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Introduction:::…
With the birth of flash drive and electronic components
becoming smaller, portable audio players have been popping
up left and right.
Each one seems better than the next because each one is
trying to outdo the next when it comes to features, size
or both.
Each one has their own unique abilities.
Creative
has now released the MuVo series.
These small portable audio players are rich in features
and designs.
If you look on the American Creative site, you won't find
these players easily because they have the extension Nomad
added to the name. In Europe the name Nomad was already
taken; so, they dropped it as an extension.
I
hear you thinking right now, haven't I read this before??
That's true; I've used this intro in the Creative MuV0 V200
review and shamelessly used it again in this one.
Here's where it gets different though.
This time Creative was kind enough to provide me with the
MuVo N200 512MB version.
Let's have a look at it.
Features:::…
-Size (WxHxD): 33.5 mm x 65.5 mm x 13.0 mm
-Weight: 22 g without battery or 34 g with battery
-Capacity: 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB or 1 GB built-in NAND
Flash Memory
-Power Source: Battery: 1 x AAA alkaline battery or USB
bus powered when connected to computer
-Battery Life: MP3 128 kbps: Up to 15 hours of continuous
playback with a new AAA alkaline battery, WMA 64 kbps: Up
to 11 hours of continuous playback with a new AAA alkaline
battery & FM radio: Up to 12 hours of continuous playtime
with a new AAA alkaline battery
-Playback Formats: MP3: Up to 320 kbps, WMA: Up to 320 kbps
& WMA with Digital Rights Management
-Recording Formats: Voice (via built-in microphone): IMA
ADPCM (8 kHz, 4-bit, Mono), FM Radio: IMA ADPCM (16 kHz,
4-bit, Stereo), Line In Encoding: MP3 44.1 kHz (96, 128
or 160 kbps)
-FM Radio: Stereo and Mono, Up to 32 preset stations, FM
region support, 87.5 MHz ~ 108.0 MHz, 50 kHz intervals
-MP3 Playback Performance: Signal-to-Noise Ratio: Up to
90 dB, Channel Separation: Up to 65 dB, Frequency Response:
20 Hz ~ 20 kHz, Harmonic Distortion Output: <0.1%
-LCD: 96 x 32 pixel blue EL backlit display
-1 Year Limited Hardware Warranty
-Connectors:
-Headphone jack: 3.5 mm stereo minijack, 5~7 mW per channel
-Line In jack: 2.5 mm stereo minijack
-USB port: Standard USB mini-B receptacle
-USB 2.0 (High speed)
-USB 1.1 (Full speed)
-Earphone Specifications:
-Frequency Range: 20 Hz ~ 20 KHz
-Sensitivity: 111 dB ±5 dB (I/P Level:1 mW)
-Impedance: 32 O ±15%
-Plug: 3.5 mm stereo minijack
System
requirements:::…
Here are the system requirements needed for the MuVo.
Most of these requirements are to facilitate the Media Source
software.
-Microsoft®
Windows® XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition
(Me) or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
-Intel® Pentium® II 350 MHz, AMD® K6-2®
450 MHz or better processor (Pentium III 450 MHz or higher
recommended for MP3 encoding in Creative Media Source™)
-CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive with digital audio extraction support
-USB 1.1 port (USB 2.0 port recommended)
-64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended)
-10 MB available hard disk space (more space needed for
storing audio)
-SVGA graphics adapter (256 colors, 800 x 600 resolution
or better)
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