during playback. Get this at www.creative.com.

Added comment: The rubber holder for the player, if left on for weeks on end, will somewhat scratch certain areas of the player. So if you're concerned about cosmetics, don't use it unless you have to.

Also, the V200 has been released outside the US - it's basically the N200 with a direct USB connection, so you don't have to use a cable. I don't know when it will be released in the States.


Revised Review:
I'd give this 4 stars now: This is a nicely compact mp3/wma player for 1 GB. It's not a USB type flash drive - instead you must use a cable to connect it to the USB port on your PC. Software consists of a player and an organizer so you can drag and drop files, and pretty much everything you need to rip music off CDs and transfer them onto the N200. Comes with a translucsent/ smoke colored rubber case with a belt clip attached to it. Also comes with a very long velcro-type arm strap. There is a small hole if you care to use a neckstrap (which is not included).Earbuds have decent bass but do not fit well in small ears and keep falling out or getting loose. I recommend getting a pair of the Sony closed-type earbuds (Fontopias).
There are a total of 4 control buttons on the player. 2 buttons for volume, one for on/off/play/pause, and one button "wheel" for forwarding through songs and for accessing the menu items. Microphone is built-in along with an FM radio. FM Reception appears to be decent. Blue backlight can be turned off or left on for 3, 5, 10, or 15 seconds. Every time you move the button "wheel" the backlight will be activated. Now, the problem with the backlight is that whenever it's on, you'll hear annoying static for the duration of the backlight. So, say, when you scroll to the next song, and if you have the backlight set to 3 seconds, for the first 3 seconds of the song you'll hear static along with the song intro. The new firmware addresses this. If you just got your player in mid-January of 2005, get the new firmware.

*****MAJOR PROBLEM***** regarding intermittent electronic crackling sounds - while listening to tunes on this player, I'll hear the occasional crackling sound, like there's a loose connection. This problem has been acknowledged by Creative and although not all players (odd, isn't it?) experience this problem, another firmware update in February of 2005 will address this. In the meantime, it's very annoying but if you're willing to wait a month (I am) then go for it. I haven't heard about this issue with other Muvo models so I'm eager to find out. It is a bit pricey for the storage space but remember this isn't a hard drive, but a flash drive. And for those who don't have a CD player in their car, just get a cassette adapter like the ones that come with portable CD players and plug it into the headphone input on the N200 for easy listening in your car. Also check out the new Mini Mac - less expensive for 1 GB storage.


PROS:
tiny, light, compact
flash, not hard drive based
good software provided
backlight
built-in 5-band EQ
language selection
built-in microphone
built-in FM radio
battery (one AAA) lasts about 15-16 hours
perfect size for exercising/running without having to swap songs constantly as on a 128 KB player
direct line-in to record from other sources
fast USB transfers
shuffle function


CONS:
earbuds don't fit small ears well
intermittent crackling sound during playback (new firmware will fix in Feb, 2005)
static while backlight is activated (new firmware will fix)

not a USB plug-in - cable needed and provided
pricey when compared to slightly larger storage space on HD-based players
2-line LCD screen may be annoyingly small for some to read
actual 1 GB not available - some of the apps take up space

54 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We've arrived (as long as we can reboot), January 19, 2005

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Michael Hoffman (Egodeath.com) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative MuVo Micro N200 1 GB MP3 Player Red/Black (Electronics)

I have much experience with cassettes, then with MiniDisc. I rip MP3s at near-MiniDisc quality -- 256kbps. This makes the files large, so I decided not to get a 128 MB MP3 player.

I waited, and now the 1GB players that are smaller than a MiniDisc player or Mini IPod have arrived. It didn't take long to research online and determine that the Creative Labs MuVo Micro has the feature set I wanted: storage capacity far above 128 MB (for large, high-fidelity 256 kbps files), tiny size and negligible mas, true 5-band equalizer (which all music players should have), USB 2.0, and universal USB-drive functionality with Windows Explorer (no special, cumbersome software required).

The 5-band EQ enables you to pick the headphones you prefer for style and comfort, then adjust the player to match those headphones as long as they are decent and you understand the principles of frequency response compensation.

