igizmo.co.uk Updated: 2011-08-10 02:22:38
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Raise a glass to this pint-sized piece of PC-only near perfection Sound quality / SD card slot No Wi-Fi, touch screen or widescreen Creative’s Zen, which has spent years nipping at the heels of the iPod without ever making that killer bite, has come up...
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No WiFi, touch screen or widescreen...
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Creatives superslim Zen has an attractive 2.5in colour display, an FM tuner, a built-in microphone, robust video- and photo-viewing capabilities and the ability to import contact management information. And the Creative Zen 8GB even plays music. Th...
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The Creative Zen 8GB lacks the Wi-Fi capabilities of the iPod touch, but has plenty else going for it and is a great choice for gadgeteers and audiophiles alike. A worthy award-winner. Darren Gladstone Lowest online price: ££114.99...
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Creative ZEN review C reative is a worldwide manufacturer of digital entertainment products. Creative was founded in Singapore in 1981 with the underlying thought of multimedia starting a revolution in the way people handle their PCs. One of Creatives...
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Since the flash-based Creative Zen came out at the end of last year it's been an appealing alternative to the iPod nano. And with the arrival of this huge, limited-edition 32GB version the range is expanding into the high-capacity market, formerly domi...
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A sleek and well-designed device, but far too expensive for what it does...
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Founded in Singapore in 1981 and famous for its Sound Blaster sound cards and for launching the multimedia revolution, Creative is now driving digital entertainment on the PC platform with products like its highly acclaimed Zen and MuVo lines of digita...
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Outstanding 2.5inch colour LCD screen, 16.7 million Photo/Video display, FM Radio and Voice recorder, Upgradeable SD slot, USB 2.0 storage device, 25 hours audio playback, Accessories available...
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Not DivX certified...
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Creative have put together a delightful digital media player that has become a real joy to use and listen too. The only downfall is that the ZEN is not DivX certified and won’t down scale a video file higher then the screens resolution size. But in...
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mobilecomputermag.co.uk Updated: 2011-08-10 02:23:27
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Last month saw the arrival of Apple’s latest iPods. But while the iPod Touch is arguably in a league of its own, we weren’t quite so bowled over by the new iPod Nano — its squat figure divided opinion in the Mobile office and the larger fingered membe...
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expertreviews.co.uk Updated: 2011-08-10 02:23:31
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Creatives 4GB Zen has a 2.5in screen and costs less than the equivalent iPod Nano with the same capacity and a smaller 2in screen. It can play audio in WMA, WMA-DRM, MP3, Wav and - for the first time - AAC formats, which is great news for iTunes fa...
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It's plastic, not aluminium, Verdict, The perfect iPod nano alternative...
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Competitive price, Interface is great, DivX support, iTunes AAC support...
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While the world is obsessing over Apples new iPod touch, lets not forget about all the other cool MP3 players out there. You know, the ones that arent locked down to proprietary file formats and limited to use with only one PC or Mac (ahem).Like thi...
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Let’s be Zen... that seems to be Creative’s motto, as the manufacturer from Singapore keeps expanding its range. After the Zen Micro, the Zen Vision M or even the Zen V, it is high time the Creative Zen turn its attention to taking some of the...
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digitalversus.com Updated: 2011-08-10 02:23:40
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It was with some delay (when compared to its rivals) that Creative finally launched a multimedia player in credit card format (55 x 83 x 11.3 mm and 62 g). Indeed, the Zen only arrived on the market at the end of summer 2007 and it was much awaited. H...
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Sound quality and the screen, The many audio formats, Ergonomics...
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The face smudges easily, Transfers and video incompatibility...
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How different life would be if Apple hadnt made its foray into the world of portable audio. Creatives Zen 4GB, for example, is the sort of commendable digital audio player that would make serious waves in an iPod-free world. Indeed, we were thoroug...
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A decent showing from Creative, but the Creative Zen 4GB suffers from comparison with Apples ultra-desirable iPod nano. Video playback and the SD Card slot are plus points, however. David Price Lowest online price: £N/A...
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Creative challenge Apple dominance with its latest offering?...
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If you arent an Apple fan, but want a MP3 player to play tunes on the go, this is one of the best options available...
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Despite beating Apple to market with the Nomad MP3 player and being eventually credited with the mother of music player user-interface patents, Creative has always been stuck in Apples shadow. Its offerings to date have been well-received, but it has...
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Comparisons with Apples iPod Nano are inevitable - the Zen is a direct rival to the lesser pod. The Creative player has a larger screen - by half an inch - comes in a larger capacity and then theres that SD card slot. It has more features too. So...
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For videos, music, photos and more, you cant beat the Zen. Its one of the most versatile players on the market, its well built and itll give you many hours of enjoyment.
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2.5in screen, has FM and microphone functions, SD slot, silky video playback...
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Our MP4 files couldnt be transcoded for use on the player, ships with a short USB cable, a little heavy on the bass frequencies The Final Word For videos, music, photos and more, you cant beat the Zen. Its one of the most versatile players on the ma...
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For videos, music, photos and more, you cant beat the Zen. Its one of the most versatile players on the market, its well built and itll give you many hours of enjoyment.
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The Creative Zen is a nifty little Flash media player, with fantastic sound, an excellent screen for audio and video, and loads of neat extras and fine tuning. The 2.5 inch TFT screen (capable of 16.7 million colours) on the Zen is great. Photos were c...
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gadgetguy.com.au Updated: 2011-11-04 13:56:31
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It may not be chic or able to display photos on a tiny colour screen, but when it comes to quality sound and useful features, the Zen is an excellent product.
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Amazing sound quality, excellent easy to use PC software, built-in FM radio and organiser with Outlook synchronisation capability, support for WAV, MP3 and WMA, user replaceable battery.
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Controls a little hard to use, no support for iTunes ACC format, chunky, geeky appearance, only available in black or white, monochrome screen, no photo support.
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It may not be chic or able to display photos on a tiny colour screen, but when it comes to quality sound and useful features, the Zen is an excellent product.
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You can choose to either install Creative's Zen Media Explorer software or use Media Player to copy music back and forth and arrange playlists and the like. The Zen uses a standard USB cable for connection.Rather than taking the traditional screen-ab...
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Nice screen...
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Slow start up...
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Its been a long time since we saw a new portable offering from the forefathers of MP3. Since the Zen Vision:M and Zen V Plus, everything has been rather quiet, except for the Shuffle-aping Stone range. Now its back and its serious: so serious that i...
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Great screen. Excellent build. Storage capacity. Audio quality...
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Bulkier and less sexy than rivals. Shoddy headphones...
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Slick and talented, the Zen is the movie-playing flash player to beat...
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vr-zone.com Updated: 2016-11-26 23:40:26
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Introducing the Creative Zen! The flash player is the official successor of the ZEN Vision:M, and is available in capacities of 4GB, 8GB and 16GB, and is advertised to be the "size of a credit card". Many of you might be thinking that Creative mig...
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The Zen would be a very nice addition to the Creative lineup of Mp3 players, with its excellent form factor, its SD-card (with SD-HC support) expandability, and great video playback capabilities (I just have to reiterate, fantastic screen for a PMP!!...
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