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Creative Zen 8GB Black MP3 Player
- Manufacturer: Creative
- Manf Code: 70PF216000115
- Quick Code: S015681
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Description
ZEN puts a world of entertainment at your fingertips. This amazing, credit card-sized digital media player, with its incredible screen, is the ultimate choice when you want to enjoy your music, movies and photos, whether downloaded from your digital library or from web sites around the world. Complete with built-in FM radio, the ZEN is available in versions with 4, 8 or 16GB of storage. It also includes an SD card slot, so you can add extra memory or more entertainment whenever you want. If you're ready for a world of enjoyment, then you're ready for ZEN!
-Incredibly small. Take the credit card-sized ZEN everywhere for total enjoyment!
-Available with 4, 8 or 16GB of memory. The SD/SDHC card slot enables you to plug-in extra storage whenever you want.
-Support for MP3 and AAC enables you to play all your ripped music! Access the widest choice of music downloads from the web, thanks to support for WMA.
-Enjoy video in WMV or DivX/XviD at 320x240 resolution. Automatically convert from other formats using the supplied software.
-View photos on the brilliant 2.5-inch screen in up to 16.7 million colours. Import them from PC or digital camera via SD card.
-Built-in FM radio and microphone.
Specifications
Customer Reviews
Expert Reviews
| Audio | |
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| Built-in microphone | Y |
| Audio compression formats | MP3, WMA, WAVE & Audible; AAC (M4A) |
| Connectivity | |
| Interface | USB |
| Display | |
| Display | LCD |
| Display number of colours (M) | 16.77 |
| Maximum resolution (pixels) | 320 x 240 |
| Display diagonal (") | 2.5 |
| Energy management | |
| Continuous audio playback time (h) | 25 (Audio) / 5 (Video) |
| Operating system/software | |
| Compatible operating systems | Microsoft Windows XP(SP2)/Vista |
| Packaging content | |
| USB cable | Y |
| Radio | |
| FM radio | Y |
| Record modes | |
| Voice recording | Y |
| Storage media | |
| Player media type | Flash memory |
| Storage capacity (GB) | 8 |
| Compatible memory cards | SD/SDHC |
| System requirements | |
| Minimum hard disk space (MB) | 130 |
| USB required | Y |
| Video | |
| Video compression formats | WMV & DivX/XviD |
| Weight & dimensions | |
| Height (mm) | 12 |
| Depth (mm) | 55 |
| Width (mm) | 83 |
FORGET about the iPod Nano, the best small media player on the market is Creative's Zen.
| Rating | 80 |
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| Title | Creative Zen 8GB |
| Reviewed By | Insider Staff |
| Summary | Creative's flash-based flagship has tough competition now in the form of the new iPods, but does it come out on top? Our full review reveals all. |
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| Title | CREATIVE Zen - 8 GB |
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| Summary | Decked out in an all-black suit, the Creative ZEN is smaller than your average credit card and sits snugly right in your palm. With an attractive 11.3mm thickness, this sleek player weighs a mere 65g, allowing you to carry it around easily. It is also ... |
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| Rating | 70 |
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| Title | Creative Zen MX 8GB Review - MP3 Reviews |
| Reviewed By | Stuart Andrews |
| Summary | Creative's Zen player made quite a stir when it launched two years ago, but has it still got what it takes? |
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| Rating | 70 |
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| Title | Creative Zen MX 8GB |
| Reviewed By | Sift Ninja |
| Summary | Launched last month with precious little fanfare from Creative, the Zen MX is a new entry-level version of what was once the company's flagship player. I guess you could see it one of two ways: either as a rival to mid-range players like the Samsung ... |
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| Verdict | The control layout user interface seems unchanged from the earlier Zen, which means it has its upsides and its downs in terms of usability. The D-Pad isn't particularly nice to use and the two-way buttons above and below are labelled rather ... |
| Rating | 60 |
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| Title | Creative Zen - Review of the Creative Zen |
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| Summary | Creative's stylish portable media player aims right at the new nano with its larger screen and SD Card slot. |
| Pros | >• Larger display than nano, • Good audio quality, • SD Card slot |
| Cons | >• Long startup time, • Confusing navigation, • Display is dimmer than new nano's, Storage: 4GB/8GB/16 GB, Music Formats: MP3, WMA, unprotected AAC (.M4A), , , , By donellacandra, , , , , Creative Zen Mozaic (2GB): Full Review, Creative Zen X-Fi (16GB ... |
| Verdict |
| Rating | 78 |
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| Title | Creative Zen |
| Reviewed By | Nate Lanxon |
| Summary | The Creative Zen is a lightweight, glossy multimedia player with an attractive finish. It has loads of playback options, and you can expand capacity with SD or SDHC cards. Your music will be in good hands, too, as the Zen produces clean and powerful ... |
| Pros | Sound quality ; design ; price ; good range of extra features ; great screen ; good capacity options ; SD expansion |
| Cons | Slightly sluggish menus ; only available in black ; no hard disk option ; SD card contents not included in player's main menu |
