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DAP Review
21 December 2005
- Summary: This is a nice well-player. It is a little outdated now with its monochrome screen/blue backlight, but it does include some extra features that even modern-iPods dont ...
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- Overall 7
Creative's Zen Portable Media Center with Windows Media Player 10
extremetech.com
01 September 2004
- Conclusion: Microsoft has put the pieces in place to enable subscription-based audio and video content, and Creative’s player is a pretty good (though not perfect) implementation....
- Pros: Good audio performance; pretty good video performance; good battery life.
- Cons: Glossy black finish of player quickly gets messy with fingerprints; no onboard recording capabilities; Microsoft's DRM may be too restrictive for some users; Windows M...
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CoolTechZone
04 September 2007
- Excerpt: - While much of the consumer electronics world is focused on Apple's iPod, Creative is in a world of its own. It's refreshing, to say the least, especially when the co...
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- Overall 6
In a Zen-like state: a review of the new 4GB Creative Zen
arstechnica.com
31 October 2007
- Conclusion: 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...
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Review: Creative ZEN
review.pocketables.net
04 February 2008
- Excerpt: Although 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...
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Creative Zen Review
Anything but iPod
25 September 2007
- Conclusion: There 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 learni...
- Pros: Simple interface, Good sound quality, Customizable menus, Multiple playlist support and renaming., Solid and durable design
- Cons: SD memory does not integrate into main library, SD media cannot use features., Video transcoding required, Bad top viewing angle, Limited Codec support
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- Overall 8
- Design 9
- Features 8
- Performance 9
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PC World
07 March 2008
- Excerpt: 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 abili...
- Pros: Feature-heavy, SD card slot for instant memory upgrades
- Cons: One-handed operation a little tricky, Skimps on bundled accessories
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- Overall 8
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review.techradar.com
1 week ago
- Conclusion: The Zen is an interesting device, and has battery life and sound quality on its side. Ultimately, though, it's hampered by Microsoft's apparent insularity.
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- Overall 8
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review.techradar.com
1 week ago
- Conclusion: 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...
- Pros: Competitive price; Interface is great; DivX support; iTunes AAC support
- Cons: It's plastic, not aluminium
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Creative ZEN
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. Read more