7.5 out of 10

Creative ZEN

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Best Price: £49

  • User Score (223)
    7.7 ********
  • Expert Score (33)
    8.0 ********
  • Design (3)
    8.0 ********
  • Value for money (17)
    7.1 *******
  • Features (5)
    6.0 ******
  • Ease of use (4)
    6.1 ******
  • Performance (2)
    5.0 *****
  • Sound quality (14)
    8.0 ********

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  • Buzz Index: 5/5
  • Activity: 5/5

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Manufacturer's Specs

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Manufacturer's Specs

  • Specification
    2, 4, 8 and 16GB Capacities
  • Specification
    1 year limited hardware warranty
  • Specification
    16.7m Colour Photo Viewer
  • Specification
    SD Card (SD and SDHC) slot for memory upgrades
  • Specification
    AAC (.M4A) support along with MP3, WMA, WAVE and Audible
  • Specification
    FM Radio and Microphone
  • Specification
    2.5" Colour LCD screen
  • Specification
    WMV and DivX/XviD support (320x240)
  • Dimensions
    55 x 83 x 12mm
  • Battery life
    25 hours of Audio playback or 5 hours of Video playback

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Small wonder. 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 y…

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  1. Creative Zen 4GB

    Reviewer: Tech
    23 November 2007
    Overall 8
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    The perfect iPod nano alternative Read more

  2. Creative Zen 4GB

    Reviewer: TrustedReviews
    31 October 2007
    Overall 8
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    Value for money 8
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    Features 7
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    Sound quality 10
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    digital media player was the envy of all, and the rest of its range of music players was impressive enough to rival even the most prolific of competitors. In recent times, however, things have gone quiet. Only the low-end Read more

  3. Reviewer: pcadvisor.co.uk
    29 October 2007
    Overall 7
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    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. Read more

  4. Creative Zen

    Reviewer: CNET
    15 October 2007
    Overall 8
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    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 usefulness Read more

  5. Reviewer: maxpc.co.uk
    16 October 2004

    Has the iPod met its match in this pocket-sized video player? There's room for 255 episodes of The Simpsons... Read more

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  1. not reconised as a normal usb storage will not work with out creative CD

    Reviewer: jaksel "jaksel", Amazon
    2 weeks ago
    Overall 4
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    The player looks great but I am not happy with the fact that this item is the most in flexible peace of sugar I have seen. It is not reconised as a usb storage hence you can use it as drag and drop why I do not know? You need to use the software for everything and you need to convert every avi divx movie you want to play on it. It is not worth the money save your self the cash buy your self the small archos 30 gb it is the same size a little bit thicker but it work fo... Read more

  2. One Grrreat unique mp3 player

    Reviewer: milc03, Ciao
    21 March 2008
    Overall 10
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    Value for money 10
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    Ease of use 6
    ******
    Sound quality 10
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    Amazon Marketplace 28 Ratings All reviews Next review One Grrreat unique mp3 player A review by milc03 on Creative ZEN March 21st, 2008 Author's product rating: Video Quality Excellent Sound Quality Excellent Range of Features Excellent Ease of Use Average Value for Money Excellent Advantages: Excellent sound quality, great screen Disadvantages: None Recommend to potential buyers: yes Full review This is one amazing mp3 player and is alot better than the ipod. It has ... Read more

  3. Reviewer: ali tedbury, Advance MP3 players
    20 January 2008
    Overall 10
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    I like to listen to audiobooks, so I appreciate the pause and bookmark, plus the player restarts at .. Read more

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Latest Forum Threads

forum_threads

  1. play music from specific folders

    creative zen vision m 30gb

    forum.advancedmp3players.co.uk: 05 November 2006 Read more

  2. omg Apple

    I used notmad explorer from Red Chair Software for my creative zen they make some decent software!

    forum.thereviewer.co.uk: 09 October 2007 Read more

  3. Any Zen Nano Plus owners here

    Hi there, The Creative ZEN Nano Plus will be reduced in price soon as a result of new pricing from Creative.

    forum.advancedmp3players.co.uk: 31 March 2006 Read more

  4. Creative Zen, when are you getting it in?

    Hiya, title says it all really, when are you getting the new creative Zen in ? and how much do you reckon it will be ?

    forum.advancedmp3players.co.uk: 17 December 2005 Read more

  5. How do I transfer music form mp3 to computer?

    Re: How do I transfer music form mp3 to computer? It's a Creative Zen 20gb.

    forum.itsallpc.co: Read more

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