Great Player for the price. Featurewise iPod killer (Creative Jukebox 3 20 GB)

Member Name: mgillespie

Product:	Creative Jukebox 3 20 GB
Date:	06/06/04 (114 review reads)
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Advantages: Lots of features, Excellent sound quality, Easy to use

Disadvantages: Poor PC software, Size

Picked up my Jukebox 3 from ebuyer with a free FM radio addon for £119. This is a great price for a 20Gb HDD player.

The Jukebox 3 has a great featureset, although some features are only available after upgrading the firmware. (1.40 being the latest).

Contary to the DooYoo featrure bar, this unit DOES have firewire connection, it also allows you to record directly to the device, at either line in, or mic levels, and it WAV or MP3 format, great for bootlegging gigs!!

The only downside, is the rubbish Creative Labs PC software, I uninstalled it, it was so bad. I bought a copy of "NotMad Explorer", from www.redchairsoftware.com that cost a extra $25 (£13), but was well worth it...

The onboard interface is easy to use, it was a scroll wheel, and nice big buttons.

Best of all, it sounds fantastic, with a impressive 98dB , compared to the iPods poor 89dB

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