Creative Labs NOMAD Jukebox 3 20 GB MP3 Player
- 20 GB storage space holds up to 8,000 songs encoded in WMA at 80 kbps or 5,000 MP3s encoded at 128 kbps
- High audio quality (relative to other MP3 devices): 98 dB signal-to-noise ratio playback, frequency response of 20 to 20,000 Hz
- Analog and optical digital line inputs for direct high-quality recording from external audio devices
- Super fast SB-1394/FireWire (IEEE-1394 compliant) and USB 1.1 file transfers from your PC
- Up to 22 hours of uninterrupted playback with two lithium-ion rechargeable batteries
Product Description
With more than 3 times the storage of any other Jukebox, the NOMAD Jukebox 20GB takes portable audio to a whole new level. Finally, you can take your entire digital music collection with you wherever you go. Store up to 340 hours of music in WMA format; that's like having a 250+ disc CD changer with you all the time! Create custom playlists for your commute, the gym, parties, presentations, your life. Never swap another CD again. The NOMAD Jukebox supports standard MP3, WMA, and WAV formats and is geared for access to future audio formats, too. Upgradeable technology allows new features and enhancements to be downloaded to it when available. With NOMAD Jukebox, you can keep up with the ever-evolving world of digital music and be on the cutting edge of digital audio technology.
Amazon.com Product Description
If you're looking for MP3 player innovation that delivers feature-rich functionality and unsurpassed audiophile quality, the Nomad Jukebox 3 is the player for you. The Jukebox 3 offers audio quality that makes other players sound pale and lifeless by comparison. With the leading audio specifications in its category, even the toughest critic will be delighted by its crystalline clarity. Add to this a suite of powerful music-management and audio functions, and you're set to tailor your musical experience through an easy-to-use interface with intuitive scrolling file navigation. The Nomad Jukebox 3 connects to everything audio: it works with PCs and stereos and other devices to let you transfer, store, and even record at will--analog and optical digital line inputs allow direct high-quality recording from external audio devices. Top it off with a massive 20 GB storage with both USB and SB1394/FireWire connectivity, and you can listen to your favorite music anytime, anywhere. The unit holds up to 333 hours of MP3s encoded at 128 Kbps, or an incredible 8,000 songs encoded in WMA at 80 Kbps. Store your entire music library (and other files) in a compact package that's completely portable. The unit's second battery bay gives you up to 22 hours of uninterrupted playback with two lithium-ion rechargeable batteries (or 11 hours using only one). Smart Volume Management (SVM) normalizes audio output to compensate for different mastering levels between songs, while time scaling lets you speed up or slow down playback without distortion. Finally, anti-skip protection extends to seven minutes of buffering for smooth listening.
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Creative Labs NOMAD Jukebox 3 20 GB MP3 Player
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- Publisher: Creative Labs
- Label: Creative Labs
- Studio: Creative Labs
- Average Customer Review:
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- Sales Rank in Electronics: #40177
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Still love the Nomad 3 jukebox over the Ipod 2006-10-26
Comment: I just took out my Nomad jukebox 3 from retirement. Started using it again and let me just say I still love it. The sound quality is just so much better over the Ipod. It truly is audiophile quality. This sucker is just built tough. I am not so easy on my electronics and this thing can take a beating and keep on ticking. I still like the OS better then the Ipod. It's just easier to maneuver around in my opinion (and my wife's) If you have a chance to get one (available on EBay) I really love how you can record to it. I have recorded some of my old albums (yes albums remember those!?) to the Jukebox and it comes out great. In the era of needing everything smaller you loose allot of features in the process.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: This Player Made it Through the War! 2005-01-18
Comment: So, I got a Jukebox 3 for Christmas two years ago. Since then, I took it with me backpacking for six months around the world, use it daily at work, take it with me whenever I travel, use it as my home stereo, and generally beat the hell out of it. I've dropped it multiple times on hard surfaces, and exposed it to heat, cold, and almost anything you can think of. I am so impressed with this product and its durability.
Sure, there are some drawbacks to the Jukebox 3. It does not have the stylish look of the Jukebox Zen or an iPod. It is bigger and bulkier than either of these devices. However, in some ways I think that actually works in the Jukebox 3's favor: I feel totally comfortable leaving it sitting around at work, because it basically looks like a cheap CD player. I think of it like inadvertant theft-prevention.
Here are a couple things I dislike. The power button has a stick to it, so I need to wiggle it to make it pop back out again. Not a very well-designed button, but it's a pretty easy thing to deal with. The syncing software freezes up when I try to back up my whole music library. I havn't really figured this one out yet. Those are the only two things keeping me from giving it five stars.
So, I would highly recommend buying this product. For less money than an iPod I feel that I got much more. I have a friend who has an iPod, and the one-way nature of it plus the fact that it does not record drives him absolutely nuts. He is actually jealous of my player!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Took it all over the world, and it still works 2004-09-18
Comment: I have read a lot of negative reviews on this system and would just like to add my own Imput. I bought my NJ3 in SEP 02. I took it with me to Afghanistan for 7 months. Afghanistan happens to be the worse place for Electronics in the worlds. Dust and filth... Just Awful. I dropped my player quite a few times. Took it with me on missions. Used it every single day. After 2 years my player still works perfectly. Its worn beyond belief but still works fine. Just letting all of you know these units are as tough as them make them....
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Everything I expected 2004-06-11
Comment: I've owned my Nomad Jukebox for about 2 years now, and it has served me very well. Whereas the Jukebox 2.0 version was unstable, this unit has caused me no problems whatsoever. The sound quality is good, the interface is intuitive, and the thing just keeps working without a hitch. The battery life is pretty good, as well, which is always a point of contention with portables. Overall, I'd really recommend this unit.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: for the love of god, don't buy it 2004-04-13
Comment: Having had my jukebox for 5 months until it absoutely died, leaving me with a large space in my pocket and the loss of music I'd spent hours transferring, I have to say that the fragility of this player absolutely negates any enjoyment you might have while it works. My player was very gently used, it now only boots in Rescue Mode and gives me a 'hard disk problem' message for all functions on that menu. Creative technical support insists that the player must have been dropped (which is apparently enough to completely destroy the hundred-dollar hard drive) and the warranty does not apply - you have to pay for all repair - over two months after the date of purchase. In a case like mine this probably means paying about half the original cost of the jukebox to replace the hard drive with a new one under a similarly scanty warranty. For the investment value of an mp3 player, my jukebox leads me to believe that you'd be better off with an I-Pod. Don't buy it.
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