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Creative Zen V (1GB, white)

CNET Editors' Rating

4.0 stars
    Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)

Excellent

Average User Rating

3.0 stars

15 reviews

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CNET Editors' Review

CNET Editors' Rating

4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)

The good: The Creative Zen V offers a cute, pocket-friendly design without sacrificing screen real estate, and the vivid OLED display is viewable from any angle. The player packs in some nice features, such as voice and line-in recording, photo playback, and compatibility with subscription WMA tracks. Oh, and the sound quality is great, too.

The bad: The Creative Zen V's joystick is really small and has a cheap feel to it, and we wish Creative had included all the buttons found on the Vision:M. The screen is difficult to see in bright sunlight, and there's no UMS support. Also, you don't get the FM radio and video playback found on the Plus version.

The bottom line: The Creative Zen V is a good choice for anyone looking for a compact flash MP3 player with recording features and great sound quality. However, the more feature-filled Zen V Plus is a better value.

Review: The Creative Zen V is the same as the Zen V Plus, except without an FM radio or video playback capability. For more information about this MP3 player, please read our full review of the Plus version.
The Creative Zen V is the same as the Zen V Plus, except without an FM radio or video playback capability. For more information about this MP3 player, please read our full review of the Plus version. Hide Review

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Average User Rating

3.0 stars out of 15 user reviews

Rating Breakdown

  • 5 star: 5
  • 4 star: 4
  • 3 star: 3
  • 2 star: 0
  • 1 star: 3

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3.5 stars

"A Good Thing In a Cheap Package" By TheDarkerBrother

Pros: Excellent music quality, and incredibly easy User interface.

Cons: Hardware flimsy and buttons sometimes stick. Screen light doesn't stay on long enough.

Summary: This is a good Mp3 player for its price, though I certainly think the Plus would be a better purchase. I've had no problem with the player working, and its very easy to get started and its software is wonderful! However, some of the navigational "buttons" have given me ... Expand full review

3.0 stars

"it's good... while it lasts" By Emma the cat

Pros: I thought over-all it was a good product and I liked the fact you could store pictures

Cons: after 5-6 months it froze up... forever

Summary: it froze up on a car trip, you couldn't do any thing so your only opption was to reset it, then you'd turn it back on and within a few seconds it would freeze again. It eventualy got to a point where you couldn't even reset it ... Expand full review

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Quick Specs

  • Digital Storage / Capacity: 1 GB
  • Flash memory installed: 1 GB
  • Digital player supported digital audio standards: Protected WMA (DRM 9) WAV MP3 ADPCM WMA Audible

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