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Nothing we could do after 3 support sessions with Creative could make it work so we have returned it. Well after following all the instructions for installing the software and connecting the player we tried to put some music on it and it flipped out - started connecting/disconnecting to the usb nonstop. Caveat emptor - this is one very sour lemon. We bought this MP3 player for my mother as a birthday gift because she's been using my smaller capacity older MuVo for a few months. We were so excited to see her getting into "gadgets" so we sprang for what we thought would be a nice upgrade.
The mechanical construction could be a bit better. Some things I would like to add :1. I am a pretty forgetful person and having a bunch of AAA batteries is more convenient for me than remember to put things on charge through a computer every night. This option is available only in the 'recorded tracks' folder. Every time I open the battery compartment to replace the battery, I feel the the door is going to fail. Logan's review. The most useful feature of this player is the AAA battery. It offers low quality voice recording which means the file size is very small - that completely suits my purpose since I need only the rough sketches to be recorded as WAV and not clutter the disk space with stupid mp3 encodings which take up a lot of space.
Same feeling when I open it up for a thumb drive usage. I agree completely with D. Why would the player recognize the WAV files only if it is in a particular folder. It would make sense if it did not recognize at all or recognized in all folders.5. There is no WAV playing option as far as I can remember in the 'regular' folders.
This also helps me to record various things like classes and technical conversations without much ado.4. I can't understand how the price can get doubled when all the electronics prices are supposed to fall.6. It is a waste of computer resources as well. The current price is $99.99. Currently it is flimsy.3. I bought this for $49.99 Sep 2007. I have had this player for almost 1.5 years.
this seems strange to me. This is a perfect piece for that. But that has not happened.2. I am a composer and it is important for me to have my humming recorded whenever and wherever I get inspired.
i see amazon has it for $124 and $29 shipping (are they nuts). sound is very good, i really like this one. i paid $35 + $5 shipping at amazon.
T200) are also rather inconvenient. Their controls (esp. In contrast: on V100 all you need to do is to copy files over -- no worrying about tags; no time wasted creating playlists where none are needed.
-- Simply plug it in a USB port in your car stereo; TV; etc. I've tried a few other USB stick players now on the market and they fail in comparison. It's a pretty old model by now (Dec'08); it has served me well for several years -- now after having accidentally destroyed it I have still not found one that comes anywhere close in features and convenience.Critical points include:- a USB stick form factor: -- No cables to lose.
Creative's own MuVo T200 and Sansa Express neither of which has folder navigation on device which make them pretty much impossible to use without creating playlists on PC for every folder. And Samsung U3 is simply an absolute disaster with horrible hardware design and even more horrible software. & listen- It's a mass storage device -- No confusing synchronization software needed; it just works -- can use it to carry files around- Folder navigation on the player- Great controls: intuitive; ergonomic; never pressed by accident- A generic AAA battery lasts approximately forever.
Never ever worry about recharging.The only thing that I really wish it could have is player list creation on the device.
I switched to rechargeable AAAs so I don't have to keep buying the disposable ones. I like the convienience of using standard AAA batteries instead of an internal power source. With 2GBs of memory it's really adequate for my needs. Once I got the hang of this little device, I was hooked. I use it mostly for foreign language programs.
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