Creative Zen V 1 GB Portable Media Player (White/Orange)

Creative Zen V 1 GB Portable Media Player (White/Orange)
Binding: Electronics
Manufacturer: Creative Labs
Product Description:
Zen V Package includes ZEN V Player; Earphones; Lanyard; Drawstring Pouch; USB Cable; Line-in Cable; Installation CD; Quick Start Guide

Zen is a discipline deriving joy from deep, meditative concentration. Creative Zen is an MP3 player that lets you derive pleasure forom whatever you do. The ZEN V player was designed for people like you?those who walk a step or two ahead of the pack. So don't be surprised when people take notice of your cool, colorful music and photo player. Tell them you carry up to 500 songs with you. Show them just a handful of the photos you've stored on the pocket sized powerhouse. And tell them there's even more but they'll have to get their own. ZEN V is ideal for your next jog on the trail or trip to the gym. At under 2 ounces, the Zen V from Creative is a digital-media player for everytime and anytime that can go anywhere and everywhere. Direct CD recording Syncs contacts, calendar and tasks Built-in voice recorder Skip free playback Plays music, ZENCast, and audiobooks Alarm and clock Customizable main menu 8 EQ settings (Acoustic, classical, disco, jazz, new age, pop, rock and vocal) Organizer - Syncs with and views Microsoft Outlook® Contacts, Calendar&Tasks Audio Playback Format - MP3 - WMA - WAV and Audible JPEG Photo Format Battery Life - Up to 15 hours continuous playtime / Built-in, rechargeable Li-ion battery Unit Dimensions - Size WxHxD - 2.7 x 1.7 x 0.6 / Weight - 1.55 ounces Creative Bundled Software - Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer Use Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer to import music into your computer and transfer it to ZEN V. Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer is your digital music center for playing, creating, organizing and transferring digital music. / ZEN Media Explorer ZEN Media Explorer offers you the ease of managing music tracks and data files in ZEN V, in a Windows Explorer environment / Window

List Price: USD 119.99
Lowest Used Price: USD 30.00
Lowest New Price: USD 43.99
Lowest Refurbished Price: USD 30.95
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Average Rating:
Features:
  • Portable media player fits perfectly in your palm or pocket
  • Big 1 GB memory holds up to 500 songs, photographs, and album art
  • 1.5-inch OLED screen displays rich and vibrant photos, full-color menus, and more at any viewing angle
  • Direct CD Recording allows you to record songs directly from an audio source without using a PC
  • Player doubles as a voice recorder with the handy built-in microphone
Brand: Creative Labs
Color: White
Model: 70PF1921001C1
Customer Reviews


Creative Zen
This Creative Zen MP3 has being a great product, and its tiny size makes it convenient!!


simply awesome!
Very happy with price, quality, function, and shipping arrival. This was a gift to my 17y old niece and she loves it.


Product failure
I wanted to like this product based on cost vs Ipod. I did but experienced occasional lockups which were corrected by reseting the unit. After 14 months product failed - dead. Simply unacceptable for a mass produced consumer product. Don't waste your money as I believe I have. I will be contacting Creative to try and get a partial credit/refund.


Outstanding portable recorder... with one major flaw.
If you have old tapes and records you would like to be able to archive, put into your computer or other MP3 player, and/or burn CD copies of, this is the the portable media player/ recorder for you...but it has one MAJOR flaw*

A line in jack (odd 2.5mm, but adaptable) is a very rare thing on a portable media player/ recorder, and this has one...add to that it's VU meters and it's close to perfect for making digital copies of any audio source including your old analog recordings. That's right it actually has a line in jack AND VU meters..how sweet is that? With an adapter ( Audio Adapter - Rca - Mini-phone Stereo 3.5 Mm (m) ) you can jack it right in to your stereo system..with the included 2.5mm to 3.5mm cable you can jack into anything with a standard stereo 3.5mm headphone/ output jack.

Recoding is encoded at 128 or 160Kbps WMA..ok so it.s not high end top notch audio, but it's just fine for cassettes,LPs, 45s, radio, and yes even your old 8-track cartridges. 320 Kbps would have been better, but 160 is adequate.

It also has a built in mono microphone that makes decent sounding recordings.

..and yes it'll play your audio files, and display pictures too... just like everything else, bla, bla ,bla. Nothing new there.

Audio output is not very loud, but it does have a real user adjustable five band equalizer.

Battery life is about 9-12 hrs...Uh... battery..battery...WHERE'S THE BATTERY?

* THE BATTERY IS NOT USER REPLACEABLE. IMHO that's inexcusable. When it goes dead on you and you're away from home you're sunk. Likewise when it'll no longer hold a charge. The only way to replace the battery is to literally pry the case apart or have it replaced by a technician!

As a recorder I'd give it an 8/10.

As a portable media player I'd give it 2/10 because of the battery issue alone...where it not for that I'd say 7/10.. sounds good for what it is, but I wish it had more output power.


Love it!
I love my Creative Zen. I have downloaded a bunch of music easily and have been enjoying it since I recieved it. I highly recommend it as a more affordable version of the Ipod.

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