Creative Labs 70PF165000000 Zen MicroPhoto 8 GB MP3 Player (Titanium Gray)
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Manufacturer: CreativeBrand: Creative
Edition: Electronics
Release Date: 2005-11-18
Model: ZMP8GBGY
Color: Titanium Grey
Publisher: Creative
Studio: Creative
Music Label: Creative
Product features:
- 8 GB digital audio player/photo viewer with a stylish titanium gray design
- Compatible with MP3, WMA, Janus, WAV, IMA ADPCM, and PlaysForSure DRM WMA
- Vibrant, cutting 1.5-inch OLED screen provides sharp details and clear colors
- Built-in FM radio (32 presets) with record function, voice recorder, USB mass storage
- Measures 2 x 3.25 x 0.7 inches (WxHxD) and weighs under 4 ounces
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Customer Review: Very good player
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great player for people who want more space than what's offered on flash players like the iPod Nano, but don't need 30 gig of music in their pocket (what the iPod has to offer). It's a mini harddrive player with some neat bells & whistles, and solid, meaty basics. Here are a few of the pros and cons.
PROS
1. Physical size: small enough to fit in your pocket, not so small you could lose it.
2. Storage: the complete works of Bruce Springsteen (including Tracks, and including certain songs being listed more than once), in 128 bit MP3 format, takes up less than 1.5 GB. 8 GB is more than enough for the average person who might just use an MP3 player for commuting or going to the gym.
3. Sound: AWESOME. Even with the standard issue headphones, it's still got great quality. I use this on a city bus that often has very loud, rambunctious high school students (they're great kids, just loud), and I don't even need to hit the halfway point on the volume setting to drown them out. As an added benefit, if you have no interest in getting separate headphones, you can crank the sound up pretty high and the sound will not be audible to those around you (I went to 3/4 full volume on a not-so-crowded bus and lightly covered the earbuds with my fingers), so you'll likely never be the idiot broadcasting his/her playlist to everyone around you unless you like deafening yourself.
4. Screen: good-sized, clear.
5. Rechargeable AND removable battery: no more contacting the manufacturer when the battery wears out. Just go to your local electronics store and pick one up.
6. FM Radio: a lot of people will wonder why you need this on an MP3 player, but it's great if you're a commuter who takes the train to where you parked your car. While you're on the train, you can listen for traffic reports - no more getting on the road only to find too late that your regular route is backed up and jammed. Just listen to the radio on the train and plan an alternate route. You can also record from the radio, if you hear a hard-to-find song being played (common for folks who listen to classic rock).
7. Charges while hooked up to your computer: this is handy for when you're loading songs and messing around with playlists. Takes a few hours to get a full charge, but you can just leave it there overnight and it'll go to idle automatically when it's done. I think you can also get a wall-charger for traveling with this, but I've never needed one, so I couldn't say for sure.
8. User interface: very easy to navigate the tracks (it'll break it down by album, artist, genre, or you can just view all tracks at once), very easy to mess about with the settings, and the background image can be customized.
9. Compatible with music subscription services: this is one of the reasons I didn't consider the iPod at all. They're not compatible with things like Rhapsody-To-Go or the Napster subscription service. With the Creative Zen Micro Photo, I can either buy a single song, or use the subscription services (which I love).
10. Easy to add music: it's basically just drag-and-drop, once you have the basics installed.
11. Use it as both an MP3 player and a removable drive: you can partition the unit to have a bit of space for other files to transport between computers.
12. Add songs to a playlist while listening to other songs: say you're listening to a song/album. You decide you want to listen to more songs when you're done with the current song/album. On a lot of other players, you'd have to stop/pause the song you're listening to, or wait until it was done, before adding other stuff to your playlist. On the Micro Photo, you don't have to stop the music - just go to the track/album listing, and choose to add to the current playlist. Cooler in action than in writing, trust me.
CONS
1. It's fugly. Seriously, if the iPod is Keanu Reeves, the Micro Photo is Ron Jeremy. But this only matters if you care more about looks than about having a functional, solid MP3 player. Much like Ron Jeremy, you don't have to look at this thing to know that it's doing a bang-up job.
2. Not too many accessories. This is an iPod's world, sadly, so it's hard to find cases and other doohickies for this, but they're out there if you look.
3. Shortish battery life: I got about 15 hours out of it. That's still a long time, but there are other players with a longer battery life out there (Samsung makes a Nano-killer with about 30 hours, for instance). This is one of the places where the swappable battery comes in handy - if you're on a long road trip, 15 hours can go by quickly, so have an extra battery on hand just in case.
