- High-quality playback supporting WAV, MP3 and WMA
- Record directly with real-time MP3 encoding
- Transfer music and data files with lightning-fast SB1394/FireWire connectivity
- Provides 11 hours of playback on one battery or up to 22 hours with its unique dual battery configuration
- Easy user navigation with clear LCD display and Quick Scroller feature for faster than ever track selection
- Versatile connectivity includes digital optical and analogue line-in, USB, SB1394/FireWire headphone-out and dual line-out for use with multi-channel audio
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Amazon.co.uk Review
A substantial update to Creative's Jukebox 2, the imaginatively titled Jukebox 3, improves on a winning formula with a host of features including a considerably smaller case, improved playback controls and faster file transfer.
Of the many new features the Jukebox 3 has, one of the major improvements over the Jukebox 2 is the player LCD screen and menu controls. The Jukebox 3 now features a scroller wheel on the side which enables fast and easy access to all the options and available music. This does take a bit of getting used to, but after a while it'll become second nature. Data transfer from a computer can be done via USB or FireWire (SB1394 as they like to call it). Transferring files and creating digital audio is a breeze with the Creative PlayCenter 3 software.
Because of the sheer amount of storage space the Jukebox III has, you don't have to worry about having to remove songs to fit new ones. The 20 GB storage contains enough space for about 8,000 tracks in MP3, WMA or WAV format, which is a lot of music. With up to 11 hours playback on one battery pack, it'll deliver pleasure of an audio kind for a long time. The unit also features an additional slot for a second battery pack giving up to 22 hours of audio playback.
Playback quality is what's key to any digital audio player and the Jukebox III doesn't disappoint. The player has more audio settings than anyone would know what to do with. Some of them are a bit gimmicky, but the EAX setting is the most interesting as it can be set to different music styles such as rock, pop, classical and jazz. With a firmware upgrade (downloadable from the creative Web site), a user-definable equaliser is available. The Jukebox III can record/encode files directly from an audio source via the optical/line-in socket on the side of the player. You can record in either MP3 or WAV audio formats at different qualities ranging from 64 kbps to 320 kbps.
The Jukebox 3 package includes headphones, carry case, credit card-sized remote control, USB cable, software, battery pack and battery charger/main unit. In addition to this, the unit is supplied with a wired remote control that incorporates a cool back-lit display, an FM radio tuner with 32 presets and a built-in microphone that enables live recording. This is more than just a small update to an already super product; it's a major overhaul and well worth getting even if you already have an MP3 player. The inclusion of the additional remote control makes this a really great buy. --Martin Snelling
Manufacturer's Description
Your music. Your data. Your choice.
The Creative Jukebox 3 allows mobile users to store and enjoy up to 8,000 tracks of audio or 20GB of data. Tracks can be transferred from a PC in seconds via the lightning-fast SB1394/FireWire interface (IEEE1394 compatible). Users can also record direct to the unit in WAV or via real-time MP3 encoding. Wide connectivity, including USB, digital optical/line-in and dual line-out, together with high quality output, make this light, compact system the perfect partner for personal and home audio enjoyment. The powerful battery gives up to 11 hours use and a new user interface ensures simple, total control. This system is the ultimate choice for top-quality, go-anywhere, digital audio.
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77 of 78 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A little long in the tooth, but great value at this price,
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This review is from: Creative Labs Jukebox 3 20Gb MP3 Player with Free Remote Control/FM Tuner (Electronics)
I've had the 40 Gig version of the JB3 for over a year now. Although I've been very happy with it, there's no getting away from the inconvenience of its huge size, especially when compared to an Apple iPod. If you can cope with that though, this is excellent value, especially with the inclusion of the FM remote.It's got some other tricks up its sleeve, which the iPods can't match. Such as: * a removable battery, with space for a second one alongside, to give you a total of 22 hours play time. Plus, you won't have to return it to base and stump up £50 or whatever when the battery dies on you, like all those iPod owners are starting to do now! * playlists are much more flexible. With the latest iPods, you can (at last!) create a playlist on the fly. But you can't remove tracks from it, or reorder them like the JB3 can. You have to recreate your playlist from scratch. * it has a line out (two in fact) on the unit itself. The iPod's line out is on its dock. * you can record on it. The FM radio remote doubles as a microphone If you want a spend a bit more - actually, a LOT more! - you should also check out Creative's Zen NX. This is more the iPod's size, although still a bit bigger. It gives you 60 Gig of storage for less than the 40 Gig iPod. It also has some of the JB3 advantages I've listed above, including that all-important removal battery. Cheers, Brownie
74 of 75 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Look No Further,
By Kip (Gravesend, Kent United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Creative Labs Jukebox 3 20Gb MP3 Player with Free Remote Control/FM Tuner (Electronics)
In terms of features and sound quality for the price, I doubt this will be beaten for some time; its at least £100 cheaper than the market leader (has a capital 2nd letter instead of 1st) for the same storage capacity and gives you the FM radio (while the offer lasts); crucially - at least for someone as old as me - you can also encode MP3s from sources other than CDs. This means that my entire collection of vinyl and cassette music can be available.Other advantages over the market leader (for anyone using Windows at least); its software recognises more CD and DVD drives not just the most recent (oooh, the trouble I had with the other one), it comes with both USB and FireWire cables (the other one has the USB as an extra you pay for). Also you can buy and install your own replacement batteries rather than sending the whole unit to the manufacturer. The only downside is that it is bulkier and the body is entirely plastic as opposed to metal with a plastic faceplate.
29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best value MP3 player around,
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This review is from: Creative Labs Jukebox 3 20Gb MP3 Player with Free Remote Control/FM Tuner (Electronics)
I have had one of these Creative Labs Jukebox 3 MP3 players for a while now and I absolutely love it. I got to grips with the basics on how to use it in a few minutes, and installing the software that links it to my PC was very easy. The player itself has a nice solid feel to it, and it can stand the odd small knock. It isn't as small and light as some other players but I like it the way it is, just a bit smaller than a personal CD player. The buttons are just right too, not too small and fiddly and not large and cumbersome, and they add to the feel of quality about it.You can store vast quantities of music on it too. I have all mine encoded in MP3 at 128kbs which gives a great balance between file size and sound quality. The sound quality is very good too, especially if you ditch the supplied headphones in favour of a higher quality pair. Then you get bathed in crystal clear sound that resonates through you delightfully (unless you are listening to something nasty!) Transferring music to the player is a doddle. The player comes with all the cables you need to connect to your PC, including a power cable, and the supplied software (which is worth updating via Creative Labs website, it is a very easy job) allows you to download the names and details of all the music you copy to your player from the internet. Transfer speeds over a firewire connection are lightning fast, but if you don't have a firewire connection then you can use USB which is a fair bit slower but still quick enough. The player is designed to be used not just as a portable device with headphones, but also to be connected to speakers, either separately to a set of powered speakers, or you can connect it to your stereo etc. When connected up you can use it as the centerpiece of your system, the remote control makes changing tracks and so on easy, and the huge number of tracks you can store on it combined with the ability to organise them into playlists or even play them randomly will keep you happy forever! You can even use it as a personal dictation machine if you connect a microphone to it! The LCD screen is easy to read and you can change the brightness and contrast to suit yourself, you can even set the duration that the backlight will come on for so that you can see what you are doing in bad light. Creative Labs have obviously put a lot of thought into this package, and it shows. This is definitely the best all round MP3 player on the market. It feels good, sounds good, and it even looks good too. Creative Labs have a winner here, I love mine and I think you will love it too.
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