Rating: - The boys in the State Department aren't teasing him any more
My order was packed as promised and well packed arriving in excellent condition, arriving on time as promised. I would certainly recommend this seller and this product. It was a Christmas present for my boyfriend, and he absolutely loves it; his co-workers at the State Dept are envious, their not teasing him over his DVD player any more!!!!
Rating: - Sad Christmas
Purchased for daughter and after charging battery, discovered thast the Display was defective; nothing but a white screen. The cretive website troubleshooter determined that the unit must be sent back for repair. Because I purchased this device online, I could not take it back for an exchange as I would have been able to with a brick and mortar store. So I had to box it up and pay the postage to ship it back. Who knows how long it will be when I receive it back. Bottom Line... Very Disappointed.
Rating: - Not bad! As long as its not defective
I was really nervous about buying this after seeing all the people who got defective units. Mine isnt perfect, but it is better than most.
When I first used it, it froze twice within the first five minutes which freaked me out. I reset it and it worked okay after it. Ive had it for over a week now and have only had to reset it 4 times (2 after uploading music). Now im not saying this is good, but it isnt enough to make me cry (yet).
THE ACTUAL PLAYER
This thing is SMALL, and LIGHT, more so than it looks in the pictures, but in the good way. The screen is bright and colorful, and i like that you can change the wallpaper. Coming from apples click wheel, there is nothing better or easier, but the 5way button pad does a good enough job.
Complaints
1. After you select an artist it doesnt let you bypass the album screen. this bothers me for several reasons. 1. you cant see a list of all the artists' songs. 2. if you dont know which album an artists song is on, its a pain to find. 3. if you have songs by an artist that arent labeled under an album, you wont be able to find that song unless NONE of the songs by that artist have album names with them.
2. I dont like that the buttons ont have backlights. You cant see them at night (the screen doesnt light them up either) so you have to feel around and sometimes press a wrong button
3. It takes too many clicks from the main menu to get to a song
4. No fm recording
5. The the data on the sd card slot is seperate from the main menu. this is a BIG p.i.t.a. but I only have movies on the sd which reduces the annoyance
6. The clock always sets itself at an incorrect time.
DEFINITELY not perfect, but if you get a functional one and can deal with the above issues then it really is a neat little mp3 player
Rating: - Great iPod alternative
First of all, what a great player! Easy navigation, great looking video, great sound quality, and easy setup. I find the screen to be far superior to the iPod's screen and the feel is very comfortable.
I would recommend buying headphones. The ones that come with it are pretty useless. The USB cable that comes with it is also very, very short (maybe a inch and a half long). Since this is the only method of charging the Zen, without purchasing a third party adaptor, I would recommend getting a longer USB cable or power adaptor.
At first everything went fine. Then I got a message telling me that there was a firmware problem. I e-mailed create, and they answered the next day and resolved the problem. Since then the player has been flawless.
I love the fact that you can use any software to get your music and video from, personally I don't care for iTunes. I love the recording and FM tuner and the programmable button. it makes life very easy. You can also use Windows Media Player to Sync.
Creative Zen 8 GB Portable Media Player (Black) Reviews
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