Creative ZEN X-Fi Portable Media Player with Wireless LAN Review
BigPictureBigSound
13 August 2009
Conclusion: In a world of portable media player leaders and followers, kudos to Creative for going their own way. The design and feature set are uniquely theirs, with improvements...
Pros: Head-turningly compact but, Proprietary audio tweaks make it sound BIG, Works great with established content providers and Digital Copy, Highly customizable
Cons: Video streaming requires resizing of our existing video files, No video output, Comes with the shortest USB cable I've ever seen!
Conclusion: Armed with wireless streaming features, but hindered by an irksome user interface, the affordable ZEN X-Fi is a solid player, but lacks the graceful navigation of devices
Pros: Streams and downloads music wirelessly. FM Radio and voice recorder. Quality earphones are included.
Cons: User interface needs work. Most videos need to be converted with the included software. Loaded with buttons.
Excerpt: Creative has been hawking its X-Fi sound enhancement technology hard in the last couple of years, putting it in everything from sound cards to headphones — and now in a
Pros: Very good sound quality; included ear buds are excellent; attractive interface
Cons: Buttons are small and are not backlit; lacks wireless sync and web browsing
Excerpt: The Creative Zen X-Fi is a stellar all-around digital music player , boasting many features that stand up nicely to the latest versions of Apple's
Excerpt: C reative’s previous Zen had the potential to be a great PMP, considering its slim design, large clear display and the button placement for navigation, but it fared quite
Conclusion: Compared to the Zen, the build quality is improved, upgraded headphones are included, and the wireless feature works pretty well even though it really puts a drain on
Pros: Upgraded headphones included, Very good build quality, Good sound quality, Wireless Setup and Streaming is Easy
Cons: Weak FM Radio, Poor SD implementation, Chat is poorly implemented, Text input, Poor top down viewing angle, Emulated X-Fi