Creative Jukebox Zen Xtra 60 GB

Introduction --------------- The Jukebox Zen 60GB Nomad Jukebox is a portable MP3 player made by Creative. Creative are renowned for their computer soundcards and the SoundBlaster range of soundcards set a standard in computer audio. It was this knowledge, and the MP3 players impressive storage capacity (well it was when it was released, less so now) that made me purchase this player. On first examination you will notice that the player is quite large. To get a feel for its size I would say that it is similar e to a folded up Nintendo DS, though a bit deeper. The player can just about fit into a men's shirt pocket though it can be a ...  Read the complete review

Creative are a worldwide company pushing innovation to the limits. Originally famed for the excellent Soundblaster sound cards, the company has been expanding its product range over the past couple of years, and developing high quality speakers, webcams, mice, modems... and mp3 players. The mp3 player market has soared recently, following the huge success of Apple's iPod. With virtually every well known electronics manufacturer trying to grab a slice of the market, (and many more unknown ones from Asia !), competition is fierce, where only the best will survive. There is a huge range in storage capacity and quality on mp3 players, from tiny 64mb ...  Read the complete review

The Creative Jukebox Zen Xtra 60GB may suffer from having one of the longest product names in history, but the product, which has been part of the Creative Zen range of MP3 players for over two years now has much to recommend it, not least its capacity. The Xtra 60GB has been superseded by the Zen Touch and recently by the gorgeous Zen Sleek, but it remains Creative’s largest jukebox in terms of capacity and remains the best choice with those who have a music collection that’s two large for their own good. After two years of ownership, here is what it’s like to live with the product. Getting Started Getting everything installed is not simply a case of ...  Read the complete review

I've had my Creative Jukebox Zen Xtra 60GB for about 9 months now. It has done me well. I've managed to fill it pretty much to the brim with tracks and it still operates nicely. Easy to use, easy to follow menus. Nice back-lit blue screen. Also can store data - this is very handy, particularly as I have been travelling and it has allowed me to store all the photos I have been taking and free up my camera memory to take more photos! Main disappointment is the sound quality. Absolute crappy preset sound settings. I have tried and tried, but cannot find one I am happy with. Only way I can get it to sound OK is by setting the EQ levels myself. Can get ...  Read the complete review

I have had this mp3 player for about 6 months now, Its amazing! The hard drive is more than youll need with a total of 16,000 songs (60 GIG) This is an amazing amount of songs. .You can choose the AudioSync to synchronize your music on your player with your PC at work, school and home or on the road. .You can make playlists up on your PC to listen to .To chose the track you want you can either choose from Artist, Track, Genre or album or you can put it on random play. . The mp3 player comes with USB lead, headphones soft ware for installation on pc containing manual creative registration and mp3 organiser. . The software can down load as fast ...  Read the complete review