Abstract: First off, we would like to thank the folks over at Creative for providing us the new ZEN for review. We have been messing around with it for a week and we’ve got to say there’s a lot to get excited about, especially the price. The Creative ZE...
Sharp interface; radio (with 32 presets and autoscan); voice recorder; large display; excellent audio and video quality.
Susceptible to fingerprints and blotches; short USB cord.
It seems that everyone is engaged in a secret love affair with the iPod, while MP3 players from companies like Creative, SanDisk, and Microsoft are "just friends" with our music-listening populace. Creative has been in the MP3 biz since the early days,...
Abstract: Once, Apple Inc.s iPod had no serious competitors. Now, the iPod Nano faces serious competition from a handful of devices, most notably Creative Technology Ltd.s new Zen media player. This little flash-based device is the width of a standard credit ...
$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
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
There is a lot to like here. The large selection of accepted file formats, the impressive sound on the audio, the features you may or may not need, and the SD card slot so you can expand the memory makes for a very good $130 deal. That is, until I pass...
Creative has come up trumps with its new, flash-based, mini media player. Pitched as a direct competitor to the iPod nano it beats it on most fronts with the one exception being that its physical controls aren't quite as nice to use. It comes in a greater...
Compact design; comes in 16GB capacity; large, sharp screen; lots of extra features, including SD-card slot; stellar audio, video quality; excellent battery life
Replaces a higher-capacity Creative player; no line-in or FM recording
Its not the most eye-catching player out there, but the Creative Zen still has lots going for it: a beautiful screen, excellent sound quality, and good battery life. ...
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Published: 2007-09-27, Author: Mike , review by: techcrunch.com
Abstract: Creative’s Zen line of media players hasn’t stolen much thunder from the iPod, but it has been more successful than many. The latest, dubbed simply the Creative Zen, is a flash-based player that does video on a 2.5-inch screen and rocks a full...
Creative’s new player, simply named Zen, adds another powerful player to the Zen family of MP3 and PMPs. With a really nice form factor, this Zen has a 16.7 million-color screen making a noticeable difference to video playback and photo viewing. I h...
Larger display than nano, Good audio quality, SD Card slot, Compatible with unprotected AAC files
Long startup time, Confusing navigation, Display is dimmer than new nano’s, Static-filled radio reception
It has a bigger screen for watching videos. It has expandable memory. And it offers little perks that the new iPod nano doesnt have, like an FM radio and voice recorder. It even supports iTunes unprotected AAC format. Add it all up and what do you ha...
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, 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.
