Abstract: Faced with stiffer competition from Apple as well as Microsoft, Creative has updated its venerable Zen series. The new Zen (just Zen) uses flash memory and is available in sizes ranging from 2 GB to 32 GB. Its an excellent iPod alternative, although t...
Abstract: Creative did a lot of things right with the ZEN. It kept the screen size of its predecessor but dramatically increased the number of supported colors, updated the patented user interface without messing with what made it successful in the first place,...
Abstract: My son and I have taken long road trips around the country a few times, and we loved heading to the library before leaving to get books on CD. The miles melted away as we listened to mysteries, fantasies, and classics. Last summer, we hadn’t quite f...
Abstract: Overall, the Creative Zen is a good machine. It allows you to have up to 48 GB of memory in your pocket, and is very simple to use. These two elements combine to make this MP3 player a really strong competitor in its field. Of course it’s not perfect...
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...
