just to let folks know who helped me with this one, i eventually went for an iRiver h-120. had good reviews and seemed to be about as accessible as any mp3 player can be. plus it had the ability to record. email or msn [EMAIL PROTECTED] cheers - kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Lloyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 7:43 PM Subject: Re: creative nomad jukebox 3 mp3 player
> Hi Kevin. > > I don't have this exact model but I do have a creative jukebox 2. The > intuitive scroll wheel sounds like the wheel that's also on the side of the > jukebox 2. > > I must admit that I wouldn't like to use this wheel to do a lot of > navigation. Basically, it's a jog wheel that you can move up and down to > move through the menu selections and then press it in to select the option > you're looking for. > > On the plus side for the creative players, there's a great piece of software > called notmad explorer that will give you complete access to the player when > it's connected to your computer. This software will allow you to easily > transfer music both to and from the creative MP3 player and it will allow > you to create playlists plus a few other very useful functions. This is how > I tend to use mine most often. I create the playlist whilst the player is > connected to my computer and then take it away to enjoy while on the move. > You could create a number of playlists and be able to navigate them using > the scroll wheel but it can be a little hit and miss. Once you've started > playing the playlist, you can use the dedicated buttons on the front of the > player to move to next or previous tracks in the playlist. You could do > this also if you were in an album to move from track to track if you are not > in the playlist menu. > > So, really, it depends on how you intend to use your player. If you're > using it in the same way, to create large playlists to listen to pretty much > as you've created them when connected to your computer, you won't find it > too bad. However, if you were constantly wanting to browse through the > lists of artists, albums and tracks, it will be more of a challenge. > > Regards. > > Kevin > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "kevin and emma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 1:42 PM > Subject: creative nomad jukebox 3 mp3 player > > > > hi, has anyone used this mp3 player? i like the specs on it but haven't > > managed to get my hands on one to have a look. the specs say it has > > "intuitive scroll wheel navigation", this is the bit that concerns me re > > accessibility, i have no useful sight! so any comments would be helpful, > > especially from those who've used one of these players. > > email or msn > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > cheers - kevin > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > > http://www.pc-audio.org > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
