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Summary: Compatible playcenter for XP available
Review: I just got my Nomad IIc. It seemed that the software provided did not work with XP. I downloaded an update from Creative website and everything became a snap.
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Summary: Good Mp3 Player, Voice Recorder Format Proprietary
Review: I just got the unit today, nice little mp3 player. But I needed to record client recommendations for a web project. The format ends up being a .nvf. What's that? I tried downloading some software to convert nvf to mp3 to no avail. I'd rate the unit a 5 if the voice recordings were in an mp3 format, a 4 if they were in a wav or wma, but a nvf....please.
Bottom line if you're looking for an mp3 player/mp3 voice recorder....don't buy it. But if you don't mind playing your voice recordings on the unit or with the Creative software, buy it.
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Summary: Great little player!
Review: I just recieved this today, and i've found it very easy to manipulate, as well as have an easy interface. the voice recording is great, transferring files is quick and easy, but i think the playcenter software could be a little less flashy, as it can be confusing to use the first time. sound quality is great, and with a 128MB expansion card, i can hold about 3 hours worth of music on it. the belt clip was great during a light jog i took, but it feels a little flimsy. backlight is very bright and makes the text very easy to read. this player looks very promsing....*almost 2 months later* Still ticking. works great even after a couple 4 FOOT falls onto a hard surface. i've seen lots of reviews for this player being flimsy, and all i have to say is the plant that my player came from must be better. battery life is great: about 10-12 hours with a rechargable battery and a couple hours less with a regular alkaline battery. beware that the backlight and player idle can drain the battery right quick if you have them on for too long. one small complaint, though: sometimes in the playcenter software (of which i've mentioned before) will jumble up my playlist after i disconnect my player (ex. songs 1,2,3,4,5 will end up as 2,1,3,5,4 after disconnecting). not a major problem, and not really related with the player, just bad software. i hope somewhere down the road creative will make a better alternetive for the playcenter software.
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Summary: Great device, Bad software
Review: I purchased the Nomad IIc as my first MP3 player. I figured it would be a good starter device. The player itself is very easy to use and I am quite happy with it. The default 64mb will hold, on average, 17 songs. For me that is perfect, but it has the ability to be upgraded.
The Creative PlayCenter software on the other hand is a terrible waste of time. On a homebuilt system running Windows XP, the program would not detect my Nomad IIc. The software would also crash to desktop 50% of the time. Troubleshooting with Creative finally resulted in nothing as the Creative techs could not figure out my problem and they simply closed my ticket number.
I discovered a 3rd Party Nomad transfer program, NotMAD by Red Chair Software, and since then everything is smooth as silk.
I highly recommend the Nomad IIc player, but not the PlayCenter software it comes with. Find alternate methods to transfer and you have a brilliant device.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I recently recieved a Nomad and it was well worth the money. The directions are easy its super light and small. And its really fast when it comes to adding music
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Summary: one drawback for language-learning
Review: I've had mine about a year, and it still works fine. I have only one complaint: it doesn't have a rewind function suitable for language-learning. Unfortunately, that was what I bought it for. I record Internet radio in the language I want to learn, to improve my listening comprehension and accent. Sometimes, one runs into a new word or a phrase that one can't quite get, and needs to re-hear it. With a standard tape or CD, one would just skip back five or ten seconds (or twenty seconds, or any arbitrary time. That's not possible with this player. I can restart a given track at the _beginning_ of the track, but I can't go back just five seconds or ten seconds or just any old time I choose, to re-hear a given stretch. That's a big drawback for this purpose. So if you want it for just casual listening to something, it's good. But it's not suitable for recordings that you may need to listen to at a level suitable for study or transcription. (I've kept checking for a firmware upgrade that would allow arbitrary-length rewinds, and none has appeared.)
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Summary: Superb quality
Review: I've had this about 8 months for use during jogging and running in races and it's been superb. Inputting music is easy, the player plays three different types of music files, MP3, WMA, and a third I can't remember. I get a lot of volume out of it, and can get even more with Sony buds, that on the cord has a volume controller. Sound does not degrade after an hour or so of exercise. Now I want a memory card, so I can add more music...Heartily recommend this player.
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Summary: Superb quality
Review: I've had this about 8 months for use during jogging and running in races and it's been superb. Inputting music is easy, the player plays three different types of music files, MP3, WMA, and a third I can't remember. I get a lot of volume out of it, and can get even more with Sony buds, that on the cord has a volume controller. Sound does not degrade after an hour or so of exercise. Now I want a memory card, so I can add more music...Heartily recommend this player.
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Summary: Just keeps getting better
Review: I've owned my IIc for about a year and a half now, and I've been very pleased with it. Good player interface, good quality, and I added a 128Mb Memorystick so that I can carry three hours of music (this makes the interface a little less responsive, but it's still usable). Creative's Playcenter software is pretty bad, but what stuff isn't? However, my latest experience is what made me decide to write this review. I always take my Nomad with me working out--running, climbing, cycling, etc, so it's taken its fair share of bumps on rocks, and still works great. Coming down a grade on my roadbike at 40mph a couple of days ago, I hit a bump and the player flew out of my jersey pocket and onto the street. I figured it was a goner for sure, but I turned around to pick it up anyway--and after putting the battery back in (it had popped out), it works perfectly! No problems whatsoever (except for a few scratches, but I deserve that...)--thank you Creative!
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Summary: Great player for Linux!!
Review: Initially bought a RCA Lyra, but sent that back because it plays a non-standard MPY format. What this means, is that you can't just dump MP3 files into the Lyra, what a waste!. Picked up the Nomad IIC unit and had it connected to my RedHat 8.0 linux box in a few minutes. I dumped some mp3's in it and was ready to go. Great features, and works flawlessly with the NomadII software for linux which I downloaded after a brief search on Google. I bought a 128MB Smartcard with this unit, and now have 192MB or memory to spare. Only my second day with it, but I have to give it thumbs up, because I never had to use the manual with this as the controls were very intuitive. Crummy headphones come with this unit, but get a good pair and you will have a great combination.
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