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Creative Zen V

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  • User Score (115)
    7.5 7.5 from 115 reviewers
  • Expert Score (9)
    7.8 7.8 from 9 reviewers
  • Design (14)
    5.0 5.0 from 14 reviewers
  • Value for money (18)
    8.1 8.1 from 18 reviewers
  • Features (46)
    8.1 8.1 from 46 reviewers
  • Ease of use (12)
    9.0 9.0 from 12 reviewers
  • Performance (10)
    6.5 6.5 from 10 reviewers
  • Sound quality (31)
    7.5 7.5 from 31 reviewers

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Manufacturer's Specs

  • Specification
    USB bus powered when connected to a power outlet or powered USB port on a computer
  • Dimensions
    43.5 x 67.5 x 15.9 mm (WxHxD)
  • Weight
    43.5g with battery
  • Capacity
    1GB, 2GB or 4GB
Power Source
  • Battery
    1 x Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery
Playback Formats
  • Audio playback formats
    MP3 (Up to 320 kbps), WMA (Up to 320 kbps), WMA with Digital Rights Management (DRM) 9 or later, WAV (PCM and IMA ADPCM)
  • Picture format
    JPEG
Recording Formats

Review Summary

The Creative Zen V Plus has unique features and an elegant design. It has a special OLED display screen, which can be easily viewed from all angles. It has a FM radio voice and in-line recording along with video and photo playback. It allows various video formats such as WMA tracks. The extended battery life and sound quality are just amazing. It ensures best performance and is a very pocket friendly flash MP3 device. The Creative Zen V is available in 1GB, 2GB or even at 4GB. It is definitely better than the iPod Nano and is often compared against it. It has a special style and a master design that makes it the preferred choice. You can opt for different colours. Each colour denotes a different memory capacity. Thus be careful prior to deciding which colour to opt for. It has an orange colour for 1GB, green colour for 2GB and blue or black at 4GB. The Creative Zen V Plus is lightweight and compact.

It measures 2.6 x 1.5 x 0.5 inches that is measured in terms of length, breadth and height. It weighs only 1.6 ounces. The Creative Zen V Plus has very smooth and rounded edges that make it easy to hold. It is said to be much better than the iPod Nano and it has a more powerful and stronger feel. Almost 500 songs can be stored and it also has the ability to play music downloaded from online marts. It has the ability to play other formats, which includes WMA, WAV and MP3 and also other audio formats, which include JPEG Video Playback Format. However, the joystick that is available with the Creative Zen V is small and looks a little cheap. The screen is considered to be very difficult to be view under sunlight and the system lacks UMS support. It is considered to be the perfect choice for those looking out for flash MP3 player with a reasonable cost packed with all the features.

Audio in style. The Creative® Zen V is the MP3 player for people who set the pace. Stylish in design, it has a glossy black finish, with subtle colour highlights and a neat rounded shape that fits …

  1. Reviewer: IT Reviews
    21 September 2006

    If you don't think you'll use an FM radio or video player, the standard V model is an excellent alternative that's very competitively priced. Regardless of which model you choose, both the Zen V and Zen V+ are a joy to use. Creative has done a great job of creating a real people's player. Read more

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    Reviewer: Vnunet
    14 September 2006
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    A very good pocket-sized player Read more

  3. Reviewer: pcadvisor.co.uk
    19 August 2006
    Overall 8
    8.0
    Value for money 9
    9.0
    Features 8
    8.0
     

    That bold black-and-lime-green colour scheme may put a few people off, but we think most will appreciate the Creative Zen V's simple, clean look – not to mention its convenient controls, attractive price tag and decent battery life. It can be a bit flaky when hooking up with a PC, however, so be warned. Read more

  1. How to waste time and go bananas - instal a Zen ... not

    Reviewer: C. Nation "chrisnation", Amazon
    20 May 2008
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    Small, perfectly formed, 4Gb piece of doo-doo. You'd think that Creative would have worked out how to get a Zen to operate with A] their own software B] MS XP [only been around for 5-6 years, innit?] But no. Load the software [Creative Media Explorer] - it recognises the player. So does MS Device Manager. But can files be copied to Media Explorer or the Zen? No And the result of trying? Zen no longer recognised by CME or MS DM which sees it as a generic MTP and sets o... Read more

  1. Split/ join/ subtitle/ crop/ trim/ effect the file while rip DVDs

    Thank you! Hope this guide really help you. Now it support convert DVD to Creative Zen V Plus.

    forum.videoforums.co.uk: 01 March 2008 Read more

  2. Creative Zen Travelsound speakers

    I have a creative zen V plus 16GB player and treated myself to a nearly new set of Travelsound speakers on eBay. They sound great but I notice that they do not automatically charge the player. The player charges ok on my PC and on my travel charger, just not on the speaker system....

    forum.advancedmp3players.co.uk: 05 December 2007 Read more

  3. Movie: M 30 Gig Video Tutorial

    Haha cheers man. It should be with you tonight - I'm just going to adapt an FAQ I made for my Dad (I bought him a Creative Zen V Plus and he didn't understand how to use it). Is it just movies you're having bother with or are there other things you'd like me to cover in the guide? if yu cant reach me on here my email address is sheislife@hotmail.com Elliot

    forum.advancedmp3players.co.uk: 01 February 2007 Read more

  4. All Vista reviews, and your thoughts on it...

    Well I did an upgrade, and it failed and I lost everything. I done a clean install and it worked fine for a few months. Now all it does is keep crashing, especially Media Player. Its all been updated. Also tried to install my Creative Zen V Plus and had problems with that. Im gonna wipe my hard drive in the next week and do a clean install again, then update it all to see if it solves the problems im having. If not, back to XP Pro for me. _________________

    forum.pcformat.co.uk: 18 March 2007 Read more

  5. Help, I want a new MP3 player!

    ...that? I'm looking for an flash player with the main priorities being capacity and good sound and build quality. I'm not interested in whether it plays video or not but they all seem to on 8GB models. I was also thinking on something like the iRiver X20, Creative Zen V+, Sony NWZA818 , or Samsung YP-T10JCB/XEU. (I wouldn't have an Apple even if they were free.) There are so many on the market now though any advice would helpful to narrow down the possibilties! Cheers, Jimbo.

    forum.advancedmp3players.co.uk: 13 January 2008 Read more

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