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Creative Zen 8 GB Portable Media Player (Black) | 
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| Brand: Creative Labs
Category: CE
List Price: $129.99
Buy New: $109.50
You Save: $20.49 (16%)
Rating:  367 reviews
Sales Rank: 10432
Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: Windows
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 1
CPU Type: AMD Athlon
Processors: 1
System Memory: 128000
Memory Type: DRAM
Hard Drive Size: 1
Graphics Card: This is the description of the PC Graphics
Graphics RAM: 256
Graphics Card Interface: AGP
Native Resolution: 640x480
Display Size: 2.5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 0.4 x 3.3 x 2.2
Legal Disclaimer: Shipping is 3-5 days FedEx or UPS with tracking number. Brand New. Continental USA street address ONLY, we do not ship to P/O box, APO, AE, or international addresses
MPN: 70PF216000111
Model: 70PF216000111
UPC: 054651143883
EAN: 0054651143883
ASIN: B000UV4EUG
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Enjoy all your media on a device that's about the width of a credit card | | • | Watch 64 hours of videos, enjoy up to 2,000 of your favorite songs or share hundreds of photos with your friends | | • | 2.5-inch TFT color display with 320 x 240-pixel resolution and support for up to 16.7 million colors | | • | Clock and alarm function, volume restriction, eight equalizer settings, and a USB hard drive mode, SDHC support | | • | Weighs 2.1 ounces and measures 3.26 x 2.16 x .44 inches (W x H x D) |
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Product Description
Credit card-sized media player
This credit card-sized ZEN has a stunning 2.5" color screen and is perfect for music, videos and photos. Enjoy MP3, WMA or AAC songs, watch videos and share hundreds of photos with your friends. Even expand your portable music, video or photo collection by adding additional content through the convenient SD memory slot. Player is available in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities.Credit card-sized media player with 16.7 million color support
View your album art, videos and photos on this 2.5" razor sharp TFT display. Your favorite photos will burst to life in 16.7 million colors on the fresh new ZEN patented user interface. Plus, the TFT display works under sunlight and allows everyone to watch your home videos and vacation slideshows from any angle! Multimedia player
ZEN is the first Creative player to support unprotected AAC format, so you can enjoy your favorite CD tracks that you've ripped through iTunes software. ZEN also supports iTunes Plus tracks from the iTunes store, in addition to MP3 and WMA music tracks. It is also compatible with music subscription services such as Napster To Go and Rhapsody. ZEN supports audio books from Audible.com too! Download your favorite books to keep everyone entertained on long road trips or download daily news reports every morning and listen to the news during your morning commute. Watch purchased or rented movies and TV shows from online services like Amazon Unbox and WalMart.com. Share home videos. Or load your Tivo To Go recorded movies and TV shows. Plus, share your collections of latest photos in 16.7 million colors. Instantly turn your slideshows into attention-grabbing multimedia extravaganzas by adding your favorite song to the slideshow! Expandable Memory
Need more space? Add additional storage capacity with the built in SD slot3 and easily play new music, videos or photos on your player. With SD cards to go, carry virtually unlimited amounts
Amazon.com Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description Bring your media with you wherever you roam with the Creative Zen 8GB player. Watch 32 hours of videos, enjoy up to 2,000 of your favorite songs or share hundreds of photos with your friends. And do it all on a device that's about the width of a credit card. 
A razor sharp 2.5-inch display makes your photos and videos come to life. See the Zen in detail. | 
Small size. Big features. All in the palm of your hand. View larger. | 
Add even more storage capacity via the SD card slot. View larger. | Design
The Zen sports a 2.5-inch TFT color display with 320 x 240-pixel resolution and support for up to 16.7 million colors. This razor sharp display is packaged in a device that weighs just 2.1 ounces and measures 3.26 x 2.16 x .44 inches (W x H x D). The internal battery powers the Zen for up to 25 hours of continuous audio playback and up to five hours of continuous video playback. Use the Zen's SD slot to expand your portable media library with music, photos and videos stored on your SD card. There's also a handy built-in microphone for capturing notes on the go. Features
Load up up your favorite songs, as well as your album art, and get going with the Zen. The device supports iTunes Plus tracks from the iTunes store and MP3 and WMA tracks. Subscription and pay-per-download music services are supported, as well. Discover, save, and play millions of songs when subscribing to services such as Yahoo Music Unlimited and Napster To Go. You can even tune into your favorite stations with the Zen's FM radio. The radio allows you to save up to 34 presets. The Zen has you covered when it comes to video, too. The device supports MJPEG, WMV9 and--with transcoding--MPEG1 and 2, MPEG4-SP, DivX 4 and 5, and XviD. Enjoy purchased or rented movies and TV shows from online services such as Amazon Unbox and Walmart.com. Watch home videos. Even load your Tivo To Go movies and TV shows onto your Zen. Additional features include a clock and alarm function, volume restriction, eight equalizer settings, and a USB hard drive mode, which allows you to drag and drop files directly to and from your Zen. The Zen can also function as a handy organizer, allowing you to synchronize with Microsoft Outlook and display your contacts, calendar, and tasks. What's in the Box
Zen player, earphones, USB 2.0 cable, installation CD, and quick start guide.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 367
 One Tough Cookie! July 15, 2010
T. Jewell (Twin Peaks)
I have had mine for two years now. I'm a student in college, and this little baby is perfect for recording lectures. Also, I cut grass during the summer in the heart of Appalachia, which can get pretty rough sometimes, but this little thing doesn't seem to mind the heat, sweat, or the many falls that it has taken. I accidentally washed it in the washer last week, expecting it to never work again (that's a wash, rinse, and spin cycle) and it instantly rebuilt the library and continued to work, as if nothing had happened. Like the title says, this is one tough cookie! Definitely worth it. Also, there are no annoying programs like iTunes to contend with; it allows complete user freedom, syncing perfectly with Windows Media Player. Or, if you please, you can use the Creative Zen Organizer. Point is, it allows YOU to choose.
Versatile June 13, 2010
Matt (Chaska, MN)
I've owned this product for about one year now. I use it primarily for listen to DRM protected audiobooks. The bookmark features makes it great for listening to audiobooks. The only issue I have is the Zen's interface is not the most user friendly. It can be difficult to find specific books or songs on the MP3 player.
Creative does have great customer warranty service May 7, 2010
Snowhawke (USA)
I bought one of these from Dell, and it died 4 months later. The battery went dead and would not recharge.
It worked great with Amazon Unbox. It has a bright,clear video, and the included playlist program was simple, easy to use. Adding music was a right click on the song easy thing. So I really liked this little player.
I found and used the easy warranty return at Creative. The link is below.
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All they want is to fill out the form and mail it to them with a copy of your sales receipt. Their return email was within one day.
I received a replacement Zen in about 8 days that was dead on arrival. I emailed them back and received a reply the same day to fill out the form again and return the dead replacement. I returned the dead replacement zen and again, in about 8 days received another Zen. This second Zen worked fine. The replacement gets the remainder of your original warranty from the first Zen.
Don't be afraid to try one of these Zen players. Creative stands behind their warranty without a fight. All you need is your sales receipt.
 Creative Zen 8GB died within 2 years. Be aware non-replaceable battery in unit! April 13, 2010
Aurora011 (Long Island, NY United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bough the Creative Zen 8GB in February of 2008 and was really happy with the product when it arrived. I had read that many people had problems after they upgraded the firmware, so I avoided doing that. It was easy to use, load songs on, great looking video, sound, portability and decent battery life...at first. Within a few months it started to do strange things. My library of music disappeared right before I was leaving on a trip. It wound up that I needed to reset it and reloaded the music and it was pretty annoying. The battery life began to diminish and then I got the first sign of doom. A screen came up telling me to reload the firmware. I wound up reloading the firmware and it worked fine for a couple of months. Then it started dying randomly. Resetting itself, then working for a couple weeks, then dying again. Finally, it met its end. The screen went black and a blue light flashed at the side on and off switch. Then the screen went white and it went completely dead. I tried troubleshooting online to no avail. I wrote to Creative Zen support and they were typically annoying. Not addressing the problem and telling you to charge the unit, press reset button and reload firmware. All of which I had told them I had done. After two more emails they finally understood the unit was completely DEAD. I asked them if they sold replacement batteries and this was their response:
"With regards to your enquiry, I am sorry for the previous solution. Please be informed that, the Creative ZEN player has a non-removable battery...If the warranty of your Creative ZEN player had expired, I would not advice you to service this unit as it is out of the warranty period. It is more economical to purchase a new product than getting this unit repaired. In addition, the new purchase unit will come with a full 12 month warranty coverage. "
Wow, not a great solution. :(
My warranty expired and I have no intention of buying a new unit for $140. It's up to you if you want to buy an mp3 player that works sporadically and dies within 2 years. Maybe, I just got a lemon, but honestly, I think the internal battery's life was up and there's no replacing it. I am afraid I can't recommend this product, though it was neat while it lasted.
Decieved by SD card-Skidmark March 3, 2010
Susan M. Fosse
I also was under the impression that the sd-slot would give me more memory. I have a 2G and purchased a PNY 4G thinking I could add memory on top of the 2G. But, the 4G works and adds more memory but I can only play single tracks from the card and not continuosly from the library. I use the player on my motorcycle and the bigger screen is why I use the creative products. Overall, their pretty good for the money. I now have an 8G on the way.
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