2gb Creative Zen MP3 Player Review

admin — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:45:21 +0000

For the last 2 years I have heard everybody talk about how great the Apple products are and how great the interface is but something that people do not talk about is how expensive their devices are, well I am the kind of person who likes to find the best deals and at the same time buy a great device, well I found one of the best mp3 players out on the market today, the Creative Zen is an awesome player that allows you to play music, videos and store photos at the same time, with a beautiful bright screen this player will not cost you more than 0 dollars and you will still get great audio quality and a very easy to use interface.

Another thing that I really liked about this device is that allows you to use a SD memory card to increase the amount of music or videos that you can have on your player, this is a great feature because for a lot of people 2gb of space is not enough to store their thousands of songs that they have, like I mentioned before a lot of people still love the Apple brand but there is a price that comes with that, or what they call the Apple Tax, well Creative has been known to develop great products and the Zen is one of the best mp3 players that I have ever used.

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One final thing that I am going to recommend for anyone who has an mp3 player is that you buy a hard clear case, this will protect your mp3 player of getting any scratches and it will also protect your screen, once you use your mp3 player for several months if the case gets any scratches then all you have to do is buy a new one and you will be all set.

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iPod Nano 4th Vs Creative Zen X-Fi – Which Mp3 Player is Better?

admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:31:25 +0000

iPod nano 4th:

In contrast to last year’s compacted design, the Nano has been stretched back to the candy bar footprint of its first and second generations. Apple’s fourth-generation iPod Nano returns to the original long, light, and slender formula that put the series on the map.

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iPod Nano 4th Vs Creative Zen X-Fi – Which Mp3 Player is Better?

Creative Zen X-Fi:

Creative’s newest flagship product is the Zen X-Fi, a high-capacity flash-based digital media player that adds Xtreme Fidelity (X-Fi) sound technology. But with added wireless features and X-Fi sound enhancement. Will this be enough, though, to satisfy the Zen fans who have been patiently waiting for Creative’s latest addition to the family?

Quickly look: iPod nano 4th vs Creative Zen X-Fi

iPod nano 4th

1.Size:90.7 mm x 38.7 mm x 6.2 mm

2.Weight: 1.3 ounces (36.8 grams)

3.Capacities: 8GB – 9 or 16GB – 9 flash drive2

4.Screen: 2″ (diagonal), 320×240-pixel

5.Rated Battery Life: 8 hours or 16 hours of video5

6.Transfer Protoco: USB flash drive

7.Video Formats: H.264 video, .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats, MPEG-4 video

8.Audio Formats: MP3,WAV,MP3 VBR,AAC,Audible,AIFF

9.Photo Formats: JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD,Mac only and PNG

10.Other Features: Genius playlist tool, a tilt sensor, and accessibility features for the visually impaired, cover Flow browsing.

Creative Zen X-Fi

1.Size: 83mm x 55mm x 12.8mm

2.Weight: 68g

3.Capacities: 8GB (no Wi-fi) – 9, 16GB – 9, 32GB – 0

4.Screen: 2.5″, 320×240 pixel, 16.7m colors

5.Rated Battery Life: 36 hours audio, 5 hours video

6.Transfer Protocol: MTP

7.Video Formats: WMV, MPEG4-SP, Divx 4/5, Xvid, and MJPEG

8.Audio Formats: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, and Audible 2,3,4

9.Photo Formats: JPG (Software will transcode BMP, GIF, PNG, and TIFF)

10.Wireless: IEEE 802.11 b/g with WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK security

11.Other Features: Built-In Speaker, X-Fi Sound Enhancement, FM Radio, Calendar, Contact, Task List

Features comparision of iPod nano 4th vs Creative Zen X-Fi:

iPod nano 4th Key Features

1.New Genius feature

you can create an instant 25-song playlists based around the musical characteristics of a single song. The Genius feature is easy to use, and the results are fun, provided your music collection holds enough songs to make interesting connections.

2.Adds the same tilt-sensor

It allows for some interesting control tricks. Giving the iPod Nano a vigorous shake, for instance, puts the music player into shuffle mode. Causal shaking caused by running or exercising isn’t enough to trigger the Nano’s shuffle mode, and you can always deactivate the shake-to-shuffle feature under the iPod’s setting menu or by engaging the hold switch.

