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| Creative MuVo V100 - Digital player - flash 2 GB - WMA, MP3 - black | 
 enlarge | Brand: Creative
Category: CE
Buy New: $44.99
New (3) Refurbished (1) from $34.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 17374
Color: Black
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 70PF190509011
Model: V100
UPC: 054651147782
ASIN: B000Z5RRTM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Nice little AAA-powered MP3 player July 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had a larger Archos gmini 400 MP3 player before this, but got tired of recharging it so frequently, especially as the battery life started shortening. I mainly use it with a Mac running OS 10.5, my collection of 192kbps VBR MP3 files, and JV HA-FX33 "marshmallow" in-ear buds.
Pros
-Good battery life, making it perfect for long trips. Even the Plain Jane AAA that came with it lasted quite awhile.
-It's a USB mass storage device, so it's cross-platform and doesn't require drivers! I just plug it into my Mac, then copy files over in my file manager.
-It is USB-powered when it is plugged in, unlike my Archos. Definitely convenient there, especially if you plan on using it with a car stereo that supports USB devices.
-Custom equalizer that can be toggled on or off, plus a separate bass-boosting control for music that's on the thin side.
-I'm no audiophile, but the sound quality seems to be decent. No unnecessarily huge gaps between tracks, and no distortion that I've heard.
50/50
-No-frills, grayscale interface with (optional) backlighting. I don't care about having a flashy color display for something so simple, but other people might.
-The toggle switch is easy to work, but I wish it was softer on your thumb!
-It's a comfortable size to hold in your hand (IMO, of course), but if you're looking for something ultra-thin this is not it.
Cons
-Included documentation is useless. Instead of giving you a printed manual or a PDF, they include it in some strange (video?) format that I haven't been able to open.
-You can't have more than 3 "Library" folders + the root level of the drive. You can, however, set it to repeat the current subfolder, and use the file browser in the menu to switch folders.
-The play option icons aren't as intuitive to figure out as some of the other features. I had to go online to Creative's website to confirm which one was the "album" play mode.
-Slow USB transfer speed. My Archos MP3 player was a true "Hi-Speed" USB 2.0 device and definitely transferred files at a faster rate.
-It's a bit slow to start up when you have it fully loaded.
-The battery cover sometimes comes off. Most of the time, though, it happens when I'm trying to pull the main player out of the battery pack so I can plug it in to my computer.
-It doesn't let you see what track is coming up next (which the Archos does).
-I wish it came in larger capacities. Unfortunately, at this point a lot of manufacturers are moving away from AAA batteries in low-capacity players in the quest for ultra-thinness, so I'm not sure if Creative will ever make one in 4GB or 8GB (for example).
This is definitely not for people who want to carry their entire collection with them, but it makes a nice replacement for the old DiscMan + stuffed CD wallet combo. If you're shopping around at smaller vendors, I wouldn't recommend paying much more than $50 for this (I've seen some people asking for $70!).
 Creative Muvo Only As Good As Its Low Price! January 20, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
For its price The Creative Muvo is a feature-rich, 2GB MP3 player: nice sound, built-in mic, a variety of settings controls, bass boost, etc. But that's about where it ends! These compact units are skitish and tend to have "memory-drop" problems. The flimsy plastic cover for the battery compartment (specifically the "tab" that holds the cover in place) is...well...a flimsy bit of poor engineering. (I broke one off once and Creative was "good enough" to sell me a replacement battery cover for $11, about 1/5th the retail cost of the entire unit!) Recently, the outdoor temp. went down to 26 deg. F. and I had left my Muvo in my car overnight -- big mistake! The next day the unit was stuck in the ON-only mode, totally unplayable, and I had to remove the battery completely to power the unit off. Like most all MP3 players the unit does not hold hundreds of tunes: even at 2GB you'll be lucky to load 375 songs before you run out of space. In fairness, however, all MP3-player makers -- including even the venerable iPOD -- make the same inflated claim, omitting the facts that today's music is often quite lenghty, and there's no accounting for the bitrate of one's downloads. Hence the Muvo -- like any other MP3 player -- stores what it can store and that's it! Don't expect more than that. But I suppose my biggest gripe goes back to its total lack of reliability and durability. These brittle players are virtually made of "crystaline glass" and you'd be well advised as to how you treat the unit, and under what conditions, if you venture down the Muvo path. The Muvo is by no means a "ruggedized" device. Its sound is great, and it has some great built-in features and nice technology. But if it freezes over night...if its flimsy plastic battery cover break...or something else, then of what use are all those neat built-in bells and whistles?! As I entitled this review: the Muvo is only as good as its low price, which takes one back to that time-honored adage: you get what you pay for, nothing more!
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