Creative MuVo TX FM 256 MB MP3 Player

This is one AWESOME MP3 player. It has so many features and the fact thats they are also easy to use makes it even better. I may have had it for a few hours, but that's all I (and most people) need to operate this player to it full extent. I have made a pros and cons list as well.PROS:MENU SYSTEM - This is GREAT! It's so easy to use because of the icons and the scoller button. One of those players that you could operate out of the box without the manual.SIZE - It's VERY small for an MP3 player. I can't say it's an amazing size because I came from an Panason SV-SD80 (THAT player, by the way, is INCREDIBLY TINY! The size of a psotage stamp). But the size DEFINITELY pocketable.SCREEN - It has a nice blue backlit screen. Some people says it's too small, but I don't think so. It displays the battery life, time elapsed, type of EQ (equalizer), and song name (NOT artist). The only showing the song name is a little bad, but it doesn't seem to bother me much. Technically, you DO get the see the artist's name because right before you select the song, it displays the file name. If you put the artist's name in the file name, you get the see it for a split second.Accessories - It comes with Creative earbuds, a belt clip, and an armbamd. The earbuds are nice sounding, but they are so big and thick in my ears that it hurts them after 5 minutes. The belt clip is rubber, which does WONDERS to the plastic surface of the MuVo. It grips the player. Plus, the way the belt slip is designed, you must stick in the key ring side of the player, so the MuVo's keyring goes into the keyring hole. That way, the player cannot fall out. That was hard to explain; it's something that you must buy the player or see the belt clip in order to understand. The armbad is actually nice to use. Not hard to use and the player is VERY safe. To use the armband, you have to use it with the belt clip, even safer.SOUND - The sound was GREAT when I first used it. Then it got even better when I setup my settings for the custom EQ. NOW it sounds AMAZING. Plus, now I can actually hear nice music coming from Sony Street style headphones (I couldn't before on my Panasonic)TRANSFER - SOOOOOO FAST! The USB 2.0 is amanzing when it's on an MP3 player AND a thumb drive. I LOVE the drag and dropp ability of the Muvo. My panasonin had to use Realplayer to transfer the songs. ABSOLUTELY ANNOYING! Now I have no fustration. Drag and drop and I outta the house.FM RADIO AND VOICE RECODER- GREAT I just autoscan for the radio station. I don't know how many presets it can save total, but when I autoscaned, I got 16. still impressive. I don't have picky ears, so the FM radio recorder was nice to have and listen to. Voice recoder is nice but not high quality. Can't expect much from an MP3 player.PRICE - I think it is a plus because you get all these things all together in one packeage: MP3 player, Voice recoder, FM radio/recorder, and flash drive. Plus, the original 256 MB MuVo TX that had NO FM radio was more expensive than this one. Funny, huh?CONS:NOT RECHARGEABLE OUT OF THE BOX - It didn't come with rechargeble batteries. It was kind of sucky, but I cant juss buy either ALOT of AAA batties, or a rechargeble battery kit.NO LANYARD - It didn't come with a neck strap. I kind of like those because if you don't want to use the belt clip or armband, but still hands free, a neck strap would be nice.NO DISPLAY OF ARTIST'S NAMESIZE - I had said that size was a PRO of the player, but it's also a CON. When you separate the player and the battery pack to plug in the player, you'll notice that the player will take up the space of 2 PORTS. Kind of annoying for some people since for me, I don't have that many USB peripherals. I'm just telling those people who DO have all USB ports filled and a USB HUB. Other than that, size is still a PROMemory - Although 256 MB is actually ALOT more than I expected, it would be nice to have a 512MB version or even a 1GB version of this AWESOME player. 256 MB is definitely plenty for the average user and even above the average user.All and all, VERY nice player. When I rate this player, I have no doubt in my mind taht is deserves a 5.

This product would receive 5 stars if it were still working properly. It was wonderful for the first 100 days or so and I loved most every aspect of it. I was just about to add to the rave reviews when it failed.A few days after the warranty expired, it stopped working properly. First it wouldn't turn on. After repeated tries, it powered on but I can no longer access the plus volume control nor can I use the scroller knob to access the other functions. I can still load songs, but cannot raise the volume or use the fm or recording functions. Creative will not provide any help after the 90 day warranty period, and the suggestion on the web site to reformat the player does not help.I can still use it as an extra drive--but it is a huge disappointment, especially since I loved it so. I suggest getting an extended warranty if you buy this product.

Like most who purchase from Amazon.com I do read reviews and try and help others who may come along. On the plus side I do like the small conveinent size,with easy to use controls. It would be perfect for cycling. I did have two concerns.1. On page 12 of the manual there is a warning notice to wash your hands after use, because you "may" have lead contact with the cords. It does not specify internal or external. Based on how harmful lead can be I didn't want to take any chances. I don't think it matters on the size of the product and its components that contain hazardous materials. Warnings are usually there for a reason.2. The Sports Armband has a poor design. Unless you have 16 inch arms than it may work for you. Having to gather the fabric to make it work felt odd and noticeable. As for performance I never go that far.

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My life is full of first-time experiences. As a oblivious infant, I experienced my first time walking. As a 5-year-old, I experienced my first time how to read, and speak cohesively. As a adolescent, I experienced my unbalanced emotions that I couldn't understand when I'm around girls. And now, as a modern electronic-enthusiast, I experienced my first time purchasing an mp3 player...or in this case, FLASH mp3 player.~REVIEW~Let me get right down to this: I LOVE this device. Any newbie who's under the same shoes I am, looking for good mp3 player at its core, should place this player on their electronics checklist. This review probably isn`t going to be THAT informative, because I don't know got-dang much about the selection of mp3 players. I took me quite a while to find the best player on the market with the green I little have on my wallet, and I believe this CREATIVE product is the right choice to make; right on the features, and right on retail.The "CREATIVE MuVo TX FM" player is cool, because like what it says on the box, it's not only a mp3 player: it's a mp3/FM radio/microphone hybrid! The player is small, it can place well into the palm of an adult's hand. The screen is small too, but the buttons are big, and the text on the screen are quite readable, so the size is not that big of a deal. Plus, it shows how much juice the AAA battery got left. Like every music player affair, it has a standard play/pause, and volume button; the play/pause button also acts as a power button, but it's one of those power buttons where you press and hold it for a few seconds in order to turn off. The scrolling gray thingy on the black width side of the player controls the rewind and fast-forward of the song whenever it`s pushed either left or right, which also skips tracks the same way, and pressing it can activate the selection the screen highlights or go to the main screen.On the mp3 side,...well, it plays mp3 songs obviously, and it plays well, and sounds clear and flawless (it also plays WMAs). Since I bought the MuVo TX FM with 256 Megs (approximately, meaning between 240 to 250), it can plays up to 4 hours of songs with 128 kbps. This player also has its own Equalizer, which is basically a bunch of bars moving vertically so the adjusted sound placement of the songs can be just right for the listener. It contains its own sets of EQs: rock, jazz, classical, or if you're a EQ pro, you can customized your own EQ to personalize.I can pull the black piece out of the white area of the MuVo, and use it as a separate USB hard drive, which was the greatest thing about it, because it's the easiest way to drag in any files (NOT JUST MP3) from the computer and put it in the device shown as a separate drive without out all that yes-or-no legal-disclaimer nonsense. And I couldn't believe how fast the transmission is from computer to device; it took me almost a minute to put in all 25 4-minute songs. The MuVo package does include a CD program, and with it I can convert my CDs into mp3s; there are other programs that can do that, but I don't mind this one.One thing must be notified: Licensed music files CAN'T be transmitted through point-A-to-B dragging, so you must transmit these types of files through a computer media program.On the FM side, albeit without AM to back up, it sounds just as fluid as an mp3. I can save a preset to the radio stations, using the in-device menu, and up to 32 presets can I automatically go to any of my favorite rock/rap/whatever station. The reception is good; it's not great, though. Sometimes I have to wave my hands around like an airplane director with diarrhea just to hear the local college jazz station. Otherwise, the FM radio is a wonderful alternate if I don't feel like listen to my personal tracks.You go to school, and you were snoozing while your algebra teacher is discussing about the Pythagorean theorem, this device is effective as a microphone. I went through the same situation, and this device works wonders as a listening stand-in. And up to 16 hours can I record any kind of situation I want to hear again, or forgot to hear the first time. Just a reminder, this takes up the same amount of Megs as the mp3s, so record it wisely...or not.I made so much positive facts, the MuVo seems perfect, right? Sadly, not true. When it comes to putting the music files in the MuVo, I can't sort the tracks of my choosing, because the tracks are always listed alphabetically. For that, it became a time-consuming process to rename the whole files on the computer so the MuVo can list them the way I wanted, and that's tiresome. The play/pause button has a tendency to get a slow response when I press it, and like everyone who reviewed this product, the uncomfortable headphone included in this device can make a person spend 30 extra bucks on a new one.THE FINAL WORD: Value. If a media player has a ton of features AND it cost less than $150, almost nobody would ever stop saying "wow!", and with MuVo, I still have the habit of keep saying that. Okay, it's not an Ipod, a Rio, or a Sony network walkman, and what I say is no different from every other positive reviewer for this item, but another positive review is just another example of why this is such a good buy and a good alternate for those who just wants to listen to music, no matter how much it can hold. Don't distant yourself on this one.