4. There's no social status help. This is important only to parents getting an MP3 player for their young teen or tween who may be more interested in popularity than in shopping around for the best possible player. iPods are more popular than any other player, though there are many technically superior players. Having a non-iPod might actually hurt your child's popularity, especially if they're halfway on the rise but not one of the popular kids just yet. Be aware of why your kid is asking for an MP3 player - if it is, in part, to be more popular, just go with the iPod, unless you're trying to make them see that what's popular might not be what's best (though why you'd use an MP3 player to teach that, I don't know). This point is not important if you're just getting it for someone who cares more about technical superiority than social status, but bear it in mind if you're buying it for someone obsessed with popularity.
5. Slow startup screen. Still, it's only a few seconds longer than other players.
COULD GO EITHER WAY:
-Touchscreen instead of clicky-buttons. I got used to the touchscreen very quickly, but I'm used to touchpads on notebook computers. Your mileage may vary. For what it's worth, the touchpad sensitivity is adjustable.
-Voice recorder: I don't actually use this function but, like the FM radio, someone might find it useful.
-Volume control is part of the on-screen menu: where most players have an actual button, rocker switch, or scroll physically on the player's body, this one has a dropdown menu that includes the volume control. It's easy to access, but I can see where some might want the volume control to be an actual physical switch.
Hope this helps in your search for the right MP3 player. By the way, I'm not an audiophile - I'm really just an average person who likes having a good player. I gave it 5 stars because none of the cons actually matter to me; I'm not a popularity-obsessed teen, I don't care that it's ugly, I don't use it more than five or six hours out of the day, and I'm not so impatient that I can't wait six or seven seconds before I can start listening to my music.
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Description of Creative Labs 70PF165000000 Zen MicroPhoto 8 GB MP3 Player (Titanium Gray)
Creative Labs (70PF165000000) Zen Micro Photo 8GB GreyThe micro-sized, coolly styled Zen MicroPhoto digital audio player/photo viewer enables you to watch slide shows of your favorite digital images on its stunning, high-intensity 1.5-inch OLED screen while listening to an MP3 or WMA soundtrack. This 8 GB player in titanium gray can hold up to 10,000 JPEG images or 4,000 songs. It's also nicely compact, measuring just 2 x 3.25 x 0.7 inches (WxHxD) and weighing under four ounces.
 View the stunning, high-intensity 1.5-inch OLED screen from any angle. |
 The MicroPhoto 8 GB player holds up to 10,000 images or 4,000 songs. View larger. See the Zen MicroPhoto in 3D. |
It's compatible with MP3, WMA, Janus, WAV, IMA ADPCM digital audio files (including DRM protected Plays For Sure WMA files from online stores and subscriber services) as well as JPEG image files. Its 8 GB capacity will store up to 4,000 (266 hours) of WMA files (encoded at 64 kbps) or 2,000 (133 hours) of MP3 songs (encoded at 128 kbps).
This player also features a built-in FM radio with 32 preset stations and the ability to record directly off the radio, enabling you to capture your favorite songs and live radio interviews. The integrated microphone and voice recorder feature enables you to record short notes to yourself as well as important meetings and lectures. Choose from the Zen MicroPhoto's custom EQ or eight pre-loaded EQ settings: Acoustic, Classical, Disco, New Age, Vocal, Pop, Rock, and Jazz. Working perfectly with Microsoft Outlook, you can now organize appointments, business contacts, or even wake up to your favorite song. Additionally, the Zen MicroPhoto can be used as a USB mass storage unit, allowing you to safely store your important presentations and documents and transfer them to another PC. The included removable, rechargeable Li-ion battery provides up to 15 hours of continuous playback time, and it can be charged via a USB connection to your computer or the included USB travel charger. Take a closer look at all the Zen MicroPhoto features.
The Zen MicroPhoto uses PlaysForSure technology. Look for the PlaysForSure logo if you're shopping for a portable music or video device and you want to make sure the digital music and video you purchase will play back on it every time. Match the PlaysForSure logo on a large selection of leading devices and online music stores. If you see the logo, you'll know your digital music will play for sure. Choose from a large number of digital music and video stores, including MTV's Urge, Rhapsody, Yahoo!, MSN Music, MusicMatch, MusicNow, Napster, Wal-Mart Music Downloads, and many more.
What's in the Box
8 GB Zen MicroPhoto (titanium gray), high-fidelity earphones with dynamic bass response, removable rechargeable Li-ion battery, USB 2.0 cable, pouch, installation CD-ROM, and printed Quick Start Guide.
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