Zen V Plus 8GB Black/red Carry Music Video Clips & Photos Eng/fr by Creative
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Digital camera reviews of Zen V Plus 8GB Black/red Carry Music Video Clips & Photos Eng/fr
Digital camera Review: 4 gb better sound
Summary: 3 Stars
Not quite sure why creative doesn't just save some time and say the 4 gig sounds better than the 8 gig. Different codec or something. I've owned recording studios etc etc and listen to mp3's through a set of Sony mdr-v900's as they don't require alot of power to drive. Source is 192 kbs downloads from Yahoo music to go (which you can no longer get. Have to go with 160 kbs as best pay as you go). I'm suprisingly satisfied with the sound, having been spoiled for years with high end equipment. Unforunately I can hear he difference. But unless you're listening to a high end speaker system, ie b&w 801's w dual bryston 600w per speaker etc etc, 192 kbs seems to work.But hey, the 8 gig ain't near the 4 gig and I just wish they'd let me know to save me some time. My two cents worth -Digital camera Review: A great mp3 player!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had the 1GB Zen for almost 2 years until it got broken :( (it slipped out of my pocket getting into my car and got hit by another car...lol) and I absolutely loved it! My only problem with it is the problem everyone else seems to be having with it...that it often freezes up for no reason and you have to reset it. Mine didn't do that too often but it was still a bit of a pain. I like everything else about it though. It's easy to use (I knew how to do everything on it the day I got it) and personally I like it better than the ipod. I plan on buying this model to replace my old one! :)Digital camera Review: AWESOME!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I really like this new zen!!its so small and it fits just nice in my hand..and the sound quality is great,apart from the joystick being too small which makes it hard to scroll to the next song..other than that its a great buy!Digital camera Review: Buggy Bloatware, Defective Hardware - How UnZenlike
Summary: 1 Stars
If you buy this player, be prepared for a huge amount of "required" and promotional software to be installed on your system.
In the end, I wound up with a defective player, but my biggest objection to this unit was the sheer volume of useless, redundant, and trial software that got placed on my system during the installation. I bought this to play Overdrive audio books provided by my local library. Overdrive uses DRM that requires Windows Media Player. I'm no iFanboy, but my everyday audio players for commuting and the gym are those are made by the company that has ~80% of the market - and now I see why. One required program that manages my media, including Amazon MP3 purchases, beautifully. It just works.
The unit arrived along with an installation CD. Going along with the installation, I wound up with several Creative programs (media manager, transfer manager, etc.) and some promotional trial software including Audible. I thought the Audible trial installation was interesting as I already had an Audible account and software installed. In the end, I had 5 or 6 new icons on the desktop and a ton of unwanted and unneeded software. Much of it didn't work or was unnecessarily complex.
The Creative software took control as default media player without asking. It even managed to cause my PC to be deauthorized with the iTunes store. The Audible trial installation hosed my existing Audible software. In the end, the unit itself had defective memory so I just uninstalled the software, cleaned up my system and sent it all back. Four hours wasted.
I wound up replacing this unit with the Sandisk Sansa Clip. The capacity is less, but it holds 5 - 6 audiobooks and meets my intended purpose perfectly. There is no software needed other than a simple driver. Audio book files are transferred using the Overdrive console. Other means of transfer include via Windows Media Player or simply by using Windows Explorer and dragging files into the Music folder on the Clip. (Imagine that!)
Sorry Creative, but I agree with the Sandisk approach. If I buy an audio player, that's all I want. I don't need you to replace all the media management software on my system with buggy versions of your own. Oh, and besides, the Sandisk hardware wasn't shipped with defective memory.
Digital camera Review: Cool, short-lived lemon
Summary: 1 Stars
My unit lasted about four days. It performed very well until it shut down last night. Now it refuses to boot... maybe the screen is dead. Either way, it's a lemon. After checking out reviews at other sights, this problem is not so uncommon. I'm returning my unit today for a refund.