The provided earbuds have a smooth and wide frequency response. They are white, which I don't care for, and are physically uncomfortably large, larger than the inexpensive silver-gray Sony earbuds (which are larger than the older black Sonys).

I recommend the Sony in-ear-canal Fontopia earbuds, because they are wide and flat in response and they block background noise. I use a slight mid-boost with these.

The red case is a good-looking, strong middle red -- not at all the cheap orange-red hue I've seen online. It is soft plastic so be careful not to scratch it.

My unit was effectively broken for a few days (it powered off when I tried to play a song file) but I formatted the drive and, especially, installed the latest firmware, which reset the unit. Hopefully this unit won't become unusable again when I'm mobile.

I keep the special USB cable with me, for file transfer.

There is a user interface design flaw: for no reason, the FM and stored music icons are placed at opposite ends of the cycle, so it takes around 8 actions just to switch between FM and stored music. The FM reception is great. The user interface is easy to figure out. A tiny, lightweight battery lasts a long time.

I tried voice recording and it was too muddy, at least with the original firmware. I will have to double-check this with other users to find out if better results are possible. I have only done a quick pass through these extra features which didn't factor into my purchase decision.

Highly recommended, as long as installing the latest firmware is effective at resetting the unit.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tiny little wonder - great sound & features, but not perfect, May 19, 2005

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R. Hudda (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative MuVo Micro N200 1 GB MP3 Player Black (Electronics)

Its really a very small player. Flash players are a great technological advance. It was very hard to decide weather I should get a regular hard drive mp3 player or a flash player.

You are obviously aware of the pros and cons of choosing one over the other. Flash players are exteremly portable, allow you to use your own AAA battery, widely available, but on the other hand max out at 1 GB capacity. My choice was this flash player.

Positive qualities
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1) Great Sound, comparable to the iRiver H320 and Dell DJ 30 players I test drove earlier
2) Very very portable.
3) The player appeared as a drive letter as soon as I plugged in, and allowed for easy tranfer of files using Windows Explorer, on my Win XP Pro OS.
4) Transferred 994 MB of files in 8 mins, so if you can save all your music on your machine's hard drive, this ease and speed of transfer virtually resolves your problem of limited size in Flash players, as long as don't mind refreshing your players songs every few days.
5) Handy to have FM player, and recorder, along with Line-In recorder to convert your old vinyl tapes, or anything else you want to feed to this player.

I would recommend 1 GB to anyone, but if you are just interested in using it for workout and are on a budget, then atleast get a 512 player. Any music player who uses a portable player owes it to himself to own one Flash Player..

Negatives
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1)Browsing to the next song stops the current song. In hard drive mp3 players I tested earlier, this was not a problem. They let me play my current song, and browse through rest of the player until I found something else I wanted to switch to.

2)You need to be aware of before making a informed buying decision is, I couldn't figure out how to use playlists.

3)This player could easily be your only MP3 player if you can easlily have all your music collection on your PC. If you can't and you rely on carrying all your files on your MP3 player, then this player may not be for you. Then you might need another high capacity player like DELL DJ, Creative Nomad, etc.

One good thing about this player is, I could easily connect to my car audio system with a TAPE adapter, and change songs so easily, and not worry about damaging the player or its hard drive (since it does not have any). Its lot easier to have this in your car instead of a pricey and delicate hard drive mp3 player.

OK, now for anyone who wants to compare this player with very similar Creative TX FM. My suggestion is go with this one.
Why?
a) create tx fm is slightly bigger and slightly heavier
b) creative tx fm may offer you the benefit of directly connecting to your laptop or pc, without a cable (very good feature), BUT it does not offer line in port, so no recording from external sources like walkman, cd player, mic, etc. Although, both the models (n200 and tx fm) have internal mics. So, I prefer the n200 anytime over TX FM.

I hope you find this review useful. Except for battery life which appears to be great ( i can't tell how many hours it lasts, sorry didn't observe that), i think my review should cover every other detail.

FYI, I compared the sound of this with iRiver h320 and it was comparable. I have read at many places and in reviews the iRiver is comparable with iPod in sound quality. I bet, this player sounds as good as an iPod too, but sorry, I haven't compared it directly.

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