Creative Zen 2 GB Portable Media
Player (Black)
I'm So Glad I Returned My Ipod And Got This.
This credit card-sized Creative Zen has a stunning 2.5-inch color screen
and is perfect for music, videos, and photos. Enjoy up to 500 MP3, WMA,
or AAC songs; watch up to 70 hours of videos; and share hundreds of
photos with your friends. Even expand your portable music, video, or photo
collection by adding additional content through the convenient SD memory
slot. The player also is available in 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, and 32 GB
capacities.
A razor sharp 2.5-inch display makes your photos and videos come to life.
See the Zen in detail.

Small size, big features--all in the palm of your hand.
Add even more storage capacity via the SD card slot.
Credit Card-sized Player Supports 16.7 Million Colors View your album
art, videos, and photos on this 2.5-inch razor sharp TFT display. Your
favorite photos will burst into life with 16.7 million colors on the fresh new
Zen patented user interface. The TFT display works under sunlight and
allows everyone to watch your home videos and vacation slideshows from
any angle.
Truly a Multimedia Player Zen is the first Creative player to support
unprotected AAC format, so you can enjoy all of your favorite CD tracks
that youve ripped through iTunes software. Zen also supports iTunes Plus
tracks from the iTunes store, in addition to MP3 and WMA music tracks. It
also is compatible with music subscription services, such as Napster To
Go and Rhapsody. Zen also supports audio books from Audible.com.
Download your favorite books to keep everyone entertained on long road
trips, or download daily news reports every morning and listen to the news
during your morning commute. Watch purchased or rented movies and TV
shows from online services like Amazon Unbox. Share home videos. Or
load your Tivo To Go recorded movies and TV shows. Plus, share your
collections of latest photos in 16.7 million colors. Instantly turn your
slideshows into attention-grabbing multimedia extravaganzas by adding
your favorite song to the slideshow.
Expandable Memory Need more space? Add additional storage capacity
with the built-in SD slot and easily play new music, videos, or photos on
your player. With SD cards to go, carry virtually unlimited amounts of your
digital library anywhere you go.
FM Radio In between your tunes, use the built-in FM radio to keep
yourself up to date with world events, sports scores, or traffic reports. Or
tune in to the program airing on the gyms TV while running on the
treadmill.

Battery Life Enjoy up to 30 hours of your songs or 5 hours of video on a
single charge--over a full day of music. Or 10 episodes of Scrubs!
Whats in the Box Creative Zen 2 GB player, earphones, USB 2.0 cable,
installation CD, quick start guide
A slick user interface makes it a snap to enjoy your media.
Personal Review: Creative Zen 2 GB Portable Media Player
(Black)
As a previous iPod owner, a long time ago I wrote an extensive review on
here about how the creative zen vision:m blew away the iPod. There were
many things that I talked about that really made the ZVM better, not the
least of which being the sound quality. This is almost like deja vu for me,
because a few weeks ago I picked up an iPod touch, and now I'm writing
this to tell anyone who is reading this that if you're looking for an mp3
player, there is no question that this new 16gb Zen once again outdoes the
16gb iPod touch.
In all seriousness, the iPod touch is fun as hell to play with. The apps and
internet etc. are extremely useful and extremely entertaining. I have
wasted more time on facebook over the last few weeks than i care to admit
because of the app for the iPod, but after trying it out for a while, I finally
decided that there are a number of problems using the iPod as an mp3
player...the main function it's supposed to provide.
First and foremost, the sound quality of the iPod flat-out sucks compared
to this Zen, just like in the past. Using the same mp3 files and the same
headphones, the difference that I noticed immediately when plugging into
the Zen was amazing. Rap, rock, metal...it doesn't matter. The highs are
clearer, the lows are stronger, and the mids are smoother on the Zen. The
custom EQ on the zen is so awesome...it leaves me wondering why apple
hasn't put it on the ipod yet after all this time. Most of the preset EQ's on
the iPod are terrible, including the "Bass Booster", which should really be
called "distortion booster"...i'm a bassist, so that's extra frustrating for me.
Now, as a disclaimer, the rest of the reasons I have can be chalked up to
personal preference, but I still think they're valid.
Size. This zen is the size of a credit card with obviously more mass. It's
actually about the size of the ipod's screen. I love it. It's so much more
manageable and light than the ipod. Perfect for a pocket, or if you're
wearing it, it's not uncomfortable.

Buttons. After driving once with the iPod, i realized how insane it was
trying to just simply change songs. My roommate told me you eventually
get used to it, but even he admits that he usually just puts on an album and
lets it go. The advantage of being able to feel buttons and press them
without looking is something i underestimated. Also, I go to the gym a
lot...same story. Every time i wanted to skip a song i had to stop what i'm
doing, unlock the screen, then press the exact spot on the screen to skip.
the buttons on the zen are placed conveniently and you can feel your way
around them easily. simple choice for me, as fun as the touch screen is to
play with.
Lastly, as small and light as the zen is, I feel like it's much more sturdy
than the iPod touch. The back is black plastic as opposed to the shiny
metal that scratches easliy. I feel like when i drop the zen (it will most
certainly happen), it will be fine, but with the iPod I was always so paranoid
about dropping or hitting it because of how big the screen is, once again
distracting me from actually listening to music and doing other things.
Bottom line, while it doesn't have all the functionality of the iPod with the
apps and internet etc., as an mp3 player it's really not even close. Just
based on sound quality alone you will be satisfied with the zen as your
mp3 player...It's really good. The buttons as opposed to the touch screen
cater to people with active lifestyles or people who use it while
driving...playing around with a touch screen on the highway or as you're
about to do a set of bench press is less than pleasurable, take my word for
it.
Hope this was helpful...
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