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| Creative Zen 16 GB Portable Media Player (Black) | 
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| Brand: Creative Labs
Category: CE
List Price: $269.00
Buy New: $159.99
You Save: $109.01 (41%)
New (37) Used (3) from $145.36
Avg. Customer Rating:  172 reviews
Sales Rank: 199
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 2.5
Size: 16 GB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 1.5 x 6.5
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 70PF216100111
Model: 70PF216100111
UPC: 054651143852
EAN: 0054651143852
ASIN: B000UVBDRS
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: APO & FPO please use expedited shipping. Brand new with all accessories & full warranty in distressed or open package
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| Customer Reviews:
Best of the Creative Series July 5, 2008
Good navigation and screen. SD card is nice but it is good only for video as the playlists and music features don't work there.
no brainer July 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It sounds good and the price is way superior to the ipod for better features. The ease of use with drag and drop editing using basic Windows interface is a big plus. Very little head scratching is needed.
 Excellent music media player June 28, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I purchased this 16GB media player because it was big enough to hold all of my music, plus leave extra room for videos. It turns out that I don't really use the video playback all that much. If I was commuting on a train or bus, maybe, otherwise I keep a couple of TV shows on it for demo purposes.
Here, I'll list my answers or corrections to what I've read when researching this item.
Power Management is very well thought out. People have said that the backlight doesn't go out, which wastes power. Actually, when you turn the lock switch on, the screen does go completely off after a decent period of time. It will stay on in a very dim backlit mode long enough for you to completely read a scrolling title, but it is smart about conserving battery power.
Additionally, it has a smart power up routine. It seems that when you turn it off, it actually goes to a very low power, sleep mode for a while before going into a complete power off mode. At least this is my observation since you can turn it off in the car, walk into the gym, change and get to the machines before turning it on. When you do switch it on, it immediately starts playing from where you left off in the car. I think this is a very nice touch, especially if you've ever used a player that always takes 10-30 seconds to boot even if you turned it off 1 second ago.
I love the bookmark abilities. It will hold 10 bookmarks and since I play a lot of podcasts and netcasts on it, I love being able to bookmark my spot in a few podcasts and always go back to where I left off. Before this feature, I hated switching from a podcast to music because I'd never find the right spot in the podcast to resume from.
Fast forward and rewind is also very podcast friendly. If you hold the button long enough, it accelerates the fast forward speed so you start skipping minutes instead of seconds going through a long podcast.
Navigation is very easy. It even lets you search for songs by typing in a word in the title.
Sychronization with Windows Media Player is very simple. I even have search playlists in Media Player, and they transfer over well.
The overall design is wonderful to use. The horizontal, landscape type of use makes it easy to use and easy to hold. The screen fits better this way and the size of the unit is perfect. It gives you a huge screen on a device that still fits in an Altoids Tin, which is a great way to get laughs when using it.
IT HAS A STANDARD USB CONNECTOR!!! This one feature made the choice simple for me. I was just about to buy a Sansa since they're a great choice too, but the ability to plug in a standard USB cable at home, at work, and at other houses made the difference! I don't care what other features a company can build into their special connectors, every device should allow me to use any USB cable to charge and browse the device. I buy my cell phones and other devices based on the support of standard USB connectors.
Overall, I strongly reccomend this device.
Very impressed June 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love my zen. Its very easy to use, the sound and picture quality is brilliant and as is the brilliant thing with creative products I'm not tied to a single pc.
 Buggy June 21, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
It looks nice. But mine is subject to the "white screen of death." I purchased it in May 2008, it has the latest firmware, and it simply doesn't work. Will return it tomorrow.
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