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January 2008
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The editors liked
Sharp interface
Radio (with 32 presets and autoscan)
Voice recorder
Large display
Excellent audio and video quality.
Larger display than nano
Good audio quality
SD Card slot
Compatible with unprotected AAC files
Excellent picture and sound quality
Clear screen
Standard USB connection
$130 is a great price for what you get
SD Slot makes the storage expandable
Support for many
Many file formats
Great sound and video quality
Easy to use software
Capacity
Screen
Compact design
Comes in 16GB capacity
Large
Sharp screen
Lots of extra features
Including SD-card slot
Stellar audio
Video quality
Excellent battery life
The Creative Zen sounds fantastic and features a brilliant color screen capable of displaying photos and video. The player offers a smorgasbord of desirable extras such as an SD card expansion slot
An FM radio
A voice recorder
And a user-definable E...
Featureheavy
SD card slot for instant memory upgrades
The editors didn't like
Susceptible to fingerprints and blotches
Short USB cord.
Long startup time
Confusing navigation
Display is dimmer than new nano’s
Static-filled radio reception
Navigation buttons are fiddly
No track search capability
Slow start-up time
Unresponsive menus
Interface can be confusing
Hard to learn
No backlit buttons
The screen doesn’t handle deep blacks well in video
Have to reencode all of your video in 320x240 to watch it on the device
GUI lay out
SD card content not fully integrated
Replaces a higher-capacity Creative player
No line-in or FM recording
The Creative Zen only comes in black
And it doesnt come close to matching the max 60GB offered by the player its replacing.
The Creative Zen sounds fantastic and features a brilliant color screen capable of displaying photos and video. The player offers a smorgasbord of desirable extras such as an SD card expansion slot, an FM radio, a voice recorder, and a user-definable E...
The Creative Zen only comes in black, the control pad feels cheap, and it doesnt come close to matching the max 60GB offered by the player its replacing.
Were hard-pressed to find anything not to like about the Creative Zen. Its a great option for anyone looking for a great-sounding, pocketable MP3 player with an excellent, video-capable screen and plenty of extra features.
2.5in screen, has FM and microphone functions, SD slot, silky video playback
Our MP4 files couldnt be transcoded for use on the player, ships with a short USB cable, a little heavy on the bass frequencies The Final Word For videos, music, photos and more, you cant beat the Zen. Its one of the most versatile players on the ma...
For videos, music, photos and more, you cant beat the Zen. Its one of the most versatile players on the market, its well built and itll give you many hours of enjoyment.
Sounds fantastic, Brilliant colour screen capable of displaying photos and video, Smorgasbord of desirable extras such as an SD card expansion slot, an FM radio, a voice recorder, and a user-definable EQ, Slim, pocket-friendly design, Very user-friendly...
Only comes in black, Doesnt come close to matching the max 60GB offered by the player its replacing
Were hard-pressed to find anything not to like about the Creative Zen. Its a great option for anyone looking for a great-sounding, pocketable MP3 player with an excellent, video-capable screen and plenty of extra features. ...
Amazing sound quality, excellent easy to use PC software, built-in FM radio and organiser with Outlook synchronisation capability, support for WAV, MP3 and WMA, user replaceable battery.
Controls a little hard to use, no support for iTunes ACC format, chunky, geeky appearance, only available in black or white, monochrome screen, no photo support.
It may not be chic or able to display photos on a tiny colour screen, but when it comes to quality sound and useful features, the Zen is an excellent product.
Abstract: The Creative Zen is a nifty little Flash media player, with fantastic sound, an excellent screen for audio and video, and loads of neat extras and fine tuning. The 2.5 inch TFT screen (capable of 16.7 million colours) on the Zen is great. Photos were c...
The Creative Zen 8GB lacks the Wi-Fi capabilities of the iPod touch, but has plenty else going for it and is a great choice for gadgeteers and audiophiles alike. A worthy award-winner. Darren Gladstone Lowest online price: ££114.99 ...
Abstract: Creative ZEN review C reative is a worldwide manufacturer of digital entertainment products. Creative was founded in Singapore in 1981 with the underlying thought of multimedia starting a revolution in the way people handle their PCs. One of Creatives...
