Creative Zen 16 GB Portable Media Player (Black)
by Creative Labs
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Manufacturer: Creative LabsAudio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Model: 70PF216100111
Color: Black
Product features:
- Enjoy all your media on a device that's about the width of a credit card
- Watch 64 hours of videos, enjoy up to 4,000 of your favorite songs or share hundreds of photos with your friends
- 2.5-inch TFT color display with 320 x 240-pixel resolution and support for up to 16.7 million colors
- Clock and alarm function, volume restriction, eight equalizer settings, and a USB hard drive mode, SDHC support
- Weighs 2.1 ounces and measures 3.26 x 2.16 x .44 inches (W x H x D)
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Customer Review: Just What I Expected: Better Than Every iPod I've Used
Summary: 5 Stars
I did my research and wanted an MP3 player that did the following:
- Held my 20GB of music
- Allow me to playback music randomly, or randomly from a play list I've created in virtually any music software that supports syncing with the device
- Had flash memory so I could work out with it
- Had FM radio
- Could playback video well (for trips)
- Had an SD card slot for playing video from
This device meets and exceeds all my expectations! When it comes to MP3 players my experience has been an old 256MB iRiver I've used for running for years now and other people's iPods. This thing beats both of those out of the water! The only thing that makes me wary about this product was all the "white screen of death" complaints, but so far I have not seen any (maybe the newest firmware has fixed the problem?)
I love how you can name your radio presets, I could never remember what station corresponds to what frequency. Music playback was significantly better than my work computer, I have no complaints about that at all. The UI is very beautiful, and I enjoy seeing my album art on playback. The device is fairly easy to use, but I could see how some people could miss nice features if they didn't explore all the menus. One feature I've really come to like is the DJ playback mode of "Rarely Heard" which plays songs that have the lowest play count, never expected this from a portable MP3 player.
One major goal with an MP3 player is for me to have only two places where my music exists that can be synced: my PC and the MP3 player. One annoyance is that the MP3 player organizes the folders by artist instead of album, but it really doesn't impact anything. It took me a while to figure out that there are only a subset of MP3 genre's supported by the Zen, so don't expect the "genre" field to sync unless it's one that works with the player. Also you really need to make sure that your album art is consistent on your computer if you want it to display correctly on the device after a sync (recommend MediaMonkey for album art). I couldn't get the "rating" field to sync at all, apparently Winamp and this player use different values for that field so may have success depending on what program you use (I really don't care about setting the rating for every one of my 5000+ songs).
The only complaints I've had thus far is that the battery life doesn't last as long as advertised, if I use it at work all day long I have to charge it that night if I want to use it the next day. It's definitely long enough for me to use it during the day but I have to remember to charge it if I expect to use it a lot the next day. Also it froze up on me when I was deleting the album art that comes with the device, I'm not sure if that was my fault for what software I was using or the player's fault though. I'd recommend formatting the unit from the get-go unless you like all the music/videos/pictures they put on the unit (format menu available by holding the "PLAY/PAUSE" button and turning the unit on).
In summary do you research and do the math, what MP3 player gives you the most features for the money?
Description of Creative Zen 16 GB Portable Media Player (Black)
This is the new Creative ZEN at a glance. Decked out in an all-black suit, the Creative ZEN is smaller than your average credit card and sits snugly right in your palm. With an attractive 11.3mm thickness, this sleek player weighs a mere 65g, allowing you to carry it around easily. It is also one of the lightest players around that is able to boast a capacity of up to 16GB while supporting different popular media formats. Whats more, you can add as much capacity as you want with its SD memory expansion slot.Bring your media with you wherever you roam with the Creative Zen 16GB player. Watch 64 hours of videos, enjoy up to 4,000 of your favorite songs or share hundreds of photos with your friends. And do it all on a device that's about the width of a credit card.
 A razor sharp 2.5-inch display makes your photos and videos come to life. See the Zen in detail. |
 Small size. Big features. All in the palm of your hand. View larger. |
 Add even more storage capacity via the SD card slot. View larger. |
The Zen sports a 2.5-inch TFT color display with 320 x 240-pixel resolution and support for up to 16.7 million colors. This razor sharp display is packaged in a device that weighs just 2.1 ounces and measures 3.26 x 2.16 x .44 inches (W x H x D). The internal battery powers the Zen for up to 25 hours of continuous audio playback and up to five hours of continuous video playback. Use the Zen's SD slot to expand your portable media library with music, photos and videos stored on your SD card. There's also a handy built-in microphone for capturing notes on the go.
Features
Load up up your favorite songs, as well as your album art, and get going with the Zen. The device supports iTunes Plus tracks from the iTunes store and MP3 and WMA tracks. Subscription and pay-per-download music services are supported, as well. Discover, save, and play millions of songs when subscribing to services such as Yahoo Music Unlimited and Napster To Go. You can even tune into your favorite stations with the Zen's FM radio. The radio allows you to save up to 34 presets.
The Zen has you covered when it comes to video, too. The device supports MJPEG, WMV9 and--with transcoding--MPEG1 and 2, MPEG4-SP, DivX 4 and 5, and XviD. Enjoy purchased or rented movies and TV shows from online services such as Amazon Unbox and Walmart.com. Watch home videos. Even load your Tivo To Go movies and TV shows onto your Zen.
Additional features include a clock and alarm function, volume restriction, eight equalizer settings, and a USB hard drive mode, which allows you to drag and drop files directly to and from your Zen. The Zen can also function as a handy organizer, allowing you to synchronize with Microsoft Outlook and display your contacts, calendar, and tasks.
What's in the Box
Zen player, earphones, USB 2.0 cable, installation CD, and quick start guide.
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