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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic Player!, 19 May 2007
Some minor faults, but the Zen V+ still deserves 5+ Stars!
I have had quite a few MP3 players, most were OK, my Nokia phone is pretty good, but the Zen is fantastic!
The most important thing is the music, and the sound quality is excellent, good bass, clear middle and treble. The supplied earphones are OK, but you can do better. I am listening now, on Sony earphones. It is worth paying for decent earphones to get the best out of this excellent player.
The other minor problem is the supplied software. It works, but users not experienced with fighting software might struggle a bit. But this is not a big problem. The main thing you want to do is download your music and you can do this, just using Windows Media Player. You can take your time getting to know the Creative software.
Another good thing about the Zen, is that it is a tiny, cute, sexy unit. It looks good, it feels good, and is easy to use. A good user interface.
There are many options for navigation and you will be able to get it to do what you want. The "DJ" feature is good.
There are lots of extras with this player, I will just mention the FM radio, which works well, and again is easy to use.
So, I recommend this player. I think it is an Ipod beater!
A few extra points:
First battery life. This is excellent compared to some other players. I get about 15 hours, but it depends on how you have set the display and how loud you like your music.
I have tried out the line-in recording, by plugging in to my PC. You can record streamed audio, or anything that would come out of your PC speakers. You can monitor on the Zen earphones.
The lead, 2.5mm to 3.5mm, is supplied with the Zen. The recording quality is very good, with no digital noise from the PC. This is great for sites like the BBC, which allow "Listen Again" but do not allow downloads of the programmes.
Of course you can also plug into your hifi and record anything, but for music, it is better to do it through the PC so you get track information etc.
I have also used the microphone recording. You could record a long meeting and no one would know! The microphone is sensitive, and the quality is good (not what you would get with a big microphone, but very clear).
I was surprised to read some very negative reviews of this player, both here and elsewhere. These can mostly be summed up as, "it stopped working".
Clearly, Creative have some quality control issues to address. I understand that they are very good with replacing faulty units, but this is not the point. When we pay so much for something, we expect it to work! So come on Creative, how about a bit more testing?
Having said that, I have had no problems with mine, and I am more pleased with this than anything else I have bought for a long time. It does more than I expected, it sounds better than I expected and it is more cute than I expected. So I am a happy bunny! If you have problems, send it back. Get a replacement, not a refund. It really is a fantastic player.
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