Creative Lab's Nomad Muvo2 4GB - Hitting the Mark Right Below Massive Storage
by Andrew Ku on May 25, 2004 3:00 AM EST- Posted in
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Nomad Muvo2 4GB - Biggest of the Creative's Ultraportables (continued)
All of the access ports for the Muvo2 4GB MP3 player are aligned on the top side and include (left to right): power in, USB port (2.0/1.1), FM wired remote jack, and a headphone port.
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The rest of the player is all but bare minus the small keychain hook on the left side.
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Creative includes an interesting pair of headphones with the Muvo2 4GB MP3 player, which we suspect is bundled with all of the Muvo2 product line. The odd thing about this pair of headphones is that they are overly large. The earbuds themselves don't quite fit (several people have commented on this), and they are even more uncomfortable due to the increase in size caused by the padding. To be perfectly honest, we can imagine many complaints from people using these headphones.
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Comparing an earbud on this headphone set to our new Apple in-ears helps show the relative size difference. The earbud size for the Apple in-ears are actually the medium sized ones, which just goes to show how large the headphones are that come bundled with the Muvo2 4GB.
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Aside from the obvious bundled accessories (USB cable - one long and short, power cable, and headphones), Creative also includes a holster that can be clipped to your belt for those on the move.
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The holster for the Muvo2 family, though, is set apart by the fact that it also has a small insert slot for a short USB 2.0 (comes included in the package) to be tucked away, something we rarely see with most MP3 players. The problem here is going to be a love-it or hate-it feature. For many people, USB ports aren't on the front side of the system, and the insanely short 5 inch (tip to tip) USB 2.0 cable doesn't help. In our opinion, this is something that may be more appreciated by those with laptops and or easy USB accessibility.
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melgross - Sunday, May 30, 2004 - link
I wonder what the percentage of people are using this for what it was designed for vs. the drive camera angle. Creative probable doesn't care, as long as they sell, but...nigham - Sunday, May 30, 2004 - link
one thing i noticed with the Muvo NX - my current MP3 player - it DOES NOT recognize files that start with odd characters '[', '_' and such to be music files. caused me a huge heartache when i first bought it coz all my files are organized as "[Artist] Song Name"!!nigham - Sunday, May 30, 2004 - link
does this play .ogg format? i sorely need a player that plays ogg (since all my music is in that format) - and as of now, i believe only iRiver supports it.Lurks - Saturday, May 29, 2004 - link
Deleting posts? Nice...MrEgo - Thursday, May 27, 2004 - link
Ok, I admit I hardly know a thing about MP3 players. That being said, I am looking for a good MP3 player to listen to while I exercise. So basically, here's my requirements:1. Cannot skip while I run or bike.
2. Able to upload songs from my computer onto the player.
3. Able to delete/add files freely without buying memory cards.
Would the player that was just reviewed support my needs? If so or if not, does anyone have any other suggestions for other players that may be cheaper that would suit my needs?
wassup4u2 - Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - link
What formats does it support? MP3, obviously, but how about .wma or .ogg?Foxbat121 - Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - link
Correction: Type II CF rather than Type IIIFoxbat121 - Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - link
Micro Drive is type III CF compatible which means you can used it as Type II CF cards. And I think we're talking about Muvo2 4GB here not 1.5GB.nightowl - Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - link
I thought the Muvo2 1.5GB used a microdrive and not flash memory. Everything I have read says that it and the Rio Nitrus use a microdrive instead of flash memory.Foxbat121 - Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - link
Most people bought Muvo2 just for the internal CF sized microdrive. You will find a lot of Muvo2's on sale on eBay without the microdrive. The MD alone costs $500 retail. ANd it works with most digital cameras that accept CF II cards. iPod has the same micro drive but is specifically modified so that it won't work inside a camera.It's hard to find anywhere that has Muvo2 in stock. Most places sold out in a few hours.