| Verdict | The Creative Zen looks great, sounds great and produces great video. It's a full-featured player with plenty of options for customisation. Although the SD card slot is a huge bonus, its contents are not included in the player's main menu, limiting its ... |
| Rating | 90 |
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| Title | Creative Zen MP3 player |
| Reviewed By | Stuart Miles |
| Summary | - Creative Zen MP3 player |
| Pros | Screen, size, SD card slot, radio |
| Cons | Not much |
| Verdict | If you aren't an Apple fan, but want a MP3 player to play tunes on the go, this is one of the best options available |
| Rating | 80 |
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| Title | Creative Zen 4GB |
| Reviewed By | |
| Summary | Can the new flash-based Zen give the iPod nano a run for its money? |
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| Verdict | 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 ... |
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| Title | Creative ZEN |
| Reviewed By | |
| Summary | The new ZEN may lack design flare, but it offers plenty of value. |
| Pros | Bright 2.5-inch screen. SD memory card slot. FM radio and voice-recording capability. Supports unprotected AAC files. |
| Cons | Erratic start-up times. No FM or line-in recording. Plays only WMV video files. Poor battery life. |
| Verdict |
| Rating | 100 |
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| Title | CreativeZen |
| Reviewed By | |
| Summary | Creative's back with a serious-looking mini media player. How's it going to fare against Apple's ubiquitous iPod Nano? |
| Pros | Great screen. Excellent build. Storage capacity. Audio quality |
| Cons | Bulkier and less sexy than rivals. Shoddy headphones |
| Verdict |
| Rating | 94 |
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| Title | Review summary of Creative Zen MP3 Player |
| Reviewed By | alaTest |
| Summary | alaTest has collected and analysed 5095 reviews of Creative Zen MP3 Player from international magazines and websites. |
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| Verdict | Experts rate this product 81/100 and users 76/100. Comparing these reviews to 387345 other MP3 & Media Players reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 94/100 = Excellent. |
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| Title | Creative Zen Review |
| Reviewed By | Grahm Skee |
| Summary | 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 had ... |
| Pros | Simple interface, Good sound quality, Customizable menus, Multiple playlist support and renaming., Solid and durable design |
| Cons | SD memory does not integrate into main library, SD media cannot use features., Video transcoding required, Bad top viewing angle, Limited Codec support |
| Verdict | There is much good to say about Creative's new Zen. The design is durable and a comfortable fit in your hand. The interface is intuitive and lends to a very low learning curve (if any at all). The 16.7 million color screen looks great, as does the ... |
| Rating | 70 |
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| Title | Creative Zen 4GB digital audio player |
| Reviewed By | David Price |
| Summary | Creative's Zen 4GB is the sort of commendable digital audio player that would make serious waves in an iPod-free world. |
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| Verdict | A decent showing from Creative, but the Creative Zen 4GB suffers from comparison with Apple's ultra-desirable iPod nano. Video playback and the SD Card slot are plus points, however. |
| Rating | 100 |
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| Title | Creative Zen 4GB |
| Reviewed By | |
| Summary | You can't escape the fact that Apple's iPod defines portable media, but it certainly isn't the only option or the best. Take the latest addition to the Creative line-up as an example: the Zen is small, light, well designed and far more capable than ... |
| Pros | Good screen, Better file compatibility than the iPod, Radio and SD card slot |
| Cons | Interface not as good as the nano |
| Verdict | If you own a PC, then this is a better media player than the iPod nano |
| Rating | 80 |
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| Title | Creative Zen 4GB |
| Reviewed By | |
| Summary | While the world is obsessing over Apple's new iPod touch, let's not forget about all the other cool MP3 players out there. You know, the ones that aren't locked down to proprietary file formats and limited to use with only one PC or Mac, ahem |
| Pros | Competitive price, Interface is great, DivX support, iTunes AAC support |
| Cons | It's plastic, not aluminium |
| Verdict | The perfect iPod nano alternative |
| Rating | 80 |
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| Title | Creative Zen Review |
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| Summary | When it comes to getting more bang for your buck, the Creative Zen is the king of the flash MP3 world. The Creative Zen combines an impressive list of features with excellent music compatibility, sleek design and a better price than most. That's why ... |
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| Rating | 90 |
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| Title | Creative Zen (4 GB) |
| Reviewed By | Rohan Naravane |
| Summary | This will probably make you think again about the Nano |
| Pros | A well-sized, good quality screen, A fast and visually appealing User Interface, Speedy data transfers, Extras like Voice Recorder, FM Radio and an SD Card slot, Good battery life, Good media management software. |
| Cons | Bundled ear-phones could have been better. |
| Verdict | Here lies the mini-USB port, the on-off/hold switch, and a standard 3.5mm ear-phone jack |
| Rating | 80 |
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| Title | Creative Zen Digital Media Player (16GB) |
| Reviewed By | |
| Summary | Having already seen how Creative has miniaturized its audio players (in the form of the Zen Stone and Zen Stone Plus), it didn't come as a surprise when the company first told CNET Asia it would be introducing a smaller version of its Zen Vision ... |
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| Title | Creative Zen (16 GB) |
| Reviewed By | Jason Tomczak |
| Summary | Bring your media with you wherever you roam with the Creative Zen 16GB player. Watch 64 hours of videos, enjoy up to 4,000 of your favorite songs or share hundreds of photos with your friends. An... |
| Pros | Sexy design ; impressive visual interface ; built-in WiFi ; Windows and Mac compatible |
| Cons | No expansion slot for additional memory ; cannot wirelessly sync with iTunes |
| Verdict |
| Rating | 80 |
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| Title | Creative Zen (8GB) |
| Reviewed By | |
| Summary | Bring your media with you wherever you roam with the Creative Zen 8GB player. Watch 32 hours of videos, enjoy up to 2,000 of your favorite songs or share hundreds of photos with your friends. And... |
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| Rating | 90 |
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| Title | Creative Zen (4GB) |
| Reviewed By | |
| Summary | 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 h... |
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| Rating | 83 |
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| Title | Creative Zen Flash-Based MP3 Player |
| Reviewed By | Darren Gladstone |
| Summary | Gadget lover's player may lack Wi-Fi, but it has lots of other features, supports a wide array of formats, and accepts SD Cards. |
| Pros | Feature-heavy, SD Card slot for instant memory upgrades |
| Cons | One-handed operation a little tricky, Skimps on bundled accessories |
| Verdict | , but it's a great choice for gadgeteers and audiophiles alike. If the 16GB's $150 price tag is too rich for your blood, buy a lower-end Zen and make up the difference with SD Cards |
| Rating | 80 |
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| Title | Creative Zen 4GB |
| Reviewed By | |
| Summary | The Zen is the first of Creative's new batch of MP3 players |
| Pros | Competitive price ; Interface is great ; DivX support ; iTunes AAC support |
| Cons | It's plastic, not aluminium |
| Verdict | A pretty comprehensive little player, then. It won't be enough to convince Apple fans to swap out their iPod nanos. But for those people who like to stay away from the iPod economy and go for something different, the Creative Zen is a great choice |
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| Title | Creative Zen MP3 Player |
| Reviewed By | Gundeep Hora |
| Summary | Available in 4GB/8GB/16GB capacities + expansion slot for SD storage, you can expect to store hours of audio/video files. On the exterior, there's a 2.5-inch vibrant display with 16.7 million color support and 320x240 resolution. Can you say amazing? ... |
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| Title | Creative Zen 4 Go |
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| Summary | The Zen is a very good alternative to the iPod Nano. Although it's not perfect, it lives up to expectations. |
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| Rating | 100 |
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| Title | Creative Zen 8GB review |
| Reviewed By | Darren Gladstone |
| Summary | Creative's superslim Zen has an attractive 2.5in colour display, an FM tuner, a built-in microphone, robust video- and photo-viewing capabilities and the ability to import contact management information. And the Creative Zen 8GB even plays music. |
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| Verdict | The Creative Zen 8GB lacks the Wi-Fi capabilities of the iPod touch, but has plenty else going for it and is a great choice for gadgeteers and audiophiles alike. A worthy award-winner. |
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| Title | Creative Zen (20GB) review |
| Reviewed By | Brian Kuzmanoski |
| Summary | Creative Zen Quick Impressions My first DAP was a 4th generation iPod. It was a great introduction to digital audio layers, and as a music device it was more or less flawless in my opinion (equaliser issues being the only major down side). Eight ... |
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| Verdict | This particular Zen has since been superceeded by the Zen Sleek and then the Zen Vision:M. It can still be found around Australasia for quite cheaply though, so it is worthwhile looking into it when on a budget |
| Rating | 83 |
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| Title | Creative Zen (32GB) |
| Reviewed By | Jasmine France |
| Summary | We're hard-pressed to find anything not to like about the Creative Zen. It's a great option for anyone looking for a great-sounding, pocketable MP3 player with an excellent, video-capable screen and plenty of extra features. |
| Pros | Sounds fantastic ; features a brilliant color screen capable of displaying photos and video ; SD card expansion slot ; FM radio ; voice recorder ; user-definable EQ ; slim, pocket-friendly design ; very user-friendly ; supports subscription music ; ... |
| Cons | Only comes in black ; doesn't come close to matching the max 60GB offered by the player it's replacing |
| Verdict | The Zen's footprint is no larger than a credit card |
