Review - Creative ZEN Portable Media Player

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Review: Creative ZEN Portable Media Player




This is an all around solid MP3 Player. I will describe some of the pros and cons about this player. I will say right now the pros strongly outweigh the cons. I have also tested this player adequately and have tested the SD card slot which I find very nice. Despite some complaints about the SD card, I find it adequate to suit my needs.

By the way if you are wondering why I am publishing this review... I received the player from Creative where it is in stock. Amazon is taking a little while longer.

Pros:
+ Excellent Sound - This MP3 Player is a bit louder, and sounds better than my previous Vision:M. I think the sound quality is quite superb.
+ Bright, Brilliant Display - The display is just stunning, and the 16 million colors really show great improvement over the ZVM.
+ Easy Navigation - I love the navigation on this player, and I really love the different themes.
+ Videos - The videos look incredibly nice... I've only played a few
+ Transfer Speed - Extremely Fast! What can I say? This is what has surprised me the most. The speed is an extremely huge difference over hard-drive based players.
+ Good Button Placement - Though small for some, I do happen to like the buttons
+ Nice looks - I really like the looks of this (this is very subjective)
+ Small Size - This is a very light player, that is only a foot print of what the ZVM was. The most amazing part is that the screen is 2.5" inches.

Cons:
- Power Adapter - It should come with one, but it only comes with a USB power cable (which is acceptable)
- Crappy Ear phones - Eh. Buy the Creative EP-630. You don't buy a nice player and use the provided ear phones. The EP-630 are an incredible set.
- Buttons are a bit hard to push at first - This is something others have experienced... this is true for a while.
- Can smudge - to prevent this get the plastic case!

How does this stack up against an ipod?

It crushes it in my mind. I really think Creative did a fine job here, and I'm sure firmware will be updated constantly knowing Creative's attention to the customer.


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