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| Creative Zen 4 GB Portable Media Player (Black) | 
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| Brand: Creative Labs
Category: CE
List Price: $135.36
Buy New: $73.50
You Save: $61.86 (46%)
New (36) Used (4)
Avg. Customer Rating:  250 reviews
Sales Rank: 37
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 2.5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 6.3 x 1.5
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 70PF216200111
Model: 70PF216200111
UPC: 054651143821
EAN: 0054651143821
ASIN: B000UV4EU6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New. Factory Sealed. Sorry NO shipping to APO/FPO, PO BOX, Hawaii, Alaska.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great flash player but beware of unstable interface August 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I received this Creative Zen 4Gb Black 2 days back and my initial impression is favorable but interface is far from glitch-free.
Pros:
- Wonderful sounding audio, in fact 128 bit encoded mp3 songs sound amazing. Have heard that Creative DSP's are the best in the industry and music quality seems superior to my erstwhile Nano. And I'm using the packaged Creative headphones, they sound even better with my Sennheiser's.
- Videos are a delight to watch and screen is crystal clear. I'm enjoying viewing photos and videos on this Zen screen.
- The FM radio is a nice touch and works in both Mono/Stereo modes.
- Sleek and well sized, easy to carry in one's pocket.
Cons:
- Beware of the software running this, I received my Zen with Firmware version 1.21.01 and over the past 2 days have found multiple glitches. Annoyingly, on unlocking my Zen, screen becomes White and I'm forced to restart my Zen. This seems to be a recurring issue and it's downright annoying to restart every time I unlock.
- Another thing that happened this morning at the Gym, was my Zen just shutdown all by itself( with a fully charged battery ). On restarting, I saw a 'Rebuilding' screen pop up, which was concerning. Thankfully I didn't lose my songs/ playlist, just had to restart my playlist from the beginning.
- On setting Date and Time, this remains set for a while. But after a period, I see Time/Date has reset itself, not sure how this is happening.
- While powering down, LCD screen blinks with varying shades of grey, not sure what's causing this.
Conclusion:
Overall, this is a good sounding player with an unstable interface. Comparing this to my erstwhile Nano, must say, Apple interface and software is a far cry compared to Creative. This is surprising, apparently Creative has been in the Sound/Audio industry for a lot longer time. Though I like my Zen, I'm in two minds, whether I need to return this? Will test this for the week and make up my mind.
a nice mp3 player July 29, 2008
This is a nice mp3 player, easy to use, and the screen is pretty good. However, the earphones provided with the player is not so good. I changed a SONY earphone, and the sound effects are much better than the original one. Just take consider to change with an earphone around $20, it would be a nice choice.
 White screen of death July 27, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'll echo what others have said. I had the unit for about two months (very lightly used in that time) and one day turned it on to find the "white screen of death." After trying every one of the techniques presented all over the Internet (and of course their nearly useless knowledge-base) and then waiting two days for response to online customer support request, I get "please return, here's your RMA." Of course I get to cover outbound shipping (thanks!) and they'll cover return shipping. Great. So I have to add $10 to my purchase price and wait four weeks before I get a replacement. Who knows how long this one will last? Many other have reported the same problem occurs in their replacement units. Argh.
Also, I should point out that using the SD slot is a pain in the arse... the firmware doesn't merge the SD items with the built-in items... so you have to use a completely different menu structure to play back stuff on your SD card. How hard could it be?
First and last Creative purchase.
 NICE July 25, 2008
Excellent Product, lots of funtions for the price.
The screen looks very sharp!
Enjoying the Zen July 25, 2008
I really enjoy my 4GB Zen media player. It's small, convenient, and doesn't require batteries. It recharges when you connect to the device that you're downloading media from. I thought that the software was cool, too. It allows you to browse your Zen and syncronize with any music, movies, and photos on your computer.
The only drawback was that there is no casing case that comes with it, which makes it difficult if you want to be hands free in the gym, or on a bike, etc.
Aside from that, I think this is an excellent device. I may have to upgrade to the 8GB, or just jump to the size after that, though.
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