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Apple iPod Shuffle vs Creative MuVo TX FM

Thanks to Brian Kendig for the image of the Shuffle
Note: The name has been changed from Apple iPod Shuffle vs Creative MuVo to Apple iPod Shuffle vs Creative MuVo TX FM. Sorry, but the name MuVo applyies to many mp3 players.

Welcome to the final match in the mp3 wars. Today, the unique iPod Shuffle will be up against Creative's MuVo TX FM. Both players are small and cheap, but will the iPod's lack of a screen lose it this battle? Find out!

Round One: Features

This is one of the Shuffle's weak points. The Shuffle's only feature is the swich on the back! It lets you change it from shuffle-playlist-off. The MuVo, meanwhile, has FM tuning, voice recording and a screen. It is in black and white, but that is better then nothing. The MuVo also has an equliser. Both of them can be used as a USB flash device.
Scores: Apple iPod Shuffe: C Creative Labs MuVo: B+

Round Two: User Friendliness

Now, this is one of the MuVo's weak points! The iPod has easy navigation and volume control, even without a screen. It's circular control looks easy to navigate. The MuVo button's meanwhile, look small, including the all-impotaint play-pause button. So far, this is the MuVo's only weak point.
Scores: Apple iPod Shuffe: A Creative Labs MuVo: B-

Round Three: Storage Capacities

Both player's are evenly mached here. The Shuffle has a 512mb capacity and a 1gb capacity. The MuVo meanwhile is avalable in 128mb, 256mb, 512mb and 1gb. I am gessing that the MuVo's firmware will be larger then the Shuffle.
Scores: Apple iPod Shuffe: A Creative Labs MuVo: A

And the Winner is:
It is a tie. Both players are good and do their job. If you want a cooler, more user-friendly player go for the Shuffle. If you want a player that has lots of features go for the MuVo.
Round One:
Scores: Apple iPod Shuffe: C Creative Labs MuVo: B+

Round Two:
Scores: Apple iPod Shuffe: A Creative Labs MuVo: B-

Round Three:
Scores: Apple iPod Shuffe: A Creative Labs MuVo: A

Final Score:
Scores: Apple iPod Shuffe: A- Creative Labs MuVo: A-
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Tommorow: History of mp3 players

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iPod With Video vs Iriver H320

NOTE: This article's name has been changed from iPod With Video vs Iriver H10 to Ipod With Video vs Iriver H320 to make the battle fairer.

Introduction

In this first article in Mp3 Wars, the proven Ipod With Video will go up against the Iriver H320. Both of these players can play photos and music.

Round One: Features

The Ipod easly beats the H320 on features, but both have music and photo playback, and that's all most users will need. The H320's interface is a pleasure to look at, but the Ipod has an easy to use and proven interface. But, the H320 has built in voice recording, which you can only have on an iPod with an expensive adaptor. The H320 also has text and search compatabily, with iPod olny have text. The iPod though has video playback and a greater "cool factor."
Scores for this round:
Ipod With Video: B+
Iriver H320: B

Round Two: User Friendliness

As mentioned before, the H320 has a good interface and screen, but the controls look to weird and may take some getting used to. There are few people who have not used an iPod, so the learning curve for the contorls is oftern very slight. Both of them have OK battery life (H320, 17 hours, iPod 16 hours.) The iPod does not come with an AC adaptor. iPod syncs with iTunes, which I found easer to use than Windows Media Player.
Scores for this round:
Ipod with Video: A
iRiver H320: B+

Round Three: Storage Capacities

The maximum capacity for the H320 is 20gb, which is 10gb less then the iPod which is avalable in 30gb and 60gb models. Both of them use hard drives and can be used as an external HDD. They also use USB connections.
Scores for this round:
Ipod with Video: A+
iRiver H320: C+

Final Results: The iPod is the clear winner here, beating te H320 in all rounds.
Final Scores:
iRiver H320: B
iPod with Video: A

Tommorow: Ipod Nano vs Creative Zen MicroPhoto

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24 Jan 2006

Mp3 Player Wars Introduction

Sorry, I have not posted to my blog for over a month. Anyway a new series has started. In the first part of this series (first three articles) Mp3 players will be compared with their rival and a "winner" will be declared. In the second part of this series, we will have a look at the history of iPod. In the last part of this series, we will have a look, in detail at the iPod Photo and the iPod Mini. Here is the series calinder:

Article One: Ipod with Video vs Iriver H10
Article Two: Ipod Nano vs Creative Zen MicroPhoto
Article Three: Ipod Shuffle vs Creative MuVo
Article Four: History of Mp3 Players
Article Five: Reveiws of the Ipod Photo and Ipod Mini (second gen)

I will be publishing article one soon.

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