Oct 04, 2005 10:26 PM
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(Updated Oct 04, 2005 10:26 PM)
My daughter in Sep, 2005 presented me a birthday gift - A Creative Muovo TX FM 512 MB MP3 Player for me from Amazon for US $ 80-00 , shipped. This arrived in Shimla on 20th Sep,2005, and has amazed me.
The Creative MuVo is the first device I had seen to combine a USB memory key with an MP3 player, the TX FM. The player has an FM tuner, transfer speed (USB 2.0), though it still has the tiniest of LCD screens. Combine these features with great sound, music store compatibility, and a US $ 80 (for the 512MB version), and you have a winning flash player that's hard not to like.
The MuVo TX FM, which measures 1.4 by 2.9 by 0.6 inches and weighs just 1.5 ounces, resembles a Zippo lighter with an LCD screen and buttons. Creative also provides a cleverly designed holster that can clip to your belt or to the included armband--an ideal accessory for working out, jogging, or even just walking around. (There's also an eye hook if you prefer to use a lanyard.)
Despite the player's diminutive size, its 96x32-pixel backlit LCD is crisp and easy to read. It shows basic ID3-tag info, elapsed time, playback settings (such as shuffle and repeat), and a battery gauge. TX FM is a snap to operate, thanks to its minimalist controls: volume buttons, a play/pause/power button, and a track-skip/menu-navigation jog dial.
standard MuVo five-band equalizer, which has Rock, Pop, Jazz, and Classical presets, plus a user-defined mode. However, with the TX FM, if you tire of digital tunes, you can turn on the FM radio. The player can automatically scan for available stations and create up to 32 presets from the ones it finds.
To copy files to the TX FM, you separate the ''key'' from its Blue battery pack and plug it into a USB port. You can either drag and drop files in Windows Explorer or use Creative's surprisingly good MediaSource application to create playlists, rip CDs, and copy files. the TX FM's 90dB signal-to-noise ratio results in clean, full audio playback. After all Creative has been leader in sound tech for past several decades.
The TX FM fared well in file transfer thanks to a USB 2.0 connection, tunes traveled at a speedy 1.6MB per second. A AAA Battery in player lasts more than 18 hours.
At a glance
Reviewers rating:Excellent
The good:Cool design; USB 2.0; comes with armband and belt clip; great sound; easy to use. Very good ear buds.
The bad:Tiny screen; no USB extension cable.
What's it for:This flash-based player is useful for up to Eight hours of MP3 playback, making it a good gym companion.
Who's it for:Anyone who wants a small player with a decent amount of features will like the MuVo TX FM.
Essential extras:AAA batteries
The bottom line:Creative's MuVo TX FM is a great option for people who want a small, lightweight, and gymworthy player with a decent feature set. Best is that being a flash based player there are no moving parts, hence not much to go wrong. excellent creative sound quality is icing on cake. I used a Ipod shuffle 512 MB for a while, like Creative sound more.
