Creative ZEN
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User Score (257)7.9
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Expert Score (34)8.0
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Design (3)7.4
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Manufacturer's Specs
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Size WxHxD:5.67" x 3.18" x 1.06" (144mm x 80.7mm x 27mm)
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Weight:12oz (340 grams) with battery
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Display:3.8", 320 x 240 pixel resolution, backlit LCD Display
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Capacity:20GB Hard drive(1)
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Battery Life:Up to 22hrs continuous audio playtime(2) Or up to 7hrs of continuous video playtime(2)
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Interface:USB 2.0 (backward compatible with USB 1.1)
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Supported Digital Media Types:Plays: Windows Media Video and Photo Story files (.wmv, .asf) at a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels and at a bit rate less than 800kbps Windows Media Audio files (.wma) MP3 audio files (.mp3) JPEG image files (.jpg, .jpg, .jpe, .jfif) Compatible(3) with: Windows Media and Photo Story files (.wmv, .asf) at a resolution higher than 320 x 240 pixels and/or at a bit rate higher than 800kbps Microsoft Recorded TV Show file (.dvr-ms) MPEG movie file (.mpeg, .mpg, mpe, .m1v, .mp2v, .mpeg2)(4) Windows Video file (.avi)(4) Windows Audio file (.wav)
A dynamically slim media player with a 2.5" LCD screen that plays back popular MP3 and AAC music formats, and comes equipped with a SD expansion slot.
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Reviewer: review.techradar.com2 weeks ago
- Overall 8
A pretty comprehensive little player, then. It won't be enough to convince Apple fans to swap out their iPod nanos. But for those people who like to stay away from the iPod economy and go for something different, the Creative Zen is a great choice. Read more
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Reviewer: PC World07 March 2008
- Overall 8
- Design 9
- Features 8
- Performance 9
Creative's superslim Zen has a gorgeous 320-by-240-pixel color display, an FM tuner, a built-in microphone, robust video- and photo-viewing capabilities, and the ability to import contact management information--and oh, yeah, it plays music. Read more
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Review: Creative ZEN
Reviewer: review.pocketables.net04 February 2008Although it wasn't what many originally had in mind as a replacement for the Zen Vision:M, the applauded HDD-based DAP that debuted in 2006, the Creative ZEN has still been regarded positively for its wide array of features, brilliant 2.5-inch... Read more
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In a Zen-like state: a review of the new 4GB Creative Zen
Reviewer: arstechnica.com31 October 2007- Overall 6
Video playback is another area where the player shines; the Zen can handle MJPEG, WMV9, MPEG4-SP, DivX, and Xvid. Most impressive. The only downside is that the player cannot handle anything bigger than 320x240 in resolution, so it’s a good bet that most of your content will need to be reencoded to that size using one of the above file formats. The screen makes videos look good, although the tradeoff you get with this less-expensive player is that blacks tend to look ... Read more
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Creative Zen Review
Reviewer: Anything but iPod25 September 2007There is much good to say about Creative's new Zen. The design is durable and a comfortable fit in your hand. The interface is intuitive and lends to a very low learning curve (if any at all). The 16.7 million color screen looks great, as does the video played back on it. I really applaud Creative for adding AAC support, but it would still be nice to get some other license-free codecs such as OGG or FLAC. There was a slight disappointment in that the Zen's video neede... Read more
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Great product
Reviewer: Federico, newegg.com4 days ago- Overall 10
Get it, it is good deal Read more
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A Good MP3 Player with Expansion Slot
Reviewer: realshopmaster, PriceGrabber3 weeks ago- Overall 8
This is a good and quality MP3 player from Creative. Unlike Zune and iPod, you can just hook it up to your computer and add songs via drag and drop. It is compact but not the smallest ones. The expansion slot makes it easy to add MP3 songs, pictures or video clips. However, many of the functions that are available to the player when using internal memory are not available to if the external memory card is used. This is a good MP3 player for the money. I would recommen... Read more
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Great MP3 player
Reviewer: Yahoo! Shopping User, Yahoo Shopping04 March 2008- Overall 10
- Value for money 8
- Features 10
- Sound quality 10
I purchased the ZEN two weeks ago after my 8 GB Rio Carbon died on me. The ZEN is a great MP3 player with some nice features. I can download and watch video and listen to radio besides just listening to my downloaded music. I am now actually glad my Rio died...lol Read more
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Reviewer: mambo66, PC World26 December 2007
- Overall 8
I have a Meizu M6 and iPod Nano, and this new Creative Zen beats them both handily. Primarily, I love the extensibility and VC-1 (MP) support, which allows me to insert 8GB SD cards containing over 50 movies that I've transcoded with Microsoft Expression Encoder. Frankly, you can't beat that kind of selection for keeping the kids entertained in the back seat. The most frustrating aspect of the device is the awkward separation between main memory and the memory card. A... Read more
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Best overall option
Reviewer: Emmanuel, digitaltrends.com27 November 2007- Overall 9
To me this is probably the best mp3 player out on the market as far as overall standings go. Who else could get video, music, photos, an fm radio, SD card slot, an organizer, and a 2.5 inch TFT screen on a player the size of a credit card? The screen IS amazing, and you can virtually view your videos in any angle. Sound quality is great as usual from Creative but the headphones that come with it aren't that great (I bought the Skull Candy ink'd in ear headphones). Eve... Read more
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Creative Zen
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Latest Purchases Thread
I got me a Creative Zen Stone mp3 player last weekend. Love the sound it ejaculates
forums.bit-tech.net: 12 June 2007 Read more
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Apple iPod vs. Microsoft Zune
I use the Creative Zen Vision and so far I am pretty happy with it. It plays DivX movies and my favorite tunes.
forum.digitaltrends.com: 12 September 2006 Read more
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Managing and Synchronization of Podcast Feeds with MP3 Player
What type opf MP3 player are you using? I have the Creative Zen Vision. Thanks for the links, I will try one of these.
forum.digitaltrends.com: Read more
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The Creative Zen V
The Creative Zen V Apple makes the best known MP3 music players in the world. Many people couldn’t name an MP3 player other than the iPod. Today we will take a look at the Creative Zen V. With the iPod Shuffle as the better-known player, is the Creative Zen V worth a look?...
forum.devhardware.com: 15 January 2008 Read more
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