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Creative Zen 4 GB Portable Media Player (Black)
Studio : Creative Labs
by Creative Labs
Brand : Creative Labs
Model : 70PF216200111
Platform : Windows
Display Size : 2.5
Publisher : Creative Labs
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Size : 4 GB
Color : Black
EAN : 0054651143821
UPC : 054651143821
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 897 reviews)
Our Price : $99.99
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Product Type - MP3 Player
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Connectivity - USB 2.0
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Memory - 4GB
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Dimensions WxDxH - 3.26" x 2.16" x 0.44"
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-- Clock and alarm function
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Product Description |
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This credit card-sized ZEN has a stunning 2.5" color screen and is perfect for music, videos and photos. Enjoy up to 4,000 MP31, WMA or AAC songs, watch up to 60 hours2 of videos and share hundreds of photos with your friends. Even expand your portable music, video or photo collection by adding additional content through the convenient SD memory slot. |
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Bestipodmp3.com Product Description |
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Bring your media with you wherever you roam with the Creative Zen 4GB player. Watch 16 hours of videos, enjoy up to 1,000 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. | Design
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 movies and TV shows from online services, such as Bestipodmp3 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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A no BS review and comparison vs Ipod nano |
Ok, so I`ve always owned iPods as my MP3 players and I gotta say that
the quality of the sound and durability of the product is good. with that
said I`d like to tell you that if you're planning on buying an MP3 player
and if you're torn between an iPod and the Creative Zen I say buy the Zen with
"your eyes closed" and here`s why.
Size: the Zen is 8cm x 5 cm = 40 sq centimeters
while the Ipod is 3.8 cm x 9 cm = 34.2 sq cm, so the difference is barely noticeable
the difference is in the width Zen being twice as wide as ipod nano. This however
is not relevant due to the fact that both fit comfortably in small pockets. Advantage: even.
Software: The Ipod uses Itunes, everybody knows that. the thing is, without Itunes you cant
do anything on your iPod so you HAVE TO use apple`s software. this means, that you will have to
update your Itunes software every two weeks (I find nothing more annoying than this!!) and it comes
attached with safari and QuickTime. Zen comes with creative software which is easy to use and they dont keep
bugging you with download after download but the best thing is that YOU DONT HAVE TO USE IT!! If you
know how to transfer files to a usb drive then you can use Zen. Advantage: By far Zen!
Battery life: not much to go into here. Advantage: even.
Features: iPod plays videos and music files, has photo viewer...Zen plays: Videos, music files, has RADIO (it is beyond me why apple is so stubborn not to include a simple fm tuner on their gadgets...) and has voice recorder. I think these are useful things on an MP3 player...calendar and phone book are ok but the chronograph app in the nano SUCKS! the screen goes dark after a few seconds and its clumsy, no memory log for times, nothing..so why put that in there? oh and another thing, with iPod you have to use THEIR cable, so me, using it on the car and to sync with my music library on the PC I needed two cables that I had to buy and the original apple cables are EXPENSIVE! with the Zen you use same cable you`d use for a camera or my BB Bold...in other words, you could plug your Zen anywhere because everyone has either a digital camera or a Blackberry. I also plugged it on my Head unit in the car and it played like a charm...Usually for iPod to work the head unit needs to be loaded with software to communicate with iPod...not the case for the Zen which reads like a normal USB drive. for all these reasons....advantage: by Far Zen!!
Expandability: all iPods: NONE. Zen: use the media card capacity of your choice and as many as you want and you could - in theory - have infinite storage capacity. I`m not saying it would be practical but think about this...I bought a 2 GB Zen which cost me 40 bucks...add a 32 GB media card which costs about 35 bucks (or less)..I now have 34 GB of storage for about 75 bucks. compare that to a 32 GB nano and...oh wait, there is no 32 GB nano..just 16 GB?!?! and for 160 bucks...oh my I could buy 2 2 GB Zens and 2 32 GB media cards and still have 10 dollars to spare with 4 times the capacity. why anyone would prefer an Ipod other than to waste money is beyond me. Advantage: By far Zen!
oh ad one more thing, the iPod `s finish is and always has been, very prone to scratches, so this means if you wanna keep your iPod looking decent you NEED to buy a `skin` which depending on your choice could make the iPod much more expensive. Zens `body`is plastic which is way more resistant to scratches than iPod.
No matter how you slice it, the iPod does not compare to Zen and with the money I spent buying my two previous iPods I could have bought a Zen for me,one for my GF, one for my mom and one for my sister with respective 32 GB media cards and still have 20 us$ left. Not to mention being much more appreciated by the ladies in my life! |
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Love it! |
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I love my zen. I have had it for over a year and it's still working great. It's really easy to use and sounds just as good as an ipod, only more affordable. |
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Not good for listening to books |
I listen to books on tape while working out. Audio cassettes are becoming rare at my library so I thought I'd try the new technology. Worked great for downloading books. The screen is easy to read. However... when I stopped listening and picked it up later to continue the book it was inconsistent as to where it picked up: at the right spot, at the beginning of a track, at the beginning of the book, or someplace else (???). This meant I was doing a lot of fast forwarding (which, as I later found out, wears out the battery). The buttons are touchy and I wasn't sure where I should be pressing down.
This would not be a bad machine for listening to music. But for books? A nightmare. |
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Excellent player - smaller and lighter than ipod and has FM radio |
I really like this player -
PROS:
Smaller and lighter than the ipod
Very portable
Has an FM radio built in
Easy to use
You can watch Bestipodmp3 videos on it
CONS:
not compatible with itunes - which is OK for music/vidoes since itunes is overpriced, but I am not sure how to get podcasts onto the Zen |
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not as good as the last one |
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I had been using a Creative Zen for about 8 years and was mostly happy with the device. Good sound quality etc. But when I dropped it, it was obviously time to buy a new MP3. I initially purchased a refurbished Zune and it sucked, no instruction manual, would not sync with Rhapsody, so I returned it and went with what I had had luck with in the past. I had issues getting the device and my computer to sync, and could not use the start up disc as my drive is bad, I could not find any place on Creative's site to download the program. Went to another computer and it worked out ok. My biggest issue with the device at this time is that I have had to reset it multiple times. Sometimes after charging and disconnecting from the computer and one time when i really needed it, as I use my MP3 when I teach my fitness classes. Overall the sound quality is pretty good, I just do not like not knowing if I am going to have to reset the machine minutes before I am supposed to start teaching a class. It is very frustrating screwing with the thing while you have people waiting to work out. Creative Zen 32 GB Portable Media Player (Black) |
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