3.Cover Flow music view

iPod’s Cover Flow music view when turning the device on its side. We found it a little confusing to use the iPod’s scroll wheel controls while holding the player sideways for video playback. You get accustomed to it, but it seems like an inelegant design solution coming from a interface-savvy company like Apple.

4.Easier to make voice recordings

Apple makes it easier to make voice recordings on the fourth-generation iPod Nano by allowing microphone input through its headphone jack. You’ll have to shell out for an Apple-approved headset.

5.An unprecedented feature

It is the capability for vision-impaired users to hear menu, selection, and playback information read to them in a synthesized voice.

You can enable this feature through iTunes, which generates the synthesized voice information and transfers it to your iPod Nano. capability for vision-impaired users to hear menu, selection, and playback information read to them in a synthesized voice.

6.Convert DVD to iPod nano 4th

Any way, the ipod nano 4th also can play movie and video. You can put DVD to iPod nano 4th with DVD to iPod Converter, it can be free download. DVD to iPod Converter is software which can exerts itself to convert DVD to iPod video formats MP4 (MPEG-4),M4V, and convert DVD to iPod audio format MP3, AAC, M4A with great quality and super fast speed. I prefering using Daniusoft DVD to iPod Converter, it is professional and easy to use DVD Converter for iPod, for all iPod.

Creative Zen X-Fi Key Features

1.Photo Viewer

Nothing has changed from the previous Zen players on the photo viewing side. You can easily browse photos in folders, lists, and thumbnails. You are also able to create and view slide shows to music.

2.Radio

Radio reception is poor. The autoscan feature is great, but it only picks up three stations where other players will pick up more than eight. A radio station I am only a few miles away from has static at times, which is totally unacceptable.

3.Voice Recording

Voice recording is the same as what is found on the Zen; files are saved as low quality WAV files. To use this as a voice note taker, you can easily map the short cut button to record quickly.

4.Organizer

The organizer feature remains the same as the previous Zen organizers. Using the Creative’s media player you can sync your contacts, calendar, and to-do list with Outlook or Windows Contacts.

5.Wireless Features

This section applies only to 16GB and 32GB Zen X-Fi models.

The Zen X-Fi is Creative’s first player ever to have built-in wireless features (802.11b/g with WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK security). The capabilities are rudimentary compared to other wireless-enabled DAPs with web browsers, but it’s nice for streaming and downloading content from the Creative media server (Creative MediaBox) or one you have at home.

6.Convert DVD Video to Creative zen X-Fi

As you know, zen is creative mp3 player, but it can also play movie and video. So you can convert DVD to creative zen with DVD to Creative Zen Converter, the same as DVD to iPod Converter, it’s a software which can convert DVD to Creative Zen video including AVI, WMV, MPEG that fits for Creative Zen and also convert DVD to Creative Zen audio MP3, WMA, WAV with excellent quality. To convert DVD Video to creative zen, please go here.

Creative Zen X-Fi Box contents

Zen X-Fi, short USB 2.0 cable, mini software CD, quick start guides and other paperwork, and Creative EP-830 noise-isolating IEMs with three sizes of silicone tips. Additional accessories, such as an armband, leather case, and TravelSound speakers, are available separately.

iPod nano 4th Box contents

iPod nano, Earphones, USB 2.0 cable, Dock adapter, Quick Start guide

Conclusion:

Zen X-Fi is marketed as “the sound of perfection”. It is the company’s best-sounding player to date and it does sound undeniably great, but really only when X-Fi, its most lauded feature, is disabled. Most of the other features unique to the Zen X-Fi are gimmicky at best, and the new controls do nothing but clutter an otherwise attractive player.

The iPod Nano 4G’s Genius playlists, shake-to-shuffle, and improved voice recording compatibility are fun features to have, but they’re not worth 0-0. But if you’ve filled up your 4GB third-generation Nano and want some extra room or if you need the additional accessibility features such as enlarged screen font and text-to-speech, the fourth-generation iPod Nano is an ideal choice.

iPod Nano 4th Vs Creative Zen X-Fi – Which Mp3 Player is Better? is a post from: Price Of MP3 Player 2011, Apple iPod Prices, Creative MP3 Prices

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2gb Creative Zen MP3 Player Review

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