Creative Zen 4 GB Portable Media Player (Black)
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Customer Review: Beautiful!!! Who needs iPod?
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an awesome product! I bought this for my 7 y.o. daughter as traveling with a portable dvd player got a little bulky. I tried many other portable media players before deciding on this one. It costs a little more than others but it's worth it! It's beautifully designed and easy to use. It's small with a large screen and so light! My daughter figured it out quickly. It's also easy to download videos right off of Amazon Video On Demand using Unbox. It also has a buildt in media converter which makes transferring files a breeze.
So far I trasferred an entire Toy Story 3, 15 songs, and 2 TV episodes and it still has a plenty of memory space. I haven't figure out how to expend memory with SD card but so far I haven't needed to explore that option.
Some complained about the USB cord being too short but I love that feature. When it's hooked up to my computer, I don't have to deal with long cord getting tangled. But if this really bothers someone, Amazon also has some good options for package deals on longer USB cord, wall charger, and car charger for this player.
Who needs iPod and iTunes? Why would I pay the same price and get a Nano when the new Nano doesn't even have video capacity?
I also LOVE Amazon Unbox. I hate iTunes which makes it difficult for you to use any device other than Apple products. I highly recommend this!
Customer Review: Very quality product for the money spent
Summary: 5 Stars
The Creative Zen (4GB) is a very quality personal media player. I trust in Creative products having owned a Creative Zen Micro for more than 2 years and I love it. Creative did a great job making the Zen, it is pretty small and light, and exactly the size of a credit/debit card. I feared that the buttons or the actual player would be too small for my big hands but it hasn't been an issue. It looks nice on the outside, and looks attractive. At first it felt cheap and breakable, but after holding it for awhile it felt better and I feel safe putting it in my pocket. The screen is amazing, the colors/sharpness make images look incredible and sharp. It's like a mini HD screen, seriously. The UI is very nice and many options and customization options are present. The buttons depress with a click and I never have to press any button more than once to make it work. The shortcut button is nice. The included software is very simple and it gets the job done well although it has bugged out a few times by not locating the data on the player. The sound quality is good, can't really compare it to anything though and the bass boost and equalizer are nice additions. Battery life is good from what I've seen so far. Haven't used the SD slot yet. Nice radio. Included earbuds suck. I personally think that no other player exists of this quality for this price and I'm glad I didn't decide to buy an overpriced Ipod Nano.Customer Review: Everything I hoped for, and more!
Summary: 5 Stars
Well, I've only had this thing for nearly a week, but so far so good! And in that week I went on a trip that meant 18+ hours in the car and the player worked flawlessly the entire time. And I loved that I could play a group of songs to go to sleep to, and know the player would turn itself off after they were done playing. The battery life has been great, though I haven't actually counted how much time it lasts. It was very simple to load music and videos to, whether they were on my computer or on a CD. And I really liked that when I ripped music off of a CD, I had the option of whether or not I wanted it ripped to my computer as well. The button layout is really nice and easy to use. Very user-friendly. And there are no buttons on the side that can be so hard to deal with and go off when you're holding it, etc. It's also nice that the usb port, headphone jack, and power switch are all located on the same side - no turning the player around trying to find the item you're looking for. The picture this thing has is gorgeous, and larger than many of the competition. I could easily watch a 30 min. video on it without a problem.
I know I haven't had it long, but I really can't say enough good things about this player. I'll update my review if something changes, but until then I highly recommend this product - so much so that I've just helped my grandmother order one for herself as well.
Customer Review: Another satisfied Creative Labs customer
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had my Zen for about a month and love it! It's even motivated me to run the stairs every day at lunch. First off I've had two other Creative Labs MP3 players (MUVOs) so I'm familiar with the product name. Before I even received my Zen I bought a screen protector, skin, armband, AC and car charger package from a third party vendor for a great price. I also got a cassette adaptor for playing music in the car (the FM transmitter sucks). When I got my Zen I put on a pair of latex gloves, wiped the screen and put the "protection" on. It looks great. The software is very easy to use but I used it AND Windows Media Player to download music. First I had to clean up my music and video files on my computer. After that- piece of cake. I found a free program online where I can download YouTube videos and put them on my Zen in two simple steps. This probably is no big secret to you cognizanti, but it's great to know I can watch those stupid farting videos over and over wherever I am with my Zen. The earbuds are marginal so I got a better pair. Both audio and video qualities are EXCELLENT!!! Battery life is very good. I've had to reset my player once due to my own fault. Otherwise my Creative Zen has performed superbly. Even better value now that the price is cheaper than when I bought it. Oh well -Customer Review: Pretty good
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great music player (for those who do not need more convincing you don't need to read on).
But for those that do need more convincing, I am not a music fanatic, but here are some things I like and dislike as an average user:
PROS:
-It is small and very portable. The design is pretty sleek.
-The screen, I heard, is one of the best, it is large and it has great resolution comparatively.
-Interface is nice, visually attractive and, maybe not intuitive, but at least pragmatic
-Contrary to what some people say, it does have a pretty convenient volume control, though like people say it is not a dedicated control. So no biggy.
-Battery life is extremely long. I could charge it for one night and I probably got two-three week out of one charge (i.e. maybe 15-20 hours of music on one charge)
-Expandable memory is nice, but I haven't got a chance to use it.
CONS:
-Probably something that irritated me the most was the sticker they put on the screen. Instead of a see-through screen protector, there literally put a sticker. The sticker leaves residue that takes time to go away. But thankfully, it DOES NOT damage the screen (unless you do something funky)