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Creative Zen

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Pros
Feature-heavy
SD card slot for instant memory upgrades
Cons
One-handed operation a little tricky
Skimps on bundled accessories

Product Specs

Battery
Hours of Play (Per vendor)	30 hours

Display
Screen Resolution	320 by 240 pixels
Screen Size (inches)	2.5 inches

Disply
ScreenType	Color

Features
Equalizer Settings	8
FM Recording	No
Plays For Sure	Yes
Presets	32
Replaceable Battery	0
Video Output	No
Video Support	Yes
Voice Recording	Yes

General
Case	No
Dock	No
FM tuner	Yes
Signal to Noise Ratio (dB)	95 dB

Included Hardware
AC Adapter	No
Firewire cable	No
Included Hardware	Earphones
Remote Control	No
USB cable	Yes

Included Software
Included Software	Amazon or Walmart ZEN Media Explorer

Interface Connections
Firewire	No
Headphone output	Yes
Line Out	No
Microphone input	No
USB	Yes
USB Host Adapter	No

Software
Itunes	Yes
Napster	Yes
Rhapsody	Yes

Storage Included
Built-in Capacity	32GB

Storage Media
Compact Flash	No
Memory Stick	No
Memory Stick Micro	No
micro SD	Yes
mini SD	Yes
SD card	Yes
Smart Media	No
xD Picture Card	No

Supported Audio Formats
AAC	Yes
AIFF	No
Apple Lossless	No
ASF	No
Audible	Yes
FLAC	No
MP3	Yes
OGG	No
WAV	Yes
WMA	Yes
WMA Lossless	No

Supported Image Formats
BMP	No
GIF	No
JPG	Yes
Photo Support	Yes
PNG	No

Supported Video Formats
DivX4	Yes
DivX5	Yes
H 264	No
Motion JPEG	Yes
mpeg1	No
mpeg2	No
mpeg4	Yes Yes
wmv	Yes
XviD	Yes

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User Reviews for Creative Zen

Reviewed by: brw117

Duration of ownership: 2 Days

Strengths: Interface, setup, SD capability

Weaknesses: BIGGEST - Radio Reception!!!!- THIS was SO BAD I actually just took it back to the store. The headphones are the antenna and reception is great when it's only the MAJOR MAJOR local radio stations. Which is about 5% of radio stations. Otherwise it's FULL of static SD ability does not properly integrate with the search or play-list capability.

Overall Evaluation: I really liked it but I wanted the Radio capability to work better. I think on the next version they'll hopefully improve that and we can get a FULL SUPERIOR creative piece of equipment!!!
Reviewed by: mambo66

Duration of ownership: 6 Months

Strengths: great large display. I know it only does 320x240 but let's face it, you are probably not going to watch it right in front of your eyes 3 inches away. compare to a nano video, it's much easier on the eye and consider that you have to hold it up when you are watching it, it's much easier to hold than other players. Over all, easy on the eye and slim to place in your pockets.

Weaknesses: Unlike most other reviewers, I own this unit now for 6 months. At the 4 months mark the player battery stops charging. I also use this player mostly for video and on several occasions the video managed to crash the software forcing me to reboot by pressing the reset button at the bottom of the player. I purchase the unit right after Christmas so I don't know if it's because it's so new they haven't optimize the hardware yet, since I did do a firmware update right after my first crash. I sent it back to creative to get it fixed but had to pay for shipping and the replaced unit seem to actually respond much faster. I haven't crash the unit since then. I also wish that I didn't have to convert so many clips though, it took a lot of time to but since every other player does anyway, there's no complaining here.

Overall Evaluation: Great valude, good performance, just not the most stable unit however. Creative, work out the bugs please and put a back stand on this unit so I don't have to hold it up trying to watch a movie.