Creative Labs NOMAD Jukebox 10 GB MP3 Player
With a remarkable 10GB of storage, the NOMAD Jukebox can store an entire collection of digital music - over 2, 500 songs - in a compact, portable player that fits in the palm of your hand. It will revolutionize the way you listen to, store, and carry around your music. In stylish metallic blue, the NOMAD Jukebox is about the size of a portable CD player and can store more than 170 hours of CD-quality music. That's like having a 125+ CD changer in the palm of your hand! NOMAD Jukebox 10GB supports the popular Windows Media (WMA) and MP3 digital music formats, is versatile and easy to use, and provides an extensive array of connections for you to listen to, record, and take your music wherever you go. A complete line of accessories is also available to personalize and extend the functionality of your NOMAD Jukebox. Like all Creative NOMAD Jukebox players, NOMAD Jukebox 10GB offers the best in portable digital audio technology.
The Creative 10 GB Nomad Jukebox is a portable, multiformat digital audio player with intuitive navigation for easy categorizing and classifying of content. Measuring about the size of a portable CD player and weighing only 14 ounces, this EAX-certified digital audio player features a 10 GB storage capacity. Its 8 MB DRAM memory buffer provides up to five minutes of shock protection for portable use. The 10 GB Nomad Jukebox stores approximately 160 hours of CD-quality audio (equivalent to over 220 albums) or up to 4,300 hours of spoken-word content. It supports file formats such as MP3, WAV, and WMA, and comes preloaded with classical music and audiobook content. Unlike other hard drive-based solutions, the Nomad Jukebox offers an onboard, real-time digital signal processor for superior audio playback and customization. It includes special-effects algorithms that alter the way your music sounds, making it seem as if you are listening in a concert hall, in a stone room, or in a forest. You can also slow and speed the playback of files, a feature that is particularly helpful if you are running through the minutes of a meeting you just recorded or are listening to other spoken-word content. Other features include: - Line in for direct audio recording from external devices
- Dual line out for 4-point surround speaker connectivity
- DC power in for separate power supply and battery recharging
- Downloadable OS for upgrades and extended features
- Interactive, easy-to-use software interface for quick playback, organization, customization, and categorizing your entire music collection
- Windows and Mac compatibility
The Nomad Jukebox offers USB interface for lightning-fast data transfer between your Nomad Jukebox and your PC or Macintosh. It includes headphones and four rechargeable NiMH AA batteries for up to four hours of usage.
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Creative Labs NOMAD Jukebox 10 GB MP3 Player Reviews
So I bought this Nomad Jukebox 10GB player. It takes about as long to copy the files over to Jukebox as it does to burn a CD, so I think I am going back to a MP3 CD solution (Samsung MCD-HM200). You will have fewer problems. The Nomad takes a good minute or two to start up which is slower than my computer. If you need to carry your extensive music collection every where you go, the Nomad Jukebox is a good choice. My first portable MP3 player was the Rio Volt. On the contrary, you have to start some bloated software to connect to the Nomad and copy the files over.
It's easier to use and cheaper, so I won't cry when it breaks. Fortunately, the computer software does make it a tad easier to create playlists than on the Jukebox alone.Battery life is short.maybe 4 hours using AA rechargeables. Also check out nomadness.net for underground info on your Nomad.Personally, the volume isn't loud enough to hear over my lawn mower or whatever when doing chores. I don't have 10GB of MP3s in my music collection, but I'm pretty close. For example, you can't organize the files into folders on the original Jukebox models. Also, stay away from the Nomad bloatware. It costs a little, but the software is updated every 2 weeks or so with new features and the updates are free forever.
I'm constantly rotating in and out the songs I listen to. I've dropped the unit a couple of times. What a piece of junk. If you have a the Jukebox 2 or 3, look into Notmad Explorer (redchairsoftware.com) which allows you to move files to and fro in Windows Explorer. The unit shuts itself off, but I was able to turn it back on with no problems. At least it doesn't use a proprietary battery like the iPod. I absolutely recommend you go to nomadworld.com and upgrade the firmware to 4.1.
There is a freeware app called "MP3-Library" that works very well with the original Jukebox. The power adapter doesn't seem to charge them very well, so I use an external battery charger. Unfortunately, navigating a large collection with the Nomad is difficult. With these hard drive-based MP3 players, I was under the impression you could just connect it to your computer, have it show up as a removable drive in Explorer, and just copy over the files.
Battery life is only about 4 hours, which is about right when you consider they're running a hard drive (moving part, always uses more power). I'd say this product is worth buying, at the very least if you see it on sale.and don't worry too much about those who blasted it with just one star.most likely frustrated "Newbies". It can be a little confusing to get your mp3's transferred over, but once you figure it out, it really isn't too difficult at all. Sound quality is excellent, and while some reviews may sway you away from the products, Creative Labs tends to make an excellent line of audio products. I bought this a short time ago,and have had no serious issues with it at this point. Second, transferring music. Seeing that the reviews here are all really good, or really bad, let me explain.
i have never seen anything easier. compared to other mp3 players i would definitely say that this is the best. the menus are easy to make and the songs are very easy to navigate through. i was wrong. also the space is enormous. I thought this would be a very hard to use player. using this you don't have to carry all the cds around.
They said that going back to school is the day you "put 150 albums in the palm of your hand." I thought that was cool, but Future Shop had no idea what it was, maybe a burner. I saw an ad for Future Shop. Eventually, it works and now I have something to amuse myself on the long bus rides for Ladner or North Delta. Seeing as I have a large CD collection (250+), it's difficult for me to decide what I'd like to listen to on the bus that goes to and from school. I found out later that this machine was an mp3 player, and, using my birthday money, I got it. My only complaints would be that it doesn't have enough room for ALL the CDs I like, and has very short battery life. Disasters kept striking when we tried to set it up. How can you hold 150 albums in just one burner, anyway.
Like many people, I resent shelling out my hard earned money for something which it seems has been designed to be a disposable commodity like an old video cassette tape, which this product clearly has. My advice.
Sound familiar. Just look around.
Creative have produced an apparently amazing concept without listening to the customer.hmmm, now there's a surprise, another corporation ripping off people with products with short shelf-lives, built no doubt by cheap foreign labour and sold at staggeringly high profits. Go with the Ipod, and lets see Creative try being creative with their accounts as their profits disintegrate like one of their poorly assembled products.
Creative have seen the last of my money, and I hope others arent as easily conned into buying the latest must-have gizmo like I unfortunately was. You decide.
This product was ok to begin with, but performance tailed off quickly as soon as the warranty expired.coincidence. The revolution starts here.
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