Originally posted by Coredweller
I\'m curious about the interface on the device. Is it easy to navigate?
For example, do you ordinarily find a song by drilling down through nested menus like ARTIST > ALBUM > SONG as they appear in the ID3 tags? Can you reorganize the songs into folders, or choose to sort by different tag fields like GENRE? Does the device reliably sort the songs into correct sequence using the TRACK field? What about with songs taken from a multi-CD album? Does it correctly put DISK 1, TRACK 6 ahead of DISK 2, TRACK 1? Is the display easy to read?
Sorry about all the questions, but to me the interface is one of the most important aspects of these devices, and it\'s very hard to evaluate it without trying it first hand.
In terms of comparison i cannot tell you about what\'s better, if Ipod or Nomad because I never used an Ipod. But I can tell you about mine: the display is very clear, neat as hell, with contrast adjustment and cool blue backlight. You can select your and reorganize the songs according to every tag in the file, I mean, you have a menu for artists, another for styles, albums, favourite songs... etc. If you for example enter in the category of artists, you will see Metallica. If you click on it, you will find the albums you\'ve stored of Metallica.
The Nomad does organize very well the song order even though the album does not offer that info because it contacts CBBD or whatever it\'s called and insert the proper exact info on the tags. I did not check that multialbum option actually.
If you are worried about the interface, the navigation buttons are few, which facilitates enormously the task. You have a central main switch to up - down selection and deep click working as your left-click mouse. Apart from that you\'ve Play/Pause; Forw/Rew; Back, On/off; menu and volume.
