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Title: What do we think of the Creative Zen?
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 23, 2007, 03:23:26 PM

(http://www.bestbuy.ca/multimedia/products/large/10093621.jpg)

It's on sale at Best Buy Canada and I'm thinking of buying one.

The Good

- $180
- 8GB
- SD expansion slot
- Nice 2.5" TFT screen
- Good audio quality
- Only 60 grams
- Built in battery


The bad

-Have to convert videos to WMV
-Not an iPod?

Title: Re: What do we think of the Creative Zen?
Post by: Mupepe on November 23, 2007, 04:11:16 PM

get it

Title: Re: What do we think of the Creative Zen?
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 23, 2007, 04:14:10 PM

definitely cool lookin'

Title: Re: What do we think of the Creative Zen?
Post by: TVC15 on November 23, 2007, 04:20:25 PM

I have a Creative Zen Vision W. . .and it supports xvid and divx and lots of other codecs.  I adore it for watching shit in bed or in the tub and on the can.  Are you sure the codec support is that shitty on that one?

Title: Re: What do we think of the Creative Zen?
Post by: Vizzys on November 23, 2007, 06:51:18 PM

this is the supposed successor to the zen vision:m and has comparable features

the main differences being:

this is smaller and flash based, but has expandable sd(hc) memory

xvid/divx must be in wmv container, unlike vision:m

Still deciding if I want this or the zune 2 personally. However I love creative and their products rock so yeah

Title: Re: What do we think of the Creative Zen?
Post by: TVC15 on November 23, 2007, 06:55:23 PM

I love my W.  But I *only* use it for video.

Title: Re: What do we think of the Creative Zen?
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 23, 2007, 07:12:13 PM

They're pretty good products.  Unless you absolutely don't want to convert shit to wmv I would get it.

Title: Re: What do we think of the Creative Zen?
Post by: Himu on November 23, 2007, 08:14:57 PM

How is the Zune 2?

Title: Re: What do we think of the Creative Zen?
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 23, 2007, 08:19:54 PM

Quote from: Himuro on November 23, 2007, 08:14:57 PM

How is the Zune 2?

:lol

Title: Re: What do we think of the Creative Zen?
Post by: Himu on November 23, 2007, 08:20:58 PM

It's even more average than the last one? Figures. I want an mp3 player but I'm not sure what to get. I mean, I COULD get an ipod and play it safe, but those cost much more and with not as many features as say, the Zen.

Title: Re: What do we think of the Creative Zen?
Post by: Mupepe on November 23, 2007, 08:53:33 PM

i don't know what he's laughing about, but the Zune 2 actually looks pretty decent.

Title: Re: What do we think of the Creative Zen?
Post by: MCD on November 23, 2007, 09:17:33 PM

I'm getting Zune 2 as soon as Amazon get it in stock.

Title: Re: What do we think of the Creative Zen?
Post by: xnikki118x on November 23, 2007, 11:44:42 PM

I have a Creative Zen Nano. It's itty bitty and sometimes I wish the screen was bigger, but I love it. It doesn't play videos but I don't care about that. Also, it was  a gift from Ecrofirt :heartbeat for our...four-year anniversary, maybe? Something like that. I've had it for about two years.

Creative rox IMO.


ETA:
The fact that it's not an iPod isn't a bad thing lolol.

Title: Re: What do we think of the Creative Zen?
Post by: BlueTsunami on November 23, 2007, 11:46:47 PM

Drag and Drop via the Windows Explorer is coo. I say get it. I'm happy with my 3G Nano though

Title: Re: What do we think of the Creative Zen?
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 23, 2007, 11:56:51 PM

Quote from: Mupepe on November 23, 2007, 08:53:33 PM

i don't know what he's laughing about, but the Zune 2 actually looks pretty decent.

It's a MS product, spearheaded by J Allard.  I'm required to laugh at it.

Title: Re: What do we think of the Creative Zen?
Post by: Candyflip on November 24, 2007, 12:42:42 AM

I have a Creative Zen Vision M. I love it. No complaints. Its battery seems to last a good deal longer than my old 30gig Ipod too.

Title: Re: What do we think of the Creative Zen?
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 24, 2007, 11:25:43 AM

I'm going to buy one after work, along with a pair of Creative EP630 in-ear